diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10837.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10837.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca7dec0eec16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10837.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fix:
+- Fix recent queries not working for DQL and Lucene ([#10837](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/10837))
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx
index 34ab8cc9fd86..19553a066b45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ export const QueryEditorUI: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
         persistedLogRef.current.add(currentQuery.query);
       }
 
+      // Add query to queryString history for Recent Queries feature
+      if (currentQuery.query?.trim()) {
+        queryString.addToQueryHistory(currentQuery, dateRange);
+      }
+
       props.onSubmit(
         {
           ...currentQuery,
@@ -479,7 +484,7 @@ export const QueryEditorUI: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
         </>
       )}
       <RecentQueriesTable
-        isVisible={isRecentQueryVisible && useQueryEditor}
+        isVisible={isRecentQueryVisible}
         queryString={queryString}
         onClickRecentQuery={onClickRecentQuery}
       />