diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/waterfall_item.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/waterfall_item.tsx
index fd31035962b6e..9bfff6a4ea89b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/waterfall_item.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/waterfall_item.tsx
@@ -280,12 +280,17 @@ function RelatedErrors({
     '/traces/explorer'
   );
 
+  let kuery = `${TRACE_ID} : "${item.doc.trace.id}"`;
+  if (item.doc.transaction?.id) {
+    kuery += ` and ${TRANSACTION_ID} : "${item.doc.transaction?.id}"`;
+  }
+
   const href = apmRouter.link(`/services/{serviceName}/errors`, {
     path: { serviceName: item.doc.service.name },
     query: {
       ...query,
       serviceGroup: '',
-      kuery: `${TRACE_ID} : "${item.doc.trace.id}" and ${TRANSACTION_ID} : "${item.doc.transaction?.id}"`,
+      kuery,
     },
   });