diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.test.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.test.ts
index b9925838fa9757..81a58c844fee47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.test.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ describe('Index Pattern Fetcher - server', () => {
       .mockResponseOnce(emptyResponse as unknown as estypes.FieldCapsResponse)
       .mockResponse(response as unknown as estypes.FieldCapsResponse);
     // first field caps request returns empty
-    const result = await indexPatterns.validatePatternListActive(['-a', 'b', 'c']);
-    expect(result).toEqual(['-a', 'c']);
+    const result = await indexPatterns.validatePatternListActive(['-a', 'b', 'c', 'a:-b']);
+    expect(result).toEqual(['-a', 'c', 'a:-b']);
   });
   it('Returns all patterns when all match indices', async () => {
     esClient.fieldCaps.mockResponse(response as unknown as estypes.FieldCapsResponse);
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.ts
index 2d4b0d00c3ffda..df18a5d506f17f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/server/fetcher/index_patterns_fetcher.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class IndexPatternsFetcher {
       patternList
         .map(async (index) => {
           // perserve negated patterns
-          if (index.startsWith('-')) {
+          if (index.startsWith('-') || index.includes(':-')) {
             return true;
           }
           const searchResponse = await this.elasticsearchClient.fieldCaps({