A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium that reduce UE capability message sizes are disclosed. The apparatus receives a request for UE capability information, wherein the request indicates at least one network supported UE capability. The UE sends a targeted response indicating a capability specific to the network supported UE capability and refrains from indicating other capabilities of the UE that are not indicated by the network in the request. The request may comprise a plurality of supported CA band combinations and a network-specific set of features supported in connection with the plurality of CA band combinations. The response may comprise, for each CA band combination in the plurality of requested CA band combinations, an indication of whether the CA band combination is supported by the UE and a separate indication of support or a lack of support for each feature in the set of network-specific features when operating in the CA band combination.