diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index c4ed61c..fbd565b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
             pandoc: ./**/pandoc/**
             quarto-cli: ./**/quarto-cli/**
             r-apt: ./**/r-apt/**
+            r-dependent-packages: ./**/r-dependent-packages/**
             r-history: ./**/r-history/**
             r-packages: ./**/r-packages/**
             r-rig: ./**/r-rig/**
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           - pandoc
           - quarto-cli
           - r-apt
+          - r-dependent-packages
           - r-history
           - r-packages
           - r-rig
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           - pandoc
           - quarto-cli
           - r-apt
+          - r-dependent-packages
           - r-history
           - r-packages
           - r-rig
diff --git a/src/r-dependent-packages/NOTES.md b/src/r-dependent-packages/NOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..579b479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/r-dependent-packages/NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD041 -->
+
+## System Requirements
+
+Please use this with an R-installed image (e.g. [`ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer/r-ver`](https://rocker-project.org/images/devcontainer/images.html))
+or this should be installed after installing Features that installs R
+(e.g. [`ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-apt`](https://github.com/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/r-apt),
+[`ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-rig`](https://github.com/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/r-rig)).
+
+```json
+"features": {
+    "ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-rig:1": {},
+    "ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-dependent-packages:latest": {}
+}
+```
+
+## DESCRIPTION file format
+
+This feature installs packages listed in the manifest file named `DESCRIPTION`.
+If you are new to the `DESCRIPTION` file, please refer to the
+[`usethis::use_description()`](https://usethis.r-lib.org/reference/use_description.html) function's reference.
+
+Here is an minimal example of the `DESCRIPTION` file.
+At least, the `Package` and `Version` fields are required.
+The `Imports` field is a list of packages that will be installed.
+
+```dcf
+Package: foo
+Version: 0.0.0.9000
+Imports:
+    cli,
+    rlang
+```
+
+### Additional fields
+
+When developing an R package, we may want to specify dependencies that are only needed during development
+in the `DESCRIPTION` file. In such cases, we can use any field name starting with `Config`,
+and generally specify multiple fields prefixed with `Config/Needs` as follows:
+
+```dcf
+Package: foo
+Version: 0.0.0.9000
+Suggests:
+    cli
+Config/Needs/website:
+    curl
+Config/Needs/dev:
+    crayon
+```
+
+If we want use such fields to install dependencies, we can specify the `dependencyTypes` field of
+this Feature like this:
+
+```json
+"ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-dependent-packages:latest": {
+    "dependencyTypes": "all,Config/Needs/website,Config/Needs/dev"
+}
+```
+
+## Environment variables
+
+Enviroment variables listed in [the `containerEnv` field](https://containers.dev/implementors/json_reference/#general-properties)
+are used in the package installation process.
+See [the reference of the `pak` package](https://pak.r-lib.org/reference/pak-config.html) for options for `pak`.
+
+```json
+"containerEnv": {
+    "NOT_CRAN": "true",
+    "PKG_CRAN_MIRROR": "https://cloud.r-project.org/"
+}
+```
+
+## Cache directory and cache volume
+
+The package cache directory in the container is set to `/pak/cache`.
+
+This directory is stored in a volume named `devcontainer-pak-cache`
+and is shared among multiple containers.
+
+## References
+
+- [pak](https://pak.r-lib.org/)
diff --git a/src/r-dependent-packages/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/r-dependent-packages/devcontainer-feature.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9883f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/r-dependent-packages/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+{
+	"name": "R packages from the DESCRIPTION file (via pak)",
+	"id": "r-dependent-packages",
+	"version": "0.1.0",
+	"description": "This Feature sets scripts to install dependent R packages from the DESCRIPTION file in the repository.",
+	"documentationURL": "https://github.com/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/r-dependent-packages",
+	"options": {
+		"when": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"default": "postCreate",
+			"enum": [
+				"onCreate",
+				"updateContent",
+				"postCreate"
+			],
+			"description": "When to install the dependent R packages? Each option corresponds to the lifecycle scripts."
+		},
+		"pakVersion": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"enum": [
+				"auto",
+				"devel",
+				"stable"
+			],
+			"default": "auto",
+			"description": "Version of pak to install. By default, the stable version is installed if needed."
+		},
+		"manifestRoot": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"default": ".",
+			"description": "The root path of the DESCRIPTION file recording the dependent R packages. Passed to the `root` argument of the `pak::local_install_deps()` function.",
+			"proposals": [
+				"."
