diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/hooks/setup_technology.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/hooks/setup_technology.ts
index 5cafedee7db7b2..141622410076d5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/hooks/setup_technology.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/hooks/setup_technology.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function useSetupTechnology({
   const [newAgentlessPolicy, setNewAgentlessPolicy] = useState<AgentPolicy | NewAgentPolicy>(
     generateNewAgentPolicyWithDefaults({
       supports_agentless: true,
-      monitoring_enabled: [],
+      monitoring_enabled: ['logs', 'metrics'],
     })
   );
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/index.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/index.test.tsx
index 6e6ebd7e08c44a..195d41221d4242 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/index.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/fleet/sections/agent_policy/create_package_policy_page/single_page_layout/index.test.tsx
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ describe('When on the package policy create page', () => {
 
         expect(sendCreateAgentPolicy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.objectContaining({
-            monitoring_enabled: [],
+            monitoring_enabled: ['logs', 'metrics'],
             name: 'Agentless policy for nginx-1',
             supports_agentless: true,
           }),