diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/common/types.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/common/types.ts
index 22d8672e59a37..430b59bc62242 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/common/types.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { PersistableStateService } from '../../kibana_utils/common';
 
 export enum ViewMode {
   EDIT = 'edit',
+  PREVIEW = 'preview',
   VIEW = 'view',
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_renderers/types.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_renderers/types.ts
index 239cff6143ae7..8547c1a1bec92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_renderers/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_renderers/types.ts
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@ export type AnyExpressionRenderDefinition = ExpressionRenderDefinition<any>;
  * This value can be set from a consumer embedding an expression renderer and is accessible
  * from within the active render function as part of the handlers.
  * The following modes are supported:
- * * display (default): The chart is rendered in a container with the main purpose of viewing the chart (e.g. in a container like dashboard or canvas)
+ * * view (default): The chart is rendered in a container with the main purpose of viewing the chart (e.g. in a container like dashboard or canvas)
  * * preview: The chart is rendered in very restricted space (below 100px width and height) and should only show a rough outline
  * * edit: The chart is rendered within an editor and configuration elements within the chart should be displayed
- * * noInteractivity: The chart is rendered in a non-interactive environment and should not provide any affordances for interaction like brushing
  */
-export type RenderMode = 'noInteractivity' | 'edit' | 'preview' | 'display';
+export type RenderMode = 'edit' | 'preview' | 'view';
 
 export interface IInterpreterRenderHandlers {
   /**
@@ -71,6 +70,12 @@ export interface IInterpreterRenderHandlers {
   event: (event: any) => void;
   hasCompatibleActions?: (event: any) => Promise<boolean>;
   getRenderMode: () => RenderMode;
+
+  /**
+   * The chart is rendered in a non-interactive environment and should not provide any affordances for interaction like brushing.
+   */
+  isInteractive: () => boolean;
+
   isSyncColorsEnabled: () => boolean;
   /**
    * This uiState interface is actually `PersistedState` from the visualizations plugin,
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts
index d0f60eb294060..3ab7473d8d735 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export class ExpressionLoader {
     );
 
     this.renderHandler = new ExpressionRenderHandler(element, {
+      interactive: params?.interactive,
       onRenderError: params && params.onRenderError,
       renderMode: params?.renderMode,
       syncColors: params?.syncColors,
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer.tsx b/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer.tsx
index 719af1b39f89e..2640be16eae46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer.tsx
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ export const ReactExpressionRenderer = ({
   }, [
     hasCustomRenderErrorHandler,
     onEvent,
+    expressionLoaderOptions.interactive,
     expressionLoaderOptions.renderMode,
     expressionLoaderOptions.syncColors,
   ]);
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/render.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/public/render.ts
index e7a00867c1005..e9a65d1e8f12e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/render.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/render.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface ExpressionRenderHandlerParams {
   onRenderError?: RenderErrorHandlerFnType;
   renderMode?: RenderMode;
   syncColors?: boolean;
+  interactive?: boolean;
   hasCompatibleActions?: (event: ExpressionRendererEvent) => Promise<boolean>;
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export class ExpressionRenderHandler {
       onRenderError,
       renderMode,
       syncColors,
+      interactive,
       hasCompatibleActions = async () => false,
     }: ExpressionRenderHandlerParams = {}
   ) {
@@ -90,11 +92,14 @@ export class ExpressionRenderHandler {
         this.eventsSubject.next(data);
       },
       getRenderMode: () => {
-        return renderMode || 'display';
+        return renderMode || 'view';
       },
       isSyncColorsEnabled: () => {
         return syncColors || false;
       },
+      isInteractive: () => {
+        return interactive ?? true;
+      },
       hasCompatibleActions,
     };
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts
index 5a2198bb4f2e5..172f322f8892a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export interface IExpressionLoaderParams {
   customRenderers?: [];
   uiState?: unknown;
   inspectorAdapters?: Adapters;
+  interactive?: boolean;
   onRenderError?: RenderErrorHandlerFnType;
   searchSessionId?: string;
   renderMode?: RenderMode;
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/__stories__/render.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/__stories__/render.tsx
index 2588d2e3294ae..76725d08956bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/__stories__/render.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/__stories__/render.tsx
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { ExpressionRenderDefinition, IInterpreterRenderHandlers } from 'src/plugins/expressions';
 
