diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/bucket_nesting_editor.test.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/bucket_nesting_editor.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c9d7ce1ea81f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/bucket_nesting_editor.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+import React from 'react';
+import { BucketNestingEditor } from './bucket_nesting_editor';
+import { IndexPatternColumn } from '../indexpattern';
+
+describe('BucketNestingEditor', () => {
+  function mockCol(col: Partial<IndexPatternColumn> = {}): IndexPatternColumn {
+    const result = {
+      dataType: 'string',
+      isBucketed: true,
+      label: 'a',
+      operationType: 'terms',
+      params: {
+        size: 5,
+        orderBy: { type: 'alphabetical' },
+        orderDirection: 'asc',
+      },
+      sourceField: 'a',
+      suggestedPriority: 0,
+      ...col,
+    };
+
+    return result as IndexPatternColumn;
+  }
+
+  it('should display an unchecked switch if there are two buckets and it is the root', () => {
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0 }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1 }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: false }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={jest.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    const control = component.find('[data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-switch"]').first();
+
+    expect(control.prop('checked')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('should display a checked switch if there are two buckets and it is not the root', () => {
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['b', 'a', 'c'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0 }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1 }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: false }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={jest.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    const control = component.find('[data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-switch"]').first();
+
+    expect(control.prop('checked')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should reorder the columns when toggled', () => {
+    const setColumns = jest.fn();
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['b', 'a', 'c'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0 }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1 }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: false }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={setColumns}
+      />
+    );
+    const control = component.find('[data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-switch"]').first();
+
+    (control.prop('onChange') as () => {})();
+
+    expect(setColumns).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['a', 'b', 'c']);
+  });
+
+  it('should display nothing if there are no buckets', () => {
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0, operationType: 'avg', isBucketed: false }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1, operationType: 'max', isBucketed: false }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: false }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={jest.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(component.children().length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should display nothing if there is one bucket', () => {
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0 }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1, operationType: 'max', isBucketed: false }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: false }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={jest.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(component.children().length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should display a dropdown with the parent column selected if 3+ buckets', () => {
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['c', 'a', 'b'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0, operationType: 'count', isBucketed: true }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1, operationType: 'max', isBucketed: true }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: true }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={jest.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const control = component.find('[data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-select"]').first();
+
+    expect(control.prop('value')).toEqual('c');
+  });
+
+  it('should reorder the columns when a column is selected in the dropdown', () => {
+    const setColumns = jest.fn();
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['c', 'a', 'b'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0, operationType: 'count', isBucketed: true }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1, operationType: 'max', isBucketed: true }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: true }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={setColumns}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const control = component.find('[data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-select"]').first();
+    (control.prop('onChange') as (e: unknown) => {})({
+      target: { value: 'b' },
+    });
+
+    expect(setColumns).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['c', 'b', 'a']);
+  });
+
+  it('should move to root if the first dropdown item is selected', () => {
+    const setColumns = jest.fn();
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="a"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['c', 'a', 'b'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0, operationType: 'count', isBucketed: true }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1, operationType: 'max', isBucketed: true }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: true }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={setColumns}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const control = component.find('[data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-select"]').first();
