diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index aadd72ea065..1040f9cdb89 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	KubeletTracing: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
-	KubeProxyDrainingTerminatingNodes: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	KubeProxyDrainingTerminatingNodes: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	LegacyServiceAccountTokenCleanUp: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},