diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/area.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/area.js
index a7ac4b680f327..528edafea7a2f 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/area.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/area.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export default function PointSeriesVisType(Private) {
             },
             labels: {
               show: true,
+              filter: true,
               truncate: 100
             },
             title: {}
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/histogram.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/histogram.js
index 1c2e216a6656c..2dd40fe6f8ffd 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/histogram.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/histogram.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export default function PointSeriesVisType(Private) {
             },
             labels: {
               show: true,
+              filter: true,
               truncate: 100
             },
             title: {}
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/line.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/line.js
index 11a598b141241..aa859d9d54219 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/line.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/line.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export default function PointSeriesVisType(Private) {
             },
             labels: {
               show: true,
+              filter: true,
               truncate: 100
             },
             title: {}