diff --git a/apps/studio/src/components/content-tab-assistant.tsx b/apps/studio/src/components/content-tab-assistant.tsx
index 72cc36d471..b13625d2c3 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/components/content-tab-assistant.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/src/components/content-tab-assistant.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { StudioCodeChat } from 'src/components/studio-code-chat';
 import WelcomeComponent from 'src/components/welcome-message-prompt';
 import { LIMIT_OF_PROMPTS_PER_USER, TELEX_HOSTNAME, TELEX_UTM_PARAMS } from 'src/constants';
 import { useAuth } from 'src/hooks/use-auth';
-import { useFeatureFlags } from 'src/hooks/use-feature-flags';
 import { useOffline } from 'src/hooks/use-offline';
 import { useThemeDetails } from 'src/hooks/use-theme-details';
 import { cx } from 'src/lib/cx';
@@ -359,7 +358,9 @@ const UnauthenticatedView = ( { onAuthenticate }: { onAuthenticate: () => void }
 );
 
 export function ContentTabAssistant( { selectedSite }: ContentTabAssistantProps ) {
-	const { enableStudioCodeUi } = useFeatureFlags();
+	const enableStudioCodeUi = useRootSelector(
+		( state ) => state.betaFeatures.features.enableStudioCodeUi
+	);
 
 	if ( enableStudioCodeUi ) {
 		return <StudioCodeChat selectedSite={ selectedSite } />;
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/components/tests/content-tab-settings.test.tsx b/apps/studio/src/components/tests/content-tab-settings.test.tsx
index 058a4fba1e..477c6069ea 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/components/tests/content-tab-settings.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/src/components/tests/content-tab-settings.test.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ const snapshotTestActions = {
 let testStore = createTestStore( {
 	preloadedState: {
 		betaFeatures: {
-			features: {},
+			features: {
+				enableStudioCodeUi: false,
+			},
 			loading: false,
 		},
 	},
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ function createCustomTestStore() {
 	const store = createTestStore( {
 		preloadedState: {
 			betaFeatures: {
-				features: {},
+				features: {
+					enableStudioCodeUi: false,
+				},
 				loading: false,
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/ipc-types.d.ts b/apps/studio/src/ipc-types.d.ts
index f57b868f55..659d80dc07 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/ipc-types.d.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/ipc-types.d.ts
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ type IpcApi = {
 
 interface FeatureFlags {
 	enableBlueprints: boolean;
-	enableStudioCodeUi: boolean;
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type
-interface BetaFeatures {}
+interface BetaFeatures {
+	enableStudioCodeUi: boolean;
+}
 
 interface AppGlobals extends FeatureFlags {
 	platform: NodeJS.Platform;
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/lib/beta-features.ts b/apps/studio/src/lib/beta-features.ts
index a7770bbc3a..7a9d3b58b0 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/lib/beta-features.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/lib/beta-features.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { lockAppdata, unlockAppdata, loadUserData, saveUserData } from 'src/storage/user-data';
 
 export interface BetaFeatureDefinition {
@@ -10,14 +11,23 @@ export interface BetaFeatureDefinition {
 /**
  * Default values for beta features.
  */
-const BETA_FEATURE_DEFAULTS: Record< keyof BetaFeatures, boolean > = {};
+const BETA_FEATURE_DEFAULTS: Record< keyof BetaFeatures, boolean > = {
+	enableStudioCodeUi: false,
+};
 
 /**
  * Returns beta feature definitions with translated labels and descriptions.
  * Must be called at runtime (not at module load) to ensure translations are loaded.
  */
 export function getBetaFeaturesDefinition(): Record< keyof BetaFeatures, BetaFeatureDefinition > {
-	return {};
+	return {
+		enableStudioCodeUi: {
+			label: __( 'Studio Code Desktop' ),
+			key: 'enableStudioCodeUi',
+			default: false,
+			description: __( 'Try the new Studio Code Desktop assistant.' ),
+		},
+	};
 }
 
 function buildBetaFeatures( userData: BetaFeatures | undefined ): BetaFeatures {
@@ -26,7 +36,7 @@ function buildBetaFeatures( userData: BetaFeatures | undefined ): BetaFeatures {
 	keys.forEach( ( key ) => {
 		features[ key ] = userData?.[ key ] ?? BETA_FEATURE_DEFAULTS[ key ];
 	} );
-	return features;
+	return features as BetaFeatures;
 }
 
 export async function getBetaFeatures(): Promise< BetaFeatures > {
@@ -42,8 +52,6 @@ export async function updateBetaFeature(
 		await lockAppdata();
 		const userData = await loadUserData();
 		const betaFeatures = await getBetaFeatures();
-		// @ts-expect-error If `BetaFeatures` is empty, `key` will be `never`, and we cannot use it to
-		// assign to`betaFeatures`.That's fine. Just rely on type checking when this function is called.
 		betaFeatures[ key ] = value;
 		userData.betaFeatures = betaFeatures;
 		await saveUserData( userData );
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/lib/feature-flags.ts b/apps/studio/src/lib/feature-flags.ts
index a1bd010661..3cadfca0b8 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/lib/feature-flags.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/lib/feature-flags.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ export const FEATURE_FLAGS: Record< keyof FeatureFlags, FeatureFlagDefinition >
 		flag: 'enableBlueprints',
 		default: true,
 	},
-	enableStudioCodeUi: {
-		label: 'Enable Studio Code UI',
-		env: 'ENABLE_STUDIO_CODE_UI',
-		flag: 'enableStudioCodeUi',
-		default: false,
-	},
 } as const;
 
 export function getFeatureFlagFromEnv( flag: keyof FeatureFlags ): boolean {
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/menu.ts b/apps/studio/src/menu.ts
index 76e8283e51..8332694797 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/menu.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/menu.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ async function getAppMenu(
 				{
 					label: __( 'Beta Features' ),
 					submenu: betaFeaturesMenu,
-					enabled: false,
+					enabled: betaFeaturesMenu.length > 0,
 				},
 				{ type: 'separator' },
 				...( process.platform === 'win32'
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/stores/beta-features-slice.ts b/apps/studio/src/stores/beta-features-slice.ts
index 3106844b25..cc21457ae6 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/stores/beta-features-slice.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/stores/beta-features-slice.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ type BetaFeaturesState = {
 };
 
 const initialState: BetaFeaturesState = {
-	features: {},
+	features: {
+		enableStudioCodeUi: false,
+	},
 	loading: false,
 };