diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/saved_objects/index_patterns.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/saved_objects/index_patterns.ts
index 32c0324721db7..6aabcdf7c1c01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/saved_objects/index_patterns.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/saved_objects/index_patterns.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export const indexPatternSavedObjectType: SavedObjectsType = {
     dynamic: false,
     properties: {
       title: { type: 'text' },
+      type: { type: 'keyword' },
     },
   },
   migrations: indexPatternSavedObjectTypeMigrations as any,