diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/data/public/search/search_interceptor/search_interceptor.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/data/public/search/search_interceptor/search_interceptor.ts
index a5456b2fa34b5..8f8ccfa8208d0 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/data/public/search/search_interceptor/search_interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/data/public/search/search_interceptor/search_interceptor.ts
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ export class SearchInterceptor {
               rawResponse: esqlResponse,
               isPartial: esqlResponse.is_partial,
               isRunning: esqlResponse.is_running,
+              requestParams,
               warning,
             };
           default:
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
index f4c92caea6caa..55ef3e0c490a3 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
           const requestNames = await inspector.getRequestNames();
           expect(requestNames).to.contain('Table');
           expect(requestNames).to.contain('Visualization');
+          const request = await inspector.getRequest(1);
+          expect(request.command).to.be('POST /_query/async?drop_null_columns');
         });
       });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
index e6259b033bede..dd053d16692c9 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
           const requestNames = await inspector.getRequestNames();
           expect(requestNames).to.contain('Table');
           expect(requestNames).to.contain('Visualization');
+          const request = await inspector.getRequest(1);
+          expect(request.command).to.be('POST /_query/async?drop_null_columns');
         });
       });
     });