diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.test.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.test.ts
index 78e552e4e784f..a64e36bc39097 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.test.ts
@@ -762,10 +762,12 @@ describe('Test discover state actions', () => {
     savedSearchWithQuery.searchSource.setField('query', query);
     savedSearchWithQuery.searchSource.setField('filter', filters);
     const { state } = await getState('/', { savedSearch: savedSearchWithQuery });
+    state.globalState?.set({ filters });
     await state.actions.transitionFromDataViewToESQL(dataViewMock);
     expect(state.appState.getState().query).toStrictEqual({
       esql: 'FROM the-data-view-title | LIMIT 10',
     });
+    expect(state.globalState?.get?.()?.filters).toStrictEqual([]);
     expect(state.appState.getState().filters).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.ts
index b9472716faf7e..0e1a662567bb8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/state_management/discover_state.ts
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ export function getDiscoverStateContainer({
 
   const transitionFromDataViewToESQL = (dataView: DataView) => {
     const queryString = getInitialESQLQuery(dataView);
+
     appStateContainer.update({
       query: { esql: queryString },
       filters: [],
@@ -390,6 +391,9 @@ export function getDiscoverStateContainer({
       },
       columns: [],
     });
+    // clears pinned filters
+    const globalState = globalStateContainer.get();
+    globalStateContainer.set({ ...globalState, filters: [] });
   };
 
   const onDataViewCreated = async (nextDataView: DataView) => {