diff --git a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
index 173e216a9f3..18b7302fba1 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_FEATURES = {
   EMBER_STRICT_MODE: true,
   EMBER_DYNAMIC_HELPERS_AND_MODIFIERS: true,
   EMBER_ROUTING_ROUTER_SERVICE_REFRESH: null,
-  EMBER_CACHED: null,
+  EMBER_CACHED: true,
 };
 
 /**