diff --git a/packages/kbn-field-utils/src/utils/get_field_icon_type.ts b/packages/kbn-field-utils/src/utils/get_field_icon_type.ts
index bb3bdeca2315c..e41f2e30a1ab4 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-field-utils/src/utils/get_field_icon_type.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-field-utils/src/utils/get_field_icon_type.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function getFieldIconType<T extends FieldBase = DataViewField>(
 ): string {
   const type = getCustomFieldType ? getCustomFieldType(field) : getFieldType<T>(field);
   const esType = field.esTypes?.[0] || null;
-  if (esType && ['_id', '_index'].includes(esType) && type === 'string') {
+  if (esType && ['_id', '_index', '_ignored'].includes(esType) && type === 'string') {
     return 'keyword';
   }
   if (type === 'unknown' && esType && isKnownFieldType(esType)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
index 7c314d66c1901..1b264cc44fdd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function getUiSettings(
       name: i18n.translate('data.advancedSettings.metaFieldsTitle', {
         defaultMessage: 'Meta fields',
       }),
-      value: ['_source', '_id', '_index', '_score'],
+      value: ['_source', '_id', '_index', '_score', '_ignored'],
       description: i18n.translate('data.advancedSettings.metaFieldsText', {
         defaultMessage:
           'Fields that exist outside of _source to merge into our document when displaying it',
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/overrides.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/overrides.ts
index fa9c03a67ccde..87afa69a99e55 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/overrides.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/overrides.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const OVERRIDES: Record<string, Partial<FieldDescriptor>> = {
   _source: { type: '_source' },
   _index: { type: 'string' },
   _type: { type: 'string' },
+  _ignored: { type: 'string' },
   _id: { type: 'string' },
   _score: {
     type: 'number',