diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
index 4e1af53b003..54a967f6409 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
@@ -380,8 +380,7 @@ public class BrowserViewController: UIViewController {
     }
     
     if Preferences.Privacy.screenTimeEnabled.value {
-      // Enable once fixed, ref #8566
-      //screenTimeViewController = STWebpageController()
+      screenTimeViewController = STWebpageController()
     }
   }
 
@@ -1252,9 +1251,11 @@ public class BrowserViewController: UIViewController {
     }
     
     if let screenTimeViewController = screenTimeViewController {
-      webViewContainer.addSubview(screenTimeViewController.view)
-      addChild(screenTimeViewController)
-      screenTimeViewController.didMove(toParent: self)
+      if screenTimeViewController.parent == nil {
+        addChild(screenTimeViewController)
+        screenTimeViewController.didMove(toParent: self)
+        webViewContainer.addSubview(screenTimeViewController.view)
+      }
       
       screenTimeViewController.view.snp.remakeConstraints {
         $0.edges.equalTo(webViewContainer)
@@ -3321,13 +3322,13 @@ extension BrowserViewController: PreferencesObserver {
       recordAdsUsageType()
     case Preferences.Privacy.screenTimeEnabled.key:
       if Preferences.Privacy.screenTimeEnabled.value {
-        // Enable once fixed, ref #8566
-        //screenTimeViewController = STWebpageController()
+        screenTimeViewController = STWebpageController()
         if let tab = tabManager.selectedTab {
           recordScreenTimeUsage(for: tab)
         }
       } else {
         screenTimeViewController?.view.removeFromSuperview()
+        screenTimeViewController?.willMove(toParent: nil)
         screenTimeViewController?.removeFromParent()
         screenTimeViewController?.suppressUsageRecording = true
         screenTimeViewController = nil
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+ScreenTime.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+ScreenTime.swift
index 47ad2473e7d..c329aa8951d 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+ScreenTime.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+ScreenTime.swift
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ extension BrowserViewController {
   /// it will not block anything for the rest of its lifecycle. Our internal urls have to be bridged to an empty https url.
   func updateScreenTimeUrl(_ url: URL?) {
     guard let url = url, (url.scheme == "http" || url.scheme == "https") else {
-      screenTimeViewController?.url = URL(string: "https://about:blank")
+      screenTimeViewController?.view.removeFromSuperview()
+      screenTimeViewController?.willMove(toParent: nil)
+      screenTimeViewController?.removeFromParent()
       return
     }
     
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift
index 6e312b7386b..fff74b178f1 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ extension Preferences {
     /// The toggles states for clear private data screen
     static let clearPrivateDataToggles = Option<[Bool]>(key: "privacy.clear-data-toggles", default: [])
     /// Enables the Apple's Screen Time feature.
-    public static let screenTimeEnabled = Option<Bool>(key: "privacy.screentime", default: true)
+    public static let screenTimeEnabled = Option<Bool>(key: "privacy.screentime-toggle", default: AppConstants.buildChannel != .release)
     
   }
   final public class NewTabPage {
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Settings/Features/ShieldsPrivacy/OtherPrivacySettingsSectionView.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Settings/Features/ShieldsPrivacy/OtherPrivacySettingsSectionView.swift
index 2d065895078..201ae5e93fa 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Settings/Features/ShieldsPrivacy/OtherPrivacySettingsSectionView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Settings/Features/ShieldsPrivacy/OtherPrivacySettingsSectionView.swift
@@ -69,14 +69,11 @@ struct OtherPrivacySettingsSectionView: View {
         subtitle: String.localizedStringWithFormat(Strings.googleSafeBrowsingUsingWebKitDescription, URL.brave.safeBrowsingHelp.absoluteString),
         option: Preferences.Shields.googleSafeBrowsing
       )
-      // Enable once fixed, ref #8566
-      /*
       OptionToggleView(
         title: Strings.screenTimeSetting,
         subtitle: String.localizedStringWithFormat(Strings.screenTimeSettingDescription, URL.brave.screenTimeHelp.absoluteString),
         option: Preferences.Privacy.screenTimeEnabled
       )
-       */
       ShieldToggleView(
         title: Strings.P3A.settingTitle,
         subtitle: Strings.P3A.settingSubtitle,