diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/settings/settings.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/settings/settings.ts
index f90bee5cf47e..df04d3dc6e7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/settings/settings.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class Settings {
     private readonly queryEnhancements: Map<string, QueryEnhancement>,
     private readonly queryEditorExtensionMap: Record<string, QueryEditorExtensionConfig>
   ) {
-    this.isEnabled = false;
+    this.isEnabled = true;
     this.setUserQueryEnhancementsEnabled(this.isEnabled);
     this.enhancedAppNames = this.isEnabled ? this.config.supportedAppNames : [];
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/ui_service.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/ui_service.ts
index 243490dc8201..1e0e6be8b78c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/ui_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/ui_service.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export class UiService implements Plugin<IUiSetup, IUiStart> {
     return {
       __enhance: (enhancements?: UiEnhancements) => {
         if (!enhancements) return;
-        if (!this.enhancementsConfig.enabled) return;
         if (enhancements.query && enhancements.query.language) {
           this.queryEnhancements.set(enhancements.query.language, enhancements.query);
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
index dfe27d16c252..95439335e18e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ export function getUiSettings(): Record<string, UiSettingsParams<unknown>> {
       name: i18n.translate('data.advancedSettings.query.enhancements.enableTitle', {
         defaultMessage: 'Enable query enhancements',
       }),
-      value: false,
+      value: true,
       description: i18n.translate('data.advancedSettings.query.enhancements.enableText', {
         defaultMessage: `
           <strong>Experimental</strong>: