diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.scss b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.scss
index f43063d45a47c9..f029c776e8452a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.scss
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 .lnsDragDrop-isDropTarget {
   @include lnsDroppable;
   @include lnsDroppableActive;
+  > * {
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
 }
 
 .lnsDragDrop-isActiveGroup {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx
index f2a2fda730388d..2fc5efaa28b835 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   ReorderProvider,
   DragDropIdentifier,
   DraggingIdentifier,
-  DropTargets,
+  DropIdentifier,
 } from './providers';
 import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
 import { DropType } from '../types';
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
     setDragging: jest.fn(),
     setActiveDropTarget: jest.fn(),
     activeDropTarget: undefined,
+    dropTargetsByOrder: undefined,
     keyboardMode: false,
     setKeyboardMode: () => {},
     setA11yMessage: jest.fn(),
@@ -255,11 +256,10 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
           dragging = { id: '1', humanData: { label: 'Label1' } };
         }}
         setActiveDropTarget={setActiveDropTarget}
-        activeDropTarget={
-          ({ activeDropTarget: value } as unknown) as DragContextState['activeDropTarget']
-        }
+        activeDropTarget={value as DragContextState['activeDropTarget']}
         keyboardMode={false}
         setKeyboardMode={(keyboardMode) => true}
+        dropTargetsByOrder={undefined}
         registerDropTarget={jest.fn()}
       >
         <DragDrop
@@ -349,12 +349,10 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
           dragging: { ...items[0].value, ghost: { children: <div />, style: {} } },
           setActiveDropTarget,
           setA11yMessage,
-          activeDropTarget: {
-            activeDropTarget: { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
-            dropTargetsByOrder: {
-              '2,0,1,0': { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
-              '2,0,2,0': { ...items[2].value, onDrop, dropType: 'replace_compatible' },
-            },
+          activeDropTarget: { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
+          dropTargetsByOrder: {
+            '2,0,1,0': { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
+            '2,0,2,0': { ...items[2].value, onDrop, dropType: 'replace_compatible' },
           },
           keyboardMode: true,
         }}
@@ -463,11 +461,9 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
           dragging: { ...items[0].value, ghost: { children: <div>Hello</div>, style: {} } },
           setActiveDropTarget,
           setA11yMessage,
-          activeDropTarget: {
-            activeDropTarget: { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
-            dropTargetsByOrder: {
-              '2,0,1,0': { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
-            },
+          activeDropTarget: { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
+          dropTargetsByOrder: {
+            '2,0,1,0': { ...items[1].value, onDrop, dropType: 'move_compatible' },
           },
           keyboardMode: true,
         }}
@@ -525,11 +521,12 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
           keyboardMode = mode;
         }),
         setActiveDropTarget: (target?: DragDropIdentifier) => {
-          activeDropTarget = { activeDropTarget: target } as DropTargets;
+          activeDropTarget = target as DropIdentifier;
         },
         activeDropTarget,
         setA11yMessage,
         registerDropTarget,
+        dropTargetsByOrder: undefined,
       };
 
       const dragDropSharedProps = {
@@ -665,13 +662,11 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
       const component = mountComponent({
         dragging: { ...items[0] },
         keyboardMode: true,
-        activeDropTarget: {
-          activeDropTarget: undefined,
-          dropTargetsByOrder: {
-            '2,0,0': undefined,
-            '2,0,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-            '2,0,2': { ...items[2], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-          },
+        activeDropTarget: undefined,
+        dropTargetsByOrder: {
+          '2,0,0': undefined,
+          '2,0,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
+          '2,0,2': { ...items[2], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
         },
         setActiveDropTarget,
         setA11yMessage,
@@ -693,15 +688,12 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
     test(`Keyboard navigation: user can drop element to an activeDropTarget`, () => {
       const component = mountComponent({
         dragging: { ...items[0] },
-        activeDropTarget: {
-          activeDropTarget: { ...items[2], dropType: 'reorder', onDrop },
-          dropTargetsByOrder: {
-            '2,0,0': { ...items[0], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-            '2,0,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-            '2,0,2': { ...items[2], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-          },
+        activeDropTarget: { ...items[2], dropType: 'reorder', onDrop },
+        dropTargetsByOrder: {
+          '2,0,0': { ...items[0], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
+          '2,0,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
+          '2,0,2': { ...items[2], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
         },
-
         keyboardMode: true,
       });
       const keyboardHandler = component
@@ -747,13 +739,11 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
       const component = mountComponent({
         dragging: { ...items[0] },
         keyboardMode: true,
-        activeDropTarget: {
-          activeDropTarget: undefined,
-          dropTargetsByOrder: {
-            '2,0,0': undefined,
-            '2,0,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-            '2,0,2': { ...items[2], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-          },
+        activeDropTarget: undefined,
+        dropTargetsByOrder: {
+          '2,0,0': undefined,
+          '2,0,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
+          '2,0,2': { ...items[2], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
         },
         setA11yMessage,
       });
@@ -799,15 +789,13 @@ describe('DragDrop', () => {
           {...defaultContext}
           keyboardMode={true}
           activeDropTarget={{
-            activeDropTarget: {
-              ...items[1],
-              onDrop,
-              dropType: 'reorder',
-            },
-            dropTargetsByOrder: {
-              '2,0,1,0': undefined,
-              '2,0,1,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
-            },
+            ...items[1],
+            onDrop,
+            dropType: 'reorder',
+          }}
+          dropTargetsByOrder={{
+            '2,0,1,0': undefined,
+            '2,0,1,1': { ...items[1], onDrop, dropType: 'reorder' },
           }}
           dragging={{ ...items[0] }}
           setActiveDropTarget={setActiveDropTarget}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.tsx
index 6c6a65ab421b33..618a7accb9b2b1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/drag_drop.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import {
   ReorderContext,
   ReorderState,
   DropHandler,
+  announce,
 } from './providers';
-import { announce } from './announcements';
 import { trackUiEvent } from '../lens_ui_telemetry';
 import { DropType } from '../types';
 
@@ -99,13 +99,15 @@ interface BaseProps {
  * The props for a draggable instance of that component.
  */
 interface DragInnerProps extends BaseProps {
-  isDragging: boolean;
-  keyboardMode: boolean;
   setKeyboardMode: DragContextState['setKeyboardMode'];
   setDragging: DragContextState['setDragging'];
   setActiveDropTarget: DragContextState['setActiveDropTarget'];
   setA11yMessage: DragContextState['setA11yMessage'];
-  activeDropTarget: DragContextState['activeDropTarget'];
+  activeDraggingProps?: {
+    keyboardMode: DragContextState['keyboardMode'];
+    activeDropTarget: DragContextState['activeDropTarget'];
+    dropTargetsByOrder: DragContextState['dropTargetsByOrder'];
+  };
   onDragStart?: (
     target?:
       | DroppableEvent['currentTarget']
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ interface DragInnerProps extends BaseProps {
  */
 interface DropInnerProps extends BaseProps {
   dragging: DragContextState['dragging'];
+  keyboardMode: DragContextState['keyboardMode'];
   setKeyboardMode: DragContextState['setKeyboardMode'];
   setDragging: DragContextState['setDragging'];
   setActiveDropTarget: DragContextState['setActiveDropTarget'];
@@ -136,8 +139,9 @@ export const DragDrop = (props: BaseProps) => {
   const {
     dragging,
     setDragging,
-    registerDropTarget,
     keyboardMode,
+    registerDropTarget,
+    dropTargetsByOrder,
     setKeyboardMode,
     activeDropTarget,
     setActiveDropTarget,
@@ -147,34 +151,31 @@ export const DragDrop = (props: BaseProps) => {
   const { value, draggable, dropType, reorderableGroup } = props;
   const isDragging = !!(draggable && value.id === dragging?.id);
 
+  const activeDraggingProps = isDragging
+    ? {
+        keyboardMode,
+        activeDropTarget,
+        dropTargetsByOrder,
+      }
+    : undefined;
+
   if (draggable && !dropType) {
     const dragProps = {
       ...props,
-      isDragging,
-      keyboardMode: isDragging ? keyboardMode : false, // optimization to not rerender all dragging components
-      activeDropTarget: isDragging ? activeDropTarget : undefined, // optimization to not rerender all dragging components
+      activeDraggingProps,
       setKeyboardMode,
       setDragging,
       setActiveDropTarget,
       setA11yMessage,
     };
     if (reorderableGroup && reorderableGroup.length > 1) {
-      return (
-        <ReorderableDrag
-          {...dragProps}
-          draggable={draggable}
-          reorderableGroup={reorderableGroup}
-          dragging={dragging}
-        />
-      );
+      return <ReorderableDrag {...dragProps} reorderableGroup={reorderableGroup} />;
     } else {
-      return <DragInner {...dragProps} draggable={draggable} />;
+      return <DragInner {...dragProps} />;
     }
   }
 
