diff --git a/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx b/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx
index 3921b3a51dc45..f1b683f2430f7 100644
--- a/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   PersistedIndexPatternLayer,
   XYState,
   LensEmbeddableInput,
+  DateHistogramIndexPatternColumn,
 } from '../../../plugins/lens/public';
 import { StartDependencies } from './plugin';
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ function getLensAttributes(
         params: { interval: 'auto' },
         scale: 'interval',
         sourceField: defaultIndexPattern.timeFieldName!,
-      },
+      } as DateHistogramIndexPatternColumn,
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/field_data_row/action_menu/lens_utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/field_data_row/action_menu/lens_utils.ts
index db04712271587..70aa103b86d53 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/field_data_row/action_menu/lens_utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/field_data_row/action_menu/lens_utils.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import type { Filter } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import type { IndexPattern } from '../../../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import type { CombinedQuery } from '../../../../index_data_visualizer/types/combined_query';
 import type {
-  IndexPatternColumn,
+  DateHistogramIndexPatternColumn,
+  GenericIndexPatternColumn,
+  RangeIndexPatternColumn,
+  TermsIndexPatternColumn,
   TypedLensByValueInput,
   XYLayerConfig,
 } from '../../../../../../../lens/public';
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ import { FieldVisConfig } from '../../stats_table/types';
 import { JOB_FIELD_TYPES } from '../../../../../../common';
 
 interface ColumnsAndLayer {
-  columns: Record<string, IndexPatternColumn>;
+  columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn>;
   layer: XYLayerConfig;
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ const COUNT = i18n.translate('xpack.dataVisualizer.index.lensChart.countLabel',
 export function getNumberSettings(item: FieldVisConfig, defaultIndexPattern: IndexPattern) {
   // if index has no timestamp field
   if (defaultIndexPattern.timeFieldName === undefined) {
-    const columns: Record<string, IndexPatternColumn> = {
+    const columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn> = {
       col1: {
         label: item.fieldName!,
         dataType: 'number',
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ export function getNumberSettings(item: FieldVisConfig, defaultIndexPattern: Ind
           ranges: [],
         },
         sourceField: item.fieldName!,
-      },
+      } as RangeIndexPatternColumn,
       col2: {
         label: COUNT,
         dataType: 'number',
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ export function getNumberSettings(item: FieldVisConfig, defaultIndexPattern: Ind
     return { columns, layer };
   }
 
-  const columns: Record<string, IndexPatternColumn> = {
+  const columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn> = {
     col2: {
       dataType: 'number',
       isBucketed: false,
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ export function getNumberSettings(item: FieldVisConfig, defaultIndexPattern: Ind
       params: { interval: 'auto' },
       scale: 'interval',
       sourceField: defaultIndexPattern.timeFieldName!,
-    },
+    } as DateHistogramIndexPatternColumn,
   };
 
   const layer: XYLayerConfig = {
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ export function getNumberSettings(item: FieldVisConfig, defaultIndexPattern: Ind
   return { columns, layer };
 }
 export function getDateSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
-  const columns: Record<string, IndexPatternColumn> = {
+  const columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn> = {
     col2: {
       dataType: 'number',
       isBucketed: false,
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ export function getDateSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
       params: { interval: 'auto' },
       scale: 'interval',
       sourceField: item.fieldName!,
-    },
+    } as DateHistogramIndexPatternColumn,
   };
   const layer: XYLayerConfig = {
     accessors: ['col2'],
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ export function getDateSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
 }
 
 export function getKeywordSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
-  const columns: Record<string, IndexPatternColumn> = {
+  const columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn> = {
     col1: {
       label: TOP_VALUES_LABEL,
       dataType: 'string',
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ export function getKeywordSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
         orderDirection: 'desc',
       },
       sourceField: item.fieldName!,
-    },
+    } as TermsIndexPatternColumn,
     col2: {
       label: COUNT,
       dataType: 'number',
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ export function getKeywordSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
 }
 
 export function getBooleanSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
-  const columns: Record<string, IndexPatternColumn> = {
+  const columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn> = {
     col1: {
       label: TOP_VALUES_LABEL,
       dataType: 'string',
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ export function getBooleanSettings(item: FieldVisConfig) {
         orderDirection: 'desc',
       },
       sourceField: item.fieldName!,
-    },
+    } as TermsIndexPatternColumn,
     col2: {
       label: COUNT,
       dataType: 'number',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts
index 8a7c089260a39..29dce6f0d1090 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export type {
   PersistedIndexPatternLayer,
   OperationType,
   IncompleteColumn,
+  GenericIndexPatternColumn,
+  FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn,
   FiltersIndexPatternColumn,
   RangeIndexPatternColumn,
   TermsIndexPatternColumn,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
index 5561d5097e2a7..a0d43c5523c5b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type {
   GenericIndexPatternColumn,
   OperationType,
   IncompleteColumn,
+  FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn,
   FiltersIndexPatternColumn,
   RangeIndexPatternColumn,
   TermsIndexPatternColumn,