diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
index c23bd463cb64d..8420365ee0666 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import {
   esFilters,
   FilterManager,
   IndexPattern,
-  IndexPatternField,
   Query,
 } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import type { FieldSpec } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import { TopNavMenuData } from '../../../../../src/plugins/navigation/public';
 import { LensByValueInput } from '../embeddable/embeddable';
 import { SavedObjectReference } from '../../../../../src/core/types';
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
   it('updates global filters with store state', async () => {
     const services = makeDefaultServices(sessionIdSubject);
     const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-    const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+    const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
     const pinnedFilter = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
     services.data.query.filterManager.getFilters = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
       return [];
@@ -653,8 +653,8 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
 
       it('saves app filters and does not save pinned filters', async () => {
         const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-        const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
-        const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+        const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
+        const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
         const unpinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern);
         const pinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
         await act(async () => {
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
     it('updates the filters when the user changes them', async () => {
       const { instance, services, lensStore } = await mountWith({});
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
       expect(lensStore.getState()).toEqual({
         lens: expect.objectContaining({
           filters: [],
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
         }),
       });
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
       act(() =>
         services.data.query.filterManager.setFilters([
           esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern),
@@ -1025,8 +1025,8 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
         })
       );
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
-      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
+      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
       const unpinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern);
       const pinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
       FilterManager.setFiltersStore([pinned], esFilters.FilterStateStore.GLOBAL_STATE);
@@ -1082,8 +1082,8 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
         })
       );
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
-      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
+      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
       const unpinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern);
       const pinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
       FilterManager.setFiltersStore([pinned], esFilters.FilterStateStore.GLOBAL_STATE);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
index 61e24e2d66347..2f1eeea0639f3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ import { ReactWrapper } from 'enzyme';
 import { DragDrop, ChildDragDropProvider } from '../../../drag_drop';
 import { fromExpression } from '@kbn/interpreter/common';
 import { coreMock } from 'src/core/public/mocks';
-import {
-  esFilters,
-  IndexPattern,
-  IndexPatternField,
-} from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import { esFilters, IndexPattern } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import type { FieldSpec } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import { UiActionsStart } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 import { uiActionsPluginMock } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public/mocks';
 import { TriggerContract } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers';
@@ -420,7 +417,7 @@ describe('workspace_panel', () => {
     expect(expressionRendererMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
     const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-    const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+    const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as FieldSpec;
 
     await act(async () => {
       instance.setProps({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/datapanel.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/datapanel.test.tsx
index 59aebc517bf22..a6828bf9d5873 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/datapanel.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/datapanel.test.tsx
@@ -664,7 +664,14 @@ describe('IndexPattern Data Panel', () => {
               ...props.indexPatterns['1'],
               fields: [
                 ...props.indexPatterns['1'].fields,
-                { name: '_id', displayName: '_id', meta: true, type: 'string' },
+                {
+                  name: '_id',
+                  displayName: '_id',
+                  meta: true,
+                  type: 'string',
+                  searchable: true,
+                  aggregatable: true,
+                },
               ],
             },
           }}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.test.tsx
index 118405baebc8b..c4a88617c24b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.test.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ describe('percentile', () => {
           displayName: 'bytes',
           type: 'number',
           esTypes: ['long'],
+          searchable: true,
           aggregatable: true,
         })
       ).toEqual({
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ describe('percentile', () => {
           displayName: 'response_time',
           type: 'histogram',
           esTypes: ['histogram'],
+          searchable: true,
           aggregatable: true,
         })
       ).toEqual({
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ describe('percentile', () => {
           displayName: 'origin',
           type: 'string',
           esTypes: ['keyword'],
+          searchable: true,
           aggregatable: true,
         })
       ).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.test.tsx
index 92565d1590ea3..aef086a6ee288 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.test.tsx
@@ -96,9 +96,23 @@ const defaultOptions = {
     id: '1',
     title: 'my_index_pattern',
     hasRestrictions: false,
-    fields: [{ name: sourceField, type: 'number', displayName: sourceField }],
+    fields: [
+      {
+        name: sourceField,
+        type: 'number',
+        displayName: sourceField,
+        searchable: true,
+        aggregatable: true,
+      },
+    ],
     getFieldByName: getFieldByNameFactory([
-      { name: sourceField, type: 'number', displayName: sourceField },
+      {
+        name: sourceField,
+        type: 'number',
+        displayName: sourceField,
+        searchable: true,
+        aggregatable: true,
+      },
     ]),
   },
   operationDefinitionMap: {},
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx
index 26ae37a074288..9d5959c807490 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { createMockedIndexPattern } from '../../../mocks';
 import { ValuesInput } from './values_input';
 import type { TermsIndexPatternColumn } from '.';
 import { termsOperation } from '../index';
-import type { IndexPattern, IndexPatternField, IndexPatternLayer } from '../../../types';
+import { IndexPattern, IndexPatternLayer } from '../../../types';
 import { FrameDatasourceAPI } from '../../../../types';
 
