diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable-lbaas-aio-9a428c459a10aeda.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable-lbaas-aio-9a428c459a10aeda.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..042411a9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable-lbaas-aio-9a428c459a10aeda.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - LBaaSv2 is now enabled by default in all-in-one (AIO) deployments.
diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables.aio.yml.j2 b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables.aio.yml.j2
index 0cd8524c52..7a835df04e 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables.aio.yml.j2
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables.aio.yml.j2
@@ -112,3 +112,9 @@ repo_build_pip_no_binary:
 # The container backing store is set to 'overlayfs' to speed up the
 # AIO build time.
 lxc_container_backing_store: overlayfs
+
+## Enable LBaaSv2 in the AIO
+neutron_plugin_base:
+  - router
+  - metering
+  - neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.plugin.LoadBalancerPluginv2