diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
index 3cc1a16a9b6..3aba037dc7d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1911,3 +1911,5 @@ edxapp_staticfiles_storage_overrides: !!null
 EDXAPP_SITE_CONFIGURATION: {}
 
 EDXAPP_ENABLE_MONGODB_INDEXES: false
+
+COMMON_ENABLE_DATADOG_APP: true