diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.scss b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.scss
index f84191e1bfb1a..e0031d051df81 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.scss
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ img.lnsChartSwitch__chartIcon { // sass-lint:disable-line no-qualifying-elements
   // The large icons aren't square so max out the width to fill the height
   width: 100%;
 }
+
+.lnsChartSwitch__search {
+  width: 4 * $euiSizeXXL;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx
index f4526cac39c8a..73ffbf56ff45a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/chart_switch.tsx
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ import {
   EuiPopoverTitle,
   EuiKeyPadMenu,
   EuiKeyPadMenuItem,
+  EuiFieldSearch,
+  EuiFlexGroup,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiSelectableMessage,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { flatten } from 'lodash';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { Visualization, FramePublicAPI, Datasource } from '../../../types';
 import { Action } from '../state_management';
 import { getSuggestions, switchToSuggestion, Suggestion } from '../suggestion_helpers';
@@ -173,6 +178,8 @@ export function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
     };
   }
 
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
+
   const visualizationTypes = useMemo(
     () =>
       flyoutOpen &&
@@ -184,10 +191,17 @@ export function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
             icon: t.icon,
           }))
         )
-      ).map((visualizationType) => ({
-        ...visualizationType,
-        selection: getSelection(visualizationType.visualizationId, visualizationType.id),
-      })),
+      )
+        .filter(
+          (visualizationType) =>
+            visualizationType.label.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase()) ||
+            (visualizationType.fullLabel &&
+              visualizationType.fullLabel.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase()))
+        )
+        .map((visualizationType) => ({
+          ...visualizationType,
+          selection: getSelection(visualizationType.visualizationId, visualizationType.id),
+        })),
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     [
       flyoutOpen,
@@ -195,6 +209,7 @@ export function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
       props.framePublicAPI,
       props.visualizationId,
       props.visualizationState,
+      searchTerm,
     ]
   );
 
@@ -219,15 +234,30 @@ export function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
       anchorPosition="downLeft"
     >
       <EuiPopoverTitle>
-        {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.configPanel.selectVisualization', {
-          defaultMessage: 'Select a visualization',
-        })}
+        <EuiFlexGroup alignItems="center" responsive={false}>
+          <EuiFlexItem>
+            {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.configPanel.chartType', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Chart type',
+            })}
+          </EuiFlexItem>
+          <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+            <EuiFieldSearch
+              compressed
+              fullWidth={false}
+              className="lnsChartSwitch__search"
+              value={searchTerm}
+              data-test-subj="lnsChartSwitchSearch"
+              onChange={(e) => setSearchTerm(e.target.value)}
+            />
+          </EuiFlexItem>
+        </EuiFlexGroup>
       </EuiPopoverTitle>
       <EuiKeyPadMenu>
         {(visualizationTypes || []).map((v) => (
           <EuiKeyPadMenuItem
             key={`${v.visualizationId}:${v.id}`}
             label={<span data-test-subj="visTypeTitle">{v.label}</span>}
+            title={v.fullLabel}
             role="menuitem"
             data-test-subj={`lnsChartSwitchPopover_${v.id}`}
             onClick={() => commitSelection(v.selection)}
@@ -251,6 +281,17 @@ export function ChartSwitch(props: Props) {
           </EuiKeyPadMenuItem>
         ))}
       </EuiKeyPadMenu>
+      {searchTerm && (visualizationTypes || []).length === 0 && (
+        <EuiSelectableMessage>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="xpack.lens.chartSwitch.noResults"
+            defaultMessage="No results found for {term}."
+            values={{
+              term: <strong>{searchTerm}</strong>,
+            }}
+          />
+        </EuiSelectableMessage>
+      )}
     </EuiPopover>
   );
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
index 6061f928bce41..2b9ca5a2425f8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
@@ -430,10 +430,26 @@ export interface FramePublicAPI {
   removeLayers: (layerIds: string[]) => void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A visualization type advertised to the user in the chart switcher
+ */
 export interface VisualizationType {
+  /**
+   * Unique id of the visualization type within the visualization defining it
+   */
   id: string;
+  /**
+   * Icon used in the chart switcher
+   */
   icon: IconType;
+  /**
+   * Visible label used in the chart switcher and above the workspace panel in collapsed state
+   */
   label: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional label used in chart type search if chart switcher is expanded and for tooltips
+   */
+  fullLabel?: string;
 }
 
