diff --git a/config/feature_flags/ops/override_bulk_import_disabled.yml b/config/feature_flags/ops/override_bulk_import_disabled.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..057170a30ad8a77ae42df9fc1a99f3b940daf2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/feature_flags/ops/override_bulk_import_disabled.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+name: override_bulk_import_disabled
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/132431
+rollout_issue_url:
+milestone: '16.5'
+type: ops
+group: group::import and integrate
+default_enabled: false
diff --git a/lib/api/bulk_imports.rb b/lib/api/bulk_imports.rb
index b4ace6cd6bcd273cda0f3918f5e99fe7682bf5b6..9bcc16cf211dd77da0cc2f8b0818da242e585eef 100644
--- a/lib/api/bulk_imports.rb
+++ b/lib/api/bulk_imports.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def bulk_import_entity
     end
 
     before do
-      not_found! unless Gitlab::CurrentSettings.bulk_import_enabled?
+      not_found! unless Gitlab::CurrentSettings.bulk_import_enabled? ||
+        Feature.enabled?(:override_bulk_import_disabled, current_user, type: :ops)
 
       authenticate!
     end
diff --git a/lib/api/group_export.rb b/lib/api/group_export.rb
index 4cac707ff661cc263fce09d9027e7cd07a883d49..819cc4652f6c1bd037e719a42859dbeb4838adac 100644
--- a/lib/api/group_export.rb
+++ b/lib/api/group_export.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class GroupExport < ::API::Base
 
       resource do
         before do
-          not_found! unless Gitlab::CurrentSettings.bulk_import_enabled?
+          not_found! unless Gitlab::CurrentSettings.bulk_import_enabled? ||
+            Feature.enabled?(:override_bulk_import_disabled, current_user, type: :ops)
         end
 
         desc 'Start relations export' do
diff --git a/lib/api/project_export.rb b/lib/api/project_export.rb
index 7467b8e564e1fe5f1d8ae99dd4bfde10322cb943..25848d91550bedc26194d5e5e0646edd354c51e9 100644
--- a/lib/api/project_export.rb
+++ b/lib/api/project_export.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class ProjectExport < ::API::Base
 
       resource do
         before do
-          not_found! unless Gitlab::CurrentSettings.bulk_import_enabled?
+          not_found! unless Gitlab::CurrentSettings.bulk_import_enabled? ||
+            Feature.enabled?(:override_bulk_import_disabled, current_user, type: :ops)
 
           authorize_admin_project
         end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/bulk_imports_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/bulk_imports_spec.rb
index d9eed0737b2617f7abe720bda5b464a414f58927..d3d4a723616452f19fa2adb995542f83d37be16e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/bulk_imports_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/bulk_imports_spec.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,26 @@
   end
 
   shared_examples 'disabled feature' do
-    it 'returns 404' do
+    before do
       stub_application_setting(bulk_import_enabled: false)
+      stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: false)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like '404 response' do
+      let(:message) { '404 Not Found' }
+    end
+
+    it 'enables the feature when override flag is enabled for the user' do
+      stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: user)
+
+      request
+
+      expect(response).not_to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not enable the feature when override flag is enabled for another user' do
+      other_user = create(:user)
+      stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: other_user)
 
       request
 
@@ -71,7 +89,7 @@
       end
     end
 
-    include_examples 'disabled feature'
+    it_behaves_like 'disabled feature'
   end
 
   describe 'POST /bulk_imports' do
@@ -328,7 +346,7 @@
       end
     end
 
-    include_examples 'disabled feature'
+    it_behaves_like 'disabled feature'
 
     context 'when request exceeds rate limits' do
       it 'prevents user from starting a new migration' do
@@ -352,7 +370,7 @@
       expect(json_response.pluck('id')).to contain_exactly(entity_1.id, entity_2.id, entity_3.id)
     end
 
