diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
index c2f716ff6c45a..b83ac5b4a7795 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem, EuiIcon, EuiSpacer } from '@elastic/eui';
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
+import { unitOfTime } from 'moment';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import lightEuiTheme from '@elastic/eui/dist/eui_theme_light.json';
@@ -53,6 +54,58 @@ interface DiscoverHistogramState {
   chartsTheme: EuiChartThemeType['theme'];
 }
 
+function findIntervalFromDuration(
+  dateValue: number,
+  esValue: number,
+  esUnit: unitOfTime.Base,
+  timeZone: string
+) {
+  const date = moment.tz(dateValue, timeZone);
+  const startOfDate = moment.tz(date, timeZone).startOf(esUnit);
+  const endOfDate = moment
+    .tz(date, timeZone)
+    .startOf(esUnit)
+    .add(esValue, esUnit);
+  return endOfDate.valueOf() - startOfDate.valueOf();
+}
+
+function getIntervalInMs(
+  value: number,
+  esValue: number,
+  esUnit: unitOfTime.Base,
+  timeZone: string
+): number {
+  switch (esUnit) {
+    case 's':
+      return 1000 * esValue;
+    case 'ms':
+      return 1 * esValue;
+    default:
+      return findIntervalFromDuration(value, esValue, esUnit, timeZone);
+  }
+}
+
+export function findMinInterval(
+  xValues: number[],
+  esValue: number,
+  esUnit: string,
+  timeZone: string
+): number {
+  return xValues.reduce((minInterval, currentXvalue, index) => {
+    let currentDiff = minInterval;
+    if (index > 0) {
+      currentDiff = Math.abs(xValues[index - 1] - currentXvalue);
+    }
+    const singleUnitInterval = getIntervalInMs(
+      currentXvalue,
+      esValue,
+      esUnit as unitOfTime.Base,
+      timeZone
+    );
+    return Math.min(minInterval, singleUnitInterval, currentDiff);
+  }, Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
+}
+
 export class DiscoverHistogram extends Component<DiscoverHistogramProps, DiscoverHistogramState> {
   public static propTypes = {
     chartData: PropTypes.object,
@@ -154,7 +207,7 @@ export class DiscoverHistogram extends Component<DiscoverHistogramProps, Discove
      * see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/27410
      * TODO: Once the Discover query has been update, we should change the below to use the new field
      */
-    const xInterval = chartData.ordered.interval;
+    const { intervalESValue, intervalESUnit, interval: xInterval } = chartData.ordered;
 
     const xValues = chartData.xAxisOrderedValues;
     const lastXValue = xValues[xValues.length - 1];
@@ -169,7 +222,7 @@ export class DiscoverHistogram extends Component<DiscoverHistogramProps, Discove
     const xDomain = {
       min: domainMin,
       max: domainMax,
-      minInterval: xInterval,
+      minInterval: findMinInterval(xValues, intervalESValue, intervalESUnit, timeZone),
     };
 
     // Domain end of 'now' will be milliseconds behind current time, so we extend time by 1 minute and check if
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/np_ready/public/legacy/build_pipeline.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/np_ready/public/legacy/build_pipeline.ts
index 59c6bddb64521..cc2ab133941db 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/np_ready/public/legacy/build_pipeline.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/np_ready/public/legacy/build_pipeline.ts
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ export const buildVislibDimensions = async (
       dimensions.x.params.date = true;
       const { esUnit, esValue } = xAgg.buckets.getInterval();
       dimensions.x.params.interval = moment.duration(esValue, esUnit);
+      dimensions.x.params.intervalESValue = esValue;
+      dimensions.x.params.intervalESUnit = esUnit;
       dimensions.x.params.format = xAgg.buckets.getScaledDateFormat();
       dimensions.x.params.bounds = xAgg.buckets.getBounds();
     } else if (xAgg.type.name === 'histogram') {
diff --git a/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/__tests__/_init_x_axis.js b/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/__tests__/_init_x_axis.js
index 929aa4d5a7a9f..a8512edee658b 100644
--- a/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/__tests__/_init_x_axis.js
+++ b/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/__tests__/_init_x_axis.js
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ describe('initXAxis', function() {
 
   it('reads the date interval param from the x agg', function() {
     chart.aspects.x[0].params.interval = 'P1D';
+    chart.aspects.x[0].params.intervalESValue = 1;
+    chart.aspects.x[0].params.intervalESUnit = 'd';
     chart.aspects.x[0].params.date = true;
     initXAxis(chart, table);
     expect(chart)
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ describe('initXAxis', function() {
 
     expect(moment.isDuration(chart.ordered.interval)).to.be(true);
     expect(chart.ordered.interval.toISOString()).to.eql('P1D');
+    expect(chart.ordered.intervalESValue).to.be(1);
+    expect(chart.ordered.intervalESUnit).to.be('d');
   });
 
   it('reads the numeric interval param from the x agg', function() {
diff --git a/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/_init_x_axis.js b/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/_init_x_axis.js
index 531c564ea19d6..4a81486783b08 100644
--- a/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/_init_x_axis.js
+++ b/src/legacy/ui/public/agg_response/point_series/_init_x_axis.js
@@ -28,9 +28,19 @@ export function initXAxis(chart, table) {
   chart.xAxisFormat = format;
   chart.xAxisLabel = title;
 
