diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 54c84c8fa79..2bbf77c47d3 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[utilfeature.Feature]utilfeature.FeatureS
 	genericfeatures.APIResponseCompression:  {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	genericfeatures.Initializers:            {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	genericfeatures.APIListChunking:         {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
-	genericfeatures.DryRun:                  {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
+	genericfeatures.DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 
 	// inherited features from apiextensions-apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
 	// unintentionally on either side:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/BUILD
index 7e0857be85f..d1ab6e43b6f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/BUILD
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/filters:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/testing:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/emicklei/go-restful:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/golang.org/x/net/websocket:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
index 52738ce5417..6d8bac3adb0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/emicklei/go-restful"
-
 	fuzzer "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting/fuzzer"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apierrs "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -68,8 +67,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	genericapitesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/testing"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/filters"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	utilfeaturetesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/testing"
 )
 
 type alwaysMutatingDeny struct{}
@@ -3865,7 +3867,9 @@ func (storage *SimpleRESTStorageWithDeleteCollection) DeleteCollection(ctx conte
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func TestDryRun(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDryRunDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	defer utilfeaturetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.DryRun, false)()
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		path        string
 		verb        string
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 e06f8919fae..d5323ca7622 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @apelisse
 	// alpha: v1.12
+	// beta: v1.13
 	//
 	// Allow requests to be processed but not stored, so that
 	// validation, merging, mutation can be tested without
@@ -96,5 +97,5 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[utilfeature.Feature]utilfeature.FeatureS
 	APIResponseCompression:  {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	Initializers:            {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	APIListChunking:         {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
-	DryRun:                  {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
+	DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 }