diff --git a/.changeset/good-panthers-shave.md b/.changeset/good-panthers-shave.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59e788d780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-panthers-shave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+"@medusajs/draft-order": patch
+"@medusajs/utils": patch
+---
+
+chore: Enable draft order plugin by default
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 94d0f7d9f5..9080d17679 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ packages/**/.yarn/*
 integration-tests/**/.yarn/*
 www/**/.yarn/*
 
+packages/**/plugins/**/.medusa/
+
 .DS_Store
 
 .eslintcache
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts
index a071757105..14c55c3b39 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/define-config.spec.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -298,7 +303,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -473,7 +483,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -649,7 +664,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -813,7 +833,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -980,7 +1005,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -1180,7 +1210,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-redis",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -1382,7 +1417,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-redis",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -1600,7 +1640,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-redis",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
@@ -1638,6 +1683,88 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
     `)
   })
 
+  it("should include default plugins", function () {
+    const config = defineConfig()
+    expect(config.plugins).toEqual([
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: {} },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("should append custom plugins to defaults", function () {
+    const config = defineConfig({
+      plugins: [
+        { resolve: "@medusajs/custom-plugin", options: { key: "value" } },
+      ],
+    })
+    expect(config.plugins).toEqual([
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: {} },
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/custom-plugin", options: { key: "value" } },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("should handle multiple custom plugins", function () {
+    const config = defineConfig({
+      plugins: [
+        { resolve: "@medusajs/plugin-one", options: { setting: "a" } },
+        { resolve: "@medusajs/plugin-two", options: { setting: "b" } },
+        { resolve: "./local-plugin", options: {} },
+      ],
+    })
+    expect(config.plugins).toEqual([
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: {} },
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/plugin-one", options: { setting: "a" } },
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/plugin-two", options: { setting: "b" } },
+      { resolve: "./local-plugin", options: {} },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("should merge plugins", function () {
+    const config = defineConfig({
+      plugins: [
+        { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: { setting: "a" } },
+      ],
+    })
+    expect(config.plugins).toEqual([
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: { setting: "a" } },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("should include plugins in cloud environment", function () {
+    const originalEnv = { ...process.env }
+    process.env.EXECUTION_CONTEXT = "medusa-cloud"
+
+    const config = defineConfig({
+      plugins: [
+        { resolve: "@medusajs/cloud-plugin", options: { cloud: true } },
+      ],
+    })
+
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv }
+
+    expect(config.plugins).toEqual([
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: {} },
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/cloud-plugin", options: { cloud: true } },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("should handle empty plugins array", function () {
+    const config = defineConfig({
+      plugins: [],
+    })
+    expect(config.plugins).toEqual([
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: {} },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("should handle undefined plugins", function () {
+    const config = defineConfig({
+      modules: {},
+    })
+    expect(config.plugins).toEqual([
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: {} },
+    ])
+  })
+
   it("should allow custom dynamodb config", function () {
     expect(
       defineConfig({
@@ -1785,7 +1912,12 @@ describe("defineConfig", function () {
             "resolve": "@medusajs/medusa/workflow-engine-inmemory",
           },
         },
-        "plugins": [],
+        "plugins": [
+          {
+            "options": {},
+            "resolve": "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          },
+        ],
         "projectConfig": {
           "databaseUrl": "postgres://localhost/medusa-starter-default",
           "http": {
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/get-resolved-plugins.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/get-resolved-plugins.spec.ts
index 3b96e8fb6f..7caffc4982 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/get-resolved-plugins.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/common/__tests__/get-resolved-plugins.spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ afterEach(async () => {
 
 describe("getResolvedPlugins | relative paths", () => {
   test("resolve configured plugins", async () => {
+    await fs.createJson("node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/package.json", {
+      name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    })
+
     await fs.createJson("plugins/dummy/package.json", {
       name: "my-dummy-plugin",
       version: "1.0.0",
@@ -27,25 +32,46 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | relative paths", () => {
               apiKey: "asecret",
             },
           },
+          {
+            resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+            options: {},
+          },
         ],
       }),
       false
     )
 
