diff --git a/cypress/integration/core_opensearch_dashboards/sidebar_test_spec.js b/cypress/integration/core_opensearch_dashboards/sidebar_test_spec.js
index 192aaf70f8af..fc421373c52c 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/core_opensearch_dashboards/sidebar_test_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/core_opensearch_dashboards/sidebar_test_spec.js
@@ -14,22 +14,19 @@ describe('sidebar spec', function () {
     miscUtils.visitPage('app/data-explorer/discover');
   });
 
-  describe('results display and interaction in table', function () {
-    describe('filter by sidebar fields', function () {
+  describe('filter by sidebar fields', function () {
+    describe('add fields', function () {
       const expectedValues = ['50', '57', '52', '66', '46'];
+      const testFields = ['_id', 'age', 'birthdate', 'salary'];
+      const pplQuery = 'source = vis-builder* | where age > 40';
+      const sqlQuery = 'SELECT * FROM vis-builder* WHERE age > 40';
 
       it('index pattern: DQL to PPL and SQL', function () {
-        DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('DQL');
-        DataExplorerPage.setSearchRelativeDateRange('15', 'Years ago');
-
-        cy.intercept('/internal/search/opensearch-with-long-numerals').as('data');
         DataExplorerPage.selectIndexPatternDataset('DQL');
-        cy.wait('@data').then(function () {
-          // Check default second column
-          DataExplorerPage.getDocTableHeader(1).should('have.text', '_source');
-        });
 
-        const testFields = ['_id', 'age', 'birthdate', 'salary'];
+        DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('DQL');
+        DataExplorerPage.setSearchRelativeDateRange('15', 'Years ago');
+        DataExplorerPage.getDocTableHeader(1).should('have.text', '_source');
 
         // Select some fields
         testFields.forEach((field) => {
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ describe('sidebar spec', function () {
 
         // Send PPL query
         cy.intercept('/api/enhancements/search/ppl').as('pplQuery');
-        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor('source = vis-builder* | where age > 40');
+        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor(pplQuery);
         cy.wait('@pplQuery').then(function () {
           // Check table headers persistence after PPL query
           DataExplorerPage.checkTableHeadersByArray(testFields);
@@ -87,10 +84,7 @@ describe('sidebar spec', function () {
         // Send SQL query
         DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('OpenSearch SQL');
         cy.intercept('/api/enhancements/search/sql').as('sqlQuery');
-        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor(
-          'SELECT * FROM vis-builder* WHERE age > 40',
-          false
-        );
+        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor(sqlQuery, false);
         cy.wait('@sqlQuery').then(function () {
           // Check table headers persistence after SQL query
           DataExplorerPage.checkTableHeadersByArray(testFields);
@@ -101,17 +95,11 @@ describe('sidebar spec', function () {
       });
 
       it('index: SQL and PPL', function () {
-        cy.intercept('/api/enhancements/search/sql').as('sqlData');
         DataExplorerPage.selectIndexDataset(
           'OpenSearch SQL',
           "I don't want to use the time filter"
         );
-        cy.wait('@sqlData').then(function () {
-          // Check default first column
-          DataExplorerPage.getDocTableHeader(0).should('have.text', '_source');
-        });
-
-        const testFields = ['_id', 'age', 'birthdate', 'salary'];
+        DataExplorerPage.getDocTableHeader(0).should('have.text', '_source');
 
         // Select some fields
         testFields.forEach((field) => {
@@ -150,7 +138,7 @@ describe('sidebar spec', function () {
 