 export const defaultHandlers: IInterpreterRenderHandlers = {
-  getRenderMode: () => 'display',
+  getRenderMode: () => 'view',
   isSyncColorsEnabled: () => false,
+  isInteractive: () => true,
   done: action('done'),
   onDestroy: action('onDestroy'),
   reload: action('reload'),
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
index b71542a8beeea..78230a8961967 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ export class VisualizeEmbeddable
       searchSessionId: this.input.searchSessionId,
       syncColors: this.input.syncColors,
       uiState: this.vis.uiState,
+      interactive: !this.input.disableTriggers,
       inspectorAdapters: this.inspectorAdapters,
       executionContext: context,
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts
index bd844dd3335ef..082a69a874cae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ export function savedLens(): ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
           title: args.title === null ? undefined : args.title,
           disableTriggers: true,
           palette: args.palette,
-          renderMode: 'noInteractivity',
         },
         embeddableType: EmbeddableTypes.lens,
         generatedAt: Date.now(),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/__stories__/render.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/__stories__/render.tsx
index d87c24b1b7e86..643d7cdedc50d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/__stories__/render.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/__stories__/render.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ export const defaultHandlers: RendererHandlers = {
   destroy: () => action('destroy'),
   getElementId: () => 'element-id',
   getFilter: () => 'filter',
-  getRenderMode: () => 'display',
+  getRenderMode: () => 'view',
   isSyncColorsEnabled: () => false,
+  isInteractive: () => true,
   onComplete: (fn) => undefined,
   onEmbeddableDestroyed: action('onEmbeddableDestroyed'),
   onEmbeddableInputChange: action('onEmbeddableInputChange'),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/create_handlers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/create_handlers.ts
index dfc4387bcbf92..3734b1bf53051 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/create_handlers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/create_handlers.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ export const createBaseHandlers = (): IInterpreterRenderHandlers => ({
   update() {},
   event() {},
   onDestroy() {},
-  getRenderMode: () => 'display',
+  getRenderMode: () => 'view',
   isSyncColorsEnabled: () => false,
+  isInteractive: () => true,
 });
 
 export const createHandlers = (baseHandlers = createBaseHandlers()): RendererHandlers => ({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/plugins/lens/processor.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/plugins/lens/processor.tsx
index 18315b1611c56..d0e816a06c7df 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/plugins/lens/processor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/plugins/lens/processor.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const LensMarkDownRendererComponent: React.FC<LensMarkDownRendererProps> = ({
         style={{ height: LENS_VISUALIZATION_HEIGHT }}
         timeRange={timeRange}
         attributes={attributes}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
       />
       <LensChartTooltipFix />
     </Container>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/table_basic.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/table_basic.test.tsx
index a0d137b90e84c..c156b870e7aa3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/table_basic.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/table_basic.test.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
           dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
           getType={jest.fn()}
           rowHasRowClickTriggerActions={[false, false, false]}
-          renderMode="display"
+          renderMode="view"
           paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
           uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
         />
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
         formatFactory={() => ({ convert: (x) => x } as IFieldFormat)}
         dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
         getType={jest.fn()}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
         paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
         uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
       />
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
         formatFactory={() => ({ convert: (x) => x } as IFieldFormat)}
         dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
         getType={jest.fn()}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
         paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
         uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
       />
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
         formatFactory={() => ({ convert: (x) => x } as IFieldFormat)}
         dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
         getType={jest.fn()}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
         paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
         uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
       />
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
         formatFactory={() => ({ convert: (x) => x } as IFieldFormat)}
         dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
         getType={jest.fn()}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
         paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
         uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
       />
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
         formatFactory={() => ({ convert: (x) => x } as IFieldFormat)}
         dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
         getType={jest.fn()}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
         paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
         uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
       />
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
         formatFactory={() => ({ convert: (x) => x } as IFieldFormat)}
         dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
         getType={jest.fn()}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
         paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
         uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
       />
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ describe('DatatableComponent', () => {
         formatFactory={() => ({ convert: (x) => x } as IFieldFormat)}
         dispatchEvent={onDispatchEvent}
         getType={jest.fn()}
-        renderMode="display"
+        renderMode="view"
         paletteService={chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry()}
         uiSettings={({ get: jest.fn() } as unknown) as IUiSettingsClient}
       />
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.test.tsx
index a0831e8a73b57..be20118ba2941 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.test.tsx
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ describe('embeddable', () => {
       timeRange,
       query,
       filters,
-      renderMode: 'noInteractivity',
+      renderMode: 'view',
+      disableTriggers: true,
     } as LensEmbeddableInput;
 
