diff --git a/.golangci.toml b/.golangci.toml
index 648b0dad93c..33432f52d2e 100644
--- a/.golangci.toml
+++ b/.golangci.toml
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ allow = [
   "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/utils",
   "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt",
   "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore",
+  "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/options",
+  "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1",
 ]
 deny = [
   { pkg = "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg", desc = "apiserver is not allowed to import grafana core" }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1/register.go b/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1/register.go
index c1886b2d572..0b10256f759 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1/register.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1/register.go
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	GROUP      = "playlist.grafana.app"
-	VERSION    = "v0alpha1"
-	APIVERSION = GROUP + "/" + VERSION
+	GROUP         = "playlist.grafana.app"
+	VERSION       = "v0alpha1"
+	APIVERSION    = GROUP + "/" + VERSION
+	RESOURCE      = "playlists"
+	GROUPRESOURCE = GROUP + "/" + RESOURCE
 )
 
 var PlaylistResourceInfo = common.NewResourceInfo(GROUP, VERSION,
-	"playlists", "playlist", "Playlist",
+	RESOURCE, "playlist", "Playlist",
 	func() runtime.Object { return &Playlist{} },
 	func() runtime.Object { return &PlaylistList{} },
 )
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/builder/common.go b/pkg/apiserver/builder/common.go
index 0f380c1eafe..d4a0d661c0e 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/builder/common.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/builder/common.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package builder
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ type APIGroupBuilder interface {
 		scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 		codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 		optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-		dualWrite bool,
+		desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 	) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error)
 
 	// Get OpenAPI definitions
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ type APIGroupBuilder interface {
 	// Standard namespace checking will happen before this is called, specifically
 	// the namespace must matches an org|stack that the user belongs to
 	GetAuthorizer() authorizer.Authorizer
+
+	// Get the desired dual writing mode. These are modes 1, 2, 3 and 4 if
+	// the feature flag `unifiedStorage` is enabled and mode 0 if it is not enabled.
+	// #TODO add type for map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode?
+	GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, toMode map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode
 }
 
 // Builders that implement OpenAPIPostProcessor are given a chance to modify the schema directly
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/builder/helper.go b/pkg/apiserver/builder/helper.go
index 12cf81896a2..496983a7292 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/builder/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/builder/helper.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/endpoints/filters"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/options"
 )
 
 // TODO: this is a temporary hack to make rest.Connecter work with resource level routes
@@ -126,10 +127,16 @@ func InstallAPIs(
 	server *genericapiserver.GenericAPIServer,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
 	builders []APIGroupBuilder,
-	dualWrite bool,
+	storageOpts *options.StorageOptions,
 ) error {
+	// dual writing is only enabled when the storage type is not legacy.
+	// this is needed to support setting a default RESTOptionsGetter for new APIs that don't
+	// support the legacy storage type.
+	dualWriteEnabled := storageOpts.StorageType != options.StorageTypeLegacy
+
 	for _, b := range builders {
-		g, err := b.GetAPIGroupInfo(scheme, codecs, optsGetter, dualWrite)
+		mode := b.GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWriteEnabled, storageOpts.DualWriterDesiredModes)
+		g, err := b.GetAPIGroupInfo(scheme, codecs, optsGetter, mode)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
index a9777739e0a..9031229b999 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
@@ -82,15 +81,25 @@ type DualWriter interface {
 type DualWriterMode int
 
 const (
-	Mode1 DualWriterMode = iota + 1
+	// Mode0 represents writing to and reading from solely LegacyStorage. This mode is enabled when the
+	// `unifiedStorage` feature flag is not set. All reads and writes are made to LegacyStorage. None are made to Storage.
+	Mode0 DualWriterMode = iota
+	// Mode1 represents writing to and reading from LegacyStorage for all primary functionality while additionally
+	// reading and writing to Storage on a best effort basis for the sake of collecting metrics.
+	Mode1
+	// Mode2 is the dual writing mode that represents writing to LegacyStorage and Storage and reading from LegacyStorage.
 	Mode2
+	// Mode3 represents writing to LegacyStorage and Storage and reading from Storage.
 	Mode3
+	// Mode4 represents writing and reading from Storage.
 	Mode4
 )
 
