diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/actions/filters/create_filters_from_value_click.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/actions/filters/create_filters_from_value_click.ts
index 3814731458452..418d8080a3904 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/actions/filters/create_filters_from_value_click.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/actions/filters/create_filters_from_value_click.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export const appendFilterToESQLQueryFromValueClickAction = ({
           const queryString = query.esql;
           queryWithFilter = appendWhereClauseToESQLQuery(
             queryString,
-            column.id,
+            column.name,
             value,
             '+',
             column.meta?.type