diff --git a/src/ui/public/debounce/debounce.js b/src/ui/public/debounce/debounce.js
index fc541e108c25e..d0feee78613eb 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/debounce/debounce.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/debounce/debounce.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ module.service('debounce', ['$timeout', function ($timeout) {
     let result;
     options = _.defaults(options || {}, {
       leading: false,
-      trailing: true
+      trailing: true,
+      invokeApply: true,
     });
 
     function debounce() {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ module.service('debounce', ['$timeout', function ($timeout) {
       if (timeout) {
         $timeout.cancel(timeout);
       }
-      timeout = $timeout(later, wait);
+      timeout = $timeout(later, wait, options.invokeApply);
 
       if (callNow) {
         result = func.apply(self, args);
diff --git a/src/ui/public/directives/__tests__/fixed_scroll.js b/src/ui/public/directives/__tests__/fixed_scroll.js
index 8d3a36c100fc6..48418f7f26720 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/directives/__tests__/fixed_scroll.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/directives/__tests__/fixed_scroll.js
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ import Promise from 'bluebird';
 describe('FixedScroll directive', function () {
 
   let compile;
+  let flushPendingTasks;
   const trash = [];
 
   beforeEach(ngMock.module('kibana'));
-  beforeEach(ngMock.module(function ($provide) {
-    $provide.service('debounce', () => {
-      return targetFunction => targetFunction;
-    });
-  }));
-  beforeEach(ngMock.inject(function ($compile, $rootScope) {
+  beforeEach(ngMock.inject(function ($compile, $rootScope, $timeout) {
+
+    flushPendingTasks = function flushPendingTasks() {
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $timeout.flush();
+    };
 
     compile = function (ratioY, ratioX) {
       if (ratioX == null) ratioX = ratioY;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ describe('FixedScroll directive', function () {
       }).appendTo($el);
 
       $compile($parent)($rootScope);
-      $rootScope.$digest();
+      flushPendingTasks();
 
       return {
         $container: $el,
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ describe('FixedScroll directive', function () {
 
       expect(off.callCount).to.be(0);
       els.$container.width(els.$container.prop('scrollWidth'));
-      els.$container.scope().$digest();
+      flushPendingTasks();
       expect(off.callCount).to.be(2);
       checkThisVals('$.fn.off', off);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/public/fixed_scroll.js b/src/ui/public/fixed_scroll.js
index 0eda343b37e51..5f5676e2f4a5d 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/fixed_scroll.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/fixed_scroll.js
@@ -110,14 +110,16 @@ uiModules
         const newWidth = $el.width();
 
         if (scrollWidth !== newScrollWidth || width !== newWidth) {
-          setup();
+          $scope.$apply(setup);
 
           scrollWidth = newScrollWidth;
           width = newWidth;
         }
       }
 
-      const debouncedCheckWidth = debounce(checkWidth, 100);
+      const debouncedCheckWidth = debounce(checkWidth, 100, {
+        invokeApply: false,
+      });
       $scope.$watch(debouncedCheckWidth);
 
       // cleanup when the scope is destroyed