diff --git a/schemas/dab.draft.schema.json b/schemas/dab.draft.schema.json
index 4561b06952..024dcf2d2e 100644
--- a/schemas/dab.draft.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/dab.draft.schema.json
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@
             },
             "enabled": {
               "$ref": "#/$defs/boolean-or-string",
-              "description": "Allow enabling/disabling REST requests for all entities."
+              "description": "Allow enabling/disabling REST requests for all entities.",
+              "default": true
             },
             "request-body-strict": {
               "$ref": "#/$defs/boolean-or-string",
@@ -237,7 +238,8 @@
             },
             "enabled": {
               "$ref": "#/$defs/boolean-or-string",
-              "description": "Allow enabling/disabling GraphQL requests for all entities."
+              "description": "Allow enabling/disabling GraphQL requests for all entities.",
+              "default": true
             },
             "depth-limit": {
               "type": [ "integer", "null" ],