diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss
index 053b405b90acb2..48b99458377ade 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 
 // We only truncate if the cell is not a control column.
 .euiDataGridHeader {
+  // This display property is temporary until https://github.com/elastic/eui/issues/4729 is resolved.
+  display: flex;
+
   .euiDataGridHeaderCell__content {
     @include euiTextTruncate;
     overflow: hidden;