diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/doc_table/components/_table_header.scss b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/doc_table/components/_table_header.scss
index 099286f8c875c6..9ea4e21632ace9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/doc_table/components/_table_header.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/doc_table/components/_table_header.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+.kbnDocTableHeader {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 .kbnDocTableHeader button {
   margin-left: $euiSizeXS;
 }