diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
index f31373a2fcf..a8007bd3342 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Most [generally available](https://grafana.com/docs/release-life-cycle/#general-
 | `angularDeprecationUI`                 | Display Angular warnings in dashboards and panels                                                                                   | Yes                |
 | `dashgpt`                              | Enable AI powered features in dashboards                                                                                            | Yes                |
 | `alertingInsights`                     | Show the new alerting insights landing page                                                                                         | Yes                |
+| `externalCorePlugins`                  | Allow core plugins to be loaded as external                                                                                         | Yes                |
 | `panelMonitoring`                      | Enables panel monitoring through logs and measurements                                                                              | Yes                |
 | `formatString`                         | Enable format string transformer                                                                                                    | Yes                |
 | `kubernetesPlaylists`                  | Use the kubernetes API in the frontend for playlists, and route /api/playlist requests to k8s                                       | Yes                |
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ Experimental features might be changed or removed without prior notice.
 | `sseGroupByDatasource`                      | Send query to the same datasource in a single request when using server side expressions. The `cloudWatchBatchQueries` feature toggle should be enabled if this used with CloudWatch.                                                                                             |
 | `libraryPanelRBAC`                          | Enables RBAC support for library panels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `wargamesTesting`                           | Placeholder feature flag for internal testing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
-| `externalCorePlugins`                       | Allow core plugins to be loaded as external                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `pluginsAPIMetrics`                         | Sends metrics of public grafana packages usage by plugins                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | `enableNativeHTTPHistogram`                 | Enables native HTTP Histograms                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
 | `disableClassicHTTPHistogram`               | Disables classic HTTP Histogram (use with enableNativeHTTPHistogram)                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
index f223d4d73b9..4c1a908d2fd 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ export interface FeatureToggles {
   alertingInsights?: boolean;
   /**
   * Allow core plugins to be loaded as external
+  * @default true
   */
   externalCorePlugins?: boolean;
   /**
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index fa350ab091c..606ed57cea4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -574,8 +574,9 @@ var (
 		{
 			Name:        "externalCorePlugins",
 			Description: "Allow core plugins to be loaded as external",
-			Stage:       FeatureStageExperimental,
+			Stage:       FeatureStageGeneralAvailability,
 			Owner:       grafanaPluginsPlatformSquad,
+			Expression:  "true", // enabled by default
 		},
 		{
 			Name:         "pluginsAPIMetrics",
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
index ed7d50d0ae9..816d4fff02b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ libraryPanelRBAC,experimental,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,true,false
 lokiRunQueriesInParallel,privatePreview,@grafana/observability-logs,false,false,false
 wargamesTesting,experimental,@grafana/hosted-grafana-team,false,false,false
 alertingInsights,GA,@grafana/alerting-squad,false,false,true
-externalCorePlugins,experimental,@grafana/plugins-platform-backend,false,false,false
+externalCorePlugins,GA,@grafana/plugins-platform-backend,false,false,false
 pluginsAPIMetrics,experimental,@grafana/plugins-platform-backend,false,false,true
 externalServiceAccounts,preview,@grafana/identity-access-team,false,false,false
 panelMonitoring,GA,@grafana/dataviz-squad,false,false,true
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
index 0c86f44f391..ee37ab5b693 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
@@ -1728,13 +1728,17 @@
     {
       "metadata": {
         "name": "externalCorePlugins",
-        "resourceVersion": "1718727528075",
-        "creationTimestamp": "2023-09-22T08:50:13Z"
+        "resourceVersion": "1741964095787",
+        "creationTimestamp": "2023-09-22T08:50:13Z",
+        "annotations": {
+          "grafana.app/updatedTimestamp": "2025-03-14 14:54:55.787758 +0000 UTC"
+        }
       },
       "spec": {
         "description": "Allow core plugins to be loaded as external",
-        "stage": "experimental",
-        "codeowner": "@grafana/plugins-platform-backend"
+        "stage": "GA",
+        "codeowner": "@grafana/plugins-platform-backend",
+        "expression": "true"
       }
     },
     {