diff --git a/src/kibana/components/agg_table/agg_table.js b/src/kibana/components/agg_table/agg_table.js
index c9a4efd752639..4afb2e5d045d5 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/agg_table/agg_table.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/agg_table/agg_table.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ define(function (require) {
             var field = agg.field();
             var formattedColumn = {
               title: col.title,
-              filterable: field && field.filterable
+              filterable: field && field.filterable && agg.schema.group === 'buckets'
             };
 
             var last = i === (table.columns.length - 1);