diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 354b7b1f2d8..f20a9fb3cc2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ private function addGraphQlSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode): void
                         ->integerNode('max_query_depth')->defaultValue(20)
                         ->end()
                         ->arrayNode('graphql_playground')
-                            ->setDeprecated('api-platform/core', '4.0')
+                            ->setDeprecated('api-platform/core', '4.0', 'The "graphql_playground" configuration is deprecated and will be ignored.')
+                            ->canBeEnabled()
                         ->end()
                         ->integerNode('max_query_complexity')->defaultValue(500)
                         ->end()
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index d9e53850166..356a31b4838 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ private function runDefaultConfigTests(array $doctrineIntegrationsToLoad = ['orm
                         'enabled' => true,
                     ],
                 ],
+                'graphql_playground' => [
+                    'enabled' => false,
+                ],
             ],
             'elasticsearch' => [
                 'enabled' => false,