diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 8a57165c3f0..6da3fcc7ce8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	APIResponseCompression: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
-	APIServerIdentity: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	APIServerIdentity: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	APIServerTracing: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},