diff --git a/conf/broker.conf b/conf/broker.conf
index 2c14e7d6a5f1b..85efa11658992 100644
--- a/conf/broker.conf
+++ b/conf/broker.conf
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ subscriptionTypesEnabled=Exclusive,Shared,Failover,Key_Shared
 
 # On KeyShared subscriptions, with default AUTO_SPLIT mode, use splitting ranges or
 # consistent hashing to reassign keys to new consumers
-subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing=false
+subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing=true
 
 # On KeyShared subscriptions, number of points in the consistent-hashing ring.
 # The higher the number, the more equal the assignment of keys to consumers
diff --git a/conf/standalone.conf b/conf/standalone.conf
index c289e7240cee5..9a727177df7ba 100644
--- a/conf/standalone.conf
+++ b/conf/standalone.conf
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ subscriptionRedeliveryTrackerEnabled=true
 
 # On KeyShared subscriptions, with default AUTO_SPLIT mode, use splitting ranges or
 # consistent hashing to reassign keys to new consumers
-subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing=false
+subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing=true
 
 # On KeyShared subscriptions, number of points in the consistent-hashing ring.
 # The higher the number, the more equal the assignment of keys to consumers
diff --git a/deployment/terraform-ansible/templates/broker.conf b/deployment/terraform-ansible/templates/broker.conf
index 07e3c7aded044..b8f741e1b56de 100644
--- a/deployment/terraform-ansible/templates/broker.conf
+++ b/deployment/terraform-ansible/templates/broker.conf
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ subscriptionKeySharedEnable=true
 
 # On KeyShared subscriptions, with default AUTO_SPLIT mode, use splitting ranges or
 # consistent hashing to reassign keys to new consumers
-subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing=false
+subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing=true
 
 # On KeyShared subscriptions, number of points in the consistent-hashing ring.
 # The higher the number, the more equal the assignment of keys to consumers
diff --git a/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java b/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java
index 1e93dc53d25b9..98c63c74309ea 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java
@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ public class ServiceConfiguration implements PulsarConfiguration {
 
     @FieldContext(category = CATEGORY_POLICIES,
             doc = "On KeyShared subscriptions, with default AUTO_SPLIT mode, use splitting ranges or "
-                    + "consistent hashing to reassign keys to new consumers")
-    private boolean subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing = false;
+                    + "consistent hashing to reassign keys to new consumers (default is consistent hashing)")
+    private boolean subscriptionKeySharedUseConsistentHashing = true;
 
     @FieldContext(
         category = CATEGORY_POLICIES,