diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
index facf246f171..e859596520f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/star"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/supportbundles/supportbundlesimpl"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
+
+	"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature"
 )
 
 type ServiceImpl struct {
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ type ServiceImpl struct {
 	pluginSettings       pluginsettings.Service
 	starService          star.Service
 	features             featuremgmt.FeatureToggles
+	openFeature          *featuremgmt.OpenFeatureService
 	dashboardService     dashboards.DashboardService
 	accesscontrolService ac.Service
 	kvStore              kvstore.KVStore
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ type NavigationAppConfig struct {
 
 func ProvideService(cfg *setting.Cfg, accessControl ac.AccessControl, pluginStore pluginstore.Store, pluginSettings pluginsettings.Service, starService star.Service,
 	features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, dashboardService dashboards.DashboardService, accesscontrolService ac.Service, kvStore kvstore.KVStore, apiKeyService apikey.Service,
-	license licensing.Licensing, authnService authn.Service) navtree.Service {
+	license licensing.Licensing, authnService authn.Service, openFeature *featuremgmt.OpenFeatureService) navtree.Service {
 	service := &ServiceImpl{
 		cfg:                  cfg,
 		log:                  log.New("navtree service"),
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ func ProvideService(cfg *setting.Cfg, accessControl ac.AccessControl, pluginStor
 		pluginSettings:       pluginSettings,
 		starService:          starService,
 		features:             features,
+		openFeature:          openFeature,
 		dashboardService:     dashboardService,
 		accesscontrolService: accesscontrolService,
 		kvStore:              kvStore,
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ func ProvideService(cfg *setting.Cfg, accessControl ac.AccessControl, pluginStor
 func (s *ServiceImpl) GetNavTree(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, prefs *pref.Preference) (*navtree.NavTreeRoot, error) {
 	hasAccess := ac.HasAccess(s.accessControl, c)
 	treeRoot := &navtree.NavTreeRoot{}
+	ctx := c.Req.Context()
 
 	treeRoot.AddSection(s.getHomeNode(c, prefs))
 
@@ -184,7 +189,8 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) GetNavTree(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, prefs *pref.Prefere
 		treeRoot.RemoveSectionByID(navtree.NavIDCfg)
 	}
 
-	if s.features.IsEnabled(c.Req.Context(), featuremgmt.FlagPinNavItems) && c.IsSignedIn {
+	enabled := s.openFeature.Client.Boolean(ctx, featuremgmt.FlagPinNavItems, true, openfeature.TransactionContext(ctx))
+	if enabled && c.IsSignedIn {
 		treeRoot.AddSection(&navtree.NavLink{
 			Text:           "Bookmarks",
 			Id:             navtree.NavIDBookmarks,