diff --git a/db/schema_features.hh b/db/schema_features.hh
index eba2b1990e..9b17d1ba3b 100644
--- a/db/schema_features.hh
+++ b/db/schema_features.hh
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ enum class schema_feature {
 
     // Per-table tablet options
     TABLET_OPTIONS,
+
+    // When enabled, `system_schema.keyspaces` will keep three replication values:
+    // the initial, the current, and the target replication factor,
+    // which reflect the phases of the multi RF change.
+    KEYSPACE_MULTI_RF_CHANGE,
 };
 
 using schema_features = enum_set<super_enum<schema_feature,
@@ -43,7 +48,8 @@ using schema_features = enum_set<super_enum<schema_feature,
     schema_feature::TABLE_DIGEST_INSENSITIVE_TO_EXPIRY,
     schema_feature::GROUP0_SCHEMA_VERSIONING,
     schema_feature::IN_MEMORY_TABLES,
-    schema_feature::TABLET_OPTIONS
+    schema_feature::TABLET_OPTIONS,
+    schema_feature::KEYSPACE_MULTI_RF_CHANGE
     >>;
 
 }
diff --git a/gms/feature_service.cc b/gms/feature_service.cc
index e65ddb493c..73dc6ee144 100644
--- a/gms/feature_service.cc
+++ b/gms/feature_service.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <seastar/core/sstring.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/seastar.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/smp.hh>
+#include "db/schema_features.hh"
 #include "utils/log.hh"
 #include "gms/feature.hh"
 #include "gms/feature_service.hh"
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ db::schema_features feature_service::cluster_schema_features() const {
     f.set<db::schema_feature::GROUP0_SCHEMA_VERSIONING>();
     f.set_if<db::schema_feature::IN_MEMORY_TABLES>(bool(in_memory_tables));
     f.set_if<db::schema_feature::TABLET_OPTIONS>(bool(tablet_options));
+    f.set_if<db::schema_feature::KEYSPACE_MULTI_RF_CHANGE>(bool(keyspace_multi_rf_change));
     return f;
 }
 
diff --git a/gms/feature_service.hh b/gms/feature_service.hh
index 9ef7e9e01d..92c7709d6a 100644
--- a/gms/feature_service.hh
+++ b/gms/feature_service.hh
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public:
     gms::feature writetime_ttl_individual_element { *this, "WRITETIME_TTL_INDIVIDUAL_ELEMENT"sv };
     gms::feature arbitrary_tablet_boundaries { *this, "ARBITRARY_TABLET_BOUNDARIES"sv };
     gms::feature large_data_virtual_tables { *this, "LARGE_DATA_VIRTUAL_TABLES"sv };
+    gms::feature keyspace_multi_rf_change { *this, "KEYSPACE_MULTI_RF_CHANGE"sv };
 public:
 
     const std::unordered_map<sstring, std::reference_wrapper<feature>>& registered_features() const;