diff --git a/packages/kbn-es-query/index.ts b/packages/kbn-es-query/index.ts
index a14724fc3a748..ac0a078e34d94 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es-query/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-es-query/index.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export {
   getIndexPatternFromSQLQuery,
   getIndexPatternFromESQLQuery,
   getLanguageDisplayName,
+  cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions,
 } from './src/es_query';
 
 export {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.test.ts b/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.test.ts
index ca98864aab446..504e6a5c93d44 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   getAggregateQueryMode,
   getIndexPatternFromSQLQuery,
   getIndexPatternFromESQLQuery,
+  cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions,
 } from './es_aggregate_query';
 
 describe('sql query helpers', () => {
@@ -115,4 +116,18 @@ describe('sql query helpers', () => {
       expect(idxPattern9).toBe('foo-1, foo-2');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions', () => {
+    it('should not remove anything if a drop command is not present', () => {
+      expect(cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions('from a | eval b = 1')).toBe('from a | eval b = 1');
+    });
+
+    it('should remove multiple drop statement if present', () => {
+      expect(
+        cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions(
+          'from a | drop @timestamp | drop a | drop b | keep c | drop d'
+        )
+      ).toBe('from a | keep c ');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.ts b/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.ts
index 27a5e790569c8..f746505896360 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/es_aggregate_query.ts
@@ -66,3 +66,8 @@ export function getIndexPatternFromESQLQuery(esql?: string): string {
   }
   return '';
 }
+
+export function cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions(esql?: string): string {
+  const pipes = (esql || '').split('|');
+  return pipes.filter((statement) => !/DROP\s/i.test(statement)).join('|');
+}
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/index.ts b/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/index.ts
index 22141a52e93f5..18009145a432f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-es-query/src/es_query/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export {
   getIndexPatternFromSQLQuery,
   getLanguageDisplayName,
   getIndexPatternFromESQLQuery,
+  cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions,
 } from './es_aggregate_query';
 export { fromCombinedFilter } from './from_combined_filter';
 export type {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/__mocks__/data_view_without_timefield.ts b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/__mocks__/data_view_without_timefield.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cc07103a54486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/__mocks__/data_view_without_timefield.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { DataView } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/public';
+import { buildDataViewMock } from '@kbn/discover-utils/src/__mocks__';
+
+const fields = [
+  {
+    name: '_index',
+    type: 'string',
+    scripted: false,
+    filterable: true,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'timestamp',
+    displayName: 'timestamp',
+    type: 'date',
+    scripted: false,
+    filterable: true,
+    aggregatable: true,
+    sortable: true,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'message',
+    displayName: 'message',
+    type: 'string',
+    scripted: false,
+    filterable: false,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'extension',
+    displayName: 'extension',
+    type: 'string',
+    scripted: false,
+    filterable: true,
+    aggregatable: true,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'bytes',
+    displayName: 'bytes',
+    type: 'number',
+    scripted: false,
+    filterable: true,
+    aggregatable: true,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'scripted',
+    displayName: 'scripted',
+    type: 'number',
+    scripted: true,
+    filterable: false,
+  },
+] as DataView['fields'];
+
+export const dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock = buildDataViewMock({
+  name: 'index-pattern-without-timefield',
+  fields,
+  timeFieldName: undefined,
+});
diff --git a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx
index 4ce88e52e6c8d..1f05601fd6892 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx
+++ b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ import { getDisplayedColumns } from '../utils/columns';
 import { convertValueToString } from '../utils/convert_value_to_string';
 import { getRowsPerPageOptions } from '../utils/rows_per_page';
 import { getRenderCellValueFn } from '../utils/get_render_cell_value';
-import { getEuiGridColumns, getLeadControlColumns, getVisibleColumns } from './data_table_columns';
+import {
+  getEuiGridColumns,
+  getLeadControlColumns,
+  getVisibleColumns,
+  hasSourceTimeFieldValue,
+} from './data_table_columns';
 import { UnifiedDataTableContext } from '../table_context';
 import { getSchemaDetectors } from './data_table_schema';
 import { DataTableDocumentToolbarBtn } from './data_table_document_selection';
@@ -617,9 +622,15 @@ export const UnifiedDataTable = ({
     [dataView, onFieldEdited, services.dataViewFieldEditor]
   );
 
+  const shouldShowTimeField = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      hasSourceTimeFieldValue(displayedColumns, dataView, columnTypes, showTimeCol, isPlainRecord),
+    [dataView, displayedColumns, isPlainRecord, showTimeCol, columnTypes]
+  );
+
   const visibleColumns = useMemo(
-    () => getVisibleColumns(displayedColumns, dataView, showTimeCol),
-    [dataView, displayedColumns, showTimeCol]
+    () => getVisibleColumns(displayedColumns, dataView, shouldShowTimeField),
+    [dataView, displayedColumns, shouldShowTimeField]
   );
 
   const getCellValue = useCallback<UseDataGridColumnsCellActionsProps['getCellValue']>(
diff --git a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.test.tsx b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.test.tsx
index 38cbdb5aeb63a..e1d7082353e1c 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.test.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
  */
 
 import { dataViewMock } from '@kbn/discover-utils/src/__mocks__';
-import { getEuiGridColumns, getVisibleColumns } from './data_table_columns';
+import type { DataView } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/public';
+import {
+  getEuiGridColumns,
+  getVisibleColumns,
+  hasSourceTimeFieldValue,
+} from './data_table_columns';
 import { dataViewWithTimefieldMock } from '../../__mocks__/data_view_with_timefield';
+import { dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock } from '../../__mocks__/data_view_without_timefield';
 import { dataTableContextMock } from '../../__mocks__/table_context';
 import { servicesMock } from '../../__mocks__/services';
 