-  const isActiveDropTarget = Boolean(
-    activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget && activeDropTarget.activeDropTarget.id === value.id
-  );
+  const isActiveDropTarget = Boolean(activeDropTarget?.id === value.id);
   const dropProps = {
     ...props,
     keyboardMode,
@@ -210,9 +211,7 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
   setKeyboardMode,
   setActiveDropTarget,
   order,
-  keyboardMode,
-  isDragging,
-  activeDropTarget,
+  activeDraggingProps,
   dragType,
   onDragStart,
   onDragEnd,
@@ -220,6 +219,10 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
   ariaDescribedBy,
   setA11yMessage,
 }: DragInnerProps) {
+  const keyboardMode = activeDraggingProps?.keyboardMode;
+  const activeDropTarget = activeDraggingProps?.activeDropTarget;
+  const dropTargetsByOrder = activeDraggingProps?.dropTargetsByOrder;
+
   const dragStart = (
     e: DroppableEvent | React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLButtonElement>,
     keyboardModeOn?: boolean
@@ -273,9 +276,9 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
     }
   };
   const dropToActiveDropTarget = () => {
-    if (isDragging && activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget) {
+    if (activeDropTarget) {
       trackUiEvent('drop_total');
-      const { dropType, humanData, onDrop: onTargetDrop } = activeDropTarget.activeDropTarget;
+      const { dropType, humanData, onDrop: onTargetDrop } = activeDropTarget;
       setTimeout(() => setA11yMessage(announce.dropped(value.humanData, humanData, dropType)));
       onTargetDrop(value, dropType);
     }
@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
     }
 
     const nextTarget = nextValidDropTarget(
+      dropTargetsByOrder,
       activeDropTarget,
       [order.join(',')],
       (el) => el?.dropType !== 'reorder',
@@ -301,11 +305,10 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
     );
   };
   const shouldShowGhostImageInstead =
-    isDragging &&
     dragType === 'move' &&
     keyboardMode &&
-    activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget &&
-    activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget.dropType !== 'reorder';
+    activeDropTarget &&
+    activeDropTarget.dropType !== 'reorder';
   return (
     <div
       className={classNames(className, {
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
           className="lnsDragDrop__keyboardHandler"
           data-test-subj="lnsDragDrop-keyboardHandler"
           onBlur={() => {
-            if (isDragging) {
+            if (activeDraggingProps) {
               dragEnd();
             }
           }}
@@ -331,13 +334,13 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
                 dropToActiveDropTarget();
               }
 
-              if (isDragging) {
+              if (activeDraggingProps) {
                 dragEnd();
               } else {
                 dragStart(e, true);
               }
             } else if (key === keys.ESCAPE) {
-              if (isDragging) {
+              if (activeDraggingProps) {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 e.preventDefault();
                 dragEnd();
@@ -357,7 +360,8 @@ const DragInner = memo(function DragInner({
         'data-test-subj': dataTestSubj || 'lnsDragDrop',
         className: classNames(children.props.className, 'lnsDragDrop', 'lnsDragDrop-isDraggable', {
           'lnsDragDrop-isHidden':
-            (isDragging && dragType === 'move' && !keyboardMode) || shouldShowGhostImageInstead,
+            (activeDraggingProps && dragType === 'move' && !keyboardMode) ||
+            shouldShowGhostImageInstead,
         }),
         draggable: true,
         onDragEnd: dragEnd,
@@ -384,19 +388,20 @@ const DropInner = memo(function DropInner(props: DropInnerProps) {
     isActiveDropTarget,
     registerDropTarget,
     setActiveDropTarget,
+    keyboardMode,
     setKeyboardMode,
     setDragging,
     setA11yMessage,
   } = props;
 
   useShallowCompareEffect(() => {
-    if (dropType && value && onDrop) {
+    if (dropType && onDrop && keyboardMode) {
       registerDropTarget(order, { ...value, onDrop, dropType });
       return () => {
         registerDropTarget(order, undefined);
       };
     }
-  }, [order, value, registerDropTarget, dropType]);
+  }, [order, value, registerDropTarget, dropType, keyboardMode]);
 
   const classesOnEnter = getAdditionalClassesOnEnter?.(dropType);
   const classesOnDroppable = getAdditionalClassesOnDroppable?.(dropType);
@@ -481,17 +486,19 @@ const ReorderableDrag = memo(function ReorderableDrag(
   const {
     value,
     setActiveDropTarget,
-    keyboardMode,
-    isDragging,
-    activeDropTarget,
+    activeDraggingProps,
     reorderableGroup,
     setA11yMessage,
   } = props;
 
+  const keyboardMode = activeDraggingProps?.keyboardMode;
+  const activeDropTarget = activeDraggingProps?.activeDropTarget;
+  const dropTargetsByOrder = activeDraggingProps?.dropTargetsByOrder;
+  const isDragging = !!activeDraggingProps;
+
   const isFocusInGroup = keyboardMode
     ? isDragging &&
-      (!activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget ||
-        reorderableGroup.some((i) => i.id === activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget?.id))
+      (!activeDropTarget || reorderableGroup.some((i) => i.id === activeDropTarget?.id))
     : isDragging;
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -530,10 +537,8 @@ const ReorderableDrag = memo(function ReorderableDrag(
       e.stopPropagation();
       e.preventDefault();
       let activeDropTargetIndex = reorderableGroup.findIndex((i) => i.id === value.id);
-      if (activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget) {
-        const index = reorderableGroup.findIndex(
-          (i) => i.id === activeDropTarget.activeDropTarget?.id
-        );
+      if (activeDropTarget) {
+        const index = reorderableGroup.findIndex((i) => i.id === activeDropTarget?.id);
         if (index !== -1) activeDropTargetIndex = index;
       }
       if (e.key === keys.ARROW_LEFT || e.key === keys.ARROW_RIGHT) {
@@ -542,6 +547,7 @@ const ReorderableDrag = memo(function ReorderableDrag(
       } else if (keys.ARROW_DOWN === e.key) {
         if (activeDropTargetIndex < reorderableGroup.length - 1) {
           const nextTarget = nextValidDropTarget(
+            dropTargetsByOrder,
             activeDropTarget,
             [props.order.join(',')],
             (el) => el?.dropType === 'reorder'
@@ -551,6 +557,7 @@ const ReorderableDrag = memo(function ReorderableDrag(
       } else if (keys.ARROW_UP === e.key) {
         if (activeDropTargetIndex > 0) {
           const nextTarget = nextValidDropTarget(
+            dropTargetsByOrder,
             activeDropTarget,
             [props.order.join(',')],
             (el) => el?.dropType === 'reorder',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/announcements.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/announcements.tsx
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/announcements.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/announcements.tsx
index 3c65008f8f38b7..3bd1d5693005c4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/announcements.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/announcements.tsx
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { DropType } from '../types';
-export interface HumanData {
-  label: string;
-  groupLabel?: string;
-  position?: number;
-  nextLabel?: string;
-}
+import { DropType } from '../../types';
+import { HumanData } from '.';
 
 type AnnouncementFunction = (draggedElement: HumanData, dropElement: HumanData) => string;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4262b65c858879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export * from './providers';
+export * from './reorder_provider';
+export * from './types';
+export * from './announcements';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/providers.test.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers.test.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/providers.test.tsx
index a46b7f6f953148..a8312cc927451b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/providers.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
-import { RootDragDropProvider, DragContext } from './providers';
+import { RootDragDropProvider, DragContext } from '.';
 
 jest.useFakeTimers();
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/providers.tsx
similarity index 53%
rename from x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/providers.tsx
index deb9bf6cb17aec..6a78bc1b46ddfd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/providers.tsx
@@ -6,70 +6,15 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { EuiScreenReaderOnly, EuiPortal } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { HumanData } from './announcements';
-import { DropType } from '../types';
-
-/**
- * A function that handles a drop event.
- */
-export type DropHandler = (dropped: DragDropIdentifier, dropType?: DropType) => void;
-
-export type DragDropIdentifier = Record<string, unknown> & {
-  id: string;
-  /**
-   * The data for accessibility, consists of required label and not required groupLabel and position in group
-   */
-  humanData: HumanData;
-};
-
-export type DraggingIdentifier = DragDropIdentifier & {
-  ghost?: {
-    children: React.ReactElement;
-    style: React.CSSProperties;
-  };
-};
-
-export type DropIdentifier = DragDropIdentifier & {
-  dropType: DropType;
-  onDrop: DropHandler;
-};
-
-export interface DropTargets {
-  activeDropTarget?: DropIdentifier;
-  dropTargetsByOrder: Record<string, DropIdentifier | undefined>;
-}
-/**
- * The shape of the drag / drop context.
- */
-export interface DragContextState {
-  /**
-   * The item being dragged or undefined.
-   */
-  dragging?: DraggingIdentifier;
-
-  /**
-   * keyboard mode
-   */
-  keyboardMode: boolean;
-  /**
-   * keyboard mode
-   */
-  setKeyboardMode: (mode: boolean) => void;
-  /**
-   * Set the item being dragged.
-   */
-  setDragging: (dragging?: DraggingIdentifier) => void;
-
-  activeDropTarget?: DropTargets;
-
-  setActiveDropTarget: (newTarget?: DropIdentifier) => void;
-
-  setA11yMessage: (message: string) => void;
-  registerDropTarget: (order: number[], dropTarget?: DropIdentifier) => void;
-}
+import {
+  DropIdentifier,
+  DraggingIdentifier,
+  DragDropIdentifier,
+  RegisteredDropTargets,
+  DragContextState,
+} from './types';
 
