diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts
index 410ab04611ba4..170078076ec6f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export class SearchEmbeddable
   private prevTimeRange?: TimeRange;
   private prevFilters?: Filter[];
   private prevQuery?: Query;
-  private prevSearchSessionId?: string;
 
   constructor(
     {
@@ -332,8 +331,7 @@ export class SearchEmbeddable
       !esFilters.onlyDisabledFiltersChanged(this.input.filters, this.prevFilters) ||
       !_.isEqual(this.prevQuery, this.input.query) ||
       !_.isEqual(this.prevTimeRange, this.input.timeRange) ||
-      !_.isEqual(searchScope.sort, this.input.sort || this.savedSearch.sort) ||
-      this.prevSearchSessionId !== this.input.searchSessionId;
+      !_.isEqual(searchScope.sort, this.input.sort || this.savedSearch.sort);
 
     // If there is column or sort data on the panel, that means the original columns or sort settings have
     // been overridden in a dashboard.
@@ -350,7 +348,6 @@ export class SearchEmbeddable
       this.prevFilters = this.input.filters;
       this.prevQuery = this.input.query;
       this.prevTimeRange = this.input.timeRange;
-      this.prevSearchSessionId = this.input.searchSessionId;
     } else if (this.searchScope) {
       // trigger a digest cycle to make sure non-fetch relevant changes are propagated
       this.searchScope.$applyAsync();
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.test.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.test.tsx
index 340d851f3eedf..b020006c0c2bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.test.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { EmbeddableOutput, EmbeddableInput } from './i_embeddable';
 import { ViewMode } from '../types';
 import { ContactCardEmbeddable } from '../test_samples/embeddables/contact_card/contact_card_embeddable';
 import { FilterableEmbeddable } from '../test_samples/embeddables/filterable_embeddable';
+import type { Filter } from '../../../../data/public';
 
 class TestClass {
   constructor() {}
@@ -79,6 +80,20 @@ test('Embeddable reload is called if lastReloadRequest input time changes', asyn
   expect(hello.reload).toBeCalledTimes(1);
 });
 
+test('Embeddable reload is called if lastReloadRequest input time changed and new input is used', async () => {
+  const hello = new FilterableEmbeddable({ id: '123', filters: [], lastReloadRequestTime: 0 });
+
+  const aFilter = ({} as unknown) as Filter;
+  hello.reload = jest.fn(() => {
+    // when reload is called embeddable already has new input
+    expect(hello.getInput().filters).toEqual([aFilter]);
+  });
+
+  hello.updateInput({ lastReloadRequestTime: 1, filters: [aFilter] });
+
+  expect(hello.reload).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+});
+
 test('Embeddable reload is not called if lastReloadRequest input time does not change', async () => {
   const hello = new FilterableEmbeddable({ id: '123', filters: [], lastReloadRequestTime: 1 });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx
index a558ae6b015ff..c7afc157c1452 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx
@@ -195,12 +195,13 @@ export abstract class Embeddable<
 
   private onResetInput(newInput: TEmbeddableInput) {
     if (!isEqual(this.input, newInput)) {
+      const oldLastReloadRequestTime = this.input.lastReloadRequestTime;
       this.input = newInput;
       this.input$.next(newInput);
       this.updateOutput({
         title: getPanelTitle(this.input, this.output),
       } as Partial<TEmbeddableOutput>);
-      if (this.input.lastReloadRequestTime !== newInput.lastReloadRequestTime) {
+      if (oldLastReloadRequestTime !== newInput.lastReloadRequestTime) {
         this.reload();
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
index b352d9fc5cc40..c12a0f0759018 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ export class VisualizeEmbeddable
   private timeRange?: TimeRange;
   private query?: Query;
   private filters?: Filter[];
-  private searchSessionId?: string;
   private visCustomizations?: Pick<VisualizeInput, 'vis' | 'table'>;
   private subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
   private expression: string = '';
@@ -244,11 +243,6 @@ export class VisualizeEmbeddable
       dirty = true;
     }
 
-    if (this.searchSessionId !== this.input.searchSessionId) {
-      this.searchSessionId = this.input.searchSessionId;
-      dirty = true;
-    }
-
     if (this.vis.description && this.domNode) {
       this.domNode.setAttribute('data-description', this.vis.description);
     }
@@ -380,7 +374,7 @@ export class VisualizeEmbeddable
         query: this.input.query,
         filters: this.input.filters,
       },
-      searchSessionId: this.searchSessionId,
+      searchSessionId: this.input.searchSessionId,
       uiState: this.vis.uiState,
       inspectorAdapters: this.inspectorAdapters,
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
index 7ee0cfd39fba3..10c243a272138 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ export class Embeddable
     timeRange?: TimeRange;
     query?: Query;
     filters?: Filter[];
-    searchSessionId?: string;
     lastReloadRequestTime?: number;
   } = {};
 
@@ -150,14 +149,12 @@ export class Embeddable
     if (
       !_.isEqual(containerState.timeRange, this.externalSearchContext.timeRange) ||
       !_.isEqual(containerState.query, this.externalSearchContext.query) ||
-      !_.isEqual(cleanedFilters, this.externalSearchContext.filters) ||
-      containerState.searchSessionId !== this.externalSearchContext.searchSessionId
+      !_.isEqual(cleanedFilters, this.externalSearchContext.filters)
     ) {
       this.externalSearchContext = {
         timeRange: containerState.timeRange,
         query: containerState.query,
         lastReloadRequestTime: this.externalSearchContext.lastReloadRequestTime,
-        searchSessionId: containerState.searchSessionId,
         filters: cleanedFilters,
       };
 
@@ -180,7 +177,7 @@ export class Embeddable
         ExpressionRenderer={this.expressionRenderer}
         expression={this.expression || null}
         searchContext={this.getMergedSearchContext()}
-        searchSessionId={this.externalSearchContext.searchSessionId}
+        searchSessionId={this.input.searchSessionId}
         handleEvent={this.handleEvent}
       />,
       domNode