diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/assistant/send_to_timeline/index.tsx b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/assistant/send_to_timeline/index.tsx
index 0968bc4a4fe21..4c906bb93154d 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/assistant/send_to_timeline/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/assistant/send_to_timeline/index.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { useSourcererDataView } from '../../sourcerer/containers';
 import { useDiscoverState } from '../../timelines/components/timeline/tabs/esql/use_discover_state';
 import { useKibana } from '../../common/lib/kibana';
 import { useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled } from '../../common/hooks/use_experimental_features';
-import { useDataViewSpec } from '../../data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view_spec';
+import { useDataView } from '../../data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view';
 
 export interface SendToTimelineButtonProps {
   asEmptyButton: boolean;
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ export const SendToTimelineButton: FC<PropsWithChildren<SendToTimelineButtonProp
   const { dataViewId: oldTimelineDataViewId } = useSourcererDataView(SourcererScopeName.timeline);
   const newDataViewPickerEnabled = useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled('newDataViewPickerEnabled');
 
-  const { dataViewSpec } = useDataViewSpec(SourcererScopeName.timeline);
+  const { dataView } = useDataView(SourcererScopeName.timeline);
 
   const timelineDataViewId = newDataViewPickerEnabled
-    ? dataViewSpec?.id ?? null
+    ? dataView?.id ?? null
     : oldTimelineDataViewId;
 
   const { setDiscoverAppState } = useDiscoverState();
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.test.tsx b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.test.tsx
index e07d39451c3f6..caa290c093ce1 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.test.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { DataViewPicker } from '.';
-import { useDataViewSpec } from '../../hooks/use_data_view_spec';
+import { useDataView } from '../../hooks/use_data_view';
 import { DEFAULT_SECURITY_SOLUTION_DATA_VIEW_ID, DataViewManagerScopeName } from '../../constants';
 import { sharedDataViewManagerSlice } from '../../redux/slices';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ jest.mock('../../../common/utils/global_query_string', () => ({
   useUpdateUrlParam: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
-jest.mock('../../hooks/use_data_view_spec', () => ({
-  useDataViewSpec: jest.fn(),
+jest.mock('../../hooks/use_data_view', () => ({
+  useDataView: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
 jest.mock('../../hooks/use_select_data_view', () => ({
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ describe('DataViewPicker', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.mocked(useUpdateUrlParam).mockReturnValue(jest.fn());
 
-    jest.mocked(useDataViewSpec).mockReturnValue({
-      dataViewSpec: {
+    jest.mocked(useDataView).mockReturnValue({
+      dataView: {
         id: DEFAULT_SECURITY_SOLUTION_DATA_VIEW_ID,
         name: 'Default Security Data View',
-      },
+      } as unknown as DataView,
       status: 'ready',
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.tsx b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.tsx
index 44d673c70efab..da54dc8b05243 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/components/data_view_picker/index.tsx
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ import type { SourcererUrlState } from '../../../sourcerer/store/model';
 import { useUpdateUrlParam } from '../../../common/utils/global_query_string';
 import { URL_PARAM_KEY } from '../../../common/hooks/use_url_state';
 import { useKibana } from '../../../common/lib/kibana';
-import { useDataViewSpec } from '../../hooks/use_data_view_spec';
 import { sharedStateSelector } from '../../redux/selectors';
 import { sharedDataViewManagerSlice } from '../../redux/slices';
 import { useSelectDataView } from '../../hooks/use_select_data_view';
 import { DataViewManagerScopeName } from '../../constants';
 import { useManagedDataViews } from '../../hooks/use_managed_data_views';
 import { useSavedDataViews } from '../../hooks/use_saved_data_views';
-import { LOADING } from './translations';
+import { DEFAULT_SECURITY_DATA_VIEW, LOADING } from './translations';
 import { DATA_VIEW_PICKER_TEST_ID } from './constants';
+import { useDataView } from '../../hooks/use_data_view';
 
 interface DataViewPickerProps {
   /**
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const DataViewPicker = memo(({ scope, onClosePopover, disabled }: DataVie
   const closeDataViewEditor = useRef<() => void | undefined>();
   const closeFieldEditor = useRef<() => void | undefined>();
 
