diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 004b50b9c..9b8e36318 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           - windows / stable-i686-gnu
           - "feat.: default-tls disabled"
           - "feat.: rustls-tls"
+          - "feat.: native-tls"
           - "feat.: default-tls and rustls-tls"
           - "feat.: cookies"
           - "feat.: blocking"
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ jobs:
             features: "--no-default-features"
           - name: "feat.: rustls-tls"
             features: "--no-default-features --features rustls-tls"
+          - name: "feat.: native-tls"
+            features: "--features native-tls"
           - name: "feat.: default-tls and rustls-tls"
             features: "--features rustls-tls"
           - name: "feat.: cookies"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bef47582b..6678d720f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ default = ["default-tls"]
 
 tls = []
 
-default-tls = ["hyper-tls", "native-tls", "tls", "tokio-tls"]
-default-tls-vendored = ["default-tls", "native-tls/vendored"]
+# Note: this doesn't enable the 'native-tls' feature, which adds specific
+# functionality for it.
+default-tls = ["hyper-tls", "native-tls-crate", "tls", "tokio-tls"]
+
+# Enables native-tls specific functionality not available by default.
+native-tls = ["default-tls"]
+native-tls-vendored = ["native-tls", "native-tls-crate/vendored"]
 
 rustls-tls = ["hyper-rustls", "tokio-rustls", "webpki-roots", "rustls", "tls"]
 
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ serde_urlencoded = "0.6.1"
 
 ## default-tls
 hyper-tls = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
-native-tls = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
+native-tls-crate = { version = "0.2", optional = true, package = "native-tls" }
 tokio-tls = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
 
 # rustls-tls
diff --git a/src/async_impl/client.rs b/src/async_impl/client.rs
index c305d231b..fce15d26b 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/client.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/client.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use http::header::{
 use http::Uri;
 use http::uri::Scheme;
 use hyper::client::ResponseFuture;
-#[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-use native_tls::TlsConnector;
+#[cfg(feature = "native-tls-crate")]
+use native_tls_crate::TlsConnector;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct Config {
     // NOTE: When adding a new field, update `fmt::Debug for ClientBuilder`
     gzip: bool,
     headers: HeaderMap,
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
     hostname_verification: bool,
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     certs_verification: bool,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
             config: Config {
                 gzip: cfg!(feature = "gzip"),
                 headers,
-                #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+                #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
                 hostname_verification: true,
                 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
                 certs_verification: true,
@@ -160,15 +160,24 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
                 #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
                 TlsBackend::Default => {
                     let mut tls = TlsConnector::builder();
-                    tls.danger_accept_invalid_hostnames(!config.hostname_verification);
+
+                    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
+                    {
+                        tls.danger_accept_invalid_hostnames(!config.hostname_verification);
+                    }
+
                     tls.danger_accept_invalid_certs(!config.certs_verification);
 
                     for cert in config.root_certs {
                         cert.add_to_native_tls(&mut tls);
                     }
 
-                    if let Some(id) = config.identity {
-                        id.add_to_native_tls(&mut tls)?;
+
+                    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
+                    {
+                        if let Some(id) = config.identity {
+                            id.add_to_native_tls(&mut tls)?;
+                        }
                     }
 
                     Connector::new_default_tls(
@@ -511,8 +520,8 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Optional
     ///
-    /// This requires the optional `default-tls` or `rustls-tls` feature to be
-    /// enabled.
+    /// This requires the optional `default-tls`, `native-tls`, or `rustls-tls`
+    /// feature to be enabled.
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub fn add_root_certificate(mut self, cert: Certificate) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.config.root_certs.push(cert);
@@ -523,7 +532,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Optional
     ///
-    /// This requires the optional `default-tls` or `rustls-tls` feature to be
+    /// This requires the optional `native-tls` or `rustls-tls` feature to be
     /// enabled.
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub fn identity(mut self, identity: Identity) -> ClientBuilder {
@@ -544,8 +553,8 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Optional
     ///
-    /// This requires the optional `default-tls` feature to be enabled.
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+    /// This requires the optional `native-tls` feature to be enabled.
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
     pub fn danger_accept_invalid_hostnames(
         mut self,
         accept_invalid_hostname: bool,
@@ -568,8 +577,8 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Optional
     ///
-    /// This requires the optional `default-tls` or `rustls-tls` feature to be
-    /// enabled.
+    /// This requires the optional `default-tls`, `native-tls`, or `rustls-tls`
+    /// feature to be enabled.
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub fn danger_accept_invalid_certs(mut self, accept_invalid_certs: bool) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.config.certs_verification = !accept_invalid_certs;
@@ -583,9 +592,9 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Optional
     ///
-    /// This requires the optional `default-tls` feature to be enabled.
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    pub fn use_default_tls(mut self) -> ClientBuilder {
+    /// This requires the optional `native-tls` feature to be enabled.
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
+    pub fn use_native_tls(mut self) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.config.tls = TlsBackend::Default;
         self
     }
@@ -888,7 +897,7 @@ impl Config {
             f.field("tcp_nodelay", &true);
         }
 