 const uiSettingsMock = {} as IUiSettingsClient;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
   describe('getPossibleOperationForField', () => {
     it('should return operation with the right type', () => {
       expect(
-        termsOperation.getPossibleOperationForField(({
+        termsOperation.getPossibleOperationForField({
           aggregatable: true,
           searchable: true,
           name: 'test',
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
               agg: 'terms',
             },
           },
-        } as unknown) as IndexPatternField)
+        })
       ).toEqual({
         dataType: 'string',
         isBucketed: true,
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
       });
 
       expect(
-        termsOperation.getPossibleOperationForField(({
+        termsOperation.getPossibleOperationForField({
           aggregatable: true,
           searchable: true,
           name: 'test',
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
               agg: 'terms',
             },
           },
-        } as unknown) as IndexPatternField)
+        })
       ).toEqual({
         dataType: 'number',
         isBucketed: true,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
           type: 'boolean',
-        } as IndexPatternField)
+        })
       ).toEqual({
         dataType: 'boolean',
         isBucketed: true,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
           type: 'ip',
-        } as IndexPatternField)
+        })
       ).toEqual({
         dataType: 'ip',
         isBucketed: true,
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
           type: 'string',
-        } as IndexPatternField)
+        })
       ).toEqual(undefined);
 
       expect(
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
           type: 'string',
-        } as IndexPatternField)
+        })
       ).toEqual(undefined);
     });
   });
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           type: 'boolean',
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
-        } as IndexPatternField,
+        },
         layer: { columns: {}, columnOrder: [], indexPatternId: '' },
       });
       expect(termsColumn.dataType).toEqual('boolean');
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           type: 'boolean',
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
-        } as IndexPatternField,
+        },
         layer: { columns: {}, columnOrder: [], indexPatternId: '' },
       });
       expect(termsColumn.params.otherBucket).toEqual(true);
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           type: 'boolean',
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
-        } as IndexPatternField,
+        },
         layer: { columns: {}, columnOrder: [], indexPatternId: '' },
       });
       expect(termsColumn.params.otherBucket).toEqual(false);
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           type: 'boolean',
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
-        } as IndexPatternField,
+        },
       });
       expect(termsColumn.params).toEqual(
         expect.objectContaining({
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           type: 'boolean',
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
-        } as IndexPatternField,
+        },
       });
       expect(termsColumn.params).toEqual(
         expect.objectContaining({ orderBy: { type: 'alphabetical', fallback: true } })
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           type: 'boolean',
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
-        } as IndexPatternField,
+        },
       });
       expect(termsColumn.params).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ size: 3 }));
     });
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ describe('terms', () => {
           type: 'boolean',
           name: 'test',
           displayName: 'test',
-        } as IndexPatternField,
+        },
       });
       expect(termsColumn.params).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ size: 5 }));
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
index 2233c3117623a..72acc114ca4b2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
  */
 
 import type { IndexPatternColumn, IncompleteColumn } from './operations';
-import type {
-  IndexPatternField as BaseIndexPatternField,
-  IndexPatternAggRestrictions,
-} from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import type { IndexPatternAggRestrictions } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import type { FieldSpec } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import type { DragDropIdentifier } from '../drag_drop/providers';
 
 export {
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ export interface IndexPattern {
   hasRestrictions: boolean;
 }
 
-export type IndexPatternField = BaseIndexPatternField & {
+export type IndexPatternField = FieldSpec & {
   displayName: string;
   aggregationRestrictions?: Partial<IndexPatternAggRestrictions>;
   meta?: boolean;