diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty.xml b/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty.xml
index 8e6d1a4ae5d..0ba38381b6f 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty.xml
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
       <Set name="delayDispatchUntilContent"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.delayDispatchUntilContent" deprecated="jetty.delayDispatchUntilContent" default="true"/></Set>
       <Set name="maxErrorDispatches"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.maxErrorDispatches" default="10"/></Set>
       <Set name="blockingTimeout"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.blockingTimeout" default="-1"/></Set>
+      <Set name="persistentConnectionsEnabled"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.persistentConnectionsEnabled" default="true"/></Set>
     </New>
 
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