diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/ml_url_generator.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/ml_url_generator.ts
index d176c22bdbb62..95d06e62f9ef0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/ml_url_generator.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/ml_url_generator.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export interface DataFrameAnalyticsExplorationQueryState {
   ml: {
     jobId: JobId;
     analysisType: DataFrameAnalysisConfigType;
+    defaultIsTraining?: boolean;
   };
 }
 
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export type DataFrameAnalyticsExplorationUrlState = MLPageState<
     jobId: JobId;
     analysisType: DataFrameAnalysisConfigType;
     globalState?: MlCommonGlobalState;
+    defaultIsTraining?: boolean;
   }
 >;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts
index d22bba7738db4..49f3f2311a938 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/analytics.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ export const defaultSearchQuery = {
   match_all: {},
 };
 
+export const getDefaultTrainingFilterQuery = (resultsField: string, isTraining: boolean) => ({
+  bool: {
+    minimum_should_match: 1,
+    should: [
+      {
+        match: { [`${resultsField}.is_training`]: isTraining },
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+});
+
 export interface SearchQuery {
   track_total_hits?: boolean;
   query: SavedSearchQuery;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts
index 83eebccd310e3..7ba3e910ddd32 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export {
   getAnalysisType,
   getDependentVar,
   getPredictionFieldName,
+  getDefaultTrainingFilterQuery,
   isOutlierAnalysis,
   refreshAnalyticsList$,
   useRefreshAnalyticsList,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/classification_exploration.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/classification_exploration.tsx
index 2e3a5d89367ce..28ef3898cde97 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/classification_exploration.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/classification_exploration.tsx
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ import { EvaluatePanel } from './evaluate_panel';
 
 interface Props {
   jobId: string;
+  defaultIsTraining?: boolean;
 }
 
-export const ClassificationExploration: FC<Props> = ({ jobId }) => {
-  return (
-    <ExplorationPageWrapper
-      jobId={jobId}
-      title={i18n.translate(
-        'xpack.ml.dataframe.analytics.classificationExploration.tableJobIdTitle',
-        {
-          defaultMessage: 'Destination index for classification job ID {jobId}',
-          values: { jobId },
-        }
-      )}
-      EvaluatePanel={EvaluatePanel}
-    />
-  );
-};
+export const ClassificationExploration: FC<Props> = ({ jobId, defaultIsTraining }) => (
+  <ExplorationPageWrapper
+    jobId={jobId}
+    title={i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.ml.dataframe.analytics.classificationExploration.tableJobIdTitle',
+      {
+        defaultMessage: 'Destination index for classification job ID {jobId}',
+        values: { jobId },
+      }
+    )}
+    EvaluatePanel={EvaluatePanel}
+    defaultIsTraining={defaultIsTraining}
+  />
+);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_page_wrapper/exploration_page_wrapper.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_page_wrapper/exploration_page_wrapper.tsx
index 84b44ef0d349f..f3fc65d264e62 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_page_wrapper/exploration_page_wrapper.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_page_wrapper/exploration_page_wrapper.tsx
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ interface Props {
   jobId: string;
   title: string;
   EvaluatePanel: FC<EvaluatePanelProps>;
+  defaultIsTraining?: boolean;
 }
 
-export const ExplorationPageWrapper: FC<Props> = ({ jobId, title, EvaluatePanel }) => {
+export const ExplorationPageWrapper: FC<Props> = ({
+  jobId,
+  title,
+  EvaluatePanel,
+  defaultIsTraining,
+}) => {
   const {
     indexPattern,
     isInitialized,
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ export const ExplorationPageWrapper: FC<Props> = ({ jobId, title, EvaluatePanel
             needsDestIndexPattern={needsDestIndexPattern}
             setEvaluateSearchQuery={setSearchQuery}
             title={title}
+            defaultIsTraining={defaultIsTraining}
           />
         )}
     </>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_query_bar/exploration_query_bar.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_query_bar/exploration_query_bar.tsx
index 8c158c1ca14a0..8ed732bf7da2b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_query_bar/exploration_query_bar.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_query_bar/exploration_query_bar.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const ExplorationQueryBar: FC<ExplorationQueryBarProps> = ({
     if (defaultQueryString !== undefined) {
       setSearchInput({ query: defaultQueryString, language: SEARCH_QUERY_LANGUAGE.KUERY });
     }
-  }, []);
+  }, [defaultQueryString !== undefined]);
 
