diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74d7957311f..d1486c58a7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+v1.7.0 [unreleased]
+-------------------
+
+### Features
+
+-	[#9964](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/9964): Enable the storage service by default.
+
 v1.6.0 [unreleased]
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/services/storage/config.go b/services/storage/config.go
index ff611182f48..0b15af609b3 100644
--- a/services/storage/config.go
+++ b/services/storage/config.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Config struct {
 // NewConfig returns a new Config with default settings.
 func NewConfig() Config {
 	return Config{
-		Enabled:     false,
+		Enabled:     true,
 		LogEnabled:  true,
 		BindAddress: DefaultBindAddress,
 	}