diff --git a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/__snapshots__/indexed_fields_table.test.tsx.snap b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/__snapshots__/indexed_fields_table.test.tsx.snap
index 8b6e0a1682750..fb463d0a5fb18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/__snapshots__/indexed_fields_table.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/__snapshots__/indexed_fields_table.test.tsx.snap
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ exports[`IndexedFieldsTable IndexedFieldsTable with rollup index pattern should
           "isUserEditable": false,
           "kbnType": undefined,
           "name": "conflictingField",
-          "type": "keyword, long",
+          "type": "conflict",
         },
         Object {
           "displayName": "amount",
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ exports[`IndexedFieldsTable should render normally 1`] = `
           "isUserEditable": false,
           "kbnType": undefined,
           "name": "conflictingField",
-          "type": "keyword, long",
+          "type": "conflict",
         },
         Object {
           "displayName": "amount",
diff --git a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap
index f876b15bc86c0..d32de9c7abb56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,86 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`Table render conflict summary modal  1`] = `
+<React.Fragment>
+  <EuiModalHeader>
+    <EuiModalHeaderTitle>
+      <h1>
+        <FormattedMessage
+          defaultMessage="This field has a type conflict"
+          id="indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.conflictModal.title"
+          values={Object {}}
+        />
+      </h1>
+    </EuiModalHeaderTitle>
+  </EuiModalHeader>
+  <EuiModalBody>
+    <EuiText>
+      <p>
+        <FormattedMessage
+          defaultMessage="The type of the {fieldName} field changes across indices and might not be available for search, visualizations, and other analysis."
+          id="indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.conflictModal.description"
+          values={
+            Object {
+              "fieldName": <EuiCode>
+                message
+              </EuiCode>,
+            }
+          }
+        />
+      </p>
+      <EuiBasicTable
+        columns={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "field": "type",
+              "name": "Type",
+            },
+            Object {
+              "field": "indices",
+              "name": "Indices",
+            },
+          ]
+        }
+        items={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "indices": "index_a",
+              "type": "keyword",
+            },
+            Object {
+              "indices": "index_b",
+              "type": "long",
+            },
+          ]
+        }
+        noItemsMessage={
+          <EuiI18n
+            default="No items found"
+            token="euiBasicTable.noItemsMessage"
+          />
+        }
+        responsive={true}
+        rowHeader="firstName"
+        tableCaption="Demo of EuiBasicTable"
+        tableLayout="auto"
+      />
+    </EuiText>
+  </EuiModalBody>
+  <EuiModalFooter>
+    <EuiButton
+      fill={true}
+      onClick={[Function]}
+    >
+      <FormattedMessage
+        defaultMessage="Close"
+        id="indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.conflictModal.closeBtn"
+        values={Object {}}
+      />
+    </EuiButton>
+  </EuiModalFooter>
+</React.Fragment>
+`;
+
 exports[`Table render name 1`] = `
 <span>
   customer
@@ -26,15 +107,17 @@ exports[`Table render name 2`] = `
 
 exports[`Table should render conflicting type 1`] = `
 <span>
-  conflict
   <span>
-     
-    <EuiIconTip
-      aria-label="Multiple type field"
+    <EuiBadge
       color="warning"
-      content="The type of this field changes across indices. It is unavailable for many analysis functions."
-      type="alert"
-    />
+      iconOnClick={[Function]}
+      iconOnClickAriaLabel="Conflict Detail"
+      iconType="alert"
+      onClick={[Function]}
+      onClickAriaLabel="Conflict Detail"
+    >
+      Conflict
+    </EuiBadge>
   </span>
 </span>
 `;
@@ -160,6 +243,14 @@ exports[`Table should render normally 1`] = `
         "type": "date",
       },
       Object {
+        "conflictDescriptions": Object {
+          "keyword": Array [
+            "index_a",
+          ],
+          "long": Array [
+            "index_b",
+          ],
+        },
         "displayName": "conflictingField",
         "excluded": false,
         "hasRuntime": false,
diff --git a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.test.tsx b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.test.tsx
index 71b2e59aefc81..ec18665ccbaf3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.test.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import { IndexPattern } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
 import { IndexedFieldItem } from '../../types';
-import { Table, renderFieldName } from './table';
+import { Table, renderFieldName, getConflictModalContent } from './table';
+import { overlayServiceMock } from 'src/core/public/mocks';
 
