diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 13aab3400c4..a1b2503fab6 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 	},
 
 	PLEGOnDemandRelist: {
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.36"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.36"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	},
 
 	PersistentVolumeClaimUnusedSinceTime: {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
index 4baf81f4fa8..2219cb754c6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
@@ -838,8 +838,6 @@ kubelet_running_pods 2
 }
 
 func TestWorkerLoop(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO: feature temporarily disabled by defaault but this test is for that feature
-	// Remove when we re-enable PLEGOnDemandRelist by default
 	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.PLEGOnDemandRelist, true)
 	synctest.Test(t, func(t *testing.T) {
 		runtimeMock := containertest.NewMockRuntime(t)
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md
index 49ff1668ad1..95ffa33d088 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 | OpenAPIEnums | :ballot_box_with_check: 1.24+ |  | 1.23 | 1.24– |  |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbOpenAPIEnums%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbOpenAPIEnums%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | OpportunisticBatching | :ballot_box_with_check: 1.35+ |  |  | 1.35– |  |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbOpportunisticBatching%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbOpportunisticBatching%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | OrderedNamespaceDeletion | :ballot_box_with_check: 1.33+ | :closed_lock_with_key: 1.34+ |  | 1.30–1.33 | 1.34– |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbOrderedNamespaceDeletion%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbOrderedNamespaceDeletion%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
-| PLEGOnDemandRelist |  |  |  | 1.36– |  |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPLEGOnDemandRelist%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPLEGOnDemandRelist%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
+| PLEGOnDemandRelist | :ballot_box_with_check: 1.36+ |  |  | 1.36– |  |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPLEGOnDemandRelist%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPLEGOnDemandRelist%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | PersistentVolumeClaimUnusedSinceTime |  |  | 1.36– |  |  |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPersistentVolumeClaimUnusedSinceTime%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPersistentVolumeClaimUnusedSinceTime%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | PodAndContainerStatsFromCRI |  |  | 1.23– |  |  |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPodAndContainerStatsFromCRI%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPodAndContainerStatsFromCRI%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | PodCertificateRequest |  |  | 1.34 | 1.35– |  |  | AuthorizeNodeWithSelectors | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPodCertificateRequest%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbPodCertificateRequest%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index da381779738..b9b765f1193 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@
     version: "1.36"
 - name: PLEGOnDemandRelist
   versionedSpecs:
-  - default: false
+  - default: true
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Beta
     version: "1.36"