diff --git a/src/core/public/application/types.ts b/src/core/public/application/types.ts
index 63e542b0127ed1..17fdfc627187e9 100644
--- a/src/core/public/application/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/application/types.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ export interface LegacyApp extends AppBase {
   appUrl: string;
   subUrlBase?: string;
   linkToLastSubUrl?: boolean;
+  disableSubUrlTracking?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/public/chrome/nav_links/nav_link.ts b/src/core/public/chrome/nav_links/nav_link.ts
index 4d3a1e9ecd1991..d0ef2aeb265feb 100644
--- a/src/core/public/chrome/nav_links/nav_link.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/chrome/nav_links/nav_link.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ export interface ChromeNavLink {
    */
   readonly subUrlBase?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * A flag that tells legacy chrome to ignore the link when
+   * tracking sub-urls
+   *
+   * @internalRemarks
+   * This should be removed once legacy apps are gone.
+   *
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  readonly disableSubUrlTracking?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Whether or not the subUrl feature should be enabled.
    *
diff --git a/src/core/public/legacy/legacy_service.ts b/src/core/public/legacy/legacy_service.ts
index cc3210771eecc2..e4788e686dd45f 100644
--- a/src/core/public/legacy/legacy_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/legacy/legacy_service.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export class LegacyPlatformService {
         subUrlBase: navLink.subUrlBase,
         linkToLastSubUrl: navLink.linkToLastSubUrl,
         category: navLink.category,
+        disableSubUrlTracking: navLink.disableSubUrlTracking,
       })
     );
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/legacy/plugins/find_legacy_plugin_specs.ts b/src/core/server/legacy/plugins/find_legacy_plugin_specs.ts
index a19133c30659b0..1c6ab91a392799 100644
--- a/src/core/server/legacy/plugins/find_legacy_plugin_specs.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/legacy/plugins/find_legacy_plugin_specs.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ function getNavLinks(uiExports: LegacyUiExports, pluginSpecs: LegacyPluginSpec[]
       order: typeof spec.order === 'number' ? spec.order : 0,
       url: spec.url,
       subUrlBase: spec.subUrlBase || spec.url,
+      disableSubUrlTracking: spec.disableSubUrlTracking,
       icon: spec.icon,
       euiIconType: spec.euiIconType,
       linkToLastSub: 'linkToLastSubUrl' in spec ? spec.linkToLastSubUrl : false,
diff --git a/src/legacy/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.ts b/src/legacy/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.ts
index 5f97e5fa8d55dd..771314d9e14812 100644
--- a/src/legacy/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function initChromeNavApi(chrome: any, internals: NavInternals) {
     coreNavLinks
       .getAll()
       // Filter only legacy links
-      .filter(link => link.legacy)
+      .filter(link => link.legacy && !link.disableSubUrlTracking)
       .forEach(link => {
         const active = url.startsWith(link.subUrlBase!);
         link = coreNavLinks.update(link.id, { active })!;
diff --git a/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/ui_nav_link.js b/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/ui_nav_link.js
index 5888c21a53c95c..f56809f7ebb80b 100644
--- a/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/ui_nav_link.js
+++ b/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/ui_nav_link.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class UiNavLink {
       order = 0,
       url,
       subUrlBase,
+      disableSubUrlTracking,
       icon,
       euiIconType,
       linkToLastSubUrl = true,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export class UiNavLink {
     this._order = order;
     this._url = url;
     this._subUrlBase = subUrlBase || url;
+    this._disableSubUrlTracking = disableSubUrlTracking;
     this._icon = icon;
     this._euiIconType = euiIconType;
     this._linkToLastSubUrl = linkToLastSubUrl;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ export class UiNavLink {
       icon: this._icon,
       euiIconType: this._euiIconType,
       linkToLastSubUrl: this._linkToLastSubUrl,
+      disableSubUrlTracking: this._disableSubUrlTracking,
       hidden: this._hidden,
       disabled: this._disabled,
       tooltip: this._tooltip,