diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.disablesuburltracking.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.disablesuburltracking.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0054adc693dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.disablesuburltracking.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-public](./kibana-plugin-public.md) &gt; [ChromeNavLink](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.md) &gt; [disableSubUrlTracking](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.disablesuburltracking.md)
+
+## ChromeNavLink.disableSubUrlTracking property
+
+> Warning: This API is now obsolete.
+> 
+> 
+
+A flag that tells legacy chrome to ignore the link when tracking sub-urls
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+readonly disableSubUrlTracking?: boolean;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.md
index 7e7849b1a1358..810e520badf47 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.md
@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
-<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
-
-[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-public](./kibana-plugin-public.md) &gt; [ChromeNavLink](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.md)
-
-## ChromeNavLink interface
-
-
-<b>Signature:</b>
-
-```typescript
-export interface ChromeNavLink 
-```
-
-## Properties
-
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [active](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.active.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Indicates whether or not this app is currently on the screen. |
-|  [baseUrl](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.baseurl.md) | <code>string</code> | The base route used to open the root of an application. |
-|  [category](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.category.md) | <code>AppCategory</code> | The category the app lives in |
-|  [disabled](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.disabled.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Disables a link from being clickable. |
-|  [euiIconType](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.euiicontype.md) | <code>string</code> | A EUI iconType that will be used for the app's icon. This icon takes precendence over the <code>icon</code> property. |
-|  [hidden](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.hidden.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Hides a link from the navigation. |
-|  [icon](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.icon.md) | <code>string</code> | A URL to an image file used as an icon. Used as a fallback if <code>euiIconType</code> is not provided. |
-|  [id](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.id.md) | <code>string</code> | A unique identifier for looking up links. |
-|  [linkToLastSubUrl](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.linktolastsuburl.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Whether or not the subUrl feature should be enabled. |
-|  [order](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.order.md) | <code>number</code> | An ordinal used to sort nav links relative to one another for display. |
-|  [subUrlBase](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.suburlbase.md) | <code>string</code> | A url base that legacy apps can set to match deep URLs to an application. |
-|  [title](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.title.md) | <code>string</code> | The title of the application. |
-|  [tooltip](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.tooltip.md) | <code>string</code> | A tooltip shown when hovering over an app link. |
-|  [url](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.url.md) | <code>string</code> | A url that legacy apps can set to deep link into their applications. |
-
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-public](./kibana-plugin-public.md) &gt; [ChromeNavLink](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.md)
+
+## ChromeNavLink interface
+
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export interface ChromeNavLink 
+```
+
+## Properties
+
+|  Property | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- |
+|  [active](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.active.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Indicates whether or not this app is currently on the screen. |
+|  [baseUrl](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.baseurl.md) | <code>string</code> | The base route used to open the root of an application. |
+|  [category](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.category.md) | <code>AppCategory</code> | The category the app lives in |
+|  [disabled](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.disabled.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Disables a link from being clickable. |
+|  [disableSubUrlTracking](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.disablesuburltracking.md) | <code>boolean</code> | A flag that tells legacy chrome to ignore the link when tracking sub-urls |
+|  [euiIconType](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.euiicontype.md) | <code>string</code> | A EUI iconType that will be used for the app's icon. This icon takes precendence over the <code>icon</code> property. |
+|  [hidden](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.hidden.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Hides a link from the navigation. |
+|  [icon](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.icon.md) | <code>string</code> | A URL to an image file used as an icon. Used as a fallback if <code>euiIconType</code> is not provided. |
+|  [id](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.id.md) | <code>string</code> | A unique identifier for looking up links. |
+|  [linkToLastSubUrl](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.linktolastsuburl.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Whether or not the subUrl feature should be enabled. |
+|  [order](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.order.md) | <code>number</code> | An ordinal used to sort nav links relative to one another for display. |
+|  [subUrlBase](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.suburlbase.md) | <code>string</code> | A url base that legacy apps can set to match deep URLs to an application. |
+|  [title](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.title.md) | <code>string</code> | The title of the application. |
+|  [tooltip](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.tooltip.md) | <code>string</code> | A tooltip shown when hovering over an app link. |
+|  [url](./kibana-plugin-public.chromenavlink.url.md) | <code>string</code> | A url that legacy apps can set to deep link into their applications. |
+
diff --git a/src/core/public/application/types.ts b/src/core/public/application/types.ts
index 63e542b0127ed..17fdfc627187e 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 4d3a1e9ecd199..d0ef2aeb265fe 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 cc3210771eecc..e4788e686dd45 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/public/public.api.md b/src/core/public/public.api.md
index 5e36638516e56..8517166ee00e6 100644
--- a/src/core/public/public.api.md
+++ b/src/core/public/public.api.md
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ export interface ChromeNavLink {
     readonly category?: AppCategory;
     // @deprecated
     readonly disabled?: boolean;
+    // @deprecated
+    readonly disableSubUrlTracking?: boolean;
     readonly euiIconType?: string;
     readonly hidden?: boolean;
     readonly icon?: string;
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 a19133c30659b..1c6ab91a39279 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 5f97e5fa8d55d..771314d9e1481 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_apps/ui_app.js b/src/legacy/ui/ui_apps/ui_app.js
index 1cfd54588b516..926db5836e9d1 100644
--- a/src/legacy/ui/ui_apps/ui_app.js
+++ b/src/legacy/ui/ui_apps/ui_app.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class UiApp {
       euiIconType,
       hidden,
       linkToLastSubUrl,
+      disableSubUrlTracking,
       listed,
       category,
       url = `/app/${id}`,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export class UiApp {
     this._icon = icon;
     this._euiIconType = euiIconType;
     this._linkToLastSubUrl = linkToLastSubUrl;
+    this._disableSubUrlTracking = disableSubUrlTracking;
     this._category = category;
     this._hidden = hidden;
     this._listed = listed;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export class UiApp {
         euiIconType: this._euiIconType,
         url: this._url,
         linkToLastSubUrl: this._linkToLastSubUrl,
+        disableSubUrlTracking: this._disableSubUrlTracking,
         category: this._category,
       });
     }
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ export class UiApp {
       main: this._main,
       navLink: this._navLink,
       linkToLastSubUrl: this._linkToLastSubUrl,
+      disableSubUrlTracking: this._disableSubUrlTracking,
       category: this._category,
     };
   }
diff --git a/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/__tests__/ui_nav_link.js b/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/__tests__/ui_nav_link.js
index 543fe05b13e43..27dbec0c2b7bc 100644
--- a/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/__tests__/ui_nav_link.js
+++ b/src/legacy/ui/ui_nav_links/__tests__/ui_nav_link.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ describe('UiNavLink', () => {
 
         // defaults
         linkToLastSubUrl: true,
+        disableSubUrlTracking: undefined,
         tooltip: '',
       });
     });
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 5888c21a53c95..f56809f7ebb80 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,