diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
index fddcf70c30605..9e388832283fa 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/visualize_embeddable.ts
@@ -301,13 +301,15 @@ export class VisualizeEmbeddable extends Embeddable<VisualizeInput, VisualizeOut
           return;
         }
 
-        const eventName = event.name === 'brush' ? SELECT_RANGE_TRIGGER : VALUE_CLICK_TRIGGER;
+        if (!this.input.disableTriggers) {
+          const eventName = event.name === 'brush' ? SELECT_RANGE_TRIGGER : VALUE_CLICK_TRIGGER;
 
-        npStart.plugins.uiActions.executeTriggerActions(eventName, {
-          embeddable: this,
-          timeFieldName: this.vis.indexPattern.timeFieldName,
-          data: event.data,
-        });
+          npStart.plugins.uiActions.executeTriggerActions(eventName, {
+            embeddable: this,
+            timeFieldName: this.vis.indexPattern.timeFieldName,
+            data: event.data,
+          });
+        }
       })
     );
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts
index 0197582778940..46cffab879684 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,16 @@ export interface EmbeddableInput {
   lastReloadRequestTime?: number;
   hidePanelTitles?: boolean;
   isEmptyState?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * List of action IDs that this embeddable should not render.
    */
   disabledActions?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * Whether this embeddable should not execute triggers.
+   */
+  disableTriggers?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface EmbeddableOutput {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/saved_visualization.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/saved_visualization.ts
index 6097e48eb8937..02efb1396486e 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/saved_visualization.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/saved_visualization.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export function savedVisualization(): ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
         type: EmbeddableExpressionType,
         input: {
           id,
+          disableTriggers: true,
           ...buildEmbeddableFilters(filters),
         },
         embeddableType: EmbeddableTypes.visualization,