         // Send PPL query
         cy.intercept('/api/enhancements/search/ppl').as('pplQuery');
-        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor('source = vis-builder* | where age > 40');
+        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor(pplQuery);
         cy.wait('@pplQuery').then(function () {
           // Check table headers persistence after PPL query
           DataExplorerPage.checkTableHeadersByArray(testFields, 0);
@@ -161,10 +149,7 @@ describe('sidebar spec', function () {
         // Send SQL query
         DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('OpenSearch SQL');
         cy.intercept('/api/enhancements/search/sql').as('sqlQuery');
-        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor(
-          'SELECT * FROM vis-builder* WHERE age > 40',
-          false
-        );
+        DataExplorerPage.sendQueryOnMultilineEditor(sqlQuery, false);
         cy.wait('@sqlQuery').then(function () {
           // Check table headers persistence after SQL query
           DataExplorerPage.checkTableHeadersByArray(testFields, 0);
@@ -173,5 +158,39 @@ describe('sidebar spec', function () {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('filter fields', function () {
+      it('index pattern: DQL, PPL and SQL', function () {
+        DataExplorerPage.selectIndexPatternDataset('DQL');
+        DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('DQL');
+        DataExplorerPage.setSearchRelativeDateRange('15', 'Years ago');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('equal', 'categories');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'a');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'ag');
+
+        DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('PPL');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('equal', 'categories');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'a');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'ag');
+
+        DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('OpenSearch SQL');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('equal', 'categories');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'a');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'ag');
+      });
+
+      it('index: PPL and SQL', function () {
+        DataExplorerPage.selectIndexDataset('PPL', "I don't want to use the time filter");
+        DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('PPL');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('equal', 'categories');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'a');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'ag');
+
+        DataExplorerPage.setQueryEditorLanguage('OpenSearch SQL');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('equal', 'categories');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'a');
+        DataExplorerPage.checkSidebarFilterBarResults('include', 'ag');
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/data_explorer_page.po.js b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/data_explorer_page.po.js
index 57acb2c29887..ee64479e8ca3 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/data_explorer_page.po.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/data_explorer_page.po.js
@@ -192,6 +192,20 @@ export class DataExplorerPage {
     return cy.getElementByTestId(DATA_EXPLORER_PAGE_ELEMENTS.GLOBAL_FILTER_BAR);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get sidebar filter bar.
+   */
+  static getSidebarFilterBar() {
+    return cy.getElementByTestId(DATA_EXPLORER_PAGE_ELEMENTS.SIDEBAR_FILTER_BAR);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Click on the "Clear input" button on the sidebar filter bar.
+   */
+  static clearSidebarFilterBar() {
+    return cy.get('button[aria-label="Clear input"]').click();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get sidebar add field button by index.
    * @param index Integer that starts at 0 for the first add button.
@@ -207,6 +221,31 @@ export class DataExplorerPage {
     return cy.getElementByTestId('fieldToggle-' + name);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get all sidebar add field button.
+   */
+  static getAllSidebarAddFields() {
+    return cy.get('[data-test-subj^="field-"]:not([data-test-subj$="showDetails"])');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check the results of the sidebar filter bar search.
+   * @param search string to look up
+   * @param assertion the type of assertion that is going to be performed. Example: 'eq', 'include'
+   */
+  static checkSidebarFilterBarResults(assertion, search) {
+    DataExplorerPage.getSidebarFilterBar().type(search);
+    DataExplorerPage.getAllSidebarAddFields().each(function ($field) {
+      cy.wrap($field)
+        .should('be.visible')
+        .invoke('text')
+        .then(function ($fieldTxt) {
+          cy.wrap($fieldTxt).should(assertion, search);
+        });
+    });
+    DataExplorerPage.clearSidebarFilterBar();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Open window to select Dataset
    */
diff --git a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/elements.js b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/elements.js
index 84ea6db46b82..b484a6500fbb 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/elements.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/elements.js
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ export const DATA_EXPLORER_PAGE_ELEMENTS = {
   QUERY_EDITOR_MULTILINE: 'osdQueryEditor__multiLine',
   GLOBAL_QUERY_EDITOR_FILTER_VALUE: 'globalFilterLabelValue',
   GLOBAL_FILTER_BAR: 'globalFilterBar',
+  SIDEBAR_FILTER_BAR: 'fieldFilterSearchInput',
 };