diff --git a/docs/development/plugins/data/server/kibana-plugin-plugins-data-server.indexpatternsfetcher.getfieldsforwildcard.md b/docs/development/plugins/data/server/kibana-plugin-plugins-data-server.indexpatternsfetcher.getfieldsforwildcard.md
index 6bd3bbf2433cda..52382372d6d967 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugins/data/server/kibana-plugin-plugins-data-server.indexpatternsfetcher.getfieldsforwildcard.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugins/data/server/kibana-plugin-plugins-data-server.indexpatternsfetcher.getfieldsforwildcard.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Get a list of field objects for an index pattern that may contain wildcards
 getFieldsForWildcard(options: {
         pattern: string | string[];
         metaFields?: string[];
+        fieldCapsOptions?: {
+            allowNoIndices: boolean;
+        };
     }): Promise<FieldDescriptor[]>;
 ```
 
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ getFieldsForWildcard(options: {
 
 |  Parameter | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
-|  options | <code>{</code><br/><code>        pattern: string &#124; string[];</code><br/><code>        metaFields?: string[];</code><br/><code>    }</code> |  |
+|  options | <code>{</code><br/><code>        pattern: string &#124; string[];</code><br/><code>        metaFields?: string[];</code><br/><code>        fieldCapsOptions?: {</code><br/><code>            allowNoIndices: boolean;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>    }</code> |  |
 
 <b>Returns:</b>
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/field_capabilities.test.js b/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/field_capabilities.test.js
index a0af7582ac6f3e..0e5757b7b782b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/field_capabilities.test.js
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/fetcher/lib/field_capabilities/field_capabilities.test.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('index_patterns/field_capabilities/field_capabilities', () => {
 
       await getFieldCapabilities(footballs[0], footballs[1]);
       sinon.assert.calledOnce(callFieldCapsApi);
-      calledWithExactly(callFieldCapsApi, [footballs[0], footballs[1]]);
+      calledWithExactly(callFieldCapsApi, [footballs[0], footballs[1], undefined]);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/server.api.md b/src/plugins/data/server/server.api.md
index cd0369a5c45511..660f25a6f976b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/server.api.md
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/server.api.md
@@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ export class IndexPatternsFetcher {
     getFieldsForWildcard(options: {
         pattern: string | string[];
         metaFields?: string[];
+        fieldCapsOptions?: {
+            allowNoIndices: boolean;
+        };
     }): Promise<IndexPatternFieldDescriptor[]>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/search_strategies/strategies/abstract_search_strategy.test.js b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/search_strategies/strategies/abstract_search_strategy.test.js
index 1fbaffd794c890..184207b40708af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/search_strategies/strategies/abstract_search_strategy.test.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/search_strategies/strategies/abstract_search_strategy.test.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ describe('AbstractSearchStrategy', () => {
     expect(fields).toBe(mockedFields);
     expect(req.pre.indexPatternsService.getFieldsForWildcard).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       pattern: indexPattern,
+      fieldCapsOptions: { allowNoIndices: true },
     });
   });