diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx
index 7ebd6770b9daa98..a78f27ff62bd97a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx
@@ -250,9 +250,16 @@ storiesOf('SearchBar', module)
       showDatePicker: false,
     } as SearchBarProps)
   )
-  .add('with date picker off', () =>
+  .add('with the default date picker auto refresh interval on', () =>
     wrapSearchBarInContext({
-      showDatePicker: false,
+      showDatePicker: true,
+      onRefreshChange: action('onRefreshChange'),
+    } as SearchBarProps)
+  )
+  .add('with the default date picker auto refresh interval off', () =>
+    wrapSearchBarInContext({
+      showDatePicker: true,
+      isAutoRefreshDisabled: true,
     } as SearchBarProps)
   )
   .add('with only the date picker on', () =>
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/create_search_bar.tsx b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/create_search_bar.tsx
index e319b64819a2379..aa7aff184acb57c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/create_search_bar.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/create_search_bar.tsx
@@ -227,7 +227,11 @@ export function createSearchBar({
             filters={filters}
             query={query}
             onFiltersUpdated={defaultFiltersUpdated(data.query, props.onFiltersUpdated)}
-            onRefreshChange={defaultOnRefreshChange(data.query, props.onRefreshChange)}
+            onRefreshChange={
+              !props.isAutoRefreshDisabled
+                ? defaultOnRefreshChange(data.query, props.onRefreshChange)
+                : undefined
+            }
             savedQuery={savedQuery}
             onQuerySubmit={defaultOnQuerySubmit(props, data.query, query)}
             onRefresh={props.onRefresh}
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.tsx b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.tsx
index 103150bc8b4e0bf..784ada4a95b42c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ export interface SearchBarOwnProps<QT extends AggregateQuery | Query = Query> {
   // Autorefresh
   onRefreshChange?: (options: { isPaused: boolean; refreshInterval: number }) => void;
   indicateNoData?: boolean;
+  // Disables the default auto-refresh option inside the date picker
+  isAutoRefreshDisabled?: boolean;
 
   placeholder?: string;
   isClearable?: boolean;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/hosts/components/search_bar/unified_search_bar.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/hosts/components/search_bar/unified_search_bar.tsx
index b0f537fc3e87431..07d5b3056be3e3d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/hosts/components/search_bar/unified_search_bar.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/hosts/components/search_bar/unified_search_bar.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export const UnifiedSearchBar = () => {
             showQueryInput
             showQueryMenu
             useDefaultBehaviors
+            isAutoRefreshDisabled
           />
         </EuiFlexItem>
         <EuiFlexItem>