-    expect(plugins).toEqual([
-      {
-        resolve: path.join(fs.basePath, "./plugins/dummy/.medusa/server/src"),
-        admin: undefined,
-        name: "my-dummy-plugin",
-        id: "my-dummy-plugin",
-        options: { apiKey: "asecret" },
-        version: "1.0.0",
-        modules: [],
-      },
-    ])
+    expect(plugins).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        {
+          id: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          modules: [],
+          name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+          options: {},
+          resolve: path.join(
+            fs.basePath,
+            "node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/.medusa/server/src"
+          ),
+          version: "1.0.0",
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: path.join(fs.basePath, "./plugins/dummy/.medusa/server/src"),
+          admin: undefined,
+          name: "my-dummy-plugin",
+          id: "my-dummy-plugin",
+          options: { apiKey: "asecret" },
+          version: "1.0.0",
+          modules: [],
+        },
+      ])
+    )
   })
 
   test("scan plugin modules", async () => {
+    await fs.createJson("node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/package.json", {
+      name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    })
     await fs.createJson("plugins/dummy/package.json", {
       name: "my-dummy-plugin",
       version: "1.0.0",
@@ -70,7 +96,7 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | relative paths", () => {
       false
     )
 
-    expect(plugins).toEqual([
+    expect(plugins).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
       {
         resolve: path.join(fs.basePath, "./plugins/dummy/.medusa/server/src"),
         admin: undefined,
@@ -87,10 +113,26 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | relative paths", () => {
           },
         ],
       },
-    ])
+      {
+        id: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        modules: [],
+        name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        options: {},
+        resolve: path.join(
+          fs.basePath,
+          "node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/.medusa/server/src"
+        ),
+        version: "1.0.0",
+      },
+    ]))
   })
 
   test("throw error when package.json file is missing", async () => {
+    await fs.createJson("node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/package.json", {
+      name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    })
+
     const resolvePlugins = async () =>
       getResolvedPlugins(
         fs.basePath,
@@ -113,6 +155,10 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | relative paths", () => {
   })
 
   test("resolve admin source from medusa-plugin-options file", async () => {
+    await fs.createJson("node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/package.json", {
+      name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    })
     await fs.createJson("plugins/dummy/package.json", {
       name: "my-dummy-plugin",
       version: "1.0.0",
@@ -138,12 +184,16 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | relative paths", () => {
               apiKey: "asecret",
             },
           },
+          {
+            resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+            options: {},
+          },
         ],
       }),
       false
     )
 
-    expect(plugins).toEqual([
+    expect(plugins).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
       {
         resolve: path.join(fs.basePath, "./plugins/dummy/.medusa/server/src"),
         admin: {
@@ -163,12 +213,27 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | relative paths", () => {
           },
         ],
       },
-    ])
+      {
+        id: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        modules: [],
+        name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        options: {},
+        resolve: path.join(
+          fs.basePath,
+          "node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/.medusa/server/src"
+        ),
+        version: "1.0.0",
+      },
+    ]))
   })
 })
 
 describe("getResolvedPlugins | package reference", () => {
   test("resolve configured plugins", async () => {
+    await fs.createJson("node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/package.json", {
+      name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    })
     await fs.createJson("package.json", {})
     await fs.createJson("node_modules/@plugins/dummy/package.json", {
       name: "my-dummy-plugin",
@@ -190,7 +255,7 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | package reference", () => {
       false
     )
 
-    expect(plugins).toEqual([
+    expect(plugins).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
       {
         resolve: path.join(
           fs.basePath,
@@ -203,10 +268,25 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | package reference", () => {
         version: "1.0.0",
         modules: [],
       },
-    ])
+      {
+        id: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        modules: [],
+        name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        options: {},
+        resolve: path.join(
+          fs.basePath,
+          "node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/.medusa/server/src"
+        ),
+        version: "1.0.0",
+      },
+    ]))
   })
 
   test("scan plugin modules", async () => {
+    await fs.createJson("node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/package.json", {
+      name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    })
     await fs.createJson("package.json", {})
     await fs.createJson("node_modules/@plugins/dummy/package.json", {
       name: "my-dummy-plugin",
@@ -232,7 +312,7 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | package reference", () => {
       false
     )
 
-    expect(plugins).toEqual([
+    expect(plugins).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
       {
         resolve: path.join(
           fs.basePath,
@@ -252,10 +332,25 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | package reference", () => {
           },
         ],
       },
-    ])
+      {
+        id: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        modules: [],
+        name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+        options: {},
+        resolve: path.join(
+          fs.basePath,
+          "node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/.medusa/server/src"
+        ),
+        version: "1.0.0",
+      },
+    ]))
   })
 
