diff --git a/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor.go b/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor.go
index 18572f41c6cadb..343d0dbb511638 100644
--- a/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor.go
+++ b/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor.go
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ type licensePayload struct {
 type LicenseLevel int
 
 const (
-	// LevelTeam is the default license level
+	// LevelTeam is the default license level,
+	// which is the free tier
 	LevelTeam LicenseLevel = 0
 
-	// LevelEnterprise enables enterprise features
+	// LevelEnterprise enables enterprise features,
+	// which applies after buying a license
 	LevelEnterprise LicenseLevel = 1
 )
 
@@ -109,7 +111,8 @@ func (lvl LicenseLevel) allowance() allowance {
 var defaultLicense = LicensePayload{
 	ID:    "default-license",
 	Level: LevelTeam,
-	// Seats, Domain, ValidUntil are free for all
+	Seats: 10,
+	// Domain, ValidUntil are free for all
 }
 
 // NewEvaluator produces a new license evaluator from a license key
diff --git a/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor_test.go b/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor_test.go
index 616f9d6d1d1c58..7528c80d1a784f 100644
--- a/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor_test.go
+++ b/components/licensor/ee/pkg/licensor/licensor_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func TestSeats(t *testing.T) {
 		{"beyond limited seats", 50, 150, false, false, false},
 		{"beyond limited seats (edge)", 50, 51, false, false, false},
 		{"invalid license", 50, 50, false, false, true},
+		{"within default license seats", 0, 7, true, true, false},
+		{"within default license seats (edge)", 0, 10, true, true, false},
+		{"beyond default license seats", 0, 11, false, true, false},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ func TestSeats(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 		}
+		if test.DefaultLicense {
+			lt.License = nil
+		}
 		lt.Run(t)
 	}
 }