diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/entity_analytics/entity_store/definition.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/entity_analytics/entity_store/definition.ts
index bd7a88d101499..17412ee7cf716 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/entity_analytics/entity_store/definition.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/entity_analytics/entity_store/definition.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const buildHostEntityDefinition = (space: string): EntityDefinition =>
       interval: '1m',
     },
     version: '1.0.0',
+    managed: true,
   });
 
 export const buildUserEntityDefinition = (space: string): EntityDefinition =>
@@ -47,4 +48,5 @@ export const buildUserEntityDefinition = (space: string): EntityDefinition =>
       interval: '1m',
     },
     version: '1.0.0',
+    managed: true,
   });