diff --git a/features.md b/features.md
index 0ca7976298d..05dfe76ad2d 100644
--- a/features.md
+++ b/features.md
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 | SigstoreImageVerificationPKI| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | StoragePerformantSecurityPolicy| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
-| UpgradeStatus| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | VSphereConfigurableMaxAllowedBlockVolumesPerNode| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | VSphereHostVMGroupZonal| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | VolumeAttributesClass| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@
 | ServiceAccountTokenNodeBinding| <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | SetEIPForNLBIngressController| <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | SigstoreImageVerification| <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
+| UpgradeStatus| <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | UserNamespacesPodSecurityStandards| <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | UserNamespacesSupport| <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | VSphereMultiDisk| <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
diff --git a/features/features.go b/features/features.go
index 362ba71cb79..a17dc330b25 100644
--- a/features/features.go
+++ b/features/features.go
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ var (
 					contactPerson("pmuller").
 					productScope(ocpSpecific).
 					enhancementPR(legacyFeatureGateWithoutEnhancement).
-					enableIn(configv1.DevPreviewNoUpgrade, configv1.TechPreviewNoUpgrade).
+					enableIn(configv1.DevPreviewNoUpgrade, configv1.TechPreviewNoUpgrade, configv1.Default).
 					mustRegister()
 
 	FeatureGateTranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests = newFeatureGate("TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests").
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
index 44ce183259d..7962e9b9a07 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@
                     {
                         "name": "TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests"
                     },
-                    {
-                        "name": "UpgradeStatus"
-                    },
                     {
                         "name": "VSphereConfigurableMaxAllowedBlockVolumesPerNode"
                     },
@@ -309,6 +306,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "SigstoreImageVerification"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpgradeStatus"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "UserNamespacesPodSecurityStandards"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
index 1cf67175737..d2ec8ebcd8f 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@
                     {
                         "name": "TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests"
                     },
-                    {
-                        "name": "UpgradeStatus"
-                    },
                     {
                         "name": "VSphereConfigurableMaxAllowedBlockVolumesPerNode"
                     },
@@ -309,6 +306,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "SigstoreImageVerification"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpgradeStatus"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "UserNamespacesPodSecurityStandards"
                     },