 /**
  * The drag / drop context singleton, used like so:
@@ -84,51 +29,18 @@ export const DragContext = React.createContext<DragContextState>({
   activeDropTarget: undefined,
   setActiveDropTarget: () => {},
   setA11yMessage: () => {},
+  dropTargetsByOrder: undefined,
   registerDropTarget: () => {},
 });
 
 /**
  * The argument to DragDropProvider.
  */
-export interface ProviderProps {
-  /**
-   * keyboard mode
-   */
-  keyboardMode: boolean;
-  /**
-   * keyboard mode
-   */
-  setKeyboardMode: (mode: boolean) => void;
-  /**
-   * Set the item being dragged.
-   */
-  /**
-   * The item being dragged. If unspecified, the provider will
-   * behave as if it is the root provider.
-   */
-  dragging?: DraggingIdentifier;
-
-  /**
-   * Sets the item being dragged. If unspecified, the provider
-   * will behave as if it is the root provider.
-   */
-  setDragging: (dragging?: DraggingIdentifier) => void;
-
-  activeDropTarget?: {
-    activeDropTarget?: DropIdentifier;
-    dropTargetsByOrder: Record<string, DropIdentifier | undefined>;
-  };
-
-  setActiveDropTarget: (newTarget?: DropIdentifier) => void;
-
-  registerDropTarget: (order: number[], dropTarget?: DropIdentifier) => void;
-
+export interface ProviderProps extends DragContextState {
   /**
    * The React children.
    */
   children: React.ReactNode;
-
-  setA11yMessage: (message: string) => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -144,13 +56,11 @@ export function RootDragDropProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
   });
   const [keyboardModeState, setKeyboardModeState] = useState(false);
   const [a11yMessageState, setA11yMessageState] = useState('');
-  const [activeDropTargetState, setActiveDropTargetState] = useState<{
-    activeDropTarget?: DropIdentifier;
-    dropTargetsByOrder: Record<string, DropIdentifier | undefined>;
-  }>({
-    activeDropTarget: undefined,
-    dropTargetsByOrder: {},
-  });
+  const [activeDropTargetState, setActiveDropTargetState] = useState<DropIdentifier | undefined>(
+    undefined
+  );
+
+  const [dropTargetsByOrderState, setDropTargetsByOrderState] = useState<RegisteredDropTargets>({});
 
   const setDragging = useMemo(
     () => (dragging?: DraggingIdentifier) => setDraggingState({ dragging }),
@@ -162,24 +72,20 @@ export function RootDragDropProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
   ]);
 
   const setActiveDropTarget = useMemo(
-    () => (activeDropTarget?: DropIdentifier) =>
-      setActiveDropTargetState((s) => ({ ...s, activeDropTarget })),
+    () => (activeDropTarget?: DropIdentifier) => setActiveDropTargetState(activeDropTarget),
     [setActiveDropTargetState]
   );
 
   const registerDropTarget = useMemo(
     () => (order: number[], dropTarget?: DropIdentifier) => {
-      return setActiveDropTargetState((s) => {
+      return setDropTargetsByOrderState((s) => {
         return {
           ...s,
-          dropTargetsByOrder: {
-            ...s.dropTargetsByOrder,
-            [order.join(',')]: dropTarget,
-          },
+          [order.join(',')]: dropTarget,
         };
       });
     },
-    [setActiveDropTargetState]
+    [setDropTargetsByOrderState]
   );
 
   return (
@@ -193,6 +99,7 @@ export function RootDragDropProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
         activeDropTarget={activeDropTargetState}
         setActiveDropTarget={setActiveDropTarget}
         registerDropTarget={registerDropTarget}
+        dropTargetsByOrder={dropTargetsByOrderState}
       >
         {children}
       </ChildDragDropProvider>
@@ -220,16 +127,17 @@ export function RootDragDropProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
 }
 
 export function nextValidDropTarget(
-  activeDropTarget: DropTargets | undefined,
+  dropTargetsByOrder: RegisteredDropTargets,
+  activeDropTarget: DropIdentifier | undefined,
   draggingOrder: [string],
   filterElements: (el: DragDropIdentifier) => boolean = () => true,
   reverse = false
 ) {
-  if (!activeDropTarget) {
+  if (!dropTargetsByOrder) {
     return;
   }
 
-  const filteredTargets = [...Object.entries(activeDropTarget.dropTargetsByOrder)].filter(
+  const filteredTargets = Object.entries(dropTargetsByOrder).filter(
     ([, dropTarget]) => dropTarget && filterElements(dropTarget)
   );
 
@@ -242,7 +150,7 @@ export function nextValidDropTarget(
   });
 
   let currentActiveDropIndex = nextDropTargets.findIndex(
-    ([_, dropTarget]) => dropTarget?.id === activeDropTarget?.activeDropTarget?.id
+    ([_, dropTarget]) => dropTarget?.id === activeDropTarget?.id
   );
 
   if (currentActiveDropIndex === -1) {
@@ -274,6 +182,7 @@ export function ChildDragDropProvider({
   setActiveDropTarget,
   setA11yMessage,
   registerDropTarget,
+  dropTargetsByOrder,
   children,
 }: ProviderProps) {
   const value = useMemo(
@@ -285,6 +194,7 @@ export function ChildDragDropProvider({
       activeDropTarget,
       setActiveDropTarget,
       setA11yMessage,
+      dropTargetsByOrder,
       registerDropTarget,
     }),
     [
@@ -295,84 +205,9 @@ export function ChildDragDropProvider({
       setKeyboardMode,
       keyboardMode,
       setA11yMessage,
+      dropTargetsByOrder,
       registerDropTarget,
     ]
   );
   return <DragContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</DragContext.Provider>;
 }
-
-export interface ReorderState {
-  /**
-   * Ids of the elements that are translated up or down
-   */
-  reorderedItems: Array<{ id: string; height?: number }>;
-
-  /**
-   * Direction of the move of dragged element in the reordered list
-   */
-  direction: '-' | '+';
-  /**
-   * height of the dragged element
-   */
-  draggingHeight: number;
-  /**
-   * indicates that user is in keyboard mode
-   */
-  isReorderOn: boolean;
-  /**
-   * reorder group needed for screen reader aria-described-by attribute
-   */
-  groupId: string;
-}
-
-type SetReorderStateDispatch = (prevState: ReorderState) => ReorderState;
-
-export interface ReorderContextState {
-  reorderState: ReorderState;
-  setReorderState: (dispatch: SetReorderStateDispatch) => void;
-}
-
-export const ReorderContext = React.createContext<ReorderContextState>({
-  reorderState: {
-    reorderedItems: [],
-    direction: '-',
-    draggingHeight: 40,
-    isReorderOn: false,
-    groupId: '',
-  },
-  setReorderState: () => () => {},
-});
-
-export function ReorderProvider({
-  id,
-  children,
-  className,
-}: {
-  id: string;
-  children: React.ReactNode;
-  className?: string;
-}) {
-  const [state, setState] = useState<ReorderContextState['reorderState']>({
-    reorderedItems: [],
-    direction: '-',
-    draggingHeight: 40,
-    isReorderOn: false,
-    groupId: id,
-  });
-
-  const setReorderState = useMemo(() => (dispatch: SetReorderStateDispatch) => setState(dispatch), [
-    setState,
-  ]);
-  return (
-    <div
-      data-test-subj="lnsDragDrop-reorderableGroup"
-      className={classNames(className, {
-        'lnsDragDrop-isActiveGroup': state.isReorderOn && React.Children.count(children) > 1,
-      })}
-    >
-      <ReorderContext.Provider value={{ reorderState: state, setReorderState }}>
-        {children}
-      </ReorderContext.Provider>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/reorder_provider.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/reorder_provider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..77620ea1315135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/reorder_provider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+
+export interface ReorderState {
+  /**
+   * Ids of the elements that are translated up or down
+   */
+  reorderedItems: Array<{ id: string; height?: number }>;
+
+  /**
+   * Direction of the move of dragged element in the reordered list
+   */
+  direction: '-' | '+';
+  /**
+   * height of the dragged element
+   */
+  draggingHeight: number;
+  /**
+   * indicates that user is in keyboard mode
+   */
+  isReorderOn: boolean;
+  /**
+   * reorder group needed for screen reader aria-described-by attribute
+   */
+  groupId: string;
+}
+
+type SetReorderStateDispatch = (prevState: ReorderState) => ReorderState;
+
+export interface ReorderContextState {
+  reorderState: ReorderState;
+  setReorderState: (dispatch: SetReorderStateDispatch) => void;
+}
+
+export const ReorderContext = React.createContext<ReorderContextState>({
+  reorderState: {
+    reorderedItems: [],
+    direction: '-',
+    draggingHeight: 40,
+    isReorderOn: false,
+    groupId: '',
+  },
+  setReorderState: () => () => {},
+});
+
+export function ReorderProvider({
+  id,
+  children,
+  className,
+}: {
+  id: string;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<ReorderContextState['reorderState']>({
+    reorderedItems: [],
+    direction: '-',
+    draggingHeight: 40,
+    isReorderOn: false,
+    groupId: id,
+  });
+
+  const setReorderState = useMemo(() => (dispatch: SetReorderStateDispatch) => setState(dispatch), [
+    setState,
+  ]);
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-test-subj="lnsDragDrop-reorderableGroup"
+      className={classNames(className, {
+        'lnsDragDrop-isActiveGroup': state.isReorderOn && React.Children.count(children) > 1,
+      })}
+    >
+      <ReorderContext.Provider value={{ reorderState: state, setReorderState }}>
+        {children}
+      </ReorderContext.Provider>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/types.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/types.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..11f460a400dcdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/drag_drop/providers/types.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { DropType } from '../../types';
+
+export interface HumanData {
+  label: string;
+  groupLabel?: string;
+  position?: number;
+  nextLabel?: string;
+}
+
+export type DragDropIdentifier = Record<string, unknown> & {
+  id: string;
+  /**
+   * The data for accessibility, consists of required label and not required groupLabel and position in group
+   */
+  humanData: HumanData;
+};
+
+export type DraggingIdentifier = DragDropIdentifier & {
+  ghost?: {
+    children: React.ReactElement;
+    style: React.CSSProperties;
+  };
+};
+
+export type DropIdentifier = DragDropIdentifier & {
+  dropType: DropType;
+  onDrop: DropHandler;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A function that handles a drop event.
+ */
+export type DropHandler = (dropped: DragDropIdentifier, dropType?: DropType) => void;
+
+export type RegisteredDropTargets = Record<string, DropIdentifier | undefined> | undefined;
+
+/**
+ * The shape of the drag / drop context.
+ */
+
+export interface DragContextState {
+  /**
+   * The item being dragged or undefined.
+   */
+  dragging?: DraggingIdentifier;
+
+  /**
+   * keyboard mode
+   */
+  keyboardMode: boolean;
+  /**
+   * keyboard mode
+   */
+  setKeyboardMode: (mode: boolean) => void;
+  /**
+   * Set the item being dragged.
+   */
+  setDragging: (dragging?: DraggingIdentifier) => void;
+
+  activeDropTarget?: DropIdentifier;
+
+  dropTargetsByOrder: RegisteredDropTargets;
+
+  setActiveDropTarget: (newTarget?: DropIdentifier) => void;
+
+  setA11yMessage: (message: string) => void;
+  registerDropTarget: (order: number[], dropTarget?: DropIdentifier) => void;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/draggable_dimension_button.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/draggable_dimension_button.tsx
index 1cbd41fff2a8fb..04ab1318a12e06 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/draggable_dimension_button.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/draggable_dimension_button.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import React, { useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { DragDrop, DragDropIdentifier, DragContextState } from '../../../drag_drop';
+import React, { useMemo, useCallback, useContext } from 'react';
+import { DragDrop, DragDropIdentifier, DragContext } from '../../../drag_drop';
+
 import {
   Datasource,
   VisualizationDimensionGroupConfig,
@@ -41,12 +42,10 @@ export function DraggableDimensionButton({
   group,
   onDrop,
   children,
-  dragDropContext,
   layerDatasourceDropProps,
   layerDatasource,
   registerNewButtonRef,
 }: {
-  dragDropContext: DragContextState;
   layerId: string;
   groupIndex: number;
   layerIndex: number;
@@ -64,8 +63,11 @@ export function DraggableDimensionButton({
   columnId: string;
   registerNewButtonRef: (id: string, instance: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
 }) {
+  const { dragging } = useContext(DragContext);
+
   const dropProps = layerDatasource.getDropProps({
     ...layerDatasourceDropProps,
+    dragging,
     columnId,
     filterOperations: group.filterOperations,
     groupId: group.groupId,
@@ -105,6 +107,11 @@ export function DraggableDimensionButton({
     columnId,
   ]);
 
