diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/mb.utils.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/mb.utils.test.js
index a28cc75f6d89d..2d6cba84e17e5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/mb.utils.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/mb.utils.test.js
@@ -185,4 +185,16 @@ describe('removeOrphanedSourcesAndLayers', () => {
     removeOrphanedSourcesAndLayers(mockMbMap, [], spatialFilterLayer);
     expect(mockMbMap.getStyle()).toEqual(styleWithSpatialFilters);
   });
+
+  test('should not remove mapbox gl draw layers and sources', async () => {
+    const fooLayer = makeMultiSourceMockLayer('foo');
+    const layerList = [fooLayer];
+
+    const currentStyle = getMockStyle(layerList);
+    currentStyle.layers.push({ id: 'gl-draw-points' });
+    const mockMbMap = new MockMbMap(currentStyle);
+
+    removeOrphanedSourcesAndLayers(mockMbMap, layerList, spatialFilterLayer);
+    expect(mockMbMap.getStyle()).toEqual(currentStyle);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/utils.js b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/utils.js
index e5801afd5b601..f12f34061756f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/utils.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/utils.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ export function removeOrphanedSourcesAndLayers(mbMap, layerList, spatialFilterLa
       return;
     }
 
+    // ignore gl-draw layers
+    if (mbLayer.id.startsWith('gl-draw')) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const layer = layerList.find((layer) => {
       return layer.ownsMbLayerId(mbLayer.id);
     });