diff --git a/common/capabilities/application.go b/common/capabilities/application.go
index 3fd3876aef0..6a74c3f4f9e 100644
--- a/common/capabilities/application.go
+++ b/common/capabilities/application.go
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ func (ap *ApplicationProvider) ForbidDuplicateTXIdInBlock() bool {
 }
 
 // PrivateChannelData returns true if support for private channel data (a.k.a. collections) is enabled.
+// In v1.1, the private channel data is experimental and has to be enabled explicitly.
+// In v1.2, the private channel data is enabled by default.
 func (ap *ApplicationProvider) PrivateChannelData() bool {
-	return ap.v11PvtDataExperimental
+	return ap.v11PvtDataExperimental || ap.v12
 }
 
 // V1_1Validation returns true is this channel is configured to perform stricter validation
diff --git a/common/capabilities/application_test.go b/common/capabilities/application_test.go
index 092c083683a..25732403320 100644
--- a/common/capabilities/application_test.go
+++ b/common/capabilities/application_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ func TestApplicationPvtDataExperimental(t *testing.T) {
 		ApplicationPvtDataExperimental: {},
 	})
 	assert.True(t, op.PrivateChannelData())
+
+	op = NewApplicationProvider(map[string]*cb.Capability{
+		ApplicationV1_2: {},
+	})
+	assert.True(t, op.PrivateChannelData())
+
 }
 
 func TestChaincodeLifecycleExperimental(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/common/channelconfig/api.go b/common/channelconfig/api.go
index 052847e7049..591bf302875 100644
--- a/common/channelconfig/api.go
+++ b/common/channelconfig/api.go
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ type ApplicationCapabilities interface {
 	ResourcesTree() bool
 
 	// PrivateChannelData returns true if support for private channel data (a.k.a. collections) is enabled.
+	// In v1.1, the private channel data is experimental and has to be enabled explicitly.
+	// In v1.2, the private channel data is enabled by default.
 	PrivateChannelData() bool
 
 	// V1_1Validation returns true is this channel is configured to perform stricter validation