diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexModule.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexModule.java
index a23e97e9b5ecf..e29283724ebf8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexModule.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexModule.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public Iterator<Setting<?>> settings() {
     // whether to use the query cache
     public static final Setting<Boolean> INDEX_QUERY_CACHE_ENABLED_SETTING = Setting.boolSetting(
         "index.queries.cache.enabled",
-        false,
+        true,
         Property.IndexScope
     );