diff --git a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index eebdadc0c76..2fee1bef8f0 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ metadata:
                 "managementState": "Managed"
               },
               "feastoperator": {
-                "managementState": "Removed"
+                "managementState": "Managed"
               },
               "kserve": {
                 "managementState": "Managed",
diff --git a/config/samples/datasciencecluster_v1_datasciencecluster.yaml b/config/samples/datasciencecluster_v1_datasciencecluster.yaml
index 2ffc83cb387..fffa7e1bfd2 100644
--- a/config/samples/datasciencecluster_v1_datasciencecluster.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/datasciencecluster_v1_datasciencecluster.yaml
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ spec:
       managementState: "Managed"
       registriesNamespace: "odh-model-registries"
     feastoperator:
-      managementState: "Removed"
+      managementState: "Managed"
diff --git a/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go b/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
index a4e9849e878..97b819f03db 100644
--- a/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func CreateDefaultDSC(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) error {
 					ManagementSpec: common.ManagementSpec{ManagementState: operatorv1.Managed},
 				},
 				FeastOperator: componentApi.DSCFeastOperator{
-					ManagementSpec: common.ManagementSpec{ManagementState: operatorv1.Removed},
+					ManagementSpec: common.ManagementSpec{ManagementState: operatorv1.Managed},
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/tests/e2e/controller_test.go b/tests/e2e/controller_test.go
index f43f888b75d..423fd8b203c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/controller_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/controller_test.go
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ var (
 				componentApi.KserveComponentName:               kserveTestSuite,
 				componentApi.ModelMeshServingComponentName:     modelMeshServingTestSuite,
 				componentApi.ModelControllerComponentName:      modelControllerTestSuite,
-				// Temporary disable Feast until images are moved from docker.io
-				// TODO: enable when ready
-				// componentApi.FeastOperatorComponentName:        feastOperatorTestSuite,
+				componentApi.FeastOperatorComponentName:        feastOperatorTestSuite,
 			},
 		},
 		services: TestGroup{
diff --git a/tests/e2e/feastoperator_test.go b/tests/e2e/feastoperator_test.go
index ccf2483b084..8c211bfe54e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/feastoperator_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/feastoperator_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // TODO: remove unused when test enabled back.
-func feastOperatorTestSuite(t *testing.T) { //nolint:unused
+func feastOperatorTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	ct, err := NewComponentTestCtx(&componentApi.FeastOperator{})