-    include_examples 'disabled feature'
+    it_behaves_like 'disabled feature'
   end
 
   describe 'GET /bulk_imports/:id' do
@@ -365,7 +383,7 @@
       expect(json_response['id']).to eq(import_1.id)
     end
 
-    include_examples 'disabled feature'
+    it_behaves_like 'disabled feature'
   end
 
   describe 'GET /bulk_imports/:id/entities' do
@@ -379,7 +397,7 @@
       expect(json_response.first['failures'].first['exception_class']).to eq(failure_3.exception_class)
     end
 
-    include_examples 'disabled feature'
+    it_behaves_like 'disabled feature'
   end
 
   describe 'GET /bulk_imports/:id/entities/:entity_id' do
@@ -392,7 +410,7 @@
       expect(json_response['id']).to eq(entity_2.id)
     end
 
-    include_examples 'disabled feature'
+    it_behaves_like 'disabled feature'
   end
 
   context 'when user is unauthenticated' do
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/group_export_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/group_export_spec.rb
index ddee2081bcf42c29300fa5c864d1dfd37ef1e76c..d0f7c000544af0fd40c7673c2416fd6e11b3f91b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/group_export_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/group_export_spec.rb
@@ -325,13 +325,32 @@
     end
 
     context 'when bulk import is disabled' do
+      subject(:request) { post api(path, user) }
+
       before do
         stub_application_setting(bulk_import_enabled: false)
+        stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: false)
       end
 
       it_behaves_like '404 response' do
         let(:message) { '404 Not Found' }
-        let(:request) { post api(path, user) }
+      end
+
+      it 'enables the feature when override flag is enabled for the user' do
+        stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: user)
+
+        request
+
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:accepted)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not enable the feature when override flag is enabled for another user' do
+        other_user = create(:user)
+        stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: other_user)
+
+        request
+
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/project_export_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/project_export_spec.rb
index 8a47eb2dae1974c866c85df5d309ab3357e6b3f8..22729e068da954e3c278a697292481ca99ba876c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/project_export_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/project_export_spec.rb
@@ -704,37 +704,63 @@
       context 'with bulk_import is disabled' do
         before do
           stub_application_setting(bulk_import_enabled: false)
+          stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: false)
+        end
+
+        shared_examples 'flag override' do |expected_http_status:|
+          it 'enables the feature when override flag is enabled for the user' do
+            stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: user)
+
+            request
+
+            expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(expected_http_status)
+          end
+
+          it 'does not enable the feature when override flag is enabled for another user' do
+            other_user = create(:user)
+            stub_feature_flags(override_bulk_import_disabled: other_user)
+
+            request
+
+            expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
+          end
         end
 
         describe 'POST /projects/:id/export_relations' do
+          subject(:request) { post api(path, user) }
+
           it_behaves_like '404 response' do
             let(:message) { '404 Not Found' }
-
-            subject(:request) { post api(path, user) }
           end
+
+          it_behaves_like 'flag override', expected_http_status: :accepted
         end
 
         describe 'GET /projects/:id/export_relations/download' do
           let_it_be(:export) { create(:bulk_import_export, project: project, relation: 'labels') }
           let_it_be(:upload) { create(:bulk_import_export_upload, export: export) }
 
+          subject(:request) { get api(download_path, user) }
+
           before do
             upload.update!(export_file: fixture_file_upload('spec/fixtures/bulk_imports/gz/labels.ndjson.gz'))
           end
 
           it_behaves_like '404 response' do
             let(:message) { '404 Not Found' }
-
-            subject(:request) { get api(download_path, user) }
           end
+
+          it_behaves_like 'flag override', expected_http_status: :ok
         end
 
         describe 'GET /projects/:id/export_relations/status' do
+          subject(:request) { get api(status_path, user) }
+
           it_behaves_like '404 response' do
             let(:message) { '404 Not Found' }
-
-            subject(:request) { get api(status_path, user) }
           end
+
+          it_behaves_like 'flag override', expected_http_status: :ok
         end
       end
     end