diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.html b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.html
index c73805e4eb678..06c058d37da5a 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.html
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.html
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     saved-obj="savedVis"
     ui-state="uiState"
     time-range="timeRange"
+    filters="globalFilters"
     class="visEditor__content"
   />
 
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
index 5e4ec07ff5e83..fa0a679c459d5 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
@@ -128,18 +128,6 @@ function VisEditor(
   // SearchSource is a promise-based stream of search results that can inherit from other search sources.
   const { vis, searchSource } = savedVis;
 
-  // adds top level search source to the stack to which global filters are applied
-  const getTopLevelSearchSource = (searchSource) => {
-    if (searchSource.getParent()) return getTopLevelSearchSource(searchSource.getParent());
-    return searchSource;
-  };
-
-  const topLevelSearchSource =  getTopLevelSearchSource(searchSource);
-  const globalFiltersSearchSource = searchSource.create();
-  globalFiltersSearchSource.setField('index', searchSource.getField('index'));
-  topLevelSearchSource.setParent(globalFiltersSearchSource);
-
-
   $scope.vis = vis;
 
   const $appStatus = this.appStatus = {
@@ -338,10 +326,9 @@ function VisEditor(
     // update the searchSource when query updates
     $scope.fetch = function () {
       $state.save();
-      const globalFilters = queryFilter.getGlobalFilters();
       savedVis.searchSource.setField('query', $state.query);
       savedVis.searchSource.setField('filter', $state.filters);
-      globalFiltersSearchSource.setField('filter', globalFilters);
+      $scope.globalFilters = queryFilter.getGlobalFilters();
       $scope.vis.forceReload();
     };
 
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/visualization_editor.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/visualization_editor.js
index 1f8426386613c..a2ed44df2f5b0 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/visualization_editor.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/visualization_editor.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
 import 'angular-sanitize';
 import { VisEditorTypesRegistryProvider } from 'ui/registry/vis_editor_types';
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ uiModules
       scope: {
         savedObj: '=',
         uiState: '=?',
-        timeRange: '='
+        timeRange: '=',
+        filters: '=',
       },
       link: function ($scope, element) {
         const editorType = $scope.savedObj.vis.type.editor;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ uiModules
           editor.render({
             uiState: $scope.uiState,
             timeRange: $scope.timeRange,
+            filters: $scope.filters,
             appState: getAppState(),
           });
         };
@@ -56,8 +59,9 @@ uiModules
           editor.destroy();
         });
 
-        $scope.$watch('timeRange', $scope.renderFunction);
-
+        $scope.$watchGroup(['timeRange', 'filters'], debounce(() => {
+          $scope.renderFunction();
+        }, 100));
       }
     };
   });
diff --git a/src/ui/public/vis/editors/default/default.js b/src/ui/public/vis/editors/default/default.js
index e1802960eb2a0..b21dd52bc7bfe 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/vis/editors/default/default.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/vis/editors/default/default.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const defaultEditor = function ($rootScope, $compile, i18n) {
       }
     }
 
-    render({ uiState, timeRange, appState }) {
+    render({ uiState, timeRange, filters, appState }) {
       let $scope;
 
       const updateScope = () => {
@@ -166,12 +166,14 @@ const defaultEditor = function ($rootScope, $compile, i18n) {
               uiState: uiState,
               listenOnChange: false,
               timeRange: timeRange,
+              filters: filters,
               appState: appState,
             });
           });
         } else {
           this._handler.update({
-            timeRange: timeRange
+            timeRange: timeRange,
+            filters: filters,
           });
         }