     const embeddable = new Embeddable(
@@ -599,7 +600,12 @@ describe('embeddable', () => {
     await embeddable.initializeSavedVis(input);
     embeddable.render(mountpoint);
 
-    expect(expressionRenderer.mock.calls[0][0].renderMode).toEqual('noInteractivity');
+    expect(expressionRenderer.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        interactive: false,
+        renderMode: 'view',
+      })
+    );
   });
 
   it('should merge external context with query and filters of the saved object', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
index 7e87dd3076faa..d10423c76686c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ export class Embeddable
         searchSessionId={this.externalSearchContext.searchSessionId}
         handleEvent={this.handleEvent}
         onData$={this.updateActiveData}
+        interactive={!input.disableTriggers}
         renderMode={input.renderMode}
         syncColors={input.syncColors}
         hasCompatibleActions={this.hasCompatibleActions}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/expression_wrapper.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/expression_wrapper.tsx
index 1116b4a0d3963..c827fe74cc52b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/expression_wrapper.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/expression_wrapper.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface ExpressionWrapperProps {
   expression: string | null;
   errors: ErrorMessage[] | undefined;
   variables?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  interactive?: boolean;
   searchContext: ExecutionContextSearch;
   searchSessionId?: string;
   handleEvent: (event: ExpressionRendererEvent) => void;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export function ExpressionWrapper({
   searchContext,
   variables,
   handleEvent,
+  interactive,
   searchSessionId,
   onData$,
   renderMode,
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ export function ExpressionWrapper({
             padding="s"
             variables={variables}
             expression={expression}
+            interactive={interactive}
             searchContext={searchContext}
             searchSessionId={searchSessionId}
             onData$={onData$}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/expression.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/expression.tsx
index c1b9f4c799e64..c947d50d5b910 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/expression.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/expression.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const getPieRenderer = (dependencies: {
           {...config}
           formatFactory={dependencies.formatFactory}
           chartsThemeService={dependencies.chartsThemeService}
+          interactive={handlers.isInteractive()}
           paletteService={dependencies.paletteService}
           onClickValue={onClickValue}
           renderMode={handlers.getRenderMode()}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.test.tsx
index 93f16c49061e4..209d7ff652ea1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.test.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('PieVisualization component', () => {
         onClickValue: jest.fn(),
         chartsThemeService,
         paletteService: chartPluginMock.createPaletteRegistry(),
-        renderMode: 'display' as const,
+        renderMode: 'view' as const,
         syncColors: false,
       };
     }
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ describe('PieVisualization component', () => {
       `);
     });
 
