diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83238cef9..eef8d009e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Change Log
 
 ## [master](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/master) (N/A)
+- Enable "Operator Maintenance Management Support" by default
 - Add Operator `/api/v1/version` endpoint
 
 ## [1.1.10](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.1.10) (2021-07-06)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b03fb9f15..53981a86d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Feature-wise production readiness table:
 | Encryption Key Rotation Support         | 1.1.0            | > 3.7.0          | Enterprise            | Production | True    | --deployment.feature.encryption-rotation   | N/A                                                                      |
 | Version Check                           | 1.1.4            | >= 3.5.0         | Community, Enterprise | Alpha      | False   | --deployment.feature.upgrade-version-check | N/A                                                                      |
 | Operator Maintenance Management Support | 1.0.7            | >= 3.5.0         | Community, Enterprise | Alpha      | False   | --deployment.feature.maintenance           | N/A                                                                      |
+| Operator Maintenance Management Support | 1.2.0            | >= 3.5.0         | Community, Enterprise | Production | True    | --deployment.feature.maintenance           | N/A                                                                      |
 | Operator Internal Metrics Exporter      | 1.1.9            | >= 3.6.0         | Community, Enterprise | Alpha      | False   | --deployment.feature.metrics-exporter      | N/A                                                                      |
 
 ## Release notes for 0.3.16
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/features/maintenance.go b/pkg/deployment/features/maintenance.go
index d3ff243c1..83042526c 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/features/maintenance.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/features/maintenance.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var maintenance = &feature{
 	description:        "Database maintenance mode management",
 	version:            "3.5.0",
 	enterpriseRequired: false,
-	enabledByDefault:   false,
+	enabledByDefault:   true,
 }
 
 func Maintenance() Feature {