@@ -110,6 +116,133 @@ describe('Data table columns', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('hasSourceTimeFieldValue', () => {
+    function buildColumnTypes(dataView: DataView) {
+      const columnTypes: Record<string, string> = {};
+      for (const field of dataView.fields) {
+        columnTypes[field.name] = '';
+      }
+      return columnTypes;
+    }
+
+    describe('dataView with timeField', () => {
+      it('should forward showTimeCol if no _source columns is passed', () => {
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['extension', 'message'],
+              dataViewWithTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              false
+            )
+          ).toBe(showTimeCol);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should forward showTimeCol if no _source columns is passed, text-based datasource', () => {
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['extension', 'message'],
+              dataViewWithTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              true
+            )
+          ).toBe(showTimeCol);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should forward showTimeCol if _source column is passed', () => {
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['_source'],
+              dataViewWithTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              false
+            )
+          ).toBe(showTimeCol);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should return true if _source column is passed, text-based datasource', () => {
+        // ... | DROP @timestamp test case
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['_source'],
+              dataViewWithTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              true
+            )
+          ).toBe(true);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('dataView without timeField', () => {
+      it('should forward showTimeCol if no _source columns is passed', () => {
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['extension', 'message'],
+              dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              false
+            )
+          ).toBe(showTimeCol);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should forward showTimeCol if no _source columns is passed, text-based datasource', () => {
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['extension', 'message'],
+              dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              true
+            )
+          ).toBe(showTimeCol);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should forward showTimeCol if _source column is passed', () => {
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['_source'],
+              dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              false
+            )
+          ).toBe(showTimeCol);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should return false if _source column is passed, text-based datasource', () => {
+        for (const showTimeCol of [true, false]) {
+          expect(
+            hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+              ['_source'],
+              dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock,
+              buildColumnTypes(dataViewWithoutTimefieldMock),
+              showTimeCol,
+              true
+            )
+          ).toBe(showTimeCol);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('column tokens', () => {
     it('returns eui grid columns with tokens', async () => {
       const actual = getEuiGridColumns({
diff --git a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.tsx b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.tsx
index 274b1148df4eb..f7a3d41bf330e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.tsx
+++ b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table_columns.tsx
@@ -267,6 +267,20 @@ export function getEuiGridColumns({
   );
 }
 
+export function hasSourceTimeFieldValue(
+  columns: string[],
+  dataView: DataView,
+  columnTypes: DataTableColumnTypes | undefined,
+  showTimeCol: boolean,
+  isPlainRecord: boolean
+) {
+  const timeFieldName = dataView.timeFieldName;
+  if (!isPlainRecord || !columns.includes('_source') || !timeFieldName || !columnTypes) {
+    return showTimeCol;
+  }
+  return timeFieldName in columnTypes;
+}
+
 export function getVisibleColumns(columns: string[], dataView: DataView, showTimeCol: boolean) {
   const timeFieldName = dataView.timeFieldName;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.test.ts b/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.test.ts
index 7bd7e6f21ed5e..119356af6f63f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.test.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,45 @@ describe('useLensSuggestions', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('should return histogramSuggestion even if the ESQL query contains a DROP @timestamp statement', async () => {
+    const firstMockReturn = undefined;
+    const secondMockReturn = allSuggestionsMock;
+    const lensSuggestionsApi = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(firstMockReturn) // will return to firstMockReturn object firstly
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(secondMockReturn); // will return to secondMockReturn object secondly
+
+    renderHook(() => {
+      return useLensSuggestions({
+        dataView: dataViewMock,
+        query: { esql: 'from the-data-view | DROP @timestamp | limit 100' },
+        isPlainRecord: true,
+        columns: [
+          {
+            id: 'var0',
+            name: 'var0',
+            meta: {
+              type: 'number',
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        data: dataMock,
+        lensSuggestionsApi,
+        timeRange: {
+          from: '2023-09-03T08:00:00.000Z',
+          to: '2023-09-04T08:56:28.274Z',
+        },
+      });
+    });
+    expect(lensSuggestionsApi).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        query: { esql: expect.stringMatching('from the-data-view | limit 100 ') },
+      }),
+      expect.anything(),
+      ['lnsDatatable']
+    );
+  });
+
   test('should not return histogramSuggestion if no suggestions returned by the api and transformational commands', async () => {
     const firstMockReturn = undefined;
     const secondMockReturn = allSuggestionsMock;
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.ts b/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.ts
index 5441e08a28c71..063e1b7ef89a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_histogram/public/layout/hooks/use_lens_suggestions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   AggregateQuery,
   isOfAggregateQueryType,
   getAggregateQueryMode,
+  cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions,
   Query,
   TimeRange,
 } from '@kbn/es-query';
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ export const useLensSuggestions = ({
 
       const interval = computeInterval(timeRange, data);
       const language = getAggregateQueryMode(query);
-      const esqlQuery = `${query[language]} | EVAL timestamp=DATE_TRUNC(${interval}, ${dataView.timeFieldName}) | stats rows = count(*) by timestamp | rename timestamp as \`${dataView.timeFieldName} every ${interval}\``;
+      const safeQuery = cleanupESQLQueryForLensSuggestions(query[language]);
+      const esqlQuery = `${safeQuery} | EVAL timestamp=DATE_TRUNC(${interval}, ${dataView.timeFieldName}) | stats rows = count(*) by timestamp | rename timestamp as \`${dataView.timeFieldName} every ${interval}\``;
       const context = {
         dataViewSpec: dataView?.toSpec(),
         fieldName: '',