diff --git a/docs/user/upgrade.rst b/docs/user/upgrade.rst
index 7e7815014090..366ed35d92f9 100644
--- a/docs/user/upgrade.rst
+++ b/docs/user/upgrade.rst
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ The following classes have been deprecated and will be removed in a future versi
 
 * org.locationtech.geomesa.kafka.confluent.SchemaParser.GeoMesaAvroDeserializableEnumProperty
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 =======
 >>>>>>> 16e5072a4a (Add note on NiFi scala version to upgrade guide)
 <<<<<<< HEAD
@@ -184,6 +185,15 @@ The following classes have been deprecated and will be removed in a future versi
 =======
 >>>>>>> d381f46e90 (Add note on NiFi scala version to upgrade guide)
 >>>>>>> locationtech-main
+=======
+Partitioned PostGIS Prepared Statements
+---------------------------------------
+
+If not specified, prepared statements now default to ``true``  in the partitioned PostGIS data store. Prepared
+statements are generally faster on insert, and some attribute types (such as list-type attributes) are only
+supported through prepared statements.
+
+>>>>>>> 008807b427 (GEOMESA-3295 Partitioned PostGIS - default to using prepared statements (#2993))
 Version 4.0.0 Upgrade Guide
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreFactory.scala b/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreFactory.scala
index bf40c073c3ec..22c2c99b6c98 100644
--- a/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreFactory.scala
+++ b/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreFactory.scala
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ class PartitionedPostgisDataStoreFactory extends PostgisNGDataStoreFactory with
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.{PartitionedPostgisDialect, PartitionedPostgisPsDialect}
 >>>>>>> ee1d5f2071 (GEOMESA-3215 Postgis - support List-type attributes)
 
-  import PartitionedPostgisDataStoreParams.{DbType, IdleInTransactionTimeout}
+  import PartitionedPostgisDataStoreParams.{DbType, IdleInTransactionTimeout, PreparedStatements}
 
   override def getDisplayName: String = "PostGIS (partitioned)"
 
@@ -756,8 +756,12 @@ import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.{PartitionedPostgis
 
   override protected def setupParameters(parameters: java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]): Unit = {
     super.setupParameters(parameters)
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 <<<<<<< HEAD
     Seq(DbType, IdleInTransactionTimeout)
+=======
+    Seq(DbType, IdleInTransactionTimeout, PreparedStatements)
+>>>>>>> 008807b427 (GEOMESA-3295 Partitioned PostGIS - default to using prepared statements (#2993))
         .foreach(p => parameters.put(p.key, p))
   }
 
@@ -775,6 +779,7 @@ import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.{PartitionedPostgis
     source
   }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 =======
     // override postgis dbkey
     parameters.put(DbType.key, DbType)
@@ -783,6 +788,14 @@ import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.{PartitionedPostgis
 >>>>>>> 58d14a257e (GEOMESA-3254 Add Bloop build support)
   override protected def createDataStoreInternal(store: JDBCDataStore, params: java.util.Map[String, _]): JDBCDataStore = {
 
+=======
+  override protected def createDataStoreInternal(store: JDBCDataStore, baseParams: java.util.Map[String, _]): JDBCDataStore = {
+    val params = new java.util.HashMap[String, Any](baseParams)
+    // default to using prepared statements, if not specified
+    if (!params.containsKey(PreparedStatements.key)) {
+      params.put(PreparedStatements.key, java.lang.Boolean.TRUE)
+    }
+>>>>>>> 008807b427 (GEOMESA-3295 Partitioned PostGIS - default to using prepared statements (#2993))
     val ds = super.createDataStoreInternal(store, params)
     val dialect = new PartitionedPostgisDialect(ds)
 
diff --git a/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreParams.scala b/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreParams.scala
index 515e6b3289de..174d64bdc444 100644
--- a/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreParams.scala
+++ b/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/main/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreParams.scala
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ object PartitionedPostgisDataStoreParams {
       Collections.singletonMap(Parameter.LEVEL, "program")
     )
 
+  val PreparedStatements =
+    new Param(
+      "preparedStatements",
+      classOf[java.lang.Boolean],
+      "Use prepared statements",
+      false,
+      java.lang.Boolean.FALSE
+    )
+
   val IdleInTransactionTimeout =
     new Param(
       "idle_in_transaction_session_timeout",
diff --git a/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/test/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreTest.scala b/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/test/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreTest.scala
index 186f0fd265fa..82cb692461fc 100644
--- a/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/test/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreTest.scala
+++ b/geomesa-gt/geomesa-gt-partitioning/src/test/scala/org/locationtech/geomesa/gt/partition/postgis/PartitionedPostgisDataStoreTest.scala
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.filter.FilterHelper
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.procedures.{DropAgedOffPartitions, PartitionMaintenance, RollWriteAheadLog}
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.tables.UserDataTable
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.{PartitionedPostgisDialect, TableConfig, TypeInfo}
 =======
 import org.geotools.data._
@@ -381,6 +382,9 @@ import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.{TableConfig, TypeI
 =======
 >>>>>>> d18777a94f (GEOMESA-3246 Upgrade Arrow to 11.0.0)
 >>>>>>> locationtech-main
+=======
+import org.locationtech.geomesa.gt.partition.postgis.dialect.{PartitionedPostgisDialect, PartitionedPostgisPsDialect, TableConfig, TypeInfo}
+>>>>>>> 008807b427 (GEOMESA-3295 Partitioned PostGIS - default to using prepared statements (#2993))
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.utils.collection.SelfClosingIterator
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.utils.geotools.{FeatureUtils, SimpleFeatureTypes}
 import org.locationtech.geomesa.utils.io.WithClose
@@ -3564,6 +3568,29 @@ class PartitionedPostgisDataStoreTest extends Specification with BeforeAfterAll
 >>>>>>> locationtech-main
     }
 
+    "default to using prepared statements" in {
+      foreach(Seq(params, params + ("preparedStatements" -> "true"), params - "preparedStatements")) { params =>
+        val ds = DataStoreFinder.getDataStore(params.asJava)
+        ds must not(beNull)
+        try {
+          ds must beAnInstanceOf[JDBCDataStore]
+          ds.asInstanceOf[JDBCDataStore].getSQLDialect must beAnInstanceOf[PartitionedPostgisPsDialect]
+        } finally {
+          ds.dispose()
+        }
+      }
+      foreach(Seq(params + ("preparedStatements" -> "false"))) { params =>
+        val ds = DataStoreFinder.getDataStore(params.asJava)
+        ds must not(beNull)
+        try {
+          ds must beAnInstanceOf[JDBCDataStore]
+          ds.asInstanceOf[JDBCDataStore].getSQLDialect must beAnInstanceOf[PartitionedPostgisDialect] // not partitioned
+        } finally {
+          ds.dispose()
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     "support idle_in_transaction_session_timeout" in {
       val sft = SimpleFeatureTypes.renameSft(this.sft, "timeout")