diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 2427b194fc6..83a7a405ae4 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @chendave
 	// alpha: v1.21
+	// beta: v1.22
 	//
 	// PreferNominatedNode tells scheduler whether the nominated node will be checked first before looping
 	// all the rest of nodes in the cluster.
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	ServiceLBNodePortControl:                       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	MixedProtocolLBService:                         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	VolumeCapacityPriority:                         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	PreferNominatedNode:                            {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	PreferNominatedNode:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	ProbeTerminationGracePeriod:                    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	RunAsGroup:                                     {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.22
 	PodDeletionCost:                                {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},