diff --git a/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml b/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
index 9df522533..04eb70bcf 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ kolla_enable_grafana: true
 #kolla_enable_manila_backend_generic:
 #kolla_enable_manila_backend_glusterfs_nfs:
 #kolla_enable_manila_backend_hnas:
-#kolla_enable_mariabackup:
+kolla_enable_mariabackup: True
 #kolla_enable_mariadb:
 #kolla_enable_masakari:
 #kolla_enable_memcached:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable-mariabackup-97834ea8d87e14a9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable-mariabackup-97834ea8d87e14a9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b8662ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable-mariabackup-97834ea8d87e14a9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Mariabackup is now enabled by default.