diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
index 46ec93e1be074..b1c37cf66f07b 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ function discoverController(
       fields: selectFields,
       metaFields: $scope.indexPattern.metaFields,
       conflictedTypesFields: $scope.indexPattern.fields.filter(f => f.type === 'conflict').map(f => f.name),
+      indexPatternId: searchSource.get('index').id
     };
   };