diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 80599039bc..9dbf74f778 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const (
 	CPUManager utilfeature.Feature = "CPUManager"
 
 	// owner: @derekwaynecarr
-	// alpha: v1.8
+	// beta: v1.10
 	//
 	// Enable pods to consume pre-allocated huge pages of varying page sizes
 	HugePages utilfeature.Feature = "HugePages"
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[utilfeature.Feature]utilfeature.FeatureS
 	RotateKubeletClientCertificate:              {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	PersistentLocalVolumes:                      {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	LocalStorageCapacityIsolation:               {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
-	HugePages:                                   {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
+	HugePages:                                   {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	DebugContainers:                             {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	PodPriority:                                 {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	EnableEquivalenceClassCache:                 {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},