diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/data_drift/data_drift_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/data_drift/data_drift_page.tsx
index 668ca7bf43f6e..86bb350849a33 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/data_drift/data_drift_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/data_drift/data_drift_page.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import type { WindowParameters } from '@kbn/aiops-log-rate-analysis';
-import type { Filter, Query } from '@kbn/es-query';
+import { buildEsQuery, type Filter, type Query } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { useUrlState, usePageUrlState } from '@kbn/ml-url-state';
 import type { DataSeriesDatum } from '@elastic/charts/dist/chart_types/xy_chart/utils/series';
 import { useStorage } from '@kbn/ml-local-storage';
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import type { SearchQueryLanguage } from '@kbn/ml-query-utils';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { getEsQueryConfig } from '@kbn/data-plugin/common';
 import type { SingleBrushWindowParameters } from './document_count_chart_single_brush/single_brush';
 import type { InitialSettings } from './use_data_drift_result';
 import { useDataDriftStateManagerContext } from './use_state_manager';
@@ -59,7 +60,11 @@ const dataViewTitleHeader = css({
   minWidth: '300px',
 });
 
-export const PageHeader: FC = () => {
+interface PageHeaderProps {
+  onRefresh: () => void;
+  needsUpdate: boolean;
+}
+export const PageHeader: FC<PageHeaderProps> = ({ onRefresh, needsUpdate }) => {
   const [, setGlobalState] = useUrlState('_g');
   const { dataView } = useDataSource();
 
@@ -121,6 +126,8 @@ export const PageHeader: FC = () => {
             showRefresh={!hasValidTimeField}
             width="full"
             flexGroup={false}
+            onRefresh={onRefresh}
+            needsUpdate={needsUpdate}
           />
         </EuiFlexGroup>,
       ]}
@@ -147,7 +154,7 @@ const isBarBetween = (start: number, end: number, min: number, max: number) => {
 };
 export const DataDriftPage: FC<Props> = ({ initialSettings }) => {
   const {
-    services: { data: dataService },
+    services: { data: dataService, uiSettings },
   } = useDataVisualizerKibana();
   const { dataView, savedSearch } = useDataSource();
 
@@ -174,6 +181,10 @@ export const DataDriftPage: FC<Props> = ({ initialSettings }) => {
 
   const [selectedSavedSearch, setSelectedSavedSearch] = useState(savedSearch);
 
+  const [localQueryString, setLocalQueryString] = useState<Query['query'] | undefined>(
+    dataComparisonListState.searchString
+  );
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (savedSearch) {
       setSelectedSavedSearch(savedSearch);
@@ -352,9 +363,46 @@ export const DataDriftPage: FC<Props> = ({ initialSettings }) => {
     ? getDataDriftDataLabel(COMPARISON_LABEL, initialSettings?.comparison)
     : getDataDriftDataLabel(COMPARISON_LABEL);
 
+  const onQueryChange = useCallback((query: Query['query'] | undefined) => {
+    setLocalQueryString(query);
+  }, []);
+
+  const queryNeedsUpdate = useMemo(
+    () => localQueryString !== dataComparisonListState.searchString,
+    [dataComparisonListState.searchString, localQueryString]
+  );
+
+  const handleRefresh = useCallback(() => {
+    if (queryNeedsUpdate) {
+      const newQuery = buildEsQuery(
+        dataView,
+        {
+          query: localQueryString || '',
+          language: searchQueryLanguage,
+        },
+        dataService?.query.filterManager.getFilters() ?? [],
+        uiSettings ? getEsQueryConfig(uiSettings) : undefined
+      );
+      setDataComparisonListState({
+        ...dataComparisonListState,
+        searchString: localQueryString,
+        searchQuery: newQuery,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [
+    queryNeedsUpdate,
+    dataView,
+    localQueryString,
+    searchQueryLanguage,
+    dataService?.query.filterManager,
+    uiSettings,
+    setDataComparisonListState,
+    dataComparisonListState,
+  ]);
+
   return (
     <EuiPageBody data-test-subj="dataComparisonDataDriftPage" paddingSize="none" panelled={false}>
-      <PageHeader />
+      <PageHeader onRefresh={handleRefresh} needsUpdate={queryNeedsUpdate} />
       <EuiSpacer size="m" />
       <EuiPageSection paddingSize="none">
         <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="m" direction="column">
@@ -365,6 +413,7 @@ export const DataDriftPage: FC<Props> = ({ initialSettings }) => {
               searchQuery={searchQuery}
               searchQueryLanguage={searchQueryLanguage}
               setSearchParams={setSearchParams}
+              onQueryChange={onQueryChange}
             />
           </EuiFlexItem>
           <EuiFlexItem>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/index_data_visualizer_view/index_data_visualizer_view.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/index_data_visualizer_view/index_data_visualizer_view.tsx
index e1aae26be3a9a..9e9aafb8b0e84 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/index_data_visualizer_view/index_data_visualizer_view.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/index_data_visualizer_view/index_data_visualizer_view.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ export const IndexDataVisualizerView: FC<IndexDataVisualizerViewProps> = (dataVi
     dataVisualizerProps.currentSavedSearch
   );
 
+  const [localQueryString, setLocalQueryString] = useState<Query['query'] | undefined>(
+    dataVisualizerListState.searchString
+  );
+
   const { currentDataView, currentSessionId, getAdditionalLinks } = dataVisualizerProps;
 
   const dataViewFields: DataViewField[] = currentDataView.fields;
@@ -464,6 +468,43 @@ export const IndexDataVisualizerView: FC<IndexDataVisualizerViewProps> = (dataVi
     },
   });
 