-        #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+        #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
         {
             if !self.hostname_verification {
                 f.field("danger_accept_invalid_hostnames", &true);
@@ -902,7 +911,7 @@ impl Config {
             }
         }
 
-        #[cfg(all(feature = "default-tls", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
+        #[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls-crate", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
         {
             f.field("tls_backend", &self.tls);
         }
diff --git a/src/blocking/client.rs b/src/blocking/client.rs
index 1d80c8b3e..13490cc95 100644
--- a/src/blocking/client.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/client.rs
@@ -331,44 +331,14 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Optional
     ///
-    /// This requires the optional `default-tls` or `rustls-tls` feature to be
-    /// enabled.
+    /// This requires the optional `default-tls`, `native-tls`, or `rustls-tls`
+    /// feature to be enabled.
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub fn add_root_certificate(self, cert: Certificate) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.with_inner(move |inner| inner.add_root_certificate(cert))
     }
 
     /// Sets the identity to be used for client certificate authentication.
-    ///
-    /// # Example
-    ///
-    /// ```
-    /// # use std::fs::File;
-    /// # use std::io::Read;
-    /// # fn build_client() -> Result<(), Box<std::error::Error>> {
-    /// // read a local PKCS12 bundle
-    /// let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    ///
-    /// #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    /// File::open("my-ident.pfx")?.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
-    /// #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-    /// File::open("my-ident.pem")?.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
-    ///
-    /// #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    /// // create an Identity from the PKCS#12 archive
-    /// let pkcs12 = reqwest::Identity::from_pkcs12_der(&buf, "my-privkey-password")?;
-    /// #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-    /// // create an Identity from the PEM file
-    /// let pkcs12 = reqwest::Identity::from_pem(&buf)?;
-    ///
-    /// // get a client builder
-    /// let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::builder()
-    ///     .identity(pkcs12)
-    ///     .build()?;
-    /// # drop(client);
-    /// # Ok(())
-    /// # }
-    /// ```
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub fn identity(self, identity: Identity) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.with_inner(move |inner| inner.identity(identity))
@@ -384,7 +354,11 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     /// hostname verification is not used, any valid certificate for any
     /// site will be trusted for use from any other. This introduces a
     /// significant vulnerability to man-in-the-middle attacks.
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+    ///
+    /// # Optional
+    ///
+    /// This requires the optional `native-tls` feature to be enabled.
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
     pub fn danger_accept_invalid_hostnames(self, accept_invalid_hostname: bool) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.with_inner(|inner| inner.danger_accept_invalid_hostnames(accept_invalid_hostname))
     }
@@ -412,10 +386,10 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Optional
     ///
-    /// This requires the optional `default-tls` feature to be enabled.
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    pub fn use_default_tls(self) -> ClientBuilder {
-        self.with_inner(move |inner| inner.use_default_tls())
+    /// This requires the optional `native-tls` feature to be enabled.
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
+    pub fn use_native_tls(self) -> ClientBuilder {
+        self.with_inner(move |inner| inner.use_native_tls())
     }
 
     /// Force using the Rustls TLS backend.
diff --git a/src/connect.rs b/src/connect.rs
index d8e2fe1ac..287422654 100644
--- a/src/connect.rs
+++ b/src/connect.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use http::uri::{Scheme, Authority};
 use http::Uri;
 use hyper::client::connect::{Connected, Connection};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
-#[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-use native_tls::{TlsConnector, TlsConnectorBuilder};
+#[cfg(feature = "native-tls-crate")]
+use native_tls_crate::{TlsConnector, TlsConnectorBuilder};
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 use http::header::HeaderValue;
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut};
diff --git a/src/tls.rs b/src/tls.rs
index 53d405772..fa57acc61 100644
--- a/src/tls.rs
+++ b/src/tls.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ use std::fmt;
 #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
 use tokio_rustls::webpki::DNSNameRef;
 