+  const handleOnDrop = React.useCallback(
+    (droppedItem, selectedDropType) => onDrop(droppedItem, value, selectedDropType),
+    [value, onDrop]
+  );
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={registerNewButtonRefMemoized}
@@ -116,13 +123,11 @@ export function DraggableDimensionButton({
         getAdditionalClassesOnDroppable={getAdditionalClassesOnDroppable}
         order={[2, layerIndex, groupIndex, accessorIndex]}
         draggable
-        dragType={isDraggedOperation(dragDropContext.dragging) ? 'move' : 'copy'}
+        dragType={isDraggedOperation(dragging) ? 'move' : 'copy'}
         dropType={dropType}
         reorderableGroup={reorderableGroup.length > 1 ? reorderableGroup : undefined}
         value={value}
-        onDrop={(drag: DragDropIdentifier, selectedDropType?: DropType) =>
-          onDrop(drag, value, selectedDropType)
-        }
+        onDrop={handleOnDrop}
       >
         {children}
       </DragDrop>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/empty_dimension_button.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/empty_dimension_button.tsx
index c9d0a7b002870c..664e24b9898363 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/empty_dimension_button.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/empty_dimension_button.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import React, { useMemo, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo, useState, useEffect, useContext } from 'react';
 import { EuiButtonEmpty } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { generateId } from '../../../id_generator';
-import { DragDrop, DragDropIdentifier } from '../../../drag_drop';
+import { DragDrop, DragDropIdentifier, DragContext } from '../../../drag_drop';
+
 import { Datasource, VisualizationDimensionGroupConfig, DropType } from '../../../types';
 import { LayerDatasourceDropProps } from './types';
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ export function EmptyDimensionButton({
   layerDatasource: Datasource<unknown, unknown>;
   layerDatasourceDropProps: LayerDatasourceDropProps;
 }) {
+  const { dragging } = useContext(DragContext);
+
   const itemIndex = group.accessors.length;
 
   const [newColumnId, setNewColumnId] = useState<string>(generateId());
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ export function EmptyDimensionButton({
 
   const dropProps = layerDatasource.getDropProps({
     ...layerDatasourceDropProps,
+    dragging,
     columnId: newColumnId,
     filterOperations: group.filterOperations,
     groupId: group.groupId,
@@ -81,14 +85,18 @@ export function EmptyDimensionButton({
     [dropType, newColumnId, group.groupId, layerId, group.groupLabel, itemIndex, nextLabel]
   );
 
+  const handleOnDrop = React.useCallback(
+    (droppedItem, selectedDropType) => onDrop(droppedItem, value, selectedDropType),
+    [value, onDrop]
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="lnsLayerPanel__dimensionContainer" data-test-subj={group.dataTestSubj}>
       <DragDrop
         getAdditionalClassesOnDroppable={getAdditionalClassesOnDroppable}
         value={value}
-        /* 2 to leave room for data panel and workspace, then go by layer index, then by group index */
         order={[2, layerIndex, groupIndex, itemIndex]}
-        onDrop={(droppedItem, selectedDropType) => onDrop(droppedItem, value, selectedDropType)}
+        onDrop={handleOnDrop}
         dropType={dropType}
       >
         <div className="lnsLayerPanel__dimension lnsLayerPanel__dimension--empty">
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.test.tsx
index 619147987cdd55..52726afcffe8da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.test.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const defaultContext = {
   setDragging: jest.fn(),
   setActiveDropTarget: () => {},
   activeDropTarget: undefined,
+  dropTargetsByOrder: undefined,
   keyboardMode: false,
   setKeyboardMode: () => {},
   setA11yMessage: jest.fn(),
@@ -464,9 +465,7 @@ describe('LayerPanel', () => {
 
       expect(mockDatasource.getDropProps).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
-          dragDropContext: expect.objectContaining({
-            dragging: draggingField,
-          }),
+          dragging: draggingField,
         })
       );
 
@@ -474,9 +473,7 @@ describe('LayerPanel', () => {
 
       expect(mockDatasource.onDrop).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
-          dragDropContext: expect.objectContaining({
-            dragging: draggingField,
-          }),
+          droppedItem: draggingField,
         })
       );
     });
@@ -582,9 +579,7 @@ describe('LayerPanel', () => {
 
       expect(mockDatasource.getDropProps).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
-          dragDropContext: expect.objectContaining({
-            dragging: draggingOperation,
-          }),
+          dragging: draggingOperation,
         })
       );
 
@@ -593,9 +588,7 @@ describe('LayerPanel', () => {
       expect(mockDatasource.onDrop).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           columnId: 'b',
-          dragDropContext: expect.objectContaining({
-            dragging: draggingOperation,
-          }),
+          droppedItem: draggingOperation,
         })
       );
 
@@ -604,9 +597,7 @@ describe('LayerPanel', () => {
       expect(mockDatasource.onDrop).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           columnId: 'newid',
-          dragDropContext: expect.objectContaining({
-            dragging: draggingOperation,
-          }),
+          droppedItem: draggingOperation,
         })
       );
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.tsx
index 5d84f826ab988c..59b64de3697452 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/layer_panel.tsx
@@ -7,17 +7,12 @@
 
 import './layer_panel.scss';
 
