diff --git a/lib/graphql/schema/visibility.rb b/lib/graphql/schema/visibility.rb
index 0ac274a786..c8b53122ca 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/schema/visibility.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/schema/visibility.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ class Schema
     class Visibility
       # @param schema [Class<GraphQL::Schema>]
       # @param profiles [Hash<Symbol => Hash>] A hash of `name => context` pairs for preloading visibility profiles
-      # @param preload [Boolean] if `true`, load the default schema profile and all named profiles immediately (defaults to `true` for `Rails.env.production?`)
+      # @param preload [Boolean] if `true`, load the default schema profile and all named profiles immediately (defaults to `true` for `Rails.env.production?` and `Rails.env.staging?`)
       # @param migration_errors [Boolean] if `true`, raise an error when `Visibility` and `Warden` return different results
-      def self.use(schema, dynamic: false, profiles: EmptyObjects::EMPTY_HASH, preload: (defined?(Rails.env) ? Rails.env.production? : nil), migration_errors: false)
+      def self.use(schema, dynamic: false, profiles: EmptyObjects::EMPTY_HASH, preload: (defined?(Rails.env) ? (Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.staging?) : nil), migration_errors: false)
         profiles&.each { |name, ctx|
           ctx[:visibility_profile] = name
           ctx.freeze
diff --git a/spec/graphql/schema/visibility_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/schema/visibility_spec.rb
index 507599f15d..223cf2fdcf 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/schema/visibility_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/schema/visibility_spec.rb
@@ -310,4 +310,33 @@ def self.resolve_type(...); Thing; end
     res = InterfaceSuperclassSchema.execute("{ node { id ... on Thing { name } } }")
     assert_equal "Hat", res["data"]["node"]["name"]
   end
+
+  it "defaults to preload: true for Rails.env.staging?" do
+    if defined?(Rails)
+      prev_rails = Rails
+      Object.send :remove_const, :Rails
+    end
+    mock_env = OpenStruct.new(:staging? => true)
+    Object.const_set(:Rails, OpenStruct.new(env: mock_env))
+    schema = Class.new(GraphQL::Schema) do
+      use GraphQL::Schema::Visibility
+    end
+    assert Rails.env.staging?
+    assert schema.visibility.preload?
+
+    mock_env[:staging?] = false
+    mock_env[:test?] = true
+
+    schema = Class.new(GraphQL::Schema) do
+      use GraphQL::Schema::Visibility
+    end
+    assert Rails.env.test?
+    refute Rails.env.staging?
+    refute schema.visibility.preload?
+  ensure
+    Object.send(:remove_const, :Rails)
+    if prev_rails
+      Object.const_set(:Rails, prev_rails)
+    end
+  end
 end