diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/chart/histogram.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/chart/histogram.tsx
index df63c4c94ae869..bfb4cd13807662 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/chart/histogram.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/chart/histogram.tsx
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ export function DiscoverHistogram({
         tooltip={tooltipProps}
         theme={chartTheme}
         baseTheme={chartBaseTheme}
+        allowBrushingLastHistogramBucket={true}
       />
       <Axis
         id="discover-histogram-left-axis"