diff --git a/examples/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties b/examples/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties
index 8f9e8cb621fa..a3b7343cfc72 100644
--- a/examples/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties
+++ b/examples/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ druid.indexer.fork.property.druid.processing.numThreads=2
 
 # Hadoop indexing
 druid.indexer.task.hadoopWorkingPath=var/druid/hadoop-tmp
+
+# Disable lookups on middleManager, but enable on peon.
+druid.lookup.enableLookupSyncOnStartup=false
+druid.indexer.fork.property.druid.lookup.enableLookupSyncOnStartup=true
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/tutorial/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties b/examples/quickstart/tutorial/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties
index d1660aa4deb9..3565178d3d98 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/tutorial/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties
+++ b/examples/quickstart/tutorial/conf/druid/middleManager/runtime.properties
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ druid.indexer.fork.property.druid.processing.numThreads=2
 
 # Hadoop indexing
 druid.indexer.task.hadoopWorkingPath=var/druid/hadoop-tmp
+
+# Disable lookups on middleManager, but enable on peon.
+druid.lookup.enableLookupSyncOnStartup=false
+druid.indexer.fork.property.druid.lookup.enableLookupSyncOnStartup=true
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliMiddleManager.java b/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliMiddleManager.java
index 25c4e13e32dc..c152ca07e1f9 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliMiddleManager.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliMiddleManager.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.apache.druid.indexing.worker.http.TaskManagementResource;
 import org.apache.druid.indexing.worker.http.WorkerResource;
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.logger.Logger;
+import org.apache.druid.query.lookup.LookupModule;
 import org.apache.druid.segment.realtime.firehose.ChatHandlerProvider;
 import org.apache.druid.server.DruidNode;
 import org.apache.druid.server.initialization.jetty.JettyServerInitializer;
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ public WorkerNodeService getWorkerNodeService(WorkerConfig workerConfig)
           }
         },
         new IndexingServiceFirehoseModule(),
-        new IndexingServiceTaskLogsModule()
+        new IndexingServiceTaskLogsModule(),
+        new LookupModule()
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java b/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java
index 4a1c22a92a61..bc3036f27d73 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 import org.apache.druid.indexing.overlord.supervisor.SupervisorResource;
 import org.apache.druid.indexing.worker.config.WorkerConfig;
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.logger.Logger;
+import org.apache.druid.query.lookup.LookupModule;
 import org.apache.druid.segment.realtime.firehose.ChatHandlerProvider;
 import org.apache.druid.server.audit.AuditManagerProvider;
 import org.apache.druid.server.coordinator.CoordinatorOverlordServiceConfig;
@@ -331,7 +332,8 @@ private void configureOverlordHelpers(Binder binder)
           }
         },
         new IndexingServiceFirehoseModule(),
-        new IndexingServiceTaskLogsModule()
+        new IndexingServiceTaskLogsModule(),
+        new LookupModule()
     );
   }