 const indexPattern = {
   timeFieldName: 'timestamp',
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ const items: IndexedFieldItem[] = [
   {
     name: 'conflictingField',
     displayName: 'conflictingField',
+    conflictDescriptions: { keyword: ['index_a'], long: ['index_b'] },
     type: 'text, long',
     kbnType: 'conflict',
     info: [],
@@ -81,7 +83,13 @@ const renderTable = (
   }
 ) =>
   shallow(
-    <Table indexPattern={indexPattern} items={items} editField={editField} deleteField={() => {}} />
+    <Table
+      indexPattern={indexPattern}
+      items={items}
+      editField={editField}
+      deleteField={() => {}}
+      openModal={overlayServiceMock.createStartContract().openModal}
+    />
   );
 
 describe('Table', () => {
@@ -116,7 +124,12 @@ describe('Table', () => {
 
   test('should render conflicting type', () => {
     const tableCell = shallow(
-      renderTable().prop('columns')[1].render('conflict', { kbnType: 'conflict' })
+      renderTable()
+        .prop('columns')[1]
+        .render('conflict', {
+          kbnType: 'conflict',
+          conflictDescriptions: { keyword: ['index_a'], long: ['index_b'] },
+        })
     );
     expect(tableCell).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
@@ -163,4 +176,14 @@ describe('Table', () => {
 
     expect(renderFieldName(runtimeField)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  test('render conflict summary modal ', () => {
+    expect(
+      getConflictModalContent({
+        closeFn: () => {},
+        fieldName: 'message',
+        conflictDescriptions: { keyword: ['index_a'], long: ['index_b'] },
+      })
+    ).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.tsx b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.tsx
index 4fdecff842c3f..e4ff0e3152972 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/components/table/table.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
+import { OverlayModalStart } from 'src/core/public';
 
 import {
   EuiIcon,
@@ -15,9 +16,19 @@ import {
   EuiBasicTableColumn,
   EuiBadge,
   EuiToolTip,
+  EuiModalHeader,
+  EuiModalFooter,
+  EuiModalBody,
+  EuiButton,
+  EuiModalHeaderTitle,
+  EuiText,
+  EuiBasicTable,
+  EuiCode,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+import { toMountPoint } from '../../../../../../../kibana_react/public';
 
 import { IIndexPattern } from '../../../../../../../data/public';
 import { IndexedFieldItem } from '../../types';
@@ -28,6 +39,11 @@ const additionalInfoAriaLabel = i18n.translate(
   { defaultMessage: 'Additional field information' }
 );
 
+const conflictDetailIconAria = i18n.translate(
+  'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.conflictDetailIconAria',
+  { defaultMessage: 'Conflict Detail' }
+);
+
 const primaryTimeAriaLabel = i18n.translate(
   'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.primaryTimeAriaLabel',
   { defaultMessage: 'Primary time field' }
@@ -38,21 +54,6 @@ const primaryTimeTooltip = i18n.translate(
   { defaultMessage: 'This field represents the time that events occurred.' }
 );
 
-const multiTypeAriaLabel = i18n.translate(
-  'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.multiTypeAria',
-  {
-    defaultMessage: 'Multiple type field',
-  }
-);
-
-const multiTypeTooltip = i18n.translate(
-  'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.multiTypeTooltip',
-  {
-    defaultMessage:
-      'The type of this field changes across indices. It is unavailable for many analysis functions.',
-  }
-);
-
 const nameHeader = i18n.translate(
   'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.nameHeader',
   {
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ const deleteDescription = i18n.translate(
   { defaultMessage: 'Delete' }
 );
 
