diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/ci_checks/saved_objects/check_registered_types.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/ci_checks/saved_objects/check_registered_types.test.ts
index 8ef1e4c4eb9ab..841201ae70df2 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/ci_checks/saved_objects/check_registered_types.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/ci_checks/saved_objects/check_registered_types.test.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe('checking migration metadata changes on all registered SO types', () =>
         "risk-engine-configuration": "533a0a3f2dbef1c95129146ec4d5714de305be1a",
         "rules-settings": "53f94e5ce61f5e75d55ab8adbc1fb3d0937d2e0b",
         "sample-data-telemetry": "c38daf1a49ed24f2a4fb091e6e1e833fccf19935",
-        "search": "edb9e325564c504e6c49f94115509dc28ccc4b81",
+        "search": "5078b5f3bc5ed31cd8c16317f17100637734ea2b",
         "search-session": "fae0dfc63274d6a3b90ca583802c48cab8760637",
         "search-telemetry": "1bbaf2db531b97fa04399440fa52d46e86d54dd8",
         "search_playground": "3eba7e7c4563f03f76aea02f5dd3a7a739bf51a3",
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ describe('checking migration metadata changes on all registered SO types', () =>
         "search|global: ce649a79d99c5ff5eb68d544635428ef87946d84",
         "search|mappings: 432d4dfdb5a33ce29d00ccdcfcda70d7c5f94b52",
         "search|schemas: 8d6477e08dfdf20335752a69994646f9da90741f",
+        "search|10.7.0: 39a6319c8a1cee1b3d3be546cff40381ada5c12a",
         "search|10.6.0: 09025aae257ec5255b431558a613ec85b5b2defe",
         "search|10.5.0: 1c03deb42d6a3e2e6b889fe9cfb72059dc0a27fb",
         "search|10.4.0: 1186c880ca98f18121211a92912c5b1748cb8b5a",
@@ -1316,7 +1317,7 @@ describe('checking migration metadata changes on all registered SO types', () =>
         "risk-engine-configuration": "10.2.0",
         "rules-settings": "10.1.0",
         "sample-data-telemetry": "10.0.0",
-        "search": "10.6.0",
+        "search": "10.7.0",
         "search-session": "10.0.0",
         "search-telemetry": "10.0.0",
         "search_playground": "10.1.0",
@@ -1461,7 +1462,7 @@ describe('checking migration metadata changes on all registered SO types', () =>
         "risk-engine-configuration": "10.2.0",
         "rules-settings": "10.1.0",
         "sample-data-telemetry": "0.0.0",
-        "search": "10.6.0",
+        "search": "10.7.0",
         "search-session": "8.6.0",
         "search-telemetry": "7.12.0",
         "search_playground": "10.1.0",
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/content_management/schema/v1/cm_services.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/content_management/schema/v1/cm_services.ts
index 078f86a0e525d..12aca56a30105 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/content_management/schema/v1/cm_services.ts
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/content_management/schema/v1/cm_services.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import {
   updateOptionsSchema,
   createResultSchema,
 } from '@kbn/content-management-utils';
-import { SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6 } from '../../../saved_objects/schema';
+import { SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7 } from '../../../saved_objects/schema';
 
-const savedSearchSavedObjectSchema = savedObjectSchema(SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6);
+const savedSearchSavedObjectSchema = savedObjectSchema(SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7);
 
 const savedSearchCreateOptionsSchema = schema.maybe(
   schema.object({
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const serviceDefinition: ServicesDefinition = {
         schema: savedSearchCreateOptionsSchema,
       },
       data: {
-        schema: SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6,
+        schema: SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7,
       },
     },
     out: {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const serviceDefinition: ServicesDefinition = {
         schema: savedSearchUpdateOptionsSchema,
       },
       data: {
-        schema: SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6,
+        schema: SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7,
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/schema.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/schema.ts
index a8fc5aa53da6a..259448cb8ba76 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/schema.ts
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/schema.ts
@@ -156,3 +156,18 @@ export type DiscoverSessionTab = TypeOf<typeof SCHEMA_DISCOVER_SESSION_TAB>;
 export const SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6 = SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_5.extends({
   tabs: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(SCHEMA_DISCOVER_SESSION_TAB, { minSize: 1 })),
 });
+
+const { columns, grid, hideChart, isTextBasedQuery, kibanaSavedObjectMeta, rowHeight, sort } =
+  SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6.getPropSchemas();
+
+// Mark top-level attributes (except title and description) optional, and mark tabs as required
+export const SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7 = SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6.extends({
+  columns: schema.maybe(columns),
+  grid: schema.maybe(grid),
+  hideChart: schema.maybe(hideChart),
+  isTextBasedQuery: schema.maybe(isTextBasedQuery),
+  kibanaSavedObjectMeta: schema.maybe(kibanaSavedObjectMeta),
+  rowHeight: schema.maybe(rowHeight),
+  sort: schema.maybe(sort),
+  tabs: schema.arrayOf(SCHEMA_DISCOVER_SESSION_TAB, { minSize: 1 }),
+});
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/search.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/search.ts
index 6e9fa179eee6e..efa36b11a5b71 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/search.ts
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/saved_search/server/saved_objects/search.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_4,
   SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_5,
   SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6,
+  SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7,
 } from './schema';
 
 export function getSavedSearchObjectType(
@@ -95,6 +96,13 @@ export function getSavedSearchObjectType(
           create: SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_6,
         },
       },
+      7: {
+        changes: [],
+        schemas: {
+          forwardCompatibility: SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7.extends({}, { unknowns: 'ignore' }),
+          create: SCHEMA_SEARCH_MODEL_VERSION_7,
+        },
+      },
     },
     mappings: {
       dynamic: false,