+			]
+		},
+		"additionalRepositories": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"default": "",
+			"description": "String passed to the `pak::repo_add()` function.",
+			"proposals": [
+				"",
+				"rhub = 'https://r-hub.r-universe.dev', jeroen = 'https://jeroen.r-universe.dev'"
+			]
+		},
+		"dependencyTypes": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"default": "all",
+			"description": "Comma separated list of dependency types to install. Passed to the `dependencies` argument of the `pak::local_install_deps()` function.",
+			"proposals": [
+				"all",
+				"hard",
+				"all,Config/Needs/website"
+			]
+		}
+	},
+	"containerEnv": {
+		"PKG_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR": "/pak/cache"
+	},
+	"mounts": [
+		{
+			"source": "devcontainer-pak-cache",
+			"target": "/pak/cache",
+			"type": "volume"
+		}
+	],
+	"onCreateCommand": {
+		"r-dependent-packages": "/usr/local/share/rocker-devcontainer-features/r-dependent-packages/scripts/oncreate.sh"
+	},
+	"updateContentCommand": {
+		"r-dependent-packages": "/usr/local/share/rocker-devcontainer-features/r-dependent-packages/scripts/updatecontent.sh"
+	},
+	"postCreateCommand": {
+		"r-dependent-packages": "/usr/local/share/rocker-devcontainer-features/r-dependent-packages/scripts/postcreate.sh"
+	},
+	"installsAfter": [
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/common-utils",
+		"ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-apt",
+		"ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-packages",
+		"ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/r-rig"
+	]
+}
diff --git a/src/r-dependent-packages/empty_script.sh b/src/r-dependent-packages/empty_script.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c805354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/r-dependent-packages/empty_script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "This script is empty. Done nothing..."
diff --git a/src/r-dependent-packages/install.sh b/src/r-dependent-packages/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa0384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/r-dependent-packages/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+WHEN=${WHEN:-"postCreate"}
+PAK_VERSION=${PAKVERSION:-"auto"}
+ROOT=${MANIFESTROOT:-"."}
+REPOS=${ADDITIONALREPOSITORIES:-""}
+DEPS=${DEPENDENCYTYPES:-"all"}
+
+PKG_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR=${PKG_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR:-"/pak/cache"}
+
+USERNAME=${USERNAME:-${_REMOTE_USER}}
+
+LIFECYCLE_SCRIPTS_DIR="/usr/local/share/rocker-devcontainer-features/r-dependent-packages/scripts"
+
+set -e
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo -e 'Script must be run as root. Use sudo, su, or add "USER root" to your Dockerfile before running this script.'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+create_cache_dir() {
+    if [ -d "$1" ]; then
+        echo "Cache directory $1 already exists. Skip creation..."
+    else
+        echo "Create cache directory $1..."
+        mkdir -p "$1"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+        echo "No username provided. Skip chown..."
+    else
+        echo "Change owner of $1 to $2..."
+        chown -R "$2:$2" "$1"
+    fi
+}
+
+check_r() {
+    if [ ! -x "$(command -v R)" ]; then
+        echo "(!) Cannot run R. Please install R before installing this Feature."
+        echo "    Skip installation..."
+        exit 0
+    fi
+}
+
+install_pak() {
+    local version=$1
+
+    if [ "${version}" = "auto" ]; then
+        if su "${USERNAME}" -c "R -s -e 'packageVersion(\"pak\")'" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "pak is already installed. Skip pak installation..."
+            return
+        else
+            version="stable"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    echo "Installing pak ${version}..."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+    su "${USERNAME}" -c 'R -q -e "install.packages(\"pak\", repos = sprintf(\"https://r-lib.github.io/p/pak/'"${version}"'/%s/%s/%s\", .Platform\$pkgType, R.Version()\$os, R.Version()\$arch))"'
+}
+
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+create_cache_dir "${PKG_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR}" "${USERNAME}"
+
+# Set Lifecycle scripts
+mkdir -p "${LIFECYCLE_SCRIPTS_DIR}"
+
+POSSIBLE_LIFECYCLE=("onCreate" "updateContent" "postCreate")
+for lifecycle in "${POSSIBLE_LIFECYCLE[@]}"; do
+    cp empty_script.sh "${LIFECYCLE_SCRIPTS_DIR}/${lifecycle,,}.sh"
+done
+
+# Enxure pak installed
+check_r
+install_pak "${PAK_VERSION}"
+
+# Replace the target lifecycle script
+echo "Set the lifecycle script for '${WHEN}'..."
