diff --git a/posthog/hogql/modifiers.py b/posthog/hogql/modifiers.py
index 3c6fa11a9fc3b..8452016dc1411 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql/modifiers.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql/modifiers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from posthog.schema import HogQLQueryModifiers, InCohortVia, MaterializationMode, PersonsArgMaxVersion
-from posthog.utils import PersonOnEventsMode
+from posthog.schema import (
+    HogQLQueryModifiers,
+    InCohortVia,
+    MaterializationMode,
+    PersonsArgMaxVersion,
+    PersonsOnEventsMode,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from posthog.models import Team
@@ -16,7 +21,10 @@ def create_default_modifiers_for_team(
         modifiers = modifiers.model_copy()
 
     if modifiers.personsOnEventsMode is None:
-        modifiers.personsOnEventsMode = team.person_on_events_mode or PersonOnEventsMode.DISABLED
+        if team.person_on_events_v3_querying_enabled:
+            modifiers.personsOnEventsMode = PersonsOnEventsMode.v3_enabled
+        else:
+            modifiers.personsOnEventsMode = team.person_on_events_mode
 
     if modifiers.personsArgMaxVersion is None:
         modifiers.personsArgMaxVersion = PersonsArgMaxVersion.auto
diff --git a/posthog/models/team/team.py b/posthog/models/team/team.py
index 66b4a3ed51415..75dc98a0470ee 100644
--- a/posthog/models/team/team.py
+++ b/posthog/models/team/team.py
@@ -334,6 +334,22 @@ def _person_on_events_querying_enabled(self) -> bool:
         # on self-hosted, use the instance setting
         return get_instance_setting("PERSON_ON_EVENTS_ENABLED")
 
+    @property
+    def person_on_events_v3_querying_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return posthoganalytics.feature_enabled(
+            "persons-on-events-v3-reads-enabled",
+            str(self.uuid),
+            groups={"organization": str(self.organization_id)},
+            group_properties={
+                "organization": {
+                    "id": str(self.organization_id),
+                    "created_at": self.organization.created_at,
+                }
+            },
+            only_evaluate_locally=True,
+            send_feature_flag_events=False,
+        )
+
     @property
     def _person_on_events_v2_querying_enabled(self) -> bool:
         if settings.PERSON_ON_EVENTS_V2_OVERRIDE is not None: