diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 26c9afc5a3ebc..daceba4dfddc9 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.search.CrossClusterAsyncSearchIT
   method: testCCSClusterDetailsWhereAllShardsSkippedInCanMatch
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/128418
-- class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.action.CrossClusterQueryWithFiltersIT
-  method: testTimestampFilterFromQuery
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127332
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.DataNodeRequestSenderIT
   method: testSearchWhileRelocating
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/128500
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/multi-clusters/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/ccq/MultiClustersIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/multi-clusters/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/ccq/MultiClustersIT.java
index d9f54a8603735..af6915a717d3a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/multi-clusters/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/ccq/MultiClustersIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/multi-clusters/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/ccq/MultiClustersIT.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ record Doc(int id, String color, long data) {
     final String lookupIndexLocal = "test-lookup-index-local";
     final String lookupIndexRemote = "test-lookup-index-remote";
     final String lookupAlias = "test-lookup-index";
+    private Boolean shouldCheckShardCounts = null;
 
     @Before
     public void setUpIndices() throws Exception {
@@ -211,6 +212,17 @@ private Map<String, Object> runEsql(RestEsqlTestCase.RequestObjectBuilder reques
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean checkShardCounts() {
+        if (shouldCheckShardCounts == null) {
+            try {
+                shouldCheckShardCounts = capabilitiesSupportedNewAndOld(List.of("correct_skipped_shard_count"));
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                shouldCheckShardCounts = false;
+            }
+        }
+        return shouldCheckShardCounts;
+    }
+
     private <C, V> void assertResultMapWithCapabilities(
         boolean includeCCSMetadata,
         Map<String, Object> result,
@@ -341,11 +353,16 @@ private void assertClusterDetailsMap(Map<String, Object> result, boolean remoteO
         assertThat(
             remoteClusterShards,
             matchesMap().entry("total", greaterThanOrEqualTo(0))
-                .entry("successful", remoteClusterShards.get("total"))
+                .entry("successful", greaterThanOrEqualTo(0))
                 .entry("skipped", greaterThanOrEqualTo(0))
                 .entry("failed", 0)
         );
-
+        if (checkShardCounts()) {
+            assertThat(
+                (int) remoteClusterShards.get("successful") + (int) remoteClusterShards.get("skipped"),
+                equalTo(remoteClusterShards.get("total"))
+            );
+        }
         if (remoteOnly == false) {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             Map<String, Object> localCluster = (Map<String, Object>) details.get("(local)");
@@ -359,10 +376,16 @@ private void assertClusterDetailsMap(Map<String, Object> result, boolean remoteO
             assertThat(
                 localClusterShards,
                 matchesMap().entry("total", greaterThanOrEqualTo(0))
-                    .entry("successful", localClusterShards.get("total"))
+                    .entry("successful", greaterThanOrEqualTo(0))
                     .entry("skipped", greaterThanOrEqualTo(0))
                     .entry("failed", 0)
             );
+            if (checkShardCounts()) {
+                assertThat(
+                    (int) localClusterShards.get("successful") + (int) localClusterShards.get("skipped"),
+                    equalTo(localClusterShards.get("total"))
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/CrossClusterQueryWithFiltersIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/CrossClusterQueryWithFiltersIT.java
index ccea99b798d14..9f057621aabf7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/CrossClusterQueryWithFiltersIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/CrossClusterQueryWithFiltersIT.java
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ protected void assertClusterMetadata(EsqlExecutionInfo.Cluster clusterMetatata,
     protected void assertClusterMetadataSuccess(EsqlExecutionInfo.Cluster clusterMetatata, int shards, long took, String indexExpression) {
         assertClusterMetadata(clusterMetatata, took, indexExpression, Status.SUCCESSFUL);
         assertThat(clusterMetatata.getTotalShards(), equalTo(shards));
-        assertThat(clusterMetatata.getSuccessfulShards(), equalTo(shards));
-        assertThat(clusterMetatata.getSkippedShards(), equalTo(0));
+        // We should have at least one successful shard for data
+        assertThat(clusterMetatata.getSuccessfulShards(), greaterThanOrEqualTo(1));
+        // Some shards may be skipped, but total sum of the shards should match up
+        assertThat(clusterMetatata.getSkippedShards() + clusterMetatata.getSuccessfulShards(), equalTo(shards));
     }
 
     protected void assertClusterMetadataNoShards(EsqlExecutionInfo.Cluster clusterMetatata, long took, String indexExpression) {
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ protected void assertClusterMetadataSkippedShards(
     ) {
         assertClusterMetadata(clusterMetatata, took, indexExpression, Status.SUCCESSFUL);
         assertThat(clusterMetatata.getTotalShards(), equalTo(shards));
-        assertThat(clusterMetatata.getSuccessfulShards(), equalTo(shards));
+        assertThat(clusterMetatata.getSuccessfulShards(), equalTo(0));
         assertThat(clusterMetatata.getSkippedShards(), equalTo(shards));
     }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
index 35f6d1af2e76f..24491f365890f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
@@ -1294,7 +1294,12 @@ public enum Cap {
         /**
          * Support for the options field of CATEGORIZE.
          */
-        CATEGORIZE_OPTIONS;
+        CATEGORIZE_OPTIONS,
+
+        /**
+         * Support correct counting of skipped shards.
+         */
+        CORRECT_SKIPPED_SHARDS_COUNT;
 
         private final boolean enabled;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeRequestSender.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeRequestSender.java
index 4409201606d0a..469a3fd0816c1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeRequestSender.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeRequestSender.java
@@ -134,17 +134,20 @@ final void startComputeOnDataNodes(Set<String> concreteIndices, Runnable runOnTa
                 var computeListener = new ComputeListener(
                     transportService.getThreadPool(),
                     runOnTaskFailure,
-                    listener.map(
-                        completionInfo -> new ComputeResponse(
+                    listener.map(completionInfo -> {
+                        final int totalSkipShards = targetShards.skippedShards() + skippedShards.get();
+                        final int failedShards = shardFailures.size();
+                        final int successfulShards = targetShards.totalShards() - totalSkipShards - failedShards;
+                        return new ComputeResponse(
                             completionInfo,
                             timeValueNanos(System.nanoTime() - startTimeInNanos),
                             targetShards.totalShards(),
-                            targetShards.totalShards() - shardFailures.size() - skippedShards.get(),
-                            targetShards.skippedShards() + skippedShards.get(),
-                            shardFailures.size(),
+                            successfulShards,
+                            totalSkipShards,
+                            failedShards,
                             selectFailures()
-                        )
-                    )
+                        );
+                    })
                 )
             ) {
                 pendingShardIds.addAll(order(targetShards));