 // NewDualWriter returns a new DualWriter.
 func NewDualWriter(mode DualWriterMode, legacy LegacyStorage, storage Storage) DualWriter {
 	switch mode {
+	// It is not possible to initialize a mode 0 dual writer. Mode 0 represents
+	// writing to legacy storage without `unifiedStorage` enabled.
 	case Mode1:
 		// read and write only from legacy storage
 		return newDualWriterMode1(legacy, storage)
@@ -129,12 +138,14 @@ func (u *updateWrapper) UpdatedObject(ctx context.Context, oldObj runtime.Object
 func SetDualWritingMode(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	kvs *kvstore.NamespacedKVStore,
-	features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles,
-	entity string,
 	legacy LegacyStorage,
 	storage Storage,
+	entity string,
+	desiredMode DualWriterMode,
 ) (DualWriter, error) {
 	toMode := map[string]DualWriterMode{
+		// It is not possible to initialize a mode 0 dual writer. Mode 0 represents
+		// writing to legacy storage without `unifiedStorage` enabled.
 		"1": Mode1,
 		"2": Mode2,
 		"3": Mode3,
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 	}
 
 	// Desired mode is 2 and current mode is 1
-	if features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagDualWritePlaylistsMode2) && (currentMode == Mode1) {
+	if (desiredMode == Mode2) && (currentMode == Mode1) {
 		// This is where we go through the different gates to allow the instance to migrate from mode 1 to mode 2.
 		// There are none between mode 1 and mode 2
 		currentMode = Mode2
@@ -176,17 +187,16 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 			return nil, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
 		}
 	}
-	// #TODO enable this check when we have a flag/config for setting mode 1 as the desired mode
-	// if features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagDualWritePlaylistsMode1) && (currentMode == Mode2) {
-	// 	// This is where we go through the different gates to allow the instance to migrate from mode 2 to mode 1.
-	// 	// There are none between mode 1 and mode 2
-	// 	currentMode = Mode1
+	if (desiredMode == Mode1) && (currentMode == Mode2) {
+		// This is where we go through the different gates to allow the instance to migrate from mode 2 to mode 1.
+		// There are none between mode 1 and mode 2
+		currentMode = Mode1
 
-	// 	err := kvs.Set(ctx, entity, fmt.Sprint(currentMode))
-	// 	if err != nil {
-	// 		return nil, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
-	// 	}
-	// }
+		err := kvs.Set(ctx, entity, fmt.Sprint(currentMode))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
+		}
+	}
 
 	// 	#TODO add support for other combinations of desired and current modes
 
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
index 14fc1421824..10cb16644d5 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	playlist "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 )
@@ -14,24 +14,24 @@ import (
 func TestSetDualWritingMode(t *testing.T) {
 	type testCase struct {
 		name         string
-		features     []any
 		stackID      string
+		desiredMode  DualWriterMode
 		expectedMode DualWriterMode
 	}
 	tests :=
 		// #TODO add test cases for kv store failures. Requires adding support in kvstore test_utils.go
 		[]testCase{
 			{
-				name:         "should return a mode 1 dual writer when no desired mode is set",
-				features:     []any{},
+				name:         "should return a mode 2 dual writer when mode 2 is set as the desired mode",
 				stackID:      "stack-1",
-				expectedMode: Mode1,
+				desiredMode:  Mode2,
+				expectedMode: Mode2,
 			},
 			{
-				name:         "should return a mode 2 dual writer when mode 2 is set as the desired mode",
-				features:     []any{featuremgmt.FlagDualWritePlaylistsMode2},
+				name:         "should return a mode 1 dual writer when mode 1 is set as the desired mode",
 				stackID:      "stack-1",
-				expectedMode: Mode2,
+				desiredMode:  Mode1,
+				expectedMode: Mode1,
 			},
 		}
 
@@ -43,17 +43,14 @@ func TestSetDualWritingMode(t *testing.T) {
 		ls := legacyStoreMock{m, l}
 		us := storageMock{m, s}
 
-		f := featuremgmt.WithFeatures(tt.features...)
 		kvStore := kvstore.WithNamespace(kvstore.NewFakeKVStore(), 0, "storage.dualwriting."+tt.stackID)
 
-		key := "playlist"
-
-		dw, err := SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, f, key, ls, us)
+		dw, err := SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, ls, us, playlist.GROUPRESOURCE, tt.desiredMode)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedMode, dw.Mode())
 