-import React, { useContext, useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { EuiPanel, EuiSpacer, EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem, EuiFormRow } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { NativeRenderer } from '../../../native_renderer';
 import { StateSetter, Visualization, DraggedOperation, DropType } from '../../../types';
-import {
-  DragContext,
-  DragDropIdentifier,
-  ChildDragDropProvider,
-  ReorderProvider,
-} from '../../../drag_drop';
+import { DragDropIdentifier, ReorderProvider } from '../../../drag_drop';
 import { LayerSettings } from './layer_settings';
 import { trackUiEvent } from '../../../lens_ui_telemetry';
 import { LayerPanelProps, ActiveDimensionState } from './types';
@@ -49,7 +44,6 @@ export function LayerPanel(
     registerNewLayerRef: (layerId: string, instance: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
   }
 ) {
-  const dragDropContext = useContext(DragContext);
   const [activeDimension, setActiveDimension] = useState<ActiveDimensionState>(
     initialActiveDimensionState
   );
@@ -78,7 +72,6 @@ export function LayerPanel(
 
   const layerVisualizationConfigProps = {
     layerId,
-    dragDropContext,
     state: props.visualizationState,
     frame: props.framePublicAPI,
     dateRange: props.framePublicAPI.dateRange,
@@ -91,13 +84,12 @@ export function LayerPanel(
   const layerDatasourceDropProps = useMemo(
     () => ({
       layerId,
-      dragDropContext,
       state: layerDatasourceState,
       setState: (newState: unknown) => {
         updateDatasource(datasourceId, newState);
       },
     }),
-    [layerId, dragDropContext, layerDatasourceState, datasourceId, updateDatasource]
+    [layerId, layerDatasourceState, datasourceId, updateDatasource]
   );
 
   const layerDatasource = props.datasourceMap[datasourceId];
@@ -116,7 +108,6 @@ export function LayerPanel(
   const columnLabelMap = layerDatasource.uniqueLabels(layerDatasourceConfigProps.state);
 
   const { setDimension, removeDimension } = activeVisualization;
-  const layerDatasourceOnDrop = layerDatasource.onDrop;
 
   const allAccessors = groups.flatMap((group) =>
     group.accessors.map((accessor) => accessor.columnId)
@@ -128,6 +119,8 @@ export function LayerPanel(
     registerNewRef: registerNewButtonRef,
   } = useFocusUpdate(allAccessors);
 
+  const layerDatasourceOnDrop = layerDatasource.onDrop;
+
   const onDrop = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       droppedItem: DragDropIdentifier,
@@ -194,275 +187,272 @@ export function LayerPanel(
   ]);
 
   return (
-    <ChildDragDropProvider {...dragDropContext}>
-      <section tabIndex={-1} ref={registerLayerRef} className="lnsLayerPanel">
-        <EuiPanel data-test-subj={`lns-layerPanel-${layerIndex}`} paddingSize="s">
-          <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="s" alignItems="flexStart" responsive={false}>
-            <EuiFlexItem grow={false} className="lnsLayerPanel__settingsFlexItem">
-              <LayerSettings
-                layerId={layerId}
-                layerConfigProps={{
-                  ...layerVisualizationConfigProps,
-                  setState: props.updateVisualization,
-                }}
-                activeVisualization={activeVisualization}
-              />
-            </EuiFlexItem>
+    <section tabIndex={-1} ref={registerLayerRef} className="lnsLayerPanel">
+      <EuiPanel data-test-subj={`lns-layerPanel-${layerIndex}`} paddingSize="s">
+        <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="s" alignItems="flexStart" responsive={false}>
+          <EuiFlexItem grow={false} className="lnsLayerPanel__settingsFlexItem">
+            <LayerSettings
+              layerId={layerId}
+              layerConfigProps={{
+                ...layerVisualizationConfigProps,
+                setState: props.updateVisualization,
+              }}
+              activeVisualization={activeVisualization}
+            />
+          </EuiFlexItem>
 
-            {layerDatasource && (
-              <EuiFlexItem className="lnsLayerPanel__sourceFlexItem">
-                <NativeRenderer
-                  render={layerDatasource.renderLayerPanel}
-                  nativeProps={{
-                    layerId,
-                    state: layerDatasourceState,
-                    activeData: props.framePublicAPI.activeData,
-                    setState: (updater: unknown) => {
-                      const newState =
-                        typeof updater === 'function' ? updater(layerDatasourceState) : updater;
-                      // Look for removed columns
-                      const nextPublicAPI = layerDatasource.getPublicAPI({
-                        state: newState,
+          {layerDatasource && (
+            <EuiFlexItem className="lnsLayerPanel__sourceFlexItem">
+              <NativeRenderer
+                render={layerDatasource.renderLayerPanel}
+                nativeProps={{
+                  layerId,
+                  state: layerDatasourceState,
+                  activeData: props.framePublicAPI.activeData,
+                  setState: (updater: unknown) => {
+                    const newState =
+                      typeof updater === 'function' ? updater(layerDatasourceState) : updater;
+                    // Look for removed columns
+                    const nextPublicAPI = layerDatasource.getPublicAPI({
+                      state: newState,
+                      layerId,
+                    });
+                    const nextTable = new Set(
+                      nextPublicAPI.getTableSpec().map(({ columnId }) => columnId)
+                    );
+                    const removed = datasourcePublicAPI
+                      .getTableSpec()
+                      .map(({ columnId }) => columnId)
+                      .filter((columnId) => !nextTable.has(columnId));
+                    let nextVisState = props.visualizationState;
+                    removed.forEach((columnId) => {
+                      nextVisState = activeVisualization.removeDimension({
                         layerId,
+                        columnId,
+                        prevState: nextVisState,
                       });
-                      const nextTable = new Set(
-                        nextPublicAPI.getTableSpec().map(({ columnId }) => columnId)
-                      );
-                      const removed = datasourcePublicAPI
-                        .getTableSpec()
-                        .map(({ columnId }) => columnId)
-                        .filter((columnId) => !nextTable.has(columnId));
-                      let nextVisState = props.visualizationState;
-                      removed.forEach((columnId) => {
-                        nextVisState = activeVisualization.removeDimension({
-                          layerId,
-                          columnId,
-                          prevState: nextVisState,
-                        });
-                      });
+                    });
 
-                      props.updateAll(datasourceId, newState, nextVisState);
-                    },
-                  }}
-                />
-              </EuiFlexItem>
-            )}
-          </EuiFlexGroup>
-
-          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+                    props.updateAll(datasourceId, newState, nextVisState);
+                  },
+                }}
+              />
+            </EuiFlexItem>
+          )}
+        </EuiFlexGroup>
 
-          {groups.map((group, groupIndex) => {
-            const isMissing = !isEmptyLayer && group.required && group.accessors.length === 0;
-            return (
-              <EuiFormRow
-                className={
-                  group.supportsMoreColumns
-                    ? 'lnsLayerPanel__row'
-                    : 'lnsLayerPanel__row lnsLayerPanel__row--notSupportsMoreColumns'
-                }
-                fullWidth
-                label={<div className="lnsLayerPanel__groupLabel">{group.groupLabel}</div>}
-                labelType="legend"
-                key={group.groupId}
-                isInvalid={isMissing}
-                error={
-                  isMissing ? (
-                    <div className="lnsLayerPanel__error">
-                      {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.editorFrame.requiredDimensionWarningLabel', {
-                        defaultMessage: 'Required dimension',
-                      })}
-                    </div>
-                  ) : (
-                    []
-                  )
-                }
-              >
-                <>
-                  <ReorderProvider id={group.groupId} className={'lnsLayerPanel__group'}>
-                    {group.accessors.map((accessorConfig, accessorIndex) => {
-                      const { columnId } = accessorConfig;
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
 
