diff --git a/turbine/src/broadcast_stage/standard_broadcast_run.rs b/turbine/src/broadcast_stage/standard_broadcast_run.rs
index 22e000e2af0092..6ef11ff3cc408c 100644
--- a/turbine/src/broadcast_stage/standard_broadcast_run.rs
+++ b/turbine/src/broadcast_stage/standard_broadcast_run.rs
@@ -506,11 +506,12 @@ impl BroadcastRun for StandardBroadcastRun {
     }
 }
 
-fn should_chain_merkle_shreds(_slot: Slot, cluster_type: ClusterType) -> bool {
+fn should_chain_merkle_shreds(slot: Slot, cluster_type: ClusterType) -> bool {
     match cluster_type {
         ClusterType::Development => true,
         ClusterType::Devnet => true,
-        ClusterType::MainnetBeta => false,
+        // Roll out chained Merkle shreds to ~5% of mainnet slots.
+        ClusterType::MainnetBeta => slot % 19 == 1,
         ClusterType::Testnet => true,
     }
 }