diff --git a/docs/changelog/133064.yaml b/docs/changelog/133064.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..599857ca00534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/133064.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 133064
+summary: Mark LOOKUP JOIN as `ExecutesOn.Any` by default
+area: ES|QL
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plan/logical/join/Join.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plan/logical/join/Join.java
index 2f217df1468a6..30d67ab2cbd73 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plan/logical/join/Join.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plan/logical/join/Join.java
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public boolean isRemote() {
 
     @Override
     public ExecuteLocation executesOn() {
-        return isRemote ? ExecuteLocation.REMOTE : ExecuteLocation.COORDINATOR;
+        return isRemote ? ExecuteLocation.REMOTE : ExecuteLocation.ANY;
     }
 
     private void checkRemoteJoin(Failures failures) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/optimizer/OptimizerVerificationTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/optimizer/OptimizerVerificationTests.java
index fcfe4a0a2a455..10e7da2c915db 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/optimizer/OptimizerVerificationTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/optimizer/OptimizerVerificationTests.java
@@ -94,16 +94,40 @@ public void testRemoteEnrichAfterCoordinatorOnlyPlans() {
 
         String err;
 
+        // Remote enrich is ok after limit
         plan("""
             FROM test
+            | LIMIT 10
             | EVAL language_code = languages
             | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
             | STATS count(*) BY language_name
             """, analyzer);
 
+        // Remote enrich is ok after topn
+        plan("""
+            FROM test
+            | EVAL language_code = languages
+            | SORT languages
+            | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
+            """, analyzer);
+        plan("""
+            FROM test
+            | EVAL language_code = languages
+            | SORT languages
+            | LIMIT 2
+            | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
+            """, analyzer);
+
+        // Remote enrich is ok before pipeline breakers
         plan("""
             FROM test
+            | EVAL language_code = languages
+            | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
             | LIMIT 10
+            """, analyzer);
+
+        plan("""
+            FROM test
             | EVAL language_code = languages
             | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
             | STATS count(*) BY language_name
@@ -117,6 +141,13 @@ public void testRemoteEnrichAfterCoordinatorOnlyPlans() {
             | LIMIT 10
             """, analyzer);
 
+        plan("""
+            FROM test
+            | EVAL language_code = languages
+            | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
+            | SORT language_name
+            """, analyzer);
+
         err = error("""
             FROM test
             | EVAL language_code = languages
@@ -227,6 +258,9 @@ public void testRemoteEnrichAfterCoordinatorOnlyPlans() {
         assertThat(err, containsString("4:3: ENRICH with remote policy can't be executed after [CHANGE_POINT salary ON languages]@2:3"));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The validation should not trigger for remote enrich after a lookup join. Lookup joins can be executed anywhere.
+     */
     public void testRemoteEnrichAfterLookupJoin() {
         EnrichResolution enrichResolution = new EnrichResolution();
         loadEnrichPolicyResolution(
@@ -254,24 +288,22 @@ public void testRemoteEnrichAfterLookupJoin() {
             | %s
             """, lookupCommand), analyzer);
 
-        String err = error(Strings.format("""
+        plan(Strings.format("""
             FROM test
             | EVAL language_code = languages
             | %s
             | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
             """, lookupCommand), analyzer);
-        assertThat(err, containsString("4:3: ENRICH with remote policy can't be executed after [" + lookupCommand + "]@3:3"));
 
-        err = error(Strings.format("""
+        plan(Strings.format("""
             FROM test
             | EVAL language_code = languages
             | %s
             | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
             | %s
             """, lookupCommand, lookupCommand), analyzer);
-        assertThat(err, containsString("4:3: ENRICH with remote policy can't be executed after [" + lookupCommand + "]@3:3"));
 
-        err = error(Strings.format("""
+        plan(Strings.format("""
             FROM test
             | EVAL language_code = languages
             | %s
@@ -279,7 +311,6 @@ public void testRemoteEnrichAfterLookupJoin() {
             | MV_EXPAND language_code
             | ENRICH _remote:languages ON language_code
             """, lookupCommand), analyzer);
-        assertThat(err, containsString("6:3: ENRICH with remote policy can't be executed after [" + lookupCommand + "]@3:3"));
     }
 
     public void testRemoteLookupJoinWithPipelineBreaker() {