diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/elastic_index.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/elastic_index.ts
index e7621d88f78eeb..ac9f9557d750ee 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/elastic_index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/elastic_index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface FullIndexInfo {
   exists: boolean;
   indexName: string;
   mappings: IndexMapping;
+  settings: { [name: string]: any };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ export async function fetchInfo(callCluster: CallCluster, index: string): Promis
       aliases: {},
       exists: false,
       indexName: index,
+      settings: {
+        'indices.id_field_data.enabled': true,
+      },
       mappings: { dynamic: 'strict', properties: {} },
     };
   }
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/migration_context.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/migration_context.ts
index d4e97ee6c57471..002413ba97a26a 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/migration_context.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/migration_context.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ export async function migrationContext(opts: MigrationOpts): Promise<Context> {
   const alias = opts.index;
   const source = createSourceContext(await fetchInfo(callCluster, alias), alias);
   const dest = createDestContext(source, alias, opts.mappingProperties);
-
   return {
     callCluster,
     alias,
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ function createDestContext(
     aliases: {},
     exists: false,
     indexName: nextIndexName(source.indexName, alias),
+    settings: source.settings,
     mappings: {
       ...activeMappings,
       properties: {