diff --git a/docs/drilldowns/explore-underlying-data.asciidoc b/docs/drilldowns/explore-underlying-data.asciidoc
index e0f940f73e96e9..c2bba599730d82 100644
--- a/docs/drilldowns/explore-underlying-data.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/drilldowns/explore-underlying-data.asciidoc
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ applies the filters and time range created by the events that triggered the acti
 [role="screenshot"]
 image::images/explore_data_in_chart.png[Explore underlying data from chart]
 
-You can disable this action by adding the following line to your `kibana.yml` config.
+To enable this action add the following line to your `kibana.yml` config.
 
 ["source","yml"]
 -----------
-xpack.discoverEnhanced.actions.exploreDataInChart.enabled: false
+xpack.discoverEnhanced.actions.exploreDataInChart.enabled: true
 -----------
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/discover_enhanced/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/discover_enhanced/server/config.ts
index becbdee1bfe408..3e5e29e8c7de70 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/discover_enhanced/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/discover_enhanced/server/config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { PluginConfigDescriptor } from '../../../../src/core/server';
 export const configSchema = schema.object({
   actions: schema.object({
     exploreDataInChart: schema.object({
-      enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+      enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
     }),
   }),
 });