diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx
index 0fa9f45b8a70..16b0c73726b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface DetailedDataset extends Dataset {
 
 export interface DatasetSelectProps {
   onSelect: (dataset: Dataset) => void;
+  appName: string;
   supportedTypes?: string[];
   signalType: string | null;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/explore/public/components/query_panel/query_panel_widgets/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx b/src/plugins/explore/public/components/query_panel/query_panel_widgets/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx
index 034b31b18dd1..c8c0b3f057d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/explore/public/components/query_panel/query_panel_widgets/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/explore/public/components/query_panel/query_panel_widgets/dataset_select/dataset_select.tsx
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ export const DatasetSelectWidget = () => {
     <div ref={containerRef} className="exploreDatasetSelectWrapper">
       <DatasetSelect
         onSelect={handleDatasetSelect}
+        appName="explore"
         supportedTypes={supportedTypes}
         signalType={flavorId}
       />