diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/SearchService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/SearchService.java
index 2d3a1f7284ddc..0ae4d721774a5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/SearchService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/SearchService.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.ByteSizeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.CollectionUtils;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.util.FeatureFlag;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ConcurrentCollections;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.EsExecutors;
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ public class SearchService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent implements IndexEv
         Property.NodeScope
     );
 
-    private static final boolean BATCHED_QUERY_PHASE_FEATURE_FLAG = false;
+    private static final boolean BATCHED_QUERY_PHASE_FEATURE_FLAG = new FeatureFlag("batched_query_phase").isEnabled();
 
     /**
      * The size of the buffer used for memory accounting.