-                      return (
-                        <DraggableDimensionButton
-                          registerNewButtonRef={registerNewButtonRef}
-                          accessorIndex={accessorIndex}
-                          columnId={columnId}
-                          dragDropContext={dragDropContext}
-                          group={group}
-                          groupIndex={groupIndex}
-                          key={columnId}
-                          layerDatasourceDropProps={layerDatasourceDropProps}
-                          label={columnLabelMap[columnId]}
-                          layerDatasource={layerDatasource}
-                          layerIndex={layerIndex}
-                          layerId={layerId}
-                          onDrop={onDrop}
-                        >
-                          <div className="lnsLayerPanel__dimension">
-                            <DimensionButton
-                              accessorConfig={accessorConfig}
-                              label={columnLabelMap[accessorConfig.columnId]}
-                              group={group}
-                              onClick={(id: string) => {
-                                setActiveDimension({
-                                  isNew: false,
-                                  activeGroup: group,
-                                  activeId: id,
-                                });
-                              }}
-                              onRemoveClick={(id: string) => {
-                                trackUiEvent('indexpattern_dimension_removed');
-                                props.updateAll(
-                                  datasourceId,
-                                  layerDatasource.removeColumn({
-                                    layerId,
-                                    columnId: id,
-                                    prevState: layerDatasourceState,
-                                  }),
-                                  activeVisualization.removeDimension({
-                                    layerId,
-                                    columnId: id,
-                                    prevState: props.visualizationState,
-                                  })
-                                );
-                                removeButtonRef(id);
-                              }}
-                            >
-                              <NativeRenderer
-                                render={layerDatasource.renderDimensionTrigger}
-                                nativeProps={{
-                                  ...layerDatasourceConfigProps,
-                                  columnId: accessorConfig.columnId,
-                                  filterOperations: group.filterOperations,
-                                }}
-                              />
-                            </DimensionButton>
-                          </div>
-                        </DraggableDimensionButton>
-                      );
+        {groups.map((group, groupIndex) => {
+          const isMissing = !isEmptyLayer && group.required && group.accessors.length === 0;
+          return (
+            <EuiFormRow
+              className={
+                group.supportsMoreColumns
+                  ? 'lnsLayerPanel__row'
+                  : 'lnsLayerPanel__row lnsLayerPanel__row--notSupportsMoreColumns'
+              }
+              fullWidth
+              label={<div className="lnsLayerPanel__groupLabel">{group.groupLabel}</div>}
+              labelType="legend"
+              key={group.groupId}
+              isInvalid={isMissing}
+              error={
+                isMissing ? (
+                  <div className="lnsLayerPanel__error">
+                    {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.editorFrame.requiredDimensionWarningLabel', {
+                      defaultMessage: 'Required dimension',
                     })}
-                  </ReorderProvider>
-                  {group.supportsMoreColumns ? (
-                    <EmptyDimensionButton
-                      group={group}
-                      groupIndex={groupIndex}
-                      layerId={layerId}
-                      layerIndex={layerIndex}
-                      layerDatasource={layerDatasource}
-                      layerDatasourceDropProps={layerDatasourceDropProps}
-                      onClick={(id) => {
-                        setActiveDimension({
-                          activeGroup: group,
-                          activeId: id,
-                          isNew: true,
-                        });
-                      }}
-                      onDrop={onDrop}
-                    />
-                  ) : null}
-                </>
-              </EuiFormRow>
-            );
-          })}
-          <DimensionContainer
-            isOpen={!!activeId}
-            groupLabel={activeGroup?.groupLabel || ''}
-            handleClose={() => {
-              if (layerDatasource.updateStateOnCloseDimension) {
-                const newState = layerDatasource.updateStateOnCloseDimension({
-                  state: layerDatasourceState,
-                  layerId,
-                  columnId: activeId!,
-                });
-                if (newState) {
-                  props.updateDatasource(datasourceId, newState);
-                }
+                  </div>
+                ) : (
+                  []
+                )
               }
-              setActiveDimension(initialActiveDimensionState);
-            }}
-            panel={
+            >
               <>
-                {activeGroup && activeId && (
-                  <NativeRenderer
-                    render={layerDatasource.renderDimensionEditor}
-                    nativeProps={{
-                      ...layerDatasourceConfigProps,
-                      core: props.core,
-                      columnId: activeId,
-                      filterOperations: activeGroup.filterOperations,
-                      dimensionGroups: groups,
-                      setState: (
-                        newState: unknown,
-                        {
-                          shouldReplaceDimension,
-                          shouldRemoveDimension,
-                        }: {
-                          shouldReplaceDimension?: boolean;
-                          shouldRemoveDimension?: boolean;
-                        } = {}
-                      ) => {
-                        if (shouldReplaceDimension || shouldRemoveDimension) {
-                          props.updateAll(
-                            datasourceId,
-                            newState,
-                            shouldRemoveDimension
-                              ? activeVisualization.removeDimension({
+                <ReorderProvider id={group.groupId} className={'lnsLayerPanel__group'}>
+                  {group.accessors.map((accessorConfig, accessorIndex) => {
+                    const { columnId } = accessorConfig;
+
+                    return (
+                      <DraggableDimensionButton
+                        registerNewButtonRef={registerNewButtonRef}
+                        accessorIndex={accessorIndex}
+                        columnId={columnId}
+                        group={group}
+                        groupIndex={groupIndex}
+                        key={columnId}
+                        layerDatasourceDropProps={layerDatasourceDropProps}
+                        label={columnLabelMap[columnId]}
+                        layerDatasource={layerDatasource}
+                        layerIndex={layerIndex}
+                        layerId={layerId}
+                        onDrop={onDrop}
+                      >
+                        <div className="lnsLayerPanel__dimension">
+                          <DimensionButton
+                            accessorConfig={accessorConfig}
+                            label={columnLabelMap[accessorConfig.columnId]}
+                            group={group}
+                            onClick={(id: string) => {
+                              setActiveDimension({
+                                isNew: false,
+                                activeGroup: group,
+                                activeId: id,
+                              });
+                            }}
+                            onRemoveClick={(id: string) => {
+                              trackUiEvent('indexpattern_dimension_removed');
+                              props.updateAll(
+                                datasourceId,
+                                layerDatasource.removeColumn({
                                   layerId,
-                                  columnId: activeId,
-                                  prevState: props.visualizationState,
-                                })
-                              : activeVisualization.setDimension({
+                                  columnId: id,
+                                  prevState: layerDatasourceState,
+                                }),
+                                activeVisualization.removeDimension({
                                   layerId,
-                                  groupId: activeGroup.groupId,
-                                  columnId: activeId,
+                                  columnId: id,
                                   prevState: props.visualizationState,
                                 })
-                          );
-                        } else {
-                          props.updateDatasource(datasourceId, newState);
-                        }
-                        setActiveDimension({
-                          ...activeDimension,
-                          isNew: false,
-                        });
-                      },
+                              );
+                              removeButtonRef(id);
+                            }}
+                          >
+                            <NativeRenderer
+                              render={layerDatasource.renderDimensionTrigger}
+                              nativeProps={{
+                                ...layerDatasourceConfigProps,
+                                columnId: accessorConfig.columnId,
+                                filterOperations: group.filterOperations,
+                              }}
+                            />
+                          </DimensionButton>
+                        </div>
+                      </DraggableDimensionButton>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </ReorderProvider>
+                {group.supportsMoreColumns ? (
+                  <EmptyDimensionButton
+                    group={group}
+                    groupIndex={groupIndex}
+                    layerId={layerId}
+                    layerIndex={layerIndex}
+                    layerDatasource={layerDatasource}
+                    layerDatasourceDropProps={layerDatasourceDropProps}
+                    onClick={(id) => {
+                      setActiveDimension({
+                        activeGroup: group,
+                        activeId: id,
+                        isNew: true,
+                      });
                     }}
+                    onDrop={onDrop}
                   />
-                )}
-                {activeGroup &&
-                  activeId &&
-                  !activeDimension.isNew &&
-                  activeVisualization.renderDimensionEditor &&
-                  activeGroup?.enableDimensionEditor && (
-                    <div className="lnsLayerPanel__styleEditor">
-                      <NativeRenderer
-                        render={activeVisualization.renderDimensionEditor}
-                        nativeProps={{
-                          ...layerVisualizationConfigProps,
-                          groupId: activeGroup.groupId,
-                          accessor: activeId,
-                          setState: props.updateVisualization,
-                        }}
-                      />
-                    </div>
-                  )}
+                ) : null}
               </>
+            </EuiFormRow>
+          );
+        })}
+        <DimensionContainer
+          isOpen={!!activeId}
+          groupLabel={activeGroup?.groupLabel || ''}
+          handleClose={() => {
+            if (layerDatasource.updateStateOnCloseDimension) {
+              const newState = layerDatasource.updateStateOnCloseDimension({
+                state: layerDatasourceState,
+                layerId,
+                columnId: activeId!,
+              });
+              if (newState) {
+                props.updateDatasource(datasourceId, newState);
+              }
             }
-          />
+            setActiveDimension(initialActiveDimensionState);
+          }}
+          panel={
+            <>
+              {activeGroup && activeId && (
+                <NativeRenderer
+                  render={layerDatasource.renderDimensionEditor}
+                  nativeProps={{
+                    ...layerDatasourceConfigProps,
+                    core: props.core,
+                    columnId: activeId,
+                    filterOperations: activeGroup.filterOperations,
+                    dimensionGroups: groups,
+                    setState: (
+                      newState: unknown,
+                      {
+                        shouldReplaceDimension,
+                        shouldRemoveDimension,
+                      }: {
+                        shouldReplaceDimension?: boolean;
+                        shouldRemoveDimension?: boolean;
+                      } = {}
+                    ) => {
+                      if (shouldReplaceDimension || shouldRemoveDimension) {
+                        props.updateAll(
+                          datasourceId,
+                          newState,
+                          shouldRemoveDimension
+                            ? activeVisualization.removeDimension({
+                                layerId,
+                                columnId: activeId,
+                                prevState: props.visualizationState,
+                              })
+                            : activeVisualization.setDimension({
+                                layerId,
+                                groupId: activeGroup.groupId,
+                                columnId: activeId,
+                                prevState: props.visualizationState,
+                              })
+                        );
+                      } else {
+                        props.updateDatasource(datasourceId, newState);
+                      }
+                      setActiveDimension({
+                        ...activeDimension,
+                        isNew: false,
+                      });
+                    },
+                  }}
+                />
+              )}
+              {activeGroup &&
+                activeId &&
+                !activeDimension.isNew &&
+                activeVisualization.renderDimensionEditor &&
+                activeGroup?.enableDimensionEditor && (
+                  <div className="lnsLayerPanel__styleEditor">
+                    <NativeRenderer
+                      render={activeVisualization.renderDimensionEditor}
+                      nativeProps={{
+                        ...layerVisualizationConfigProps,
+                        groupId: activeGroup.groupId,
+                        accessor: activeId,
+                        setState: props.updateVisualization,
+                      }}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
+            </>
+          }
+        />
 
