diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/routes.js b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/routes.js
index 6b19103b59722..5feacfee4d4d2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/routes.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/routes.js
@@ -189,18 +189,28 @@ export function initRoutes(router, licenseUid, mapConfig, kbnVersion, logger) {
         return badRequest('map.proxyElasticMapsServiceInMaps disabled');
       }
 
-      const file = await emsClient.getDefaultFileManifest();
-      const layers = file.layers.map((layer) => {
-        const newLayer = { ...layer };
-        const id = encodeURIComponent(layer.layer_id);
+      const file = await emsClient.getDefaultFileManifest(); //need raw manifest
+      const fileLayers = await emsClient.getFileLayers();
+
+      const layers = file.layers.map((layerJson) => {
+        const newLayerJson = { ...layerJson };
+        const id = encodeURIComponent(layerJson.layer_id);
+
+        const fileLayer = fileLayers.find((fileLayer) => fileLayer.getId() === layerJson.layer_id);
+        const defaultFormat = layerJson.formats.find(
+          (format) => format.type === fileLayer.getDefaultFormatType()
+        );
+
         const newUrl = `${EMS_FILES_DEFAULT_JSON_PATH}?id=${id}`;
-        newLayer.formats = [
+
+        //Only proxy default-format. Others are unused in Maps-app
+        newLayerJson.formats = [
           {
-            ...layer.formats[0],
+            ...defaultFormat,
             url: newUrl,
           },
         ];
-        return newLayer;
+        return newLayerJson;
       });
       //rewrite
       return ok({
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/maps/index.js b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/maps/index.js
index 9f1fe96c5637b..36a8fa2ec045e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/maps/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/maps/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile, getService }) {
       loadTestFile(require.resolve('./migrations'));
       loadTestFile(require.resolve('./get_tile'));
       loadTestFile(require.resolve('./get_grid_tile'));
+      loadTestFile(require.resolve('./proxy_api'));
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/maps/proxy_api.js b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/maps/proxy_api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f85de9dc1670a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/maps/proxy_api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+
+export default function ({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertest');
+
+  describe('EMS proxy', () => {
+    it('should correctly rewrite url and format', async () => {
+      const resp = await supertest
+        .get(`/api/maps/ems/files/v7.10/manifest`)
+        .set('kbn-xsrf', 'kibana')
+        .expect(200);
+
+      expect(resp.body.layers.length).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+
+      //Check world-layer
+      const worldLayer = resp.body.layers.find((layer) => layer.layer_id === 'world_countries');
+      expect(worldLayer.formats.length).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+      expect(worldLayer.formats[0].type).to.be('geojson');
+      expect(worldLayer.formats[0].url).to.be('file?id=world_countries');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/config.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/config.ts
index 97fd968ce7992..fc021ffa0ca5b 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/config.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export async function getApiIntegrationConfig({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProvi
       ...xPackFunctionalTestsConfig.get('kbnTestServer'),
       serverArgs: [
         ...xPackFunctionalTestsConfig.get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs'),
+        '--map.proxyElasticMapsServiceInMaps=true',
         '--xpack.security.session.idleTimeout=3600000', // 1 hour
         '--telemetry.optIn=true',
         '--xpack.fleet.enabled=true',