diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-es-query/src/filters/helpers/extract_time_filter.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-es-query/src/filters/helpers/extract_time_filter.ts
index 3f0254fc40f37..884cb0ac0901f 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-es-query/src/filters/helpers/extract_time_filter.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-es-query/src/filters/helpers/extract_time_filter.ts
@@ -12,20 +12,18 @@ import { Filter, isRangeFilter, RangeFilter } from '../build_filters';
 import { TimeRange } from './types';
 import { convertRangeFilterToTimeRangeString } from './convert_range_filter';
 
-export function extractTimeFilter(timeFieldName: string, filters: Filter[]) {
-  const [timeRangeFilter, restOfFilters] = partition(filters, (obj: Filter) => {
-    let key;
-
-    if (isRangeFilter(obj)) {
-      key = keys(obj.query.range)[0];
-    }
-
-    return Boolean(key && key === timeFieldName);
-  });
+export function extractTimeFilter(
+  timeFieldName: string,
+  filters: Filter[]
+): { restOfFilters: Filter[]; timeRangeFilter?: RangeFilter } {
+  const [timeRangeFilter, restOfFilters] = partition<Filter, RangeFilter>(
+    filters,
+    (f: Filter): f is RangeFilter => isRangeFilter(f) && timeFieldName === keys(f.query.range)[0]
+  );
 
   return {
     restOfFilters,
-    timeRangeFilter: timeRangeFilter[0] as RangeFilter | undefined,
+    timeRangeFilter: timeRangeFilter[0],
   };
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +31,9 @@ export function extractTimeRange(
   filters: Filter[],
   timeFieldName?: string
 ): { restOfFilters: Filter[]; timeRange?: TimeRange } {
-  if (!timeFieldName) return { restOfFilters: filters, timeRange: undefined };
+  if (!timeFieldName) {
+    return { restOfFilters: filters };
+  }
   const { timeRangeFilter, restOfFilters } = extractTimeFilter(timeFieldName, filters);
   return {
     restOfFilters,
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.tsx b/src/platform/plugins/shared/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.tsx
index 157a5d32e7913..fef5abfc5d05b 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/chart_expressions/expression_xy/public/components/xy_chart.tsx
@@ -661,12 +661,16 @@ export function XYChart({
         ? getAccessorByDimension(dataLayers[0].xAccessor, table.columns)
         : undefined;
     const xAxisColumnIndex = table.columns.findIndex((el) => el.id === xAccessor);
-
     const context: BrushEvent['data'] = {
       range: [min, max],
       table,
       column: xAxisColumnIndex,
-      ...(isEsqlMode ? { timeFieldName: table.columns[xAxisColumnIndex].name } : {}),
+      ...(isEsqlMode
+        ? {
+            timeFieldName:
+              table.columns[xAxisColumnIndex].meta.sourceParams?.sourceField?.toString(),
+          }
+        : {}),
     };
     onSelectRange(context);
   };
diff --git a/src/platform/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts b/src/platform/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
index a15d541fdd3b5..9c701dba419fa 100644
--- a/src/platform/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
+++ b/src/platform/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const esql = getService('esql');
   const dashboardAddPanel = getService('dashboardAddPanel');
   const dataViews = getService('dataViews');
+  const elasticChart = getService('elasticChart');
+  const filterBar = getService('filterBar');
+
   const { common, discover, dashboard, header, timePicker, unifiedFieldList, unifiedSearch } =
     getPageObjects([
       'common',
@@ -236,6 +239,36 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         const cell = await dataGrid.getCellElementExcludingControlColumns(0, 0);
         expect(await cell.getVisibleText()).to.be('1');
       });
+
+      it('should allow brushing time series', async () => {
+        await timePicker.setDefaultAbsoluteRange();
+        await discover.selectTextBaseLang();
+        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
+        await unifiedFieldList.waitUntilSidebarHasLoaded();
+
+        const testQuery = `from logstash-* | limit 100`;
+
+        await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue(testQuery);
+        await testSubjects.click('querySubmitButton');
+        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
+
+        const initialTimeConfig = await timePicker.getTimeConfigAsAbsoluteTimes();
+        expect(initialTimeConfig.start).to.equal(timePicker.defaultStartTime);
+        expect(initialTimeConfig.end).to.equal(timePicker.defaultEndTime);
+
+        const renderingCount = await elasticChart.getVisualizationRenderingCount();
+        await discover.brushHistogram();
+        await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
+        // no filter pill created for time brush
+        expect(await filterBar.getFilterCount()).to.be(0);
+        // chart and time picker updated
+        await elasticChart.waitForRenderingCount(renderingCount + 1);
+        const updatedTimeConfig = await timePicker.getTimeConfigAsAbsoluteTimes();
+        expect(updatedTimeConfig.start).to.be('Sep 20, 2015 @ 08:41:22.854');
+        expect(updatedTimeConfig.end).to.be('Sep 21, 2015 @ 04:14:56.951');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('errors', () => {