-          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
 
-          <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="center">
-            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-              <RemoveLayerButton
-                onRemoveLayer={onRemoveLayer}
-                layerIndex={layerIndex}
-                isOnlyLayer={isOnlyLayer}
-              />
-            </EuiFlexItem>
-          </EuiFlexGroup>
-        </EuiPanel>
-      </section>
-    </ChildDragDropProvider>
+        <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="center">
+          <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+            <RemoveLayerButton
+              onRemoveLayer={onRemoveLayer}
+              layerIndex={layerIndex}
+              isOnlyLayer={isOnlyLayer}
+            />
+          </EuiFlexItem>
+        </EuiFlexGroup>
+      </EuiPanel>
+    </section>
   );
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/types.ts
index 22e28292b8da7b..37b2198cfd51f9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/config_panel/types.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   DatasourceDimensionEditorProps,
   VisualizationDimensionGroupConfig,
 } from '../../../types';
-import { DragContextState } from '../../../drag_drop';
 export interface ConfigPanelWrapperProps {
   activeDatasourceId: string;
   visualizationState: unknown;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ export interface LayerPanelProps {
 
 export interface LayerDatasourceDropProps {
   layerId: string;
-  dragDropContext: DragContextState;
   state: unknown;
   setState: (newState: unknown) => void;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx
index 92a2f0c5d03fcc..218ceb82060807 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import './chart_switch.scss';
-import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useMemo, memo } from 'react';
 import {
   EuiIcon,
   EuiPopover,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function VisualizationSummary(props: Props) {
   );
 }
 
-export function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
+export const ChartSwitch = memo(function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
   const [flyoutOpen, setFlyoutOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const commitSelection = (selection: VisualizationSelection) => {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
   );
 
   return <div className="lnsChartSwitch__header">{popover}</div>;
-}
+});
 
 function getTopSuggestion(
   props: Props,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
index 48aa56efdb3cc2..ab718a99843c87 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ describe('workspace_panel', () => {
           setKeyboardMode={() => {}}
           setA11yMessage={() => {}}
           registerDropTarget={jest.fn()}
+          dropTargetsByOrder={undefined}
         >
           <WorkspacePanel
             activeDatasourceId={'mock'}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx
index 83d2100a832cfd..64f89a60abeeb6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,23 @@ const dropProps = {
 };
 
 // Exported for testing purposes only.
-export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
+export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel(props: WorkspacePanelProps) {
+  const { getSuggestionForField, ...restProps } = props;
+
+  const dragDropContext = useContext(DragContext);
+
+  const suggestionForDraggedField = useMemo(
+    () => dragDropContext.dragging && getSuggestionForField(dragDropContext.dragging),
+    [dragDropContext.dragging, getSuggestionForField]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <InnerWorkspacePanel {...restProps} suggestionForDraggedField={suggestionForDraggedField} />
+  );
+});
+
+// Exported for testing purposes only.
+export const InnerWorkspacePanel = React.memo(function InnerWorkspacePanel({
   activeDatasourceId,
   activeVisualizationId,
   visualizationMap,
@@ -102,13 +118,10 @@ export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
   ExpressionRenderer: ExpressionRendererComponent,
   title,
   visualizeTriggerFieldContext,
-  getSuggestionForField,
-}: WorkspacePanelProps) {
-  const dragDropContext = useContext(DragContext);
-
-  const suggestionForDraggedField =
-    dragDropContext.dragging && getSuggestionForField(dragDropContext.dragging);
-
+  suggestionForDraggedField,
+}: Omit<WorkspacePanelProps, 'getSuggestionForField'> & {
+  suggestionForDraggedField: Suggestion | undefined;
+}) {
   const [localState, setLocalState] = useState<WorkspaceState>({
     expressionBuildError: undefined,
     expandError: false,
@@ -173,6 +186,8 @@ export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
     ]
   );
 
+  const expressionExists = Boolean(expression);
+
   const onEvent = useCallback(
     (event: ExpressionRendererEvent) => {
       if (!plugins.uiActions) {
@@ -202,23 +217,23 @@ export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // reset expression error if component attempts to run it again
-    if (expression && localState.expressionBuildError) {
+    if (expressionExists && localState.expressionBuildError) {
       setLocalState((s) => ({
         ...s,
         expressionBuildError: undefined,
       }));
     }
-  }, [expression, localState.expressionBuildError]);
+  }, [expressionExists, localState.expressionBuildError]);
 
-  function onDrop() {
+  const onDrop = useCallback(() => {
     if (suggestionForDraggedField) {
       trackUiEvent('drop_onto_workspace');
-      trackUiEvent(expression ? 'drop_non_empty' : 'drop_empty');
+      trackUiEvent(expressionExists ? 'drop_non_empty' : 'drop_empty');
       switchToSuggestion(dispatch, suggestionForDraggedField, 'SWITCH_VISUALIZATION');
     }
-  }
+  }, [suggestionForDraggedField, expressionExists, dispatch]);
 
-  function renderEmptyWorkspace() {
+  const renderEmptyWorkspace = () => {
     return (
       <EuiText
         className={classNames('lnsWorkspacePanel__emptyContent')}
@@ -229,7 +244,7 @@ export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
       >
         <h2>
           <strong>
-            {expression === null
+            {!expressionExists
               ? i18n.translate('xpack.lens.editorFrame.emptyWorkspace', {
                   defaultMessage: 'Drop some fields here to start',
                 })
@@ -239,7 +254,7 @@ export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
           </strong>
         </h2>
         <DropIllustration aria-hidden={true} className="lnsWorkspacePanel__dropIllustration" />
-        {expression === null && (
+        {!expressionExists && (
           <>
             <p>
               {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.editorFrame.emptyWorkspaceHeading', {
@@ -263,9 +278,9 @@ export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
         )}
       </EuiText>
     );
-  }
+  };
 
-  function renderVisualization() {
+  const renderVisualization = () => {
     // we don't want to render the emptyWorkspace on visualizing field from Discover
     // as it is specific for the drag and drop functionality and can confuse the users
     if (expression === null && !visualizeTriggerFieldContext) {
@@ -283,7 +298,7 @@ export const WorkspacePanel = React.memo(function WorkspacePanel({
         ExpressionRendererComponent={ExpressionRendererComponent}
       />
     );
-  }
+  };
 
   return (
     <WorkspacePanelWrapper
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.test.ts
index 17f069b8831e7b..12df14f81cb67c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.test.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 import { DataPublicPluginStart } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { IndexPatternDimensionEditorProps } from './dimension_panel';
 import { onDrop, getDropProps } from './droppable';
-import { DragContextState } from '../../drag_drop';
-import { createMockedDragDropContext } from '../mocks';
 import { IUiSettingsClient, SavedObjectsClientContract, HttpSetup, CoreSetup } from 'kibana/public';
 import { IStorageWrapper } from 'src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
 import { IndexPatternPrivateState } from '../types';
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
   let state: IndexPatternPrivateState;
   let setState: jest.Mock;
   let defaultProps: IndexPatternDimensionEditorProps;
-  let dragDropContext: DragContextState;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     state = {
@@ -140,8 +137,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
 
     setState = jest.fn();
 
-    dragDropContext = createMockedDragDropContext();
-
     defaultProps = {
       state,
       setState,
@@ -174,24 +169,28 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
   });
 
   const groupId = 'a';
+
   describe('getDropProps', () => {
     it('returns undefined if no drag is happening', () => {
-      expect(getDropProps({ ...defaultProps, groupId, dragDropContext })).toBe(undefined);
+      const dragging = {
+        name: 'bar',
+        id: 'bar',
+        humanData: { label: 'Label' },
+      };
+      expect(getDropProps({ ...defaultProps, groupId, dragging })).toBe(undefined);
     });
 