-    test('does not set click listener on noInteractivity render mode', () => {
+    test('does not set click listener on non-interactive mode', () => {
       const defaultArgs = getDefaultArgs();
       const component = shallow(
-        <PieComponent args={{ ...args }} {...defaultArgs} renderMode="noInteractivity" />
+        <PieComponent args={{ ...args }} {...defaultArgs} interactive={false} />
       );
       expect(component.find(Settings).first().prop('onElementClick')).toBeUndefined();
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.tsx
index 41b96ff4324ae..a0a845dc96007 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/pie_visualization/render_function.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export function PieComponent(
   props: PieExpressionProps & {
     formatFactory: FormatFactory;
     chartsThemeService: ChartsPluginSetup['theme'];
+    interactive?: boolean;
     paletteService: PaletteRegistry;
     onClickValue: (data: LensFilterEvent['data']) => void;
     renderMode: RenderMode;
@@ -289,9 +290,7 @@ export function PieComponent(
           }
           legendPosition={legendPosition || Position.Right}
           legendMaxDepth={nestedLegend ? undefined : 1 /* Color is based only on first layer */}
-          onElementClick={
-            props.renderMode !== 'noInteractivity' ? onElementClickHandler : undefined
-          }
+          onElementClick={props.interactive ?? true ? onElementClickHandler : undefined}
           legendAction={getLegendAction(firstTable, onClickValue)}
           theme={{
             ...chartTheme,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx
index a41ad59ebee93..3994aadd9a989 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ describe('xy_expression', () => {
       defaultProps = {
         formatFactory: getFormatSpy,
         timeZone: 'UTC',
-        renderMode: 'display',
+        renderMode: 'view',
         chartsThemeService,
         chartsActiveCursorService,
         paletteService,
@@ -1064,11 +1064,11 @@ describe('xy_expression', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    test('onBrushEnd is not set on noInteractivity mode', () => {
+    test('onBrushEnd is not set on non-interactive mode', () => {
       const { args, data } = sampleArgs();
 
       const wrapper = mountWithIntl(
-        <XYChart {...defaultProps} data={data} args={args} renderMode="noInteractivity" />
+        <XYChart {...defaultProps} data={data} args={args} interactive={false} />
       );
 
       expect(wrapper.find(Settings).first().prop('onBrushEnd')).toBeUndefined();
@@ -1334,11 +1334,11 @@ describe('xy_expression', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    test('onElementClick is not triggering event on noInteractivity mode', () => {
+    test('onElementClick is not triggering event on non-interactive mode', () => {
       const { args, data } = sampleArgs();
 
       const wrapper = mountWithIntl(
-        <XYChart {...defaultProps} data={data} args={args} renderMode="noInteractivity" />
+        <XYChart {...defaultProps} data={data} args={args} interactive={false} />
       );
 
       expect(wrapper.find(Settings).first().prop('onElementClick')).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx
index f8dff65969d57..75d14d9b48ee3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export type XYChartRenderProps = XYChartProps & {
   formatFactory: FormatFactory;
   timeZone: string;
   minInterval: number | undefined;
+  interactive?: boolean;
   onClickValue: (data: LensFilterEvent['data']) => void;
   onSelectRange: (data: LensBrushEvent['data']) => void;
   renderMode: RenderMode;
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ export const getXyChartRenderer = (dependencies: {
           paletteService={dependencies.paletteService}
           timeZone={dependencies.timeZone}
           minInterval={calculateMinInterval(config)}
+          interactive={handlers.isInteractive()}
           onClickValue={onClickValue}
           onSelectRange={onSelectRange}
           renderMode={handlers.getRenderMode()}
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ export function XYChart({
   minInterval,
   onClickValue,
   onSelectRange,
-  renderMode,
+  interactive = true,
   syncColors,
 }: XYChartRenderProps) {
   const {
@@ -528,8 +530,8 @@ export function XYChart({
         }}
         rotation={shouldRotate ? 90 : 0}
         xDomain={xDomain}
-        onBrushEnd={renderMode !== 'noInteractivity' ? brushHandler : undefined}
-        onElementClick={renderMode !== 'noInteractivity' ? clickHandler : undefined}
+        onBrushEnd={interactive ? brushHandler : undefined}
+        onElementClick={interactive ? clickHandler : undefined}
         legendAction={getLegendAction(
           filteredLayers,
           data.tables,