diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
index f2be3cbc805..29c985a216a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -2440,40 +2440,45 @@ func TestValidationOptionsForPersistentVolumeClaim(t *testing.T) {
 			oldPvc:                 nil,
 			enableReadWriteOncePod: true,
 			expectValidationOpts: PersistentVolumeClaimSpecValidationOptions{
-				AllowReadWriteOncePod:             true,
-				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure: false,
+				AllowReadWriteOncePod:                true,
+				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure:    false,
+				EnableRetroactiveDefaultStorageClass: true,
 			},
 		},
 		"rwop allowed because feature enabled": {
 			oldPvc:                 pvcWithAccessModes([]core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{core.ReadWriteOnce}),
 			enableReadWriteOncePod: true,
 			expectValidationOpts: PersistentVolumeClaimSpecValidationOptions{
-				AllowReadWriteOncePod:             true,
-				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure: false,
+				AllowReadWriteOncePod:                true,
+				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure:    false,
+				EnableRetroactiveDefaultStorageClass: true,
 			},
 		},
 		"rwop not allowed because not used and feature disabled": {
 			oldPvc:                 pvcWithAccessModes([]core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{core.ReadWriteOnce}),
 			enableReadWriteOncePod: false,
 			expectValidationOpts: PersistentVolumeClaimSpecValidationOptions{
-				AllowReadWriteOncePod:             false,
-				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure: false,
+				AllowReadWriteOncePod:                false,
+				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure:    false,
+				EnableRetroactiveDefaultStorageClass: true,
 			},
 		},
 		"rwop allowed because used and feature enabled": {
 			oldPvc:                 pvcWithAccessModes([]core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{core.ReadWriteOncePod}),
 			enableReadWriteOncePod: true,
 			expectValidationOpts: PersistentVolumeClaimSpecValidationOptions{
-				AllowReadWriteOncePod:             true,
-				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure: false,
+				AllowReadWriteOncePod:                true,
+				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure:    false,
+				EnableRetroactiveDefaultStorageClass: true,
 			},
 		},
 		"rwop allowed because used and feature disabled": {
 			oldPvc:                 pvcWithAccessModes([]core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{core.ReadWriteOncePod}),
 			enableReadWriteOncePod: false,
 			expectValidationOpts: PersistentVolumeClaimSpecValidationOptions{
-				AllowReadWriteOncePod:             true,
-				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure: false,
+				AllowReadWriteOncePod:                true,
+				EnableRecoverFromExpansionFailure:    false,
+				EnableRetroactiveDefaultStorageClass: true,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 6ae2eb086bd..e58fbab0087 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
-	RetroactiveDefaultStorageClass: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	RetroactiveDefaultStorageClass: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	RotateKubeletServerCertificate: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/pvc_storageclass.go b/test/e2e/storage/pvc_storageclass.go
index a611b9e645a..ba38bbbf22f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/pvc_storageclass.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/pvc_storageclass.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Persistent Volume Claim and StorageClass", func() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	ginkgo.Describe("Retroactive StorageClass assignment [Serial][Disruptive][Feature:RetroactiveDefaultStorageClass]", func() {
+	ginkgo.Describe("Retroactive StorageClass assignment [Serial][Disruptive]", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should assign default SC to PVCs that have no SC set", func(ctx context.Context) {
 
 			// Temporarily set all default storage classes as non-default