     it('returns undefined if the dragged item has no field', () => {
+      const dragging = {
+        name: 'bar',
+        id: 'bar',
+        humanData: { label: 'Label' },
+      };
       expect(
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: {
-              name: 'bar',
-              id: 'bar',
-              humanData: { label: 'Label' },
-            },
-          },
+          dragging,
         })
       ).toBe(undefined);
     });
@@ -201,14 +200,11 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: {
-              indexPatternId: 'foo',
-              field: { type: 'string', name: 'mystring', aggregatable: true },
-              id: 'mystring',
-              humanData: { label: 'Label' },
-            },
+          dragging: {
+            indexPatternId: 'foo',
+            field: { type: 'string', name: 'mystring', aggregatable: true },
+            id: 'mystring',
+            humanData: { label: 'Label' },
           },
           filterOperations: () => false,
         })
@@ -220,10 +216,7 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: draggingField,
-          },
+          dragging: draggingField,
           filterOperations: (op: OperationMetadata) => op.dataType === 'number',
         })
       ).toEqual({ dropType: 'field_replace', nextLabel: 'Intervals' });
@@ -234,14 +227,11 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: {
-              field: { type: 'number', name: 'bar', aggregatable: true },
-              indexPatternId: 'foo2',
-              id: 'bar',
-              humanData: { label: 'Label' },
-            },
+          dragging: {
+            field: { type: 'number', name: 'bar', aggregatable: true },
+            indexPatternId: 'foo2',
+            id: 'bar',
+            humanData: { label: 'Label' },
           },
           filterOperations: (op: OperationMetadata) => op.dataType === 'number',
         })
@@ -253,21 +243,18 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: {
-              field: {
-                name: 'timestamp',
-                displayName: 'timestampLabel',
-                type: 'date',
-                aggregatable: true,
-                searchable: true,
-                exists: true,
-              },
-              indexPatternId: 'foo',
-              id: 'bar',
-              humanData: { label: 'Label' },
+          dragging: {
+            field: {
+              name: 'timestamp',
+              displayName: 'timestampLabel',
+              type: 'date',
+              aggregatable: true,
+              searchable: true,
+              exists: true,
             },
+            indexPatternId: 'foo',
+            id: 'bar',
+            humanData: { label: 'Label' },
           },
         })
       ).toBe(undefined);
@@ -278,15 +265,12 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: {
-              columnId: 'col1',
-              groupId: 'b',
-              layerId: 'first',
-              id: 'col1',
-              humanData: { label: 'Label' },
-            },
+          dragging: {
+            columnId: 'col1',
+            groupId: 'b',
+            layerId: 'first',
+            id: 'col1',
+            humanData: { label: 'Label' },
           },
           columnId: 'col2',
         })
@@ -321,16 +305,14 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: {
-              columnId: 'col1',
-              groupId: 'b',
-              layerId: 'first',
-              id: 'col1',
-              humanData: { label: 'Label' },
-            },
+          dragging: {
+            columnId: 'col1',
+            groupId: 'b',
+            layerId: 'first',
+            id: 'col1',
+            humanData: { label: 'Label' },
           },
+
           columnId: 'col2',
         })
       ).toEqual(undefined);
@@ -360,15 +342,12 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
         getDropProps({
           ...defaultProps,
           groupId,
-          dragDropContext: {
-            ...dragDropContext,
-            dragging: {
-              columnId: 'col1',
-              groupId: 'b',
-              layerId: 'first',
-              id: 'col1',
-              humanData: { label: 'Label' },
-            },
+          dragging: {
+            columnId: 'col1',
+            groupId: 'b',
+            layerId: 'first',
+            id: 'col1',
+            humanData: { label: 'Label' },
           },
           columnId: 'col2',
           filterOperations: (op: OperationMetadata) => op.isBucketed === false,
@@ -380,10 +359,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
     it('appends the dropped column when a field is dropped', () => {
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging: draggingField,
-        },
         droppedItem: draggingField,
         dropType: 'field_replace',
         columnId: 'col2',
@@ -412,10 +387,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
     it('selects the specific operation that was valid on drop', () => {
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging: draggingField,
-        },
         droppedItem: draggingField,
         columnId: 'col2',
         filterOperations: (op: OperationMetadata) => op.isBucketed,
@@ -444,10 +415,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
     it('updates a column when a field is dropped', () => {
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging: draggingField,
-        },
         droppedItem: draggingField,
         filterOperations: (op: OperationMetadata) => op.dataType === 'number',
         dropType: 'field_replace',
@@ -470,18 +437,8 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
     });
 
     it('keeps the operation when dropping a different compatible field', () => {
-      const dragging = {
-        field: { name: 'memory', type: 'number', aggregatable: true },
-        indexPatternId: 'foo',
-        id: '1',
-        humanData: { label: 'Label' },
-      };
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging,
-        },
         droppedItem: {
           field: { name: 'memory', type: 'number', aggregatable: true },
           indexPatternId: 'foo',
@@ -538,10 +495,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
 
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging,
-        },
         droppedItem: dragging,
         columnId: 'col2',
         dropType: 'move_compatible',
@@ -598,10 +551,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
 
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging: defaultDragging,
-        },
         droppedItem: defaultDragging,
         state: testState,
         dropType: 'replace_compatible',
@@ -667,10 +616,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
 
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging: metricDragging,
-        },
         droppedItem: metricDragging,
         state: testState,
         dropType: 'duplicate_in_group',
@@ -703,10 +648,6 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
 
       onDrop({
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging: bucketDragging,
-        },
         droppedItem: bucketDragging,
         state: testState,
         dropType: 'duplicate_in_group',
@@ -768,10 +709,7 @@ describe('IndexPatternDimensionEditorPanel', () => {
 
       const defaultReorderDropParams = {
         ...defaultProps,
-        dragDropContext: {
-          ...dragDropContext,
-          dragging,
-        },
+        dragging,
         droppedItem: dragging,
         state: testState,
         filterOperations: (op: OperationMetadata) => op.dataType === 'number',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.ts
index be791b3c7f7cec..a7d4774d8aa3d7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/dimension_panel/droppable.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { mergeLayer } from '../state_helpers';
 import { hasField, isDraggedField } from '../utils';
 import { IndexPatternPrivateState, DraggedField } from '../types';
 import { trackUiEvent } from '../../lens_ui_telemetry';
+import { DragContextState } from '../../drag_drop/providers';
 
 type DropHandlerProps<T> = DatasourceDimensionDropHandlerProps<IndexPatternPrivateState> & {
   droppedItem: T;
@@ -31,9 +32,12 @@ type DropHandlerProps<T> = DatasourceDimensionDropHandlerProps<IndexPatternPriva
 const operationLabels = getOperationDisplay();
 
 export function getDropProps(
-  props: DatasourceDimensionDropProps<IndexPatternPrivateState> & { groupId: string }
+  props: DatasourceDimensionDropProps<IndexPatternPrivateState> & {
+    dragging: DragContextState['dragging'];
+    groupId: string;
+  }
 ): { dropType: DropType; nextLabel?: string } | undefined {
-  const { dragging } = props.dragDropContext;
+  const { dragging } = props;
   if (!dragging) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx
index b8b5eb4c1e6f86..aa144c96dc7afa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/indexpattern.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ export function getIndexPatternDatasource({
 
   const indexPatternsService = data.indexPatterns;
 
+  const handleChangeIndexPattern = (
+    id: string,
+    state: IndexPatternPrivateState,
+    setState: StateSetter<IndexPatternPrivateState>
+  ) => {
+    changeIndexPattern({
+      id,
+      state,
+      setState,
+      onError: onIndexPatternLoadError,
+      storage,
+      indexPatternsService,
+    });
+  };
+
   // Not stateful. State is persisted to the frame
   const indexPatternDatasource: Datasource<IndexPatternPrivateState, IndexPatternPersistedState> = {
     id: 'indexpattern',
@@ -171,20 +186,7 @@ export function getIndexPatternDatasource({
       render(
         <I18nProvider>
           <IndexPatternDataPanel
-            changeIndexPattern={(
-              id: string,
-              state: IndexPatternPrivateState,
-              setState: StateSetter<IndexPatternPrivateState>
-            ) => {
-              changeIndexPattern({
-                id,
-                state,
-                setState,
-                onError: onIndexPatternLoadError,
-                storage,
-                indexPatternsService,
-              });
-            }}
+            changeIndexPattern={handleChangeIndexPattern}
             data={data}
             charts={charts}
             {...props}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts
index 06560bb0fa2443..e71b26b9d4cd9b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ export function createMockedDragDropContext(): jest.Mocked<DragContextState> {
     keyboardMode: false,
     setKeyboardMode: jest.fn(),
     setA11yMessage: jest.fn(),
+    dropTargetsByOrder: undefined,
     registerDropTarget: jest.fn(),
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
index 419354117eda2e..6ac2d98994be34 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ export interface Datasource<T = unknown, P = unknown> {
   renderDimensionEditor: (domElement: Element, props: DatasourceDimensionEditorProps<T>) => void;
   renderLayerPanel: (domElement: Element, props: DatasourceLayerPanelProps<T>) => void;
   getDropProps: (
-    props: DatasourceDimensionDropProps<T> & { groupId: string }
+    props: DatasourceDimensionDropProps<T> & {
+      groupId: string;
+      dragging: DragContextState['dragging'];
+    }
   ) => { dropType: DropType; nextLabel?: string } | undefined;
   onDrop: (props: DatasourceDimensionDropHandlerProps<T>) => false | true | { deleted: string };
   updateStateOnCloseDimension?: (props: {
@@ -278,9 +281,7 @@ export type DatasourceDimensionEditorProps<T = unknown> = DatasourceDimensionPro
   dimensionGroups: VisualizationDimensionGroupConfig[];
 };
 
-export type DatasourceDimensionTriggerProps<T> = DatasourceDimensionProps<T> & {
-  dragDropContext: DragContextState;
-};
+export type DatasourceDimensionTriggerProps<T> = DatasourceDimensionProps<T>;
 
 export interface DatasourceLayerPanelProps<T> {
   layerId: string;
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@ export type DatasourceDimensionDropProps<T> = SharedDimensionProps & {
   columnId: string;
   state: T;
   setState: StateSetter<T>;
-  dragDropContext: DragContextState;
 };
 
 export type DatasourceDimensionDropHandlerProps<T> = DatasourceDimensionDropProps<T> & {