 export interface Visualization<T = unknown> {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/types.ts
index cac982f852c7a..abee787888787 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/types.ts
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ export const visualizationTypes: VisualizationType[] = [
     id: 'bar_horizontal',
     icon: LensIconChartBarHorizontal,
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.barHorizontalLabel', {
+      defaultMessage: 'H. Bar',
+    }),
+    fullLabel: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.barHorizontalFullLabel', {
       defaultMessage: 'Horizontal bar',
     }),
   },
@@ -440,22 +443,31 @@ export const visualizationTypes: VisualizationType[] = [
     id: 'bar_percentage_stacked',
     icon: LensIconChartBarPercentage,
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedPercentageBarLabel', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Bar percentage',
+      defaultMessage: 'Percentage bar',
     }),
   },
   {
     id: 'bar_horizontal_stacked',
     icon: LensIconChartBarHorizontalStacked,
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedBarHorizontalLabel', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Stacked horizontal bar',
+      defaultMessage: 'H. Stacked bar',
+    }),
+    fullLabel: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedBarHorizontalFullLabel', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Horizontal stacked bar',
     }),
   },
   {
     id: 'bar_horizontal_percentage_stacked',
     icon: LensIconChartBarHorizontalPercentage,
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedPercentageBarHorizontalLabel', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Horizontal bar percentage',
+      defaultMessage: 'H. Percentage bar',
     }),
+    fullLabel: i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedPercentageBarHorizontalFullLabel',
+      {
+        defaultMessage: 'Horizontal percentage bar',
+      }
+    ),
   },
   {
     id: 'area',
@@ -475,7 +487,7 @@ export const visualizationTypes: VisualizationType[] = [
     id: 'area_percentage_stacked',
     icon: LensIconChartAreaPercentage,
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedPercentageAreaLabel', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Area percentage',
+      defaultMessage: 'Percentage area',
     }),
   },
   {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.test.ts
index 621fd082faf2d..d51b8c195c92c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.test.ts
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ describe('xy_visualization', () => {
     it('should show mixed xy chart when multilple series types', () => {
       const desc = xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('bar', 'line'));
 
-      expect(desc.label).toEqual('Mixed XY chart');
+      expect(desc.label).toEqual('Mixed XY');
     });
 
     it('should show the preferredSeriesType if there are no layers', () => {
       const desc = xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState());
 
       expect(desc.icon).toEqual(LensIconChartBar);
-      expect(desc.label).toEqual('Bar chart');
+      expect(desc.label).toEqual('Bar');
     });
 
     it('should show mixed horizontal bar chart when multiple horizontal bar types', () => {
@@ -59,23 +59,23 @@ describe('xy_visualization', () => {
         mixedState('bar_horizontal', 'bar_horizontal_stacked')
       );
 
-      expect(desc.label).toEqual('Mixed horizontal bar chart');
+      expect(desc.label).toEqual('Mixed H. bar');
     });
 
     it('should show bar chart when bar only', () => {
       const desc = xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('bar_horizontal', 'bar_horizontal'));
 
-      expect(desc.label).toEqual('Horizontal bar chart');
+      expect(desc.label).toEqual('H. Bar');
     });
 
     it('should show the chart description if not mixed', () => {
-      expect(xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('area')).label).toEqual('Area chart');
-      expect(xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('line')).label).toEqual('Line chart');
+      expect(xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('area')).label).toEqual('Area');
+      expect(xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('line')).label).toEqual('Line');
       expect(xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('area_stacked')).label).toEqual(
-        'Stacked area chart'
+        'Stacked area'
       );
       expect(xyVisualization.getDescription(mixedState('bar_horizontal_stacked')).label).toEqual(
-        'Stacked horizontal bar chart'
+        'H. Stacked bar'
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.tsx
index 0b8f7e2ed0f11..76c5a51cb7168 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/visualization.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function getDescription(state?: State) {
     return {
       icon: LensIconChartBarHorizontal,
       label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.mixedBarHorizontalLabel', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Mixed horizontal bar',
+        defaultMessage: 'Mixed H. bar',
       }),
     };
   }
@@ -118,14 +118,10 @@ export const xyVisualization: Visualization<State> = {
 
   getDescription(state) {
     const { icon, label } = getDescription(state);
-    const chartLabel = i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyVisualization.chartLabel', {
-      defaultMessage: '{label} chart',
-      values: { label },
-    });
 
     return {
       icon: icon || defaultIcon,
-      label: chartLabel,
+      label,
     };
   },
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index b1e3ad2edbc67..92dd75445d8fd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -9659,15 +9659,12 @@
     "xpack.lens.xySuggestions.unstackedChartTitle": "スタックが解除されました",
     "xpack.lens.xySuggestions.yAxixConjunctionSign": " と ",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.areaLabel": "エリア",
-    "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.barHorizontalLabel": "横棒",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.barLabel": "バー",
-    "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.chartLabel": "{label} チャート",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.lineLabel": "折れ線",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.mixedBarHorizontalLabel": "ミックスされた横棒",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.mixedLabel": "ミックスされた XY",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.noDataLabel": "結果が見つかりませんでした",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedAreaLabel": "スタックされたエリア",
-    "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedBarHorizontalLabel": "スタックされた横棒",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedBarLabel": "スタックされたバー",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.xyLabel": "XY",
     "xpack.licenseMgmt.app.checkingPermissionsErrorMessage": "パーミッションの確認中にエラーが発生",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index b0ab1f6180485..479081854a2ac 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -9665,15 +9665,12 @@
     "xpack.lens.xySuggestions.unstackedChartTitle": "非堆叠",
     "xpack.lens.xySuggestions.yAxixConjunctionSign": " &amp; ",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.areaLabel": "面积图",
-    "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.barHorizontalLabel": "水平条形图",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.barLabel": "条形图",
-    "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.chartLabel": "{label} 图表",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.lineLabel": "折线图",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.mixedBarHorizontalLabel": "混合水平条形图",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.mixedLabel": "混合 XY",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.noDataLabel": "找不到结果",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedAreaLabel": "堆叠面积图",
-    "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedBarHorizontalLabel": "堆叠水平条形图",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.stackedBarLabel": "堆叠条形图",
     "xpack.lens.xyVisualization.xyLabel": "XY",
     "xpack.licenseMgmt.app.checkingPermissionsErrorMessage": "检查权限时出错",