diff --git a/developer/developer-prefill.sql b/developer/developer-prefill.sql
index 7b423a1e980..5cd0a6d7d43 100644
--- a/developer/developer-prefill.sql
+++ b/developer/developer-prefill.sql
@@ -63,4 +63,9 @@ INSERT INTO `cloud`.`configuration` (category, instance, component, name, value)
             VALUES ('Advanced', 'DEFAULT', 'management-server',
             'developer', 'true');
 
+-- Enable SAML plugin for developers by default
+INSERT INTO `cloud`.`configuration` (category, instance, component, name, value)
+            VALUES ('Advanced', 'DEFAULT', 'management-server',
+            'saml2.enabled', 'true');
+
 commit;