+sed \
+    -e "s|@ROOT@|${ROOT}|" \
+    -e "s|@REPOS@|${REPOS//"'"/'"'}|" \
+    -e "s|@DEPS@|${DEPS}|" \
+    lifecycle_script.sh >"${LIFECYCLE_SCRIPTS_DIR}/${WHEN,,}.sh"
+
+echo "Done!"
diff --git a/src/r-dependent-packages/lifecycle_script.sh b/src/r-dependent-packages/lifecycle_script.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e8f7315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/r-dependent-packages/lifecycle_script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+PKG_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR=${PKG_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR:-"/pak/cache"}
+
+set -e
+
+fix_permissions() {
+    local dir
+    dir="${1}"
+
+    if [ ! -w "${dir}" ]; then
+        echo "Fixing permissions of '${dir}'..."
+        sudo chown -R "$(id -u):$(id -g)" "${dir}"
+        echo "Done!"
+    else
+        echo "Permissions of '${dir}' are OK!"
+    fi
+}
+
+fix_permissions "${PKG_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR}"
+
+echo "Install dependent R packages..."
+
+R -q -e \
+    'pak::repo_add(@REPOS@); pak::local_install_deps("@ROOT@", dependencies = trimws(unlist(strsplit("@DEPS@", ","))))'
+
+echo "Done!"
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-default.sh b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-default.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a685a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-default.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library bundled with the devcontainer CLI
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Feature-specific tests
+check "R cli package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep cli"
+check "R rlang package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep rlang"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-default/DESCRIPTION b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-default/DESCRIPTION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec3037f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-default/DESCRIPTION
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Package: foo
+Version: 0.0.0.9000
+Imports:
+    cli,
+    rlang
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-postcreate.sh b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-postcreate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a685a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-postcreate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library bundled with the devcontainer CLI
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Feature-specific tests
+check "R cli package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep cli"
+check "R rlang package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep rlang"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-postcreate/DESCRIPTION b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-postcreate/DESCRIPTION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec3037f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-postcreate/DESCRIPTION
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Package: foo
+Version: 0.0.0.9000
+Imports:
+    cli,
+    rlang
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-updatecontent.sh b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-updatecontent.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a685a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-updatecontent.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library bundled with the devcontainer CLI
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Feature-specific tests
+check "R cli package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep cli"
+check "R rlang package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep rlang"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-updatecontent/DESCRIPTION b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-updatecontent/DESCRIPTION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec3037f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/r-ver-updatecontent/DESCRIPTION
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Package: foo
+Version: 0.0.0.9000
+Imports:
+    cli,
+    rlang
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/realworld.sh b/test/r-dependent-packages/realworld.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3053826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/realworld.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library bundled with the devcontainer CLI
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Feature-specific tests
+check "R cli package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep cli"
+check "R rlang package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep curl"
+check "R rlang package" bash -c "R -q -e 'names(installed.packages()[, 3])' | grep crayon"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/realworld/DESCRIPTION b/test/r-dependent-packages/realworld/DESCRIPTION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f5b1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/realworld/DESCRIPTION
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Package: foo
+Version: 0.0.0.9000
+Suggests:
+    cli
+Config/Needs/website:
+    curl
+Config/Needs/dev:
+    github::r-lib/crayon
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/scenarios.json b/test/r-dependent-packages/scenarios.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ccca09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/scenarios.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+	"r-ver-default": {
+		"image": "rocker/r-ver:4",
+		"features": {
+			"r-dependent-packages": {
+				"manifestRoot": ".devcontainer"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"r-ver-postcreate": {
+		"image": "rocker/r-ver:4",
+		"features": {
+			"r-dependent-packages": {
+				"manifestRoot": ".devcontainer",
+				"when": "postCreate"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"r-ver-updatecontent": {
+		"image": "rocker/r-ver:4",
+		"features": {
+			"r-dependent-packages": {
+				"manifestRoot": ".devcontainer",
+				"when": "updateContent"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"realworld": {
+		"image": "rocker/r-ver:4",
+		"features": {
+			"r-dependent-packages": {
+				"manifestRoot": ".devcontainer",
+				"dependencyTypes": "all, Config/Needs/website, Config/Needs/dev",
+				"additionalRepositories": "rlib = 'https://r-lib.r-universe.dev'"
+			}
+		},
+		"containerEnv": {
+			"NOT_CRAN": "true",
+			"PKG_CRAN_MIRROR": "https://cloud.r-project.org/"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/r-dependent-packages/test.sh b/test/r-dependent-packages/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6676bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/r-dependent-packages/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library bundled with the devcontainer CLI
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Feature-specific tests
+
+# Report result
+reportResults