diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/format_column.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/format_column.ts
index 3666528f43166..1f337298a03ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/format_column.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/format_column.ts
@@ -116,9 +116,18 @@ export const formatColumn: ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
             });
           }
           if (parentFormatParams) {
-            const innerParams = (col.meta.params?.params as Record<string, unknown>) ?? {};
+            // if original format is already a nested one, we are just replacing the wrapper params
+            // otherwise wrapping it inside parentFormatId/parentFormatParams
+            const isNested = isNestedFormat(col.meta.params);
+            const innerParams = isNested
+              ? col.meta.params?.params
+              : { id: col.meta.params?.id, params: col.meta.params?.params };
+
+            const formatId = isNested ? col.meta.params?.id : parentFormatId;
+
             return withParams(col, {
               ...col.meta.params,
+              id: formatId,
               params: {
                 ...innerParams,
                 ...parentFormatParams,
@@ -132,6 +141,11 @@ export const formatColumn: ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
   },
 };
 
+function isNestedFormat(params: DatatableColumn['meta']['params']) {
+  // if there is a nested params object with an id, it's a nested format
+  return !!params?.params?.id;
+}
+
 function withParams(col: DatatableColumn, params: Record<string, unknown>) {
   return { ...col, meta: { ...col.meta, params } };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/index.ts
index 92280b0fb6ce6..793f3387e707d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/index.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ export class IndexPatternDatasource {
         renameColumns,
         formatColumn,
         getTimeScaleFunction,
+        getSuffixFormatter,
       } = await import('../async_services');
       return core.getStartServices().then(([coreStart, { data }]) => {
+        data.fieldFormats.register([getSuffixFormatter(data.fieldFormats.deserialize)]);
         expressions.registerFunction(getTimeScaleFunction(data));
         expressions.registerFunction(renameColumns);
         expressions.registerFunction(formatColumn);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx
index e37c31559cd0c..94f240058d618 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export function columnToOperation(column: IndexPatternColumn, uniqueLabel?: stri
 export * from './rename_columns';
 export * from './format_column';
 export * from './time_scale';
+export * from './suffix_formatter';
 
 export function getIndexPatternDatasource({
   core,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/suffix_formatter.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/suffix_formatter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef1739e4424fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/suffix_formatter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { FormatFactory } from '../types';
+import { getSuffixFormatter } from './suffix_formatter';
+
+describe('suffix formatter', () => {
+  it('should call nested formatter and apply suffix', () => {
+    const convertMock = jest.fn((x) => x);
+    const formatFactory = jest.fn(() => ({ convert: convertMock }));
+    const SuffixFormatter = getSuffixFormatter((formatFactory as unknown) as FormatFactory);
+    const nestedParams = { abc: 123 };
+    const formatterInstance = new SuffixFormatter({
+      unit: 'h',
+      id: 'nestedFormatter',
+      params: nestedParams,
+    });
+
+    const result = formatterInstance.convert(12345);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual('12345/h');
+    expect(convertMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(12345);
+    expect(formatFactory).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'nestedFormatter', params: nestedParams });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/suffix_formatter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/suffix_formatter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5594976738efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/suffix_formatter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { FieldFormat, KBN_FIELD_TYPES } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import { FormatFactory } from '../types';
+import { TimeScaleUnit } from './time_scale';
+
+const unitSuffixes: Record<TimeScaleUnit, string> = {
+  s: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.fieldFormats.suffix.s', { defaultMessage: '/h' }),
+  m: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.fieldFormats.suffix.m', { defaultMessage: '/m' }),
+  h: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.fieldFormats.suffix.h', { defaultMessage: '/h' }),
+  d: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.fieldFormats.suffix.d', { defaultMessage: '/d' }),
+};
+
+export function getSuffixFormatter(formatFactory: FormatFactory) {
+  return class SuffixFormatter extends FieldFormat {
+    static id = 'suffix';
+    static title = i18n.translate('xpack.lens.fieldFormats.suffix.title', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Suffix',
+    });
+    static fieldType = KBN_FIELD_TYPES.NUMBER;
+    allowsNumericalAggregations = true;
+
+    getParamDefaults() {
+      return {
+        unit: undefined,
+        nestedParams: {},
+      };
+    }
+
+    textConvert = (val: unknown) => {
+      const unit = this.param('unit') as TimeScaleUnit | undefined;
+      const suffix = unit ? unitSuffixes[unit] : undefined;
+      const nestedFormatter = this.param('id');
+      const nestedParams = this.param('params');
+
+      const formattedValue = formatFactory({ id: nestedFormatter, params: nestedParams }).convert(
+        val
+      );
+
+      if (suffix) {
+        return `${formattedValue}${suffix}`;
+      }
+      return formattedValue;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/time_scale.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/time_scale.ts
index 7a4e8f6bc0638..06ff8058b1d09 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/time_scale.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/time_scale.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { DataPublicPluginStart } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
 import { search } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { buildResultColumns } from '../../../../../src/plugins/expressions/common';
 
-type TimeScaleUnit = 's' | 'm' | 'h' | 'd';
+export type TimeScaleUnit = 's' | 'm' | 'h' | 'd';
 
 export interface TimeScaleArgs {
   dateColumnId: string;