diff --git a/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/x_domain.tsx b/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/x_domain.tsx
index 42d66570e8fe6..c23c90ed91ef3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/x_domain.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/x_domain.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const getXDomain = (
     : undefined;
 
   if (isHistogram && isFullyQualified(baseDomain)) {
-    if (xExtent) {
+    if (xExtent && !isTimeViz) {
       return {
         extendedDomain: {
           min: xExtent.lowerBound ?? NaN,
diff --git a/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.test.tsx b/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.test.tsx
index a19132ba8193e..b488de0b703ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.test.tsx
@@ -506,6 +506,12 @@ describe('XYChart component', () => {
             {...defaultProps}
             args={{
               ...args,
+              layers: [
+                {
+                  ...(args.layers[0] as DataLayerConfig),
+                  isHistogram: true,
+                },
+              ],
               xExtent: {
                 type: 'axisExtentConfig',
                 mode: 'custom',
@@ -518,6 +524,7 @@ describe('XYChart component', () => {
         expect(component.find(Settings).prop('xDomain')).toEqual({
           min: 123,
           max: 456,
+          minInterval: 50,
         });
       }
     });