diff --git a/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml b/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
index 25ec6b62a5..26218b476c 100644
--- a/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
+++ b/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ parameters:
     constraints:
       - allowed_values: ['docker', 'podman']
   OctaviaLogOffload:
-    default: false
+    default: true
     description: When true, log messages from the amphora will be forwarded
                  to the administrative log endponts and will be stored with
                  the controller logs.
diff --git a/deployment/octavia/octavia-health-manager-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/octavia/octavia-health-manager-container-puppet.yaml
index 3a38373502..fff721d986 100644
--- a/deployment/octavia/octavia-health-manager-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/octavia/octavia-health-manager-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ parameters:
                  for communication between octavia worker/health-manager
                  with the amphora machine.
   OctaviaLogOffload:
-    default: false
+    default: true
     description: When true, log messages from the amphora will be forwarded
                  to the administrative log endponts and will be stored with
                  the controller logs.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/octavia-enable-log-offload-by-default-53faec2d64688109.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/octavia-enable-log-offload-by-default-53faec2d64688109.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2be3f0f899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/octavia-enable-log-offload-by-default-53faec2d64688109.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    OctaviaLogOffload is now enabled by default, it creates a rsyslog container
+    of the controllers that collects logs from the Octavia amphorae.
+