+  const queryNeedsUpdate = useMemo(
+    () => (localQueryString !== dataVisualizerListState.searchString ? true : undefined),
+    [dataVisualizerListState.searchString, localQueryString]
+  );
+
+  const onQueryChange = useCallback((query: Query['query'] | undefined) => {
+    setLocalQueryString(query);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleRefresh = useCallback(() => {
+    if (queryNeedsUpdate) {
+      const newQuery = buildEsQuery(
+        currentDataView,
+        {
+          query: localQueryString || '',
+          language: searchQueryLanguage,
+        },
+        data.query.filterManager.getFilters() ?? [],
+        uiSettings ? getEsQueryConfig(uiSettings) : undefined
+      );
+      setDataVisualizerListState({
+        ...dataVisualizerListState,
+        searchString: localQueryString,
+        searchQuery: newQuery,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [
+    queryNeedsUpdate,
+    currentDataView,
+    localQueryString,
+    searchQueryLanguage,
+    data.query.filterManager,
+    uiSettings,
+    setDataVisualizerListState,
+    dataVisualizerListState,
+  ]);
+
   return (
     <EuiPageTemplate
       offset={0}
@@ -514,6 +555,8 @@ export const IndexDataVisualizerView: FC<IndexDataVisualizerViewProps> = (dataVi
                 isAutoRefreshOnly={!hasValidTimeField}
                 showRefresh={!hasValidTimeField}
                 width="full"
+                needsUpdate={queryNeedsUpdate}
+                onRefresh={handleRefresh}
               />
             </EuiFlexItem>
           </EuiFlexGroup>
@@ -537,6 +580,7 @@ export const IndexDataVisualizerView: FC<IndexDataVisualizerViewProps> = (dataVi
                 setVisibleFieldNames={setVisibleFieldNames}
                 showEmptyFields={showEmptyFields}
                 onAddFilter={onAddFilter}
+                onQueryChange={onQueryChange}
               />
 
               {overallStats?.totalCount !== undefined && (
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_bar.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_bar.tsx
index 1e7efae2e4769..8c939c384b590 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_bar.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_bar.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 import type { Filter, Query, TimeRange } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { buildEsQuery } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { isDefined } from '@kbn/ml-is-defined';
 import type { DataView } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/common';
 import type { SearchQueryLanguage } from '@kbn/ml-query-utils';
 import { getEsQueryConfig } from '@kbn/data-plugin/common';
+import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { useDataVisualizerKibana } from '../../../kibana_context';
 
 export const SearchPanelContent = ({
@@ -21,11 +22,13 @@ export const SearchPanelContent = ({
   searchQueryLanguage,
   dataView,
   setSearchParams,
+  onQueryChange,
 }: {
   dataView: DataView;
   searchQuery: Query['query'];
   searchString: Query['query'];
   searchQueryLanguage: SearchQueryLanguage;
+  onQueryChange?: (query: Query['query'] | undefined) => void;
   setSearchParams({
     searchQuery,
     searchString,
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ export const SearchPanelContent = ({
         uiSettings ? getEsQueryConfig(uiSettings) : undefined
       );
 
+      // Additional call because the search bar doesn't call onQueryChange when the query is cleared from filters
+      onQueryChange?.(mergedQuery.query);
       setSearchParams({
         searchQuery: combinedQuery,
         searchString: mergedQuery.query,
@@ -93,6 +98,18 @@ export const SearchPanelContent = ({
     }
   };
 
+  // Debounce the onQueryChange to prevent race condition when filters are updated and both `onQuerySubmit` and `onQueryChange` are called.
+  const debouncedOnQueryChange = useCallback(
+    (inputQuery: Query['query'] | undefined) => {
+      const debouncedFunction = debounce((debouncedQuery: Query['query'] | undefined) => {
+        onQueryChange?.(debouncedQuery);
+      }, 100);
+
+      return debouncedFunction(inputQuery);
+    },
+    [onQueryChange]
+  );
+
   return (
     <SearchBar
       dataTestSubj="dataVisualizerQueryInput"
@@ -112,6 +129,9 @@ export const SearchPanelContent = ({
       displayStyle={'inPage'}
       isClearable={true}
       customSubmitButton={<div />}
+      onQueryChange={({ query }) => {
+        debouncedOnQueryChange?.(query?.query);
+      }}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_panel.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_panel.tsx
index 7a61119b82c9b..10dc040ef3701 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_panel.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/search_panel/search_panel.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ interface Props {
   }): void;
   showEmptyFields: boolean;
   onAddFilter?: (field: DataViewField | string, value: string, type: '+' | '-') => void;
+  onQueryChange?: (query: Query['query'] | undefined) => void;
 }
 
 export const SearchPanel: FC<Props> = ({
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export const SearchPanel: FC<Props> = ({
   visibleFieldNames,
   setSearchParams,
   showEmptyFields,
+  onQueryChange,
 }) => {
   const dvSearchPanelControls = css({
     marginLeft: '0px !important',
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ export const SearchPanel: FC<Props> = ({
           searchString={searchString}
           searchQuery={searchQuery}
           searchQueryLanguage={searchQueryLanguage}
+          onQueryChange={onQueryChange}
         />
       </EuiFlexItem>