diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go
index 86272e0b92f..ea0d62b7672 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ type ListOptions struct {
 	// If the feature gate WatchBookmarks is not enabled in apiserver,
 	// this field is ignored.
 	//
-	// This field is alpha and can be changed or removed without notice.
+	// This field is beta.
 	//
 	// +optional
 	AllowWatchBookmarks bool `json:"allowWatchBookmarks,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=allowWatchBookmarks"`
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 5a162b0ff7f..397f81c6778 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @wojtek-t
 	// alpha: v1.15
+	// beta: v1.16
 	//
 	// Enables support for watch bookmark events.
 	WatchBookmark featuregate.Feature = "WatchBookmark"
@@ -153,6 +154,6 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	StorageVersionHash:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	WinOverlay:              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	WinDSR:                  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	WatchBookmark:           {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	WatchBookmark:           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	RequestManagement:       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 }