   test("throw error when package.json file is missing", async () => {
+    await fs.createJson("node_modules/@medusajs/draft-order/package.json", {
+      name: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    })
     const resolvePlugins = async () =>
       getResolvedPlugins(
         fs.basePath,
@@ -267,6 +362,10 @@ describe("getResolvedPlugins | package reference", () => {
                 apiKey: "asecret",
               },
             },
+            {
+              resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order",
+              options: {},
+            },
           ],
         }),
         false
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts
index 1fd6f62938..4e277a6921 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/common/define-config.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import {
 } from "../modules-sdk"
 import { isObject } from "./is-object"
 import { isString } from "./is-string"
-import { tryConvertToNumber } from "./try-convert-to-number"
 import { normalizeImportPathWithSource } from "./normalize-import-path-with-source"
 import { resolveExports } from "./resolve-exports"
+import { tryConvertToNumber } from "./try-convert-to-number"
 
 const MEDUSA_CLOUD_EXECUTION_CONTEXT = "medusa-cloud"
 const DEFAULT_SECRET = "supersecret"
@@ -49,13 +49,14 @@ export function defineConfig(config: InputConfig = {}): ConfigModule {
   const projectConfig = normalizeProjectConfig(config.projectConfig, options)
   const adminConfig = normalizeAdminConfig(config.admin)
   const modules = resolveModules(config.modules, options, config.projectConfig)
+  const plugins = resolvePlugins(config.plugins, options)
 
   return {
     projectConfig,
     featureFlags: (config.featureFlags ?? {}) as ConfigModule["featureFlags"],
-    plugins: config.plugins || [],
     admin: adminConfig,
     modules: modules,
+    plugins,
   }
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +125,33 @@ export function transformModules(
   return remappedModules as Exclude<ConfigModule["modules"], undefined>
 }
 
+function resolvePlugins(
+  configPlugins: InputConfig["plugins"],
+  { isCloud }: { isCloud: boolean }
+): ConfigModule["plugins"] {
+  const defaultPlugins: Map<string, ConfigModule["plugins"][number]> = new Map([
+    [
+      "@medusajs/draft-order",
+      { resolve: "@medusajs/draft-order", options: {} },
+    ],
+  ])
+
+  if (configPlugins?.length) {
+    configPlugins.forEach((plugin) => {
+      if (typeof plugin === "string") {
+        defaultPlugins.set(plugin, { resolve: plugin, options: {} })
+      } else {
+        defaultPlugins.set(plugin.resolve, plugin)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  // We don't have any cloud plugins yet, but we might in the future
+  const cloudPlugins = [...Array.from(defaultPlugins.values())]
+
+  return isCloud ? cloudPlugins : Array.from(defaultPlugins.values())
+}
+
 /**
  * The user API allow to use array of modules configuration. This method manage the loading of the
  * user modules along side the default modules and re map them to an object.
diff --git a/packages/medusa/package.json b/packages/medusa/package.json
index 5f85c4b114..8959dff1ca 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/package.json
+++ b/packages/medusa/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     "@medusajs/core-flows": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/currency": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/customer": "2.9.0",
+    "@medusajs/draft-order": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/event-bus-local": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/event-bus-redis": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/file": "2.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/plugins/draft-order/package.json b/packages/plugins/draft-order/package.json
index 34d71ba683..a10859d132 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/draft-order/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/draft-order/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "@medusajs/cli": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/framework": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/icons": "2.9.0",
-    "@medusajs/medusa": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/test-utils": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/types": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/ui": "4.0.19",
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
     "@medusajs/cli": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/framework": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/icons": "2.9.0",
-    "@medusajs/medusa": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/test-utils": "2.9.0",
     "@medusajs/ui": "4.0.19",
     "@mikro-orm/cli": "6.4.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 808ebea36d..7d6a31e7f2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6391,7 +6391,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@medusajs/draft-order@workspace:packages/plugins/draft-order":
+"@medusajs/draft-order@2.9.0, @medusajs/draft-order@workspace:packages/plugins/draft-order":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@medusajs/draft-order@workspace:packages/plugins/draft-order"
   dependencies:
@@ -6402,7 +6402,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@medusajs/framework": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/icons": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/js-sdk": 2.9.0
-    "@medusajs/medusa": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/test-utils": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/types": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/ui": 4.0.19
@@ -6439,7 +6438,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@medusajs/cli": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/framework": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/icons": 2.9.0
-    "@medusajs/medusa": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/test-utils": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/ui": 4.0.19
     "@mikro-orm/cli": 6.4.3
@@ -6895,6 +6893,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@medusajs/core-flows": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/currency": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/customer": 2.9.0
+    "@medusajs/draft-order": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/event-bus-local": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/event-bus-redis": 2.9.0
     "@medusajs/file": 2.9.0