diff --git a/internal/feature/features.go b/internal/feature/features.go
index af715e317..db424ead4 100644
--- a/internal/feature/features.go
+++ b/internal/feature/features.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func NewGate() MutableGate {
 
 	if err := gate.Add(map[Feature]featuregate.FeatureSpec{
 		AppendCustomQueries:  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-		AutoCreateUserSchema: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		AutoCreateUserSchema: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 		AutoGrowVolumes:      {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 		BridgeIdentifiers:    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 		InstanceSidecars:     {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
diff --git a/internal/feature/features_test.go b/internal/feature/features_test.go
index 73c62317c..f76dd216e 100644
--- a/internal/feature/features_test.go
+++ b/internal/feature/features_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	gate := NewGate()
 
 	assert.Assert(t, false == gate.Enabled(AppendCustomQueries))
-	assert.Assert(t, false == gate.Enabled(AutoCreateUserSchema))
+	assert.Assert(t, true == gate.Enabled(AutoCreateUserSchema))
 	assert.Assert(t, false == gate.Enabled(AutoGrowVolumes))
 	assert.Assert(t, false == gate.Enabled(BridgeIdentifiers))
 	assert.Assert(t, false == gate.Enabled(InstanceSidecars))