diff --git a/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/accessibility/accessibility_keyboard_usability_spec.js b/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/accessibility/accessibility_keyboard_usability_spec.js
index f33868da7a..22383c6af3 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/accessibility/accessibility_keyboard_usability_spec.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/accessibility/accessibility_keyboard_usability_spec.js
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ describe('Verify Accessibility keyboard usability across different regions in th
         cy.get('body').type('{leftarrow}').wait(100);
         cy.get('#messagesTab').should('have.class', 'a11y--active a11y--focused');
 
+        // # move focus to the team selector
+        cy.focused().tab();
+
+        // * Ensures the focus item has test-id of searchTeamsSelectorMenuButton
+        cy.get('#searchTeamsSelectorMenuButton').should('have.class', 'a11y--active a11y--focused');
+
         // # move focus to search results items
         cy.focused().tab();
 
diff --git a/server/public/model/feature_flags.go b/server/public/model/feature_flags.go
index e81e35a9ac..d99820da0f 100644
--- a/server/public/model/feature_flags.go
+++ b/server/public/model/feature_flags.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (f *FeatureFlags) SetDefaults() {
 	f.WebSocketEventScope = true
 	f.NotificationMonitoring = true
 	f.ExperimentalAuditSettingsSystemConsoleUI = false
-	f.ExperimentalCrossTeamSearch = false
+	f.ExperimentalCrossTeamSearch = true
 	f.CustomProfileAttributes = false
 }