-  const { dataViewSpec, status } = useDataViewSpec(scope);
+  const { dataView, status } = useDataView(scope);
 
   const { adhocDataViews: adhocDataViewSpecs, defaultDataViewId } =
     useSelector(sharedStateSelector);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const DataViewPicker = memo(({ scope, onClosePopover, disabled }: DataVie
   const isDefaultSourcerer = scope === DataViewManagerScopeName.default;
   const updateUrlParam = useUpdateUrlParam<SourcererUrlState>(URL_PARAM_KEY.sourcerer);
 
-  const dataViewId = dataViewSpec?.id;
+  const dataViewId = dataView?.id;
 
   // NOTE: this function is called in response to user interaction with the picker,
   // hence - it is the only place where we should update the url param for the data view selection.
@@ -154,10 +154,16 @@ export const DataViewPicker = memo(({ scope, onClosePopover, disabled }: DataVie
       return { label: LOADING };
     }
 
+    if (dataView?.id === defaultDataViewId) {
+      return {
+        label: DEFAULT_SECURITY_DATA_VIEW,
+      };
+    }
+
     return {
-      label: dataViewSpec?.name || dataViewSpec?.id || 'Data view',
+      label: dataView?.name || dataView?.id || 'Data view',
     };
-  }, [dataViewSpec?.name, dataViewSpec?.id, status]);
+  }, [dataView?.id, dataView?.name, defaultDataViewId, status]);
 
   return (
     <div data-test-subj={DATA_VIEW_PICKER_TEST_ID}>
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view_spec.ts b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view_spec.ts
index a89524559c25d..5f6febb770ebe 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view_spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view_spec.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ export interface UseDataViewSpecResult {
 
 /**
  * Returns an object with the dataViewSpec and status values for the given scopeName.
+ * IMPORTANT: If fields are not required, make sure to pass `includeFields = false`.
  */
 export const useDataViewSpec = (
-  scopeName: DataViewManagerScopeName = DataViewManagerScopeName.default
+  scopeName: DataViewManagerScopeName = DataViewManagerScopeName.default,
+  includeFields = true
 ): UseDataViewSpecResult => {
   const { dataView, status } = useDataView(scopeName);
 
@@ -42,6 +44,6 @@ export const useDataViewSpec = (
       };
     }
 
-    return { dataViewSpec: dataView?.toSpec?.(), status };
-  }, [dataView, status]);
+    return { dataViewSpec: dataView?.toSpec?.(includeFields), status };
+  }, [dataView, includeFields, status]);
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/hooks/use_create_timeline.tsx b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/hooks/use_create_timeline.tsx
index 653c3943efd85..955cbac9abd6a 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/hooks/use_create_timeline.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/hooks/use_create_timeline.tsx
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import { defaultUdtHeaders } from '../components/timeline/body/column_headers/de
 import { timelineDefaults } from '../store/defaults';
 import { useSelectDataView } from '../../data_view_manager/hooks/use_select_data_view';
 import { DataViewManagerScopeName } from '../../data_view_manager/constants';
-import { useDataViewSpec } from '../../data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view_spec';
 import { useSelectedPatterns } from '../../data_view_manager/hooks/use_selected_patterns';
 import { sourcererActions, sourcererSelectors } from '../../sourcerer/store';
 import { SourcererScopeName } from '../../sourcerer/store/model';
 import { useEnableExperimental } from '../../common/hooks/use_experimental_features';
+import { useDataView } from '../../data_view_manager/hooks/use_data_view';
 
 export interface UseCreateTimelineParams {
   /**
@@ -59,14 +59,12 @@ export const useCreateTimeline = ({
   ) ?? { id: '', patternList: [] };
 
   const { newDataViewPickerEnabled } = useEnableExperimental();
-  const { dataViewSpec: experimentalDataViewSpec } = useDataViewSpec(
-    DataViewManagerScopeName.default
-  );
+  const { dataView: experimentalDataView } = useDataView(DataViewManagerScopeName.default);
   const experimentalSelectedPatterns = useSelectedPatterns(DataViewManagerScopeName.default);
 
   const dataViewId = useMemo(
-    () => (newDataViewPickerEnabled ? experimentalDataViewSpec.id ?? '' : oldDataViewId),
-    [experimentalDataViewSpec.id, newDataViewPickerEnabled, oldDataViewId]
+    () => (newDataViewPickerEnabled ? experimentalDataView?.id ?? '' : oldDataViewId),
+    [experimentalDataView?.id, newDataViewPickerEnabled, oldDataViewId]
   );
   const selectedPatterns = useMemo(
     () => (newDataViewPickerEnabled ? experimentalSelectedPatterns : oldSelectedPatterns),