 		// check kv store
-		val, ok, err := kvStore.Get(context.Background(), key)
+		val, ok, err := kvStore.Get(context.Background(), playlist.GROUPRESOURCE)
 		assert.True(t, ok)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, val, fmt.Sprint(tt.expectedMode))
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
index 1ead6da20e5..993aeac28e5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ func (o *APIServerOptions) RunAPIServer(config *genericapiserver.RecommendedConf
 	}
 
 	// Install the API Group+version
-	err = builder.InstallAPIs(grafanaAPIServer.Scheme, grafanaAPIServer.Codecs, server, config.RESTOptionsGetter, o.builders, true)
+	// #TODO figure out how to configure storage type in o.Options.StorageOptions
+	err = builder.InstallAPIs(grafanaAPIServer.Scheme, grafanaAPIServer.Codecs, server, config.RESTOptionsGetter, o.builders, o.Options.StorageOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
index 4bb2bf6ff9c..731939ce1bf 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return v0alpha1.DashboardResourceInfo.GroupVersion()
 }
 
+func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&v0alpha1.Dashboard{},
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	dualWrite bool,
+	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(v0alpha1.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	}
 
 	// Dual writes if a RESTOptionsGetter is provided
-	if dualWrite && optsGetter != nil {
+	if desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 && optsGetter != nil {
 		options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: grafanaregistry.GetAttrs}
 		if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go
index 4f74c4f5fba..96f946245de 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	dashboardsnapshot "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/dashboardsnapshot/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/appcontext"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/db"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
@@ -86,6 +87,11 @@ func (b *SnapshotsAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return resourceInfo.GroupVersion()
 }
 
+func (b *SnapshotsAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&dashboardsnapshot.DashboardSnapshot{},
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ func (b *SnapshotsAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	dualWrite bool,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(dashboardsnapshot.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go
index c880f2b0e14..e6d2d838bd8 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	datasource "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/datasource/v0alpha1"
 	query "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/query/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/promlib/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/query/queryschema"
@@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ func (b *DataSourceAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return b.connectionResourceInfo.GroupVersion()
 }
 
+func (b *DataSourceAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&datasource.DataSourceConnection{},
@@ -198,7 +204,7 @@ func (b *DataSourceAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	_ generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ bool,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/example/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/example/register.go
index c18d5d4c4e0..9b7da8ff1ef 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/example/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/example/register.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	example "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/example/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/appcontext"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 )
@@ -53,6 +54,11 @@ func (b *TestingAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return b.gv
 }
 
+func (b *TestingAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&example.RuntimeInfo{},
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ func (b *TestingAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	_ generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ bool,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	b.codecs = codecs
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(b.gv.Group, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go
index e93b396d55a..72d135d451c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/featuretoggle/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ func (b *FeatureFlagAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return gv
 }
 
+func (b *FeatureFlagAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&v0alpha1.Feature{},
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ func (b *FeatureFlagAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	_ generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ bool,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(v0alpha1.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go
index b10d5bd4edc..685d1ab737a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return b.gv
 }
 
+func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&v0alpha1.Folder{},
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	dualWrite bool,
+	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(v0alpha1.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	storage[resourceInfo.StoragePath("access")] = &subAccessREST{b.folderSvc}
 
 	// enable dual writes if a RESTOptionsGetter is provided
-	if dualWrite && optsGetter != nil {
+	if optsGetter != nil && desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 {
 		store, err := newStorage(scheme, optsGetter, legacyStore)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go
index 076b3b427a0..718c9746edf 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	peakq "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/peakq/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 )
 
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return peakq.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
+func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) InstallSchema(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	gv := peakq.SchemeGroupVersion
 	err := peakq.AddToScheme(scheme)
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ bool, // dual write (not relevant)
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode, // dual write desired mode (not relevant)
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(peakq.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
index 98e52a22e7f..fa4ea3ab2e4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/endpoints/request"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/utils"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	playlistsvc "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/playlist"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
@@ -33,21 +32,18 @@ type PlaylistAPIBuilder struct {
 	service    playlistsvc.Service
 	namespacer request.NamespaceMapper
 	gv         schema.GroupVersion
-	features   featuremgmt.FeatureToggles
 	kvStore    *kvstore.NamespacedKVStore
 }
 
 func RegisterAPIService(p playlistsvc.Service,
 	apiregistration builder.APIRegistrar,
 	cfg *setting.Cfg,
-	features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles,
 	kvStore kvstore.KVStore,
 ) *PlaylistAPIBuilder {
 	builder := &PlaylistAPIBuilder{
 		service:    p,
 		namespacer: request.GetNamespaceMapper(cfg),
 		gv:         playlist.PlaylistResourceInfo.GroupVersion(),
-		features:   features,
 		kvStore:    kvstore.WithNamespace(kvStore, 0, "storage.dualwriting"),
 	}
 	apiregistration.RegisterAPI(builder)
@@ -58,6 +54,15 @@ func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return b.gv
 }
 