   const searchChangeHandler = (query: Query) => setSearchInput(query);
   const searchSubmitHandler = (query: Query) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_results_table/exploration_results_table.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_results_table/exploration_results_table.tsx
index 07a15b01fca93..ef014b07a937e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_results_table/exploration_results_table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/exploration_results_table/exploration_results_table.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   SEARCH_SIZE,
   defaultSearchQuery,
   getAnalysisType,
+  getDefaultTrainingFilterQuery,
 } from '../../../../common';
 import { getTaskStateBadge } from '../../../analytics_management/components/analytics_list/use_columns';
 import { DATA_FRAME_TASK_STATE } from '../../../analytics_management/components/analytics_list/common';
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import { IndexPatternPrompt } from '../index_pattern_prompt';
 import { useExplorationResults } from './use_exploration_results';
 import { useMlKibana } from '../../../../../contexts/kibana';
 import { DataFrameAnalysisConfigType } from '../../../../../../../common/types/data_frame_analytics';
+import { useUrlState } from '../../../../../util/url_state';
 
 const showingDocs = i18n.translate(
   'xpack.ml.dataframe.analytics.explorationResults.documentsShownHelpText',
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ interface Props {
   needsDestIndexPattern: boolean;
   setEvaluateSearchQuery: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<object>>;
   title: string;
+  defaultIsTraining?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const ExplorationResultsTable: FC<Props> = React.memo(
@@ -63,18 +66,36 @@ export const ExplorationResultsTable: FC<Props> = React.memo(
     needsDestIndexPattern,
     setEvaluateSearchQuery,
     title,
+    defaultIsTraining,
   }) => {
     const {
       services: {
         mlServices: { mlApiServices },
       },
     } = useMlKibana();
+    const [globalState, setGlobalState] = useUrlState('_g');
     const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState<SavedSearchQuery>(defaultSearchQuery);
+    const [defaultQueryString, setDefaultQueryString] = useState<string | undefined>();
 
     useEffect(() => {
       setEvaluateSearchQuery(searchQuery);
     }, [JSON.stringify(searchQuery)]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (defaultIsTraining !== undefined) {
+        // Apply defaultIsTraining filter
+        setSearchQuery(
+          getDefaultTrainingFilterQuery(jobConfig.dest.results_field, defaultIsTraining)
+        );
+        setDefaultQueryString(`${jobConfig.dest.results_field}.is_training : ${defaultIsTraining}`);
+        // Clear defaultIsTraining from url
+        setGlobalState('ml', {
+          analysisType: globalState.ml.analysisType,
+          jobId: globalState.ml.jobId,
+        });
+      }
+    }, []);
+
     const analysisType = getAnalysisType(jobConfig.analysis);
 
     const classificationData = useExplorationResults(
@@ -140,6 +161,7 @@ export const ExplorationResultsTable: FC<Props> = React.memo(
                   <ExplorationQueryBar
                     indexPattern={indexPattern}
                     setSearchQuery={setSearchQuery}
+                    defaultQueryString={defaultQueryString}
                   />
                 </EuiFlexItem>
               </EuiFlexGroup>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/regression_exploration.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/regression_exploration.tsx
index 36d91f6f41d44..40279ecc6ffa4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/regression_exploration.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/regression_exploration.tsx
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ import { EvaluatePanel } from './evaluate_panel';
 
