diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 05f411590c9..ac2ec71d64b 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	CSIMigrationvSphere:                            {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta}, // Off by default (requires vSphere CSI driver)
 	CSIMigrationvSphereComplete:                    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta}, // remove in 1.22
 	InTreePluginvSphereUnregister:                  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	CSIMigrationOpenStack:                          {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta}, // Off by default (requires OpenStack Cinder CSI driver)
+	CSIMigrationOpenStack:                          {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	InTreePluginOpenStackUnregister:                {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	VolumeSubpath:                                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 	ConfigurableFSGroupPolicy:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},