diff --git a/cmake/init.cmake b/cmake/init.cmake
index 7393424376a..703df4bcd17 100644
--- a/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ if(_OPENDDS_INIT_CMAKE)
 endif()
 set(_OPENDDS_INIT_CMAKE TRUE)
 
+# This is required for CMake <=3.4 for cmake_parse_arguments. Remove this when
+# we no longer need to support those versions.
 include(CMakeParseArguments)
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/opendds_version.cmake")
@@ -108,9 +110,9 @@ function(_opendds_feature name default_value)
     list(APPEND _OPENDDS_MPC_FEATURES "${mpc_feature}")
   endif()
 
-  set(_OPENDDS_ALL_FEATURES "${_OPENDDS_ALL_FEATURES}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-  set(_OPENDDS_FEATURE_VARS "${_OPENDDS_FEATURE_VARS}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-  set(_OPENDDS_MPC_FEATURES "${_OPENDDS_MPC_FEATURES}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+  set(_OPENDDS_ALL_FEATURES "${_OPENDDS_ALL_FEATURES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(_OPENDDS_FEATURE_VARS "${_OPENDDS_FEATURE_VARS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(_OPENDDS_MPC_FEATURES "${_OPENDDS_MPC_FEATURES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
 # OpenDDS Features
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ _opendds_feature(OBJECT_MODEL_PROFILE ON DOC "Allows using presentation group Qo
 _opendds_feature(PERSISTENCE_PROFILE ON
   DOC "Allows using the durability and durability service QoS")
 _opendds_feature(OWNERSHIP_PROFILE ON
-  DOC "Allows history depth QoS adn implies OPENDDS_OWNERSHIP_KIND_EXCLUSIVE")
+  DOC "Allows history depth QoS and implies OPENDDS_OWNERSHIP_KIND_EXCLUSIVE")
 _opendds_feature(OWNERSHIP_KIND_EXCLUSIVE ${OPENDDS_OWNERSHIP_PROFILE}
   DOC "Allows the EXCLUSIVE ownership QoS")
 _opendds_feature(CONTENT_SUBSCRIPTION ON
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ else()
   _opendds_feature(STATIC ON MPC DOC "(Not for CMake-built OpenDDS)")
 endif()
 _opendds_feature(XERCES3 "${OPENDDS_SECURITY}" MPC TYPE PATH
-  DOC "Build with Xerces XML parser, needed for secuirty and QoS XML Handler")
+  DOC "Build with Xerces XML parser, needed for security and QoS XML Handler")
 _opendds_feature(IPV6 OFF MPC DOC "Build with IPv6 support")
 
 # TAO Features
diff --git a/docs/news.d/cmake-features.rst b/docs/news.d/cmake-features.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5af2bb457d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/news.d/cmake-features.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.. news-prs: 4329
+
+.. news-start-section: Fixes
+.. news-start-section: Building with CMake
+- Fixed :ghissue:`4328`, where each run of CMake effectively always appended the MPC features to ``default.features`` in ACE.
+.. news-end-section
+.. news-end-section