diff --git a/ydb/core/protos/feature_flags.proto b/ydb/core/protos/feature_flags.proto
index dc497918cbec..d885215454cd 100644
--- a/ydb/core/protos/feature_flags.proto
+++ b/ydb/core/protos/feature_flags.proto
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ message TFeatureFlags {
     optional bool SuppressCompatibilityCheck = 103 [default = false];
     optional bool EnableUniqConstraint = 104 [default = false];
     optional bool EnableChangefeedDebeziumJsonFormat = 105 [default = false];
-    optional bool EnableStatistics = 106 [default = false];
+    optional bool EnableStatistics = 106 [default = true];
     optional bool EnableUuidAsPrimaryKey = 107 [default = true];
     optional bool EnableTablePgTypes = 108 [default = false];
     optional bool EnableLocalDBBtreeIndex = 109 [default = false];