-  if (params.interval) {
-    chart.ordered = {
-      interval: params.date ? moment.duration(params.interval) : params.interval,
-    };
+  const { interval, date } = params;
+  if (interval) {
+    if (date) {
+      const { intervalESUnit, intervalESValue } = params;
+      chart.ordered = {
+        interval: moment.duration(interval),
+        intervalESUnit: intervalESUnit,
+        intervalESValue: intervalESValue,
+      };
+    } else {
+      chart.ordered = {
+        interval,
+      };
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/_discover_histogram.js b/test/functional/apps/discover/_discover_histogram.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4780f36fc27c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/_discover_histogram.js
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+
+export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
+  const log = getService('log');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const browser = getService('browser');
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['settings', 'common', 'discover', 'header', 'timePicker']);
+  const defaultSettings = {
+    defaultIndex: 'long-window-logstash-*',
+    'dateFormat:tz': 'Europe/Berlin',
+  };
+
+  describe('discover histogram', function describeIndexTests() {
+    before(async function() {
+      log.debug('load kibana index with default index pattern');
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('home');
+      await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('logstash_functional');
+      await esArchiver.load('long_window_logstash');
+      await esArchiver.load('visualize');
+      await esArchiver.load('discover');
+
+      log.debug('create long_window_logstash index pattern');
+      // NOTE: long_window_logstash load does NOT create index pattern
+      await PageObjects.settings.createIndexPattern('long-window-logstash-');
+      await kibanaServer.uiSettings.replace(defaultSettings);
+      await browser.refresh();
+
+      log.debug('discover');
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('discover');
+      await PageObjects.discover.selectIndexPattern('long-window-logstash-*');
+      // NOTE: For some reason without setting this relative time, the abs times will not fetch data.
+      await PageObjects.timePicker.setCommonlyUsedTime('superDatePickerCommonlyUsed_Last_1 year');
+    });
+    after(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.unload('long_window_logstash');
+      await esArchiver.unload('visualize');
+      await esArchiver.unload('discover');
+    });
+
+    it('should visualize monthly data with different day intervals', async () => {
+      //Nov 1, 2017 @ 01:00:00.000 - Mar 21, 2018 @ 02:00:00.000
+      const fromTime = '2017-11-01 00:00:00.000';
+      const toTime = '2018-03-21 00:00:00.000';
+      await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(fromTime, toTime);
+      await PageObjects.discover.setChartInterval('Monthly');
+      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      const chartCanvasExist = await PageObjects.discover.chartCanvasExist();
+      expect(chartCanvasExist).to.be(true);
+    });
+    it('should visualize weekly data with within DST changes', async () => {
+      //Nov 1, 2017 @ 01:00:00.000 - Mar 21, 2018 @ 02:00:00.000
+      const fromTime = '2018-03-01 00:00:00.000';
+      const toTime = '2018-05-01 00:00:00.000';
+      await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(fromTime, toTime);
+      await PageObjects.discover.setChartInterval('Weekly');
+      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      const chartCanvasExist = await PageObjects.discover.chartCanvasExist();
+      expect(chartCanvasExist).to.be(true);
+    });
+    it('should visualize monthly data with different years Scaled to 30d', async () => {
+      //Nov 1, 2017 @ 01:00:00.000 - Mar 21, 2018 @ 02:00:00.000
+      const fromTime = '2010-01-01 00:00:00.000';
+      const toTime = '2018-03-21 00:00:00.000';
+      await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(fromTime, toTime);
+      await PageObjects.discover.setChartInterval('Daily');
+      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      const chartCanvasExist = await PageObjects.discover.chartCanvasExist();
+      expect(chartCanvasExist).to.be(true);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js b/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js
index e10e772e93ab1..64a5a61335365 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default function({ getService, loadTestFile }) {
 
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_saved_queries'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_discover'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_discover_histogram'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_filter_editor'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_errors'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_field_data'));
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_handle_alias.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_handle_alias.js
index 06406bddeb009..3d9368f8d4680 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_handle_alias.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_handle_alias.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       const toTime = 'Nov 19, 2016 @ 05:00:00.000';
 
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('discover');
-      await PageObjects.discover.selectIndexPattern('alias2');
+      await PageObjects.discover.selectIndexPattern('alias2*');
       await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(fromTime, toTime);
 
       await retry.try(async function() {
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js
index 7029fbf9e1350..3ba0f217813f2 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js
@@ -117,8 +117,16 @@ export function DiscoverPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await testSubjects.click('discoverOpenButton');
     }
 
+    async getChartCanvas() {
+      return await find.byCssSelector('.echChart canvas:last-of-type');
+    }
+
+    async chartCanvasExist() {
+      return await find.existsByCssSelector('.echChart canvas:last-of-type');
+    }
+
     async clickHistogramBar() {
-      const el = await find.byCssSelector('.echChart canvas:last-of-type');
+      const el = await this.getChartCanvas();
 
       await browser
         .getActions()
@@ -128,7 +136,8 @@ export function DiscoverPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     }
 
     async brushHistogram() {
-      const el = await find.byCssSelector('.echChart canvas:last-of-type');
+      const el = await this.getChartCanvas();
+
       await browser.dragAndDrop(
         { location: el, offset: { x: 200, y: 20 } },
         { location: el, offset: { x: 400, y: 30 } }
@@ -279,7 +288,7 @@ export function DiscoverPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     async selectIndexPattern(indexPattern) {
       await testSubjects.click('indexPattern-switch-link');
       await find.clickByCssSelector(
-        `[data-test-subj="indexPattern-switcher"] [title="${indexPattern}*"]`
+        `[data-test-subj="indexPattern-switcher"] [title="${indexPattern}"]`
       );
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
     }