diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ar/arti/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/arti/package.nix
index ab14bea8ac15..29daefe4e94e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ar/arti/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/arti/package.nix
@@ -39,9 +39,25 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     "arti"
   ];
 
+  # `full` includes all stable and non-conflicting feature flags. the primary
+  # downsides are increased binary size and memory usage for building, but
+  # those are acceptable for nixpkgs
+  buildFeatures = [ "full" ];
+
+  # several tests under `full` require access to internal types, which are
+  # currently marked as experimental for public usage.
+  checkFeatures = [
+    "full"
+    "experimental-api"
+  ];
+
   checkFlags = [
     # problematic test that hangs the build
     "--skip=reload_cfg::test::watch_single_file"
+
+    # some of the cli tests attempt to validate that the filesystem and build
+    # is securely configured, which is somewhat broken by the nix build sandbox
+    "--skip=cli_tests"
   ];
 
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [