diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.tsx
index 6de07c5db851e..973ab4d8d91c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_embeddable_factory.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   apiHasExecutionContext,
   apiHasParentApi,
   apiPublishesTimeRange,
+  fetch$,
   initializeTimeRange,
   initializeTitles,
   useBatchedPublishingSubjects,
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ import { KibanaRenderContextProvider } from '@kbn/react-kibana-context-render';
 import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import useUnmount from 'react-use/lib/useUnmount';
 import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, map, of, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, distinctUntilChanged, map, of, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import fastIsEqual from 'fast-deep-equal';
 import type { AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableServices } from '..';
 import { ANOMALY_SWIMLANE_EMBEDDABLE_TYPE } from '..';
 import type { MlDependencies } from '../../application/app';
@@ -235,6 +237,21 @@ export const getAnomalySwimLaneEmbeddableFactory = (
         anomalySwimLaneServices
       );
 
+      subscriptions.add(
+        fetch$(api)
+          .pipe(
+            map((fetchContext) => ({
+              query: fetchContext.query,
+              filters: fetchContext.filters,
+              timeRange: fetchContext.timeRange,
+            })),
+            distinctUntilChanged(fastIsEqual)
+          )
+          .subscribe(() => {
+            api.updatePagination({ fromPage: 1 });
+          })
+      );
+
       const onRenderComplete = () => {};
 
       return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/initialize_swim_lane_data_fetcher.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/initialize_swim_lane_data_fetcher.ts
index 268a17fca4a81..be678af02a65b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/initialize_swim_lane_data_fetcher.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/initialize_swim_lane_data_fetcher.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { estypes } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
-import type { TimeRange } from '@kbn/es-query';
+import { type TimeRange } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import type { PublishesUnifiedSearch } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import {
   BehaviorSubject,
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   SWIMLANE_TYPE,
 } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
 import type { OverallSwimlaneData } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_utils';
-import { isViewBySwimLaneData } from '../../application/explorer/swimlane_container';
 import { CONTROLLED_BY_SWIM_LANE_FILTER } from '../../ui_actions/constants';
 import { getJobsObservable } from '../common/get_jobs_observable';
 import { processFilters } from '../common/process_filters';
@@ -114,12 +113,7 @@ export const initializeSwimLaneDataFetcher = (
             const { earliest, latest } = overallSwimlaneData;
 
             if (overallSwimlaneData && swimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY) {
-              const swimlaneData = swimLaneData$.value;
-
-              let swimLaneLimit = ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT;
-              if (isViewBySwimLaneData(swimlaneData) && viewBy === swimlaneData.fieldName) {
-                swimLaneLimit = swimlaneData.cardinality;
-              }
+              const swimLaneLimit = ANOMALY_SWIM_LANE_HARD_LIMIT;
 
               return from(
                 anomalyTimelineService.loadViewBySwimlane(