diff --git a/src/core/server/ui_settings/saved_objects/migrations.ts b/src/core/server/ui_settings/saved_objects/migrations.ts
index b5dc13fcdae3b2..16f217352b99a7 100644
--- a/src/core/server/ui_settings/saved_objects/migrations.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/ui_settings/saved_objects/migrations.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,34 @@ export const migrations = {
     }),
     references: doc.references || [],
   }),
+  '7.12.0': (doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<any>): SavedObjectSanitizedDoc<any> => ({
+    ...doc,
+    ...(doc.attributes && {
+      attributes: Object.keys(doc.attributes).reduce((acc, key) => {
+        if (key === 'timepicker:quickRanges' && doc.attributes[key].indexOf('section') > -1) {
+          const ranges = JSON.parse(doc.attributes[key]).map(
+            ({ from, to, display }: { from: string; to: string; display: string }) => {
+              return {
+                from,
+                to,
+                display,
+              };
+            }
+          );
+          return {
+            ...acc,
+            'timepicker:quickRanges': JSON.stringify(ranges, null, 2),
+          };
+        } else {
+          return {
+            ...acc,
+            [key]: doc.attributes[key],
+          };
+        }
+      }, {}),
+    }),
+    references: doc.references || [],
+  }),
   '7.13.0': (doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<any>): SavedObjectSanitizedDoc<any> => ({
     ...doc,
     ...(doc.attributes && {