+func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	m, ok := modeMap[playlist.GROUPRESOURCE]
+	if !dualWrite || !ok {
+		return grafanarest.Mode0
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&playlist.Playlist{},
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	dualWrite bool,
+	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(playlist.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
@@ -122,13 +127,13 @@ func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	storage[resource.StoragePath()] = legacyStore
 
 	// enable dual writes if a RESTOptionsGetter is provided
-	if optsGetter != nil && dualWrite {
+	if optsGetter != nil && desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 {
 		store, err := newStorage(scheme, optsGetter, legacyStore)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		dualWriter, err := grafanarest.SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), b.kvStore, b.features, "playlist", legacyStore, store)
+		dualWriter, err := grafanarest.SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), b.kvStore, legacyStore, store, playlist.GROUPRESOURCE, desiredMode)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go
index df6d5fa4203..897f045c102 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	query "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/query/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/expr"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/tracing"
@@ -123,6 +124,11 @@ func (b *QueryAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return query.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
+func (b *QueryAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&query.DataSourceApiServer{},
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ func (b *QueryAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ bool,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	gv := query.SchemeGroupVersion
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(gv.Group, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go
index f5bbbdf20e9..243dd978967 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	scope "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/scope/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 )
 
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return scope.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
+func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) InstallSchema(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	err := scope.AddToScheme(scheme)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ bool, // dual write (not relevant)
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode, // dual write desired mode (not relevant)
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(scope.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go
index 17dbc3b07aa..69b01a2707d 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	service "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/service/v0alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ func (b *ServiceAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return service.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
+func (b *ServiceAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
+	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+	return grafanarest.Mode0
+}
+
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&service.ExternalName{},
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ func (b *ServiceAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ bool,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(service.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go
index 75028060d4c..7107b2d77f5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/controllers/autoregister"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/builder"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	servicev0alpha1applyconfiguration "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/generated/applyconfiguration/service/v0alpha1"
 	serviceclientset "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/generated/clientset/versioned"
 	informersv0alpha1 "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions"
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ func CreateAggregatorServer(config *Config, delegateAPIServer genericapiserver.D
 	})
 
 	for _, b := range config.Builders {
-		serviceAPIGroupInfo, err := b.GetAPIGroupInfo(aggregatorscheme.Scheme, aggregatorscheme.Codecs, aggregatorConfig.GenericConfig.RESTOptionsGetter, false)
+		serviceAPIGroupInfo, err := b.GetAPIGroupInfo(aggregatorscheme.Scheme, aggregatorscheme.Codecs, aggregatorConfig.GenericConfig.RESTOptionsGetter, grafanarest.Mode0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
index 39346bb26c8..ab760dadd4b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 
+	playlist "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/options"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ func applyGrafanaConfig(cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, o
 	host := net.JoinHostPort(cfg.HTTPAddr, strconv.Itoa(port))
 
 	apiserverCfg := cfg.SectionWithEnvOverrides("grafana-apiserver")
+	unifiedStorageModeCfg := cfg.SectionWithEnvOverrides("unified_storage_mode")
 
 	o.RecommendedOptions.Etcd.StorageConfig.Transport.ServerList = apiserverCfg.Key("etcd_servers").Strings(",")
 
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@ func applyGrafanaConfig(cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, o
 	o.StorageOptions.StorageType = options.StorageType(apiserverCfg.Key("storage_type").MustString(string(options.StorageTypeLegacy)))
 	o.StorageOptions.DataPath = apiserverCfg.Key("storage_path").MustString(filepath.Join(cfg.DataPath, "grafana-apiserver"))
 	o.StorageOptions.Address = apiserverCfg.Key("address").MustString(o.StorageOptions.Address)
+	o.StorageOptions.DualWriterDesiredModes = map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+		playlist.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.DualWriterMode(unifiedStorageModeCfg.Key(playlist.GROUPRESOURCE).MustInt(0)),
+	}
 	o.ExtraOptions.DevMode = features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagGrafanaAPIServerEnsureKubectlAccess)
 	o.ExtraOptions.ExternalAddress = host
 	o.ExtraOptions.APIURL = apiURL
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go
index dc99d98e9b4..110215b52a5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options"
@@ -20,9 +21,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 type StorageOptions struct {
-	StorageType StorageType
-	DataPath    string
-	Address     string
+	StorageType            StorageType
+	DataPath               string
+	Address                string
+	DualWriterDesiredModes map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode
 }
 
