diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts
index 49f8044e8f..5951bbc292 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export class FlagSet<V extends Flag<any>, T extends { [key: string]: V }> {
 // default values set correctly and their types flow through the system.
 export const flags = new FlagSet({
   DEFAULT_VALUES: Flag.boolean(env.isDev()),
+  AUTOMATION_BRANCHING: Flag.boolean(env.isDev()),
   SQS: Flag.boolean(env.isDev()),
   [FeatureFlag.ENRICHED_RELATIONSHIPS]: Flag.boolean(false),
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
index 2058723faa..f78174aa7a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import * as delay from "./steps/delay"
 import * as queryRow from "./steps/queryRows"
 import * as loop from "./steps/loop"
 import * as collect from "./steps/collect"
+import * as branch from "./steps/branch"
 import * as triggerAutomationRun from "./steps/triggerAutomationRun"
 import env from "../environment"
 import {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../sdk"
 import { getAutomationPlugin } from "../utilities/fileSystem"
+import { features } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 type ActionImplType = ActionImplementations<
   typeof env.SELF_HOSTED extends "true" ? Hosting.SELF : Hosting.CLOUD
@@ -98,6 +100,9 @@ if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
 }
 
 export async function getActionDefinitions() {
+  if (await features.flags.isEnabled("AUTOMATION_BRANCHING")) {
+    BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS["BRANCH"] = branch.definition
+  }
   const actionDefinitions = BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
     const plugins = await sdk.plugins.fetch(PluginType.AUTOMATION)