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 ae416a2655b..78cbd42b8a0 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Some features are enabled by default. You can disable these feature by setting t
 | `emptyDashboardPage`                             | Enable the redesigned user interface of a dashboard page that includes no panels                                                                                                                    | Yes                |
 | `disablePrometheusExemplarSampling`              | Disable Prometheus exemplar sampling                                                                                                                                                                |                    |
 | `logsContextDatasourceUi`                        | Allow datasource to provide custom UI for context view                                                                                                                                              | Yes                |
-| `lokiQuerySplitting`                             | Split large interval queries into subqueries with smaller time intervals                                                                                                                            | Yes                |
 | `gcomOnlyExternalOrgRoleSync`                    | Prohibits a user from changing organization roles synced with Grafana Cloud auth provider                                                                                                           |                    |
 | `prometheusMetricEncyclopedia`                   | Adds the metrics explorer component to the Prometheus query builder as an option in metric select                                                                                                   | Yes                |
 | `prometheusResourceBrowserCache`                 | Displays browser caching options in Prometheus data source configuration                                                                                                                            | Yes                |
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@ Experimental features might be changed or removed without prior notice.
 | `mysqlAnsiQuotes`                           | Use double quotes to escape keyword in a MySQL query                                                                                                                                     |
 | `alertingBacktesting`                       | Rule backtesting API for alerting                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `editPanelCSVDragAndDrop`                   | Enables drag and drop for CSV and Excel files                                                                                                                                            |
+| `lokiQuerySplitting`                        | Split large interval queries into subqueries with smaller time intervals                                                                                                                 |
 | `lokiQuerySplittingConfig`                  | Give users the option to configure split durations for Loki queries                                                                                                                      |
 | `individualCookiePreferences`               | Support overriding cookie preferences per user                                                                                                                                           |
 | `timeSeriesTable`                           | Enable time series table transformer & sparkline cell type                                                                                                                               |
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index 3715fc62de2..a68c1a588ff 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -300,10 +300,9 @@ var (
 		{
 			Name:         "lokiQuerySplitting",
 			Description:  "Split large interval queries into subqueries with smaller time intervals",
-			Stage:        FeatureStageGeneralAvailability,
+			Stage:        FeatureStageExperimental,
 			FrontendOnly: true,
 			Owner:        grafanaObservabilityLogsSquad,
-			Expression:   "true", // turned on by default
 		},
 		{
 			Name:         "lokiQuerySplittingConfig",
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
index d131c7fbfa0..6f1c59b8cbb 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ alertingBacktesting,experimental,@grafana/alerting-squad,false,false,false,false
 editPanelCSVDragAndDrop,experimental,@grafana/grafana-bi-squad,false,false,false,true
 alertingNoNormalState,preview,@grafana/alerting-squad,false,false,false,false
 logsContextDatasourceUi,GA,@grafana/observability-logs,false,false,false,true
-lokiQuerySplitting,GA,@grafana/observability-logs,false,false,false,true
+lokiQuerySplitting,experimental,@grafana/observability-logs,false,false,false,true
 lokiQuerySplittingConfig,experimental,@grafana/observability-logs,false,false,false,true
 individualCookiePreferences,experimental,@grafana/backend-platform,false,false,false,false
 gcomOnlyExternalOrgRoleSync,GA,@grafana/grafana-authnz-team,false,false,false,false