diff --git a/src/plugins/share/server/url_service/saved_objects/register_url_service_saved_object_type.ts b/src/plugins/share/server/url_service/saved_objects/register_url_service_saved_object_type.ts
index 82f86b91943ca..4c04e5eb40d40 100644
--- a/src/plugins/share/server/url_service/saved_objects/register_url_service_saved_object_type.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/share/server/url_service/saved_objects/register_url_service_saved_object_type.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ export const registerUrlServiceSavedObjectType = (
             },
           },
         },
+       // Information needed to load and execute a locator.
+        locatorJSON: {
+          type: 'text',
+          index: false,
+        },
       },
     },
     migrations: () => {