diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/data_views_service/loader.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/data_views_service/loader.ts
index abd8a48815122..bb27eec2076e3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/data_views_service/loader.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/data_views_service/loader.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ export async function loadIndexPatterns({
   }
   indexPatterns.push(
     ...(await Promise.all(
-      Object.values(adHocDataViews || {}).map((spec) => dataViews.create(spec))
+      Object.values(adHocDataViews || {}).map((spec) =>
+        dataViews.create({ ...spec, allowNoIndex: true })
+      )
     ))
   );