diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e60c078f5ed3a..00664189ced1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Remove identity-related feature flagged code from the RestController ([#15430](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15430))
 - Remove Identity FeatureFlag ([#16024](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16024))
 - Ensure RestHandler.Wrapper delegates all implementations to the wrapped handler ([#16154](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16154))
+- Enable coordinator search.request_stats_enabled by default ([#16290](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16290))
 - Code cleanup: Remove ApproximateIndexOrDocValuesQuery ([#16273](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16273))
 - Optimise clone operation for incremental full cluster snapshots ([#16296](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16296))
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequestStats.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequestStats.java
index d1d5f568fc09d..94200d29a4f21 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequestStats.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchRequestStats.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public final class SearchRequestStats extends SearchRequestOperationsListener {
     public static final String SEARCH_REQUEST_STATS_ENABLED_KEY = "search.request_stats_enabled";
     public static final Setting<Boolean> SEARCH_REQUEST_STATS_ENABLED = Setting.boolSetting(
         SEARCH_REQUEST_STATS_ENABLED_KEY,
-        false,
+        true,
         Setting.Property.Dynamic,
         Setting.Property.NodeScope
     );