diff --git a/test/functional/services/dashboard/add_panel.ts b/test/functional/services/dashboard/add_panel.ts
index 773664612c6dc..9f70b95befaa6 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/dashboard/add_panel.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/dashboard/add_panel.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ export function DashboardAddPanelProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrPro
       await PageObjects.common.sleep(500);
     }
 
+    async clickVisType(visType: string) {
+      log.debug('DashboardAddPanel.clickVisType');
+      await testSubjects.click(`visType-${visType}`);
+    }
+
     async clickAddNewEmbeddableLink(type: string) {
       await testSubjects.click('createNew');
       await testSubjects.click(`createNew-${type}`);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
index 70f3f767930ec..d8e4f0955b5aa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
     const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
     const pinnedFilter = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
     services.data.query.filterManager.getFilters = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
+      return [];
+    });
+    services.data.query.filterManager.getGlobalFilters = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
       return [pinnedFilter];
     });
     const { component, frame } = mountWith({ services });
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
         filters: [pinnedFilter],
       })
     );
+    expect(services.data.query.filterManager.getFilters).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('displays errors from the frame in a toast', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx
index 3407ea5de49c4..6f786c6cea766 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ export function App({
     const currentRange = data.query.timefilter.timefilter.getTime();
     return {
       query: data.query.queryString.getQuery(),
-      filters: data.query.filterManager.getFilters(),
+      // Do not use app-specific filters from previous app,
+      // only if Lens was opened with the intention to visualize a field (e.g. coming from Discover)
+      filters: !initialContext
+        ? data.query.filterManager.getGlobalFilters()
+        : data.query.filterManager.getFilters(),
       isLoading: Boolean(initialInput),
       indexPatternsForTopNav: [],
       dateRange: {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/dashboard.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/dashboard.ts
index c24f4ccf01bcd..17b70b8510f04 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/dashboard.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/dashboard.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     before(async () => {
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
       await security.testUser.setRoles(
-        ['global_dashboard_all', 'global_discover_all', 'test_logstash_reader'],
+        [
+          'global_dashboard_all',
+          'global_discover_all',
+          'test_logstash_reader',
+          'global_visualize_all',
+        ],
         false
       );
     });
@@ -116,6 +121,24 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       );
       const hasGeoDestFilter = await filterBar.hasFilter('geo.dest', 'LS');
       expect(hasGeoDestFilter).to.be(true);
+      await filterBar.addFilter('geo.src', 'is', 'US');
+      await filterBar.toggleFilterPinned('geo.src');
+    });
+
+    it('should not carry over filters if creating a new lens visualization from within dashboard', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
+      await PageObjects.dashboard.clickNewDashboard();
+      await filterBar.addFilter('geo.src', 'is', 'US');
+      await filterBar.toggleFilterPinned('geo.src');
+      await filterBar.addFilter('geo.dest', 'is', 'LS');
+
+      await dashboardAddPanel.clickCreateNewLink();
+      await dashboardAddPanel.clickVisType('lens');
+      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      const hasGeoDestFilter = await filterBar.hasFilter('geo.dest', 'LS');
+      expect(hasGeoDestFilter).to.be(false);
+      const hasGeoSrcFilter = await filterBar.hasFilter('geo.src', 'US', true, true);
+      expect(hasGeoSrcFilter).to.be(true);
     });
   });
 }