-/// Represent a server X509 certificate.
+/// Represents a server X509 certificate.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Certificate {
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    native: native_tls::Certificate,
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls-crate")]
+    native: native_tls_crate::Certificate,
     #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
     original: Cert,
 }
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@ enum Cert {
     Pem(Vec<u8>),
 }
 
-/// Represent a private key and X509 cert as a client certificate.
+/// Represents a private key and X509 cert as a client certificate.
 pub struct Identity {
+    #[cfg_attr(
+        not(any(feature = "native-tls", feature = "rustls-tls")),
+        allow(unused)
+    )]
     inner: ClientCert,
 }
 
 enum ClientCert {
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    Pkcs12(native_tls::Identity),
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
+    Pkcs12(native_tls_crate::Identity),
     #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
     Pem {
         key: rustls::PrivateKey,
@@ -54,8 +58,8 @@ impl Certificate {
     /// ```
     pub fn from_der(der: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<Certificate> {
         Ok(Certificate {
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            native: native_tls::Certificate::from_der(der).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
+            #[cfg(feature = "native-tls-crate")]
+            native: native_tls_crate::Certificate::from_der(der).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
             #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
             original: Cert::Der(der.to_owned()),
         })
@@ -79,15 +83,15 @@ impl Certificate {
     /// ```
     pub fn from_pem(pem: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<Certificate> {
         Ok(Certificate {
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            native: native_tls::Certificate::from_pem(pem).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
+            #[cfg(feature = "native-tls-crate")]
+            native: native_tls_crate::Certificate::from_pem(pem).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
             #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
             original: Cert::Pem(pem.to_owned()),
         })
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    pub(crate) fn add_to_native_tls(self, tls: &mut native_tls::TlsConnectorBuilder) {
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls-crate")]
+    pub(crate) fn add_to_native_tls(self, tls: &mut native_tls_crate::TlsConnectorBuilder) {
         tls.add_root_certificate(self.native);
     }
 
@@ -147,11 +151,15 @@ impl Identity {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+    ///
+    /// # Optional
+    ///
+    /// This requires the `native-tls` Cargo feature enabled.
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
     pub fn from_pkcs12_der(der: &[u8], password: &str) -> crate::Result<Identity> {
         Ok(Identity {
             inner: ClientCert::Pkcs12(
-                native_tls::Identity::from_pkcs12(der, password).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
+                native_tls_crate::Identity::from_pkcs12(der, password).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
             ),
         })
     }
@@ -175,6 +183,10 @@ impl Identity {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Optional
+    ///
+    /// This requires the `rustls-tls` Cargo feature enabled.
     #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
     pub fn from_pem(buf: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<Identity> {
         use rustls::internal::pemfile;
@@ -214,10 +226,10 @@ impl Identity {
         })
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
     pub(crate) fn add_to_native_tls(
         self,
-        tls: &mut native_tls::TlsConnectorBuilder,
+        tls: &mut native_tls_crate::TlsConnectorBuilder,
     ) -> crate::Result<()> {
         match self.inner {
             ClientCert::Pkcs12(id) => {
@@ -236,7 +248,7 @@ impl Identity {
                 tls.set_single_client_cert(certs, key);
                 Ok(())
             }
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+            #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
             ClientCert::Pkcs12(..) => Err(crate::error::builder("incompatible TLS identity type")),
         }
     }
@@ -308,7 +320,7 @@ mod tests {
         Certificate::from_pem(b"not pem").unwrap_err();
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
     #[test]
     fn identity_from_pkcs12_der_invalid() {
         Identity::from_pkcs12_der(b"not der", "nope").unwrap_err();
diff --git a/tests/badssl.rs b/tests/badssl.rs
index d3c285067..d40e94665 100644
--- a/tests/badssl.rs
+++ b/tests/badssl.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async fn test_badssl_self_signed() {
     assert!(text.contains("<title>self-signed.badssl.com</title>"));
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
+#[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_badssl_wrong_host() {
     let text = reqwest::Client::builder()