+    (control.prop('onChange') as (e: unknown) => {})({
+      target: { value: '' },
+    });
+
+    expect(setColumns).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['a', 'c', 'b']);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow the last bucket to be moved', () => {
+    const setColumns = jest.fn();
+    const component = mount(
+      <BucketNestingEditor
+        columnId="b"
+        layer={{
+          columnOrder: ['c', 'a', 'b'],
+          columns: {
+            a: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 0, operationType: 'count', isBucketed: true }),
+            b: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 1, operationType: 'max', isBucketed: true }),
+            c: mockCol({ suggestedPriority: 2, operationType: 'min', isBucketed: true }),
+          },
+          indexPatternId: 'foo',
+        }}
+        setColumns={setColumns}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const control = component.find('[data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-select"]').first();
+    (control.prop('onChange') as (e: unknown) => {})({
+      target: { value: '' },
+    });
+
+    expect(setColumns).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['b', 'c', 'a']);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/bucket_nesting_editor.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/bucket_nesting_editor.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..630dc6252b6ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/bucket_nesting_editor.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import React from 'react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { EuiFormRow, EuiHorizontalRule, EuiSwitch, EuiSelect, EuiFormLabel } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { IndexPatternLayer } from '../indexpattern';
+
+function nestColumn(columnOrder: string[], outer: string, inner: string) {
+  const result = columnOrder.filter(c => c !== inner);
+  const outerPosition = result.indexOf(outer);
+
+  result.splice(outerPosition + 1, 0, inner);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+export function BucketNestingEditor({
+  columnId,
+  layer,
+  setColumns,
+}: {
+  columnId: string;
+  layer: IndexPatternLayer;
+  setColumns: (columns: string[]) => void;
+}) {
+  const column = layer.columns[columnId];
+  const columns = Object.entries(layer.columns);
+  const aggColumns = columns
+    .filter(([id, c]) => id !== columnId && c.isBucketed)
+    .map(([value, c]) => ({ value, text: c.label }));
+
+  if (!column || !column.isBucketed || !aggColumns.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const prevColumn = layer.columnOrder[layer.columnOrder.indexOf(columnId) - 1];
+
+  if (aggColumns.length === 1) {
+    const [target] = aggColumns;
+
+    return (
+      <EuiFormRow>
+        <>
+          <EuiHorizontalRule margin="m" />
+          <EuiSwitch
+            data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-switch"
+            label={i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyChart.nestUnderTarget', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Nest under {target}',
+              values: { target: target.text },
+            })}
+            checked={!!prevColumn}
+            onChange={() => {
+              if (prevColumn) {
+                setColumns(nestColumn(layer.columnOrder, columnId, target.value));
+              } else {
+                setColumns(nestColumn(layer.columnOrder, target.value, columnId));
+              }
+            }}
+          />
+        </>
+      </EuiFormRow>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <EuiFormRow>
+      <>
+        <EuiHorizontalRule margin="m" />
+        <EuiFormLabel>
+          {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyChart.nestUnder', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Nest under',
+          })}
+        </EuiFormLabel>
+        <EuiSelect
+          data-test-subj="indexPattern-nesting-select"
+          options={[
+            {
+              value: '',
+              text: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyChart.nestUnderRoot', {
+                defaultMessage: 'Top level',
+              }),
+            },
+            ...aggColumns,
+          ]}
+          value={prevColumn}
+          onChange={e => setColumns(nestColumn(layer.columnOrder, e.target.value, columnId))}
+        />
+      </>
+    </EuiFormRow>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/popover_editor.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/popover_editor.tsx
index 88763667a915f..ebf87fb1bdebb 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/popover_editor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/dimension_panel/popover_editor.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { operationDefinitionMap, getOperationDisplay, buildColumn } from '../ope
 import { deleteColumn, changeColumn } from '../state_helpers';
 import { FieldSelect } from './field_select';
 import { hasField } from '../utils';
+import { BucketNestingEditor } from './bucket_nesting_editor';
 
 const operationPanels = getOperationDisplay();
 
@@ -363,6 +364,22 @@ export function PopoverEditor(props: PopoverEditorProps) {
                     />
                   </EuiFormRow>
                 )}
+                <BucketNestingEditor
+                  layer={state.layers[props.layerId]}
+                  columnId={props.columnId}
+                  setColumns={columnOrder => {
+                    setState({
+                      ...state,
+                      layers: {
+                        ...state.layers,
+                        [props.layerId]: {
+                          ...state.layers[props.layerId],
+                          columnOrder,
+                        },
+                      },
+                    });
+                  }}
+                />
               </EuiFlexItem>
             </EuiFlexGroup>
           </EuiFlexItem>