diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java
index 91eb500586..38b8546cfb 100755
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Env.java
@@ -1502,6 +1502,10 @@ public class Env {
                 VariableMgr.setGlobalBroadcastScaleFactor(newBcFactorVal);
                 LOG.info("upgrade FE from 1.x to 2.x, set broadcast_right_table_scale_factor "
                         + "to new default value: {}", newBcFactorVal);
+
+                // similar reason as above, need to upgrade enable_nereids_planner to true
+                VariableMgr.enableNereidsPlanner();
+                LOG.info("upgrade FE from 1.x to 2.x, set enable_nereids_planner to new default value: true");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/VariableMgr.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/VariableMgr.java
index 7b797ea84a..399170865c 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/VariableMgr.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/VariableMgr.java
@@ -415,6 +415,26 @@ public class VariableMgr {
         }
     }
 
+    public static void enableNereidsPlanner() {
+        wlock.lock();
+        try {
+            VarContext ctx = ctxByVarName.get(SessionVariable.ENABLE_NEREIDS_PLANNER);
+            try {
+                setValue(ctx.getObj(), ctx.getField(), String.valueOf(true));
+            } catch (DdlException e) {
+                LOG.warn("failed to set global variable: {}", SessionVariable.ENABLE_NEREIDS_PLANNER, e);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // write edit log
+            GlobalVarPersistInfo info = new GlobalVarPersistInfo(defaultSessionVariable,
+                    Lists.newArrayList(SessionVariable.ENABLE_NEREIDS_PLANNER));
+            Env.getCurrentEnv().getEditLog().logGlobalVariableV2(info);
+        } finally {
+            wlock.unlock();
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void setLowerCaseTableNames(int mode) throws DdlException {
         VarContext ctx = ctxByVarName.get(GlobalVariable.LOWER_CASE_TABLE_NAMES);
         setGlobalVarAndWriteEditLog(ctx, GlobalVariable.LOWER_CASE_TABLE_NAMES, "" + mode);