diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2e4b9f88a6..692539767c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 No public interface changes since `30.4.0`.
 
+*Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed wrong columns assigned to `EuiDataGrid` leadingControlColumns ([#4269](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4269))
+
 ## [`30.4.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v30.4.0)
 
 - Added `eql` glyph in `EuiIcon` ([#4110](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4110))
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx
index 6ebb7b4eadc..a29b19fb9c3 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const EuiDataGridDataRow: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridDataRowProps> = memo(
               visibleRowIndex={visibleRowIndex}
               colIndex={i}
               columnId={id}
-              column={columns[i]}
+              column={leadingColumn}
               popoverContent={DefaultColumnFormatter}
               width={leadingColumn.width}
               renderCellValue={rowCellRender}
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ const EuiDataGridDataRow: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridDataRowProps> = memo(
             />
           );
         })}
-        {trailingControlColumns.map((leadingColumn, i) => {
-          const { id, rowCellRender } = leadingColumn;
+        {trailingControlColumns.map((trailingColumn, i) => {
+          const { id, rowCellRender } = trailingColumn;
           const colIndex = i + columns.length + leadingControlColumns.length;
 
           return (
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ const EuiDataGridDataRow: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridDataRowProps> = memo(
               visibleRowIndex={visibleRowIndex}
               colIndex={colIndex}
               columnId={id}
-              column={columns[colIndex]}
+              column={trailingColumn}
               popoverContent={DefaultColumnFormatter}
-              width={leadingColumn.width}
+              width={trailingColumn.width}
               renderCellValue={rowCellRender}
               onCellFocus={onCellFocus}
               isFocused={focusedCellPositionInTheRow === colIndex}