 interface Props {
   jobId: string;
+  defaultIsTraining?: boolean;
 }
 
-export const RegressionExploration: FC<Props> = ({ jobId }) => {
-  return (
-    <ExplorationPageWrapper
-      jobId={jobId}
-      title={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analytics.regressionExploration.tableJobIdTitle', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Destination index for regression job ID {jobId}',
-        values: { jobId },
-      })}
-      EvaluatePanel={EvaluatePanel}
-    />
-  );
-};
+export const RegressionExploration: FC<Props> = ({ jobId, defaultIsTraining }) => (
+  <ExplorationPageWrapper
+    jobId={jobId}
+    title={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.dataframe.analytics.regressionExploration.tableJobIdTitle', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Destination index for regression job ID {jobId}',
+      values: { jobId },
+    })}
+    EvaluatePanel={EvaluatePanel}
+    defaultIsTraining={defaultIsTraining}
+  />
+);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/page.tsx
index f4f01330271fc..4620bbd969fab 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/page.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ import { DataFrameAnalysisConfigType } from '../../../../../common/types/data_fr
 export const Page: FC<{
   jobId: string;
   analysisType: DataFrameAnalysisConfigType;
-}> = ({ jobId, analysisType }) => (
+  defaultIsTraining?: boolean;
+}> = ({ jobId, analysisType, defaultIsTraining }) => (
   <Fragment>
     <NavigationMenu tabId="data_frame_analytics" />
     <EuiPage data-test-subj="mlPageDataFrameAnalyticsExploration">
@@ -70,10 +71,10 @@ export const Page: FC<{
             <OutlierExploration jobId={jobId} />
           )}
           {analysisType === ANALYSIS_CONFIG_TYPE.REGRESSION && (
-            <RegressionExploration jobId={jobId} />
+            <RegressionExploration jobId={jobId} defaultIsTraining={defaultIsTraining} />
           )}
           {analysisType === ANALYSIS_CONFIG_TYPE.CLASSIFICATION && (
-            <ClassificationExploration jobId={jobId} />
+            <ClassificationExploration jobId={jobId} defaultIsTraining={defaultIsTraining} />
           )}
         </EuiPageContentBody>
       </EuiPageBody>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/data_frame_analytics/analytics_job_exploration.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/data_frame_analytics/analytics_job_exploration.tsx
index f9f2ebe48f4aa..b2d2a92617922 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/data_frame_analytics/analytics_job_exploration.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/data_frame_analytics/analytics_job_exploration.tsx
@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@ const PageWrapper: FC<PageProps> = ({ location, deps }) => {
   }
   const jobId: string = globalState.ml.jobId;
   const analysisType: DataFrameAnalysisConfigType = globalState.ml.analysisType;
+  const defaultIsTraining: boolean | undefined = globalState.ml.defaultIsTraining;
 
   return (
     <PageLoader context={context}>
-      <Page {...{ jobId, analysisType }} />
+      <Page {...{ jobId, analysisType, defaultIsTraining }} />
     </PageLoader>
   );
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ml_url_generator/data_frame_analytics_urls_generator.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ml_url_generator/data_frame_analytics_urls_generator.ts
index 88761edf241a9..2408290e76773 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ml_url_generator/data_frame_analytics_urls_generator.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ml_url_generator/data_frame_analytics_urls_generator.ts
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ export function createDataFrameAnalyticsExplorationUrl(
   let url = `${appBasePath}/${ML_PAGES.DATA_FRAME_ANALYTICS_EXPLORATION}`;
 
   if (mlUrlGeneratorState) {
-    const { jobId, analysisType, globalState } = mlUrlGeneratorState;
+    const { jobId, analysisType, defaultIsTraining, globalState } = mlUrlGeneratorState;
 
     const queryState: DataFrameAnalyticsExplorationQueryState = {
       ml: {
         jobId,
         analysisType,
+        defaultIsTraining,
       },
       ...globalState,
     };