 func NewStorageOptions() *StorageOptions {
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
index 89d89390e8e..684b98340be 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
@@ -308,13 +308,8 @@ func (s *service) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// dual writing is only enabled when the storage type is not legacy.
-	// this is needed to support setting a default RESTOptionsGetter for new APIs that don't
-	// support the legacy storage type.
-	dualWriteEnabled := o.StorageOptions.StorageType != grafanaapiserveroptions.StorageTypeLegacy
-
 	// Install the API group+version
-	err = builder.InstallAPIs(Scheme, Codecs, server, serverConfig.RESTOptionsGetter, builders, dualWriteEnabled)
+	err = builder.InstallAPIs(Scheme, Codecs, server, serverConfig.RESTOptionsGetter, builders, o.StorageOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/options/options.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/options/options.go
index 35feedf4844..76085fc1558 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/options/options.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	TracingOptions     *TracingOptions
 	MetricsOptions     *MetricsOptions
 	ServerRunOptions   *genericoptions.ServerRunOptions
+	StorageOptions     *options.StorageOptions
 }
 
 func New(logger log.Logger, codec runtime.Codec) *Options {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func New(logger log.Logger, codec runtime.Codec) *Options {
 		TracingOptions:     NewTracingOptions(logger),
 		MetricsOptions:     NewMetrcicsOptions(logger),
 		ServerRunOptions:   genericoptions.NewServerRunOptions(),
+		StorageOptions:     options.NewStorageOptions(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tests/apis/playlist/playlist_test.go b/pkg/tests/apis/playlist/playlist_test.go
index 50b7db5424e..ca6b4e2fdf6 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/apis/playlist/playlist_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/apis/playlist/playlist_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
+	playlistv0alpha1 "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/playlist"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tests/apis"
@@ -85,20 +87,51 @@ func TestIntegrationPlaylist(t *testing.T) {
 		}))
 	})
 
-	// #TODO add equivalent tests for the other modes
-	t.Run("with dual write (file)", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("with dual write (file, mode 0)", func(t *testing.T) {
 		doPlaylistTests(t, apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
 			AppModeProduction:    true,
 			DisableAnonymous:     true,
 			APIServerStorageType: "file", // write the files to disk
 			EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
 				featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
-				featuremgmt.FlagDualWritePlaylistsMode2,
+			},
+			DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+				playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode0,
 			},
 		}))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("with dual write (unified storage)", func(t *testing.T) {
+	// #TODO Enable this test once we have fixed dual writing mode 1 behavior
+	// Do_CRUD_via_k8s_(and_check_that_legacy_api_still_works) breaks
+	// t.Run("with dual write (file, mode 1)", func(t *testing.T) {
+	// 	doPlaylistTests(t, apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
+	// 		AppModeProduction:    true,
+	// 		DisableAnonymous:     true,
+	// 		APIServerStorageType: "file", // write the files to disk
+	// 		EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
+	// 			featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
+	// 		},
+	// 		DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+	// 			playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode1,
+	// 		},
+	// 	}))
+	// })
+
+	t.Run("with dual write (file, mode 2)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		doPlaylistTests(t, apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
+			AppModeProduction:    true,
+			DisableAnonymous:     true,
+			APIServerStorageType: "file", // write the files to disk
+			EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
+				featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
+			},
+			DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+				playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode2,
+			},
+		}))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("with dual write (unified storage, mode 0)", func(t *testing.T) {
 		doPlaylistTests(t, apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
 			AppModeProduction:    false, // required for  unified storage
 			DisableAnonymous:     true,
@@ -106,12 +139,46 @@ func TestIntegrationPlaylist(t *testing.T) {
 			EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
 				featuremgmt.FlagUnifiedStorage,
 				featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
-				featuremgmt.FlagDualWritePlaylistsMode2,
+			},
+			DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+				playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode0,
 			},
 		}))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("with dual write (etcd)", func(t *testing.T) {
+	// #TODO Enable this test once we have fixed dual writing mode 1 behavior
+	// Do_CRUD_via_k8s_(and_check_that_legacy_api_still_works) breaks
+	// t.Run("with dual write (unified storage, mode 1)", func(t *testing.T) {
+	// 	doPlaylistTests(t, apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
+	// 		AppModeProduction:    false, // required for  unified storage
+	// 		DisableAnonymous:     true,
+	// 		APIServerStorageType: "unified", // use the entity api tables
+	// 		EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
+	// 			featuremgmt.FlagUnifiedStorage,
+	// 			featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
+	// 		},
+	// 		DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+	// 			playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode1,
+	// 		},
+	// 	}))
+	// })
+
+	t.Run("with dual write (unified storage, mode 2)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		doPlaylistTests(t, apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
+			AppModeProduction:    false, // required for  unified storage
+			DisableAnonymous:     true,
+			APIServerStorageType: "unified", // use the entity api tables
+			EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
+				featuremgmt.FlagUnifiedStorage,
+				featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
+			},
+			DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+				playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode2,
+			},
+		}))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("with dual write (etcd, mode 0)", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// NOTE: running local etcd, that will be wiped clean!
 		t.Skip("local etcd testing")
 
