diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index d09551ef27422..70c1d8ff53f0c 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -407,6 +407,16 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Lens overrides
+     */
+    {
+      files: ['x-pack/plugins/lens/**/*.ts', 'x-pack/plugins/lens/**/*.tsx'],
+      rules: {
+        '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'error',
+      },
+    },
+
     /**
      * disable jsx-a11y for kbn-ui-framework
      */
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/index.ts
index 5d868d9f63a18..8955bccbde268 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/index.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 import * as Joi from 'joi';
 import { Server } from 'hapi';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { LegacyPluginInitializer } from 'src/legacy/types';
 
 import { PLUGIN_ID } from './common';
 
 const NOT_INTERNATIONALIZED_PRODUCT_NAME = 'Lens Visualizations';
 
-export const lens = (kibana: any) => {
+export const lens: LegacyPluginInitializer = kibana => {
   return new kibana.Plugin({
     id: PLUGIN_ID,
     configPrefix: `xpack.${PLUGIN_ID}`,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx
index 9e78c9b48bf2b..7471039a482bf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
   test('droppable is reflected in the className', () => {
     const component = render(
       <DragDrop
-        onDrop={(x: any) => {
+        onDrop={(x: unknown) => {
           throw x;
         }}
         droppable
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/editor_frame.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/editor_frame.tsx
index 64bc73cd0447a..9ab026db082a2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/editor_frame.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/editor_frame.tsx
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ interface DatasourceState {
   datasourceName: string;
   visualizationName: string;
 
-  datasourceState: any;
-  visualizationState: any;
+  datasourceState: unknown;
+  visualizationState: unknown;
 }
 
 interface UpdateDatasourceAction {
   type: 'UPDATE_DATASOURCE';
-  payload: any;
+  payload: unknown;
 }
 
 interface UpdateVisualizationAction {
   type: 'UPDATE_VISUALIZATION';
-  payload: any;
+  payload: unknown;
 }
 
 type Action = UpdateDatasourceAction | UpdateVisualizationAction;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function EditorFrame(props: EditorFrameProps) {
         render={props.datasources[state.datasourceName].renderDataPanel}
         nativeProps={{
           state: state.datasourceState,
-          setState: (newState: any) =>
+          setState: (newState: unknown) =>
             dispatch({
               type: 'UPDATE_DATASOURCE',
               payload: newState,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function EditorFrame(props: EditorFrameProps) {
               })
           ),
           state: state.visualizationState,
-          setState: (newState: any) =>
+          setState: (newState: unknown) =>
             dispatch({
               type: 'UPDATE_VISUALIZATION',
               payload: newState,