@@ -121,7 +188,63 @@ func TestIntegrationPlaylist(t *testing.T) {
 			APIServerStorageType: "etcd", // requires etcd running on localhost:2379
 			EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
 				featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
-				featuremgmt.FlagDualWritePlaylistsMode2,
+			},
+			DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+				playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode0,
+			},
+		})
+
+		// Clear the collection before starting (etcd)
+		client := helper.GetResourceClient(apis.ResourceClientArgs{
+			User: helper.Org1.Admin,
+			GVR:  gvr,
+		})
+		err := client.Resource.DeleteCollection(context.Background(), metav1.DeleteOptions{}, metav1.ListOptions{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		doPlaylistTests(t, helper)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("with dual write (etcd, mode 1)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// NOTE: running local etcd, that will be wiped clean!
+		t.Skip("local etcd testing")
+
+		helper := apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
+			AppModeProduction:    true,
+			DisableAnonymous:     true,
+			APIServerStorageType: "etcd", // requires etcd running on localhost:2379
+			EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
+				featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
+			},
+			DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+				playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode1,
+			},
+		})
+
+		// Clear the collection before starting (etcd)
+		client := helper.GetResourceClient(apis.ResourceClientArgs{
+			User: helper.Org1.Admin,
+			GVR:  gvr,
+		})
+		err := client.Resource.DeleteCollection(context.Background(), metav1.DeleteOptions{}, metav1.ListOptions{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		doPlaylistTests(t, helper)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("with dual write (etcd, mode 2)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// NOTE: running local etcd, that will be wiped clean!
+		t.Skip("local etcd testing")
+
+		helper := apis.NewK8sTestHelper(t, testinfra.GrafanaOpts{
+			AppModeProduction:    true,
+			DisableAnonymous:     true,
+			APIServerStorageType: "etcd", // requires etcd running on localhost:2379
+			EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
+				featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesPlaylists, // Required so that legacy calls are also written
+			},
+			DualWriterDesiredModes: map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
+				playlistv0alpha1.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.Mode2,
 			},
 		})
 
diff --git a/pkg/tests/testinfra/testinfra.go b/pkg/tests/testinfra/testinfra.go
index c5c9b14452c..277fd4e5b9b 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/testinfra/testinfra.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/testinfra/testinfra.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/extensions"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/db"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/fs"
@@ -384,6 +385,15 @@ func CreateGrafDir(t *testing.T, opts ...GrafanaOpts) (string, string) {
 			_, err = grafanaComSection.NewKey("api_url", o.GrafanaComAPIURL)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 		}
+
+		if o.DualWriterDesiredModes != nil {
+			unifiedStorageMode, err := getOrCreateSection("unified_storage_mode")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			for k, v := range o.DualWriterDesiredModes {
+				_, err = unifiedStorageMode.NewKey(k, fmt.Sprint(v))
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	logSection, err := getOrCreateSection("database")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -431,6 +441,7 @@ type GrafanaOpts struct {
 	QueryRetries                          int64
 	APIServerStorageType                  string
 	GrafanaComAPIURL                      string
+	DualWriterDesiredModes                map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode
 }
 
 func CreateUser(t *testing.T, store db.DB, cfg *setting.Cfg, cmd user.CreateUserCommand) *user.User {