+const conflictType = i18n.translate(
+  'indexPatternManagement.editDataView.fields.table.conflictType',
+  { defaultMessage: 'Conflict' }
+);
+
 const labelDescription = i18n.translate(
   'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.customLabelTooltip',
   { defaultMessage: 'A custom label for the field.' }
@@ -172,8 +178,21 @@ interface IndexedFieldProps {
   items: IndexedFieldItem[];
   editField: (field: IndexedFieldItem) => void;
   deleteField: (fieldName: string) => void;
+  openModal: OverlayModalStart['open'];
 }
 
+const getItems = (conflictDescriptions: IndexedFieldItem['conflictDescriptions']) => {
+  const typesAndIndices: Array<{ type: string; indices: string }> = [];
+  Object.keys(conflictDescriptions!).forEach((type) => {
+    // only show first 100 indices just incase the list is CRAZY long
+    typesAndIndices.push({
+      type,
+      indices: conflictDescriptions![type].slice(0, 99).join(', '),
+    });
+  });
+  return typesAndIndices;
+};
+
 export const renderFieldName = (field: IndexedFieldItem, timeFieldName?: string) => (
   <span>
     {field.name}
@@ -223,28 +242,119 @@ export const renderFieldName = (field: IndexedFieldItem, timeFieldName?: string)
   </span>
 );
 
+const conflictColumns = [
+  {
+    field: 'type',
+    name: i18n.translate(
+      'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.conflictModalTypeColumn',
+      { defaultMessage: 'Type' }
+    ),
+  },
+  {
+    field: 'indices',
+    name: i18n.translate(
+      'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.conflictModalIndicesColumn',
+      { defaultMessage: 'Indices' }
+    ),
+  },
+];
+
+export const getConflictModalContent = ({
+  closeFn,
+  fieldName,
+  conflictDescriptions,
+}: {
+  closeFn: () => void;
+  fieldName: string;
+  conflictDescriptions: IndexedFieldItem['conflictDescriptions'];
+}) => (
+  <>
+    <EuiModalHeader>
+      <EuiModalHeaderTitle>
+        <h1>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.conflictModal.title"
+            defaultMessage="This field has a type conflict"
+          />
+        </h1>
+      </EuiModalHeaderTitle>
+    </EuiModalHeader>
+    <EuiModalBody>
+      <EuiText>
+        <p>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.conflictModal.description"
+            defaultMessage="The type of the {fieldName} field changes across indices and might not be available for search, visualizations, and other analysis."
+            values={{ fieldName: <EuiCode>{fieldName}</EuiCode> }}
+          />
+        </p>
+        <EuiBasicTable
+          tableCaption="Demo of EuiBasicTable"
+          items={getItems(conflictDescriptions)}
+          rowHeader="firstName"
+          columns={conflictColumns}
+          tableLayout="auto"
+        />
+      </EuiText>
+    </EuiModalBody>
+    <EuiModalFooter>
+      <EuiButton onClick={closeFn} fill>
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.conflictModal.closeBtn"
+          defaultMessage="Close"
+        />
+      </EuiButton>
+    </EuiModalFooter>
+  </>
+);
+
+const getConflictBtn = (
+  fieldName: string,
+  conflictDescriptions: IndexedFieldItem['conflictDescriptions'],
+  openModal: IndexedFieldProps['openModal']
+) => {
+  const onClick = () => {
+    const overlayRef = openModal(
+      toMountPoint(
+        getConflictModalContent({
+          closeFn: () => {
+            overlayRef.close();
+          },
+          fieldName,
+          conflictDescriptions,
+        })
+      )
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <span>
+      <EuiBadge
+        color="warning"
+        iconType="alert"
+        onClick={onClick}
+        iconOnClick={onClick}
+        iconOnClickAriaLabel={conflictDetailIconAria}
+        onClickAriaLabel={conflictDetailIconAria}
+      >
+        {conflictType}
+      </EuiBadge>
+    </span>
+  );
+};
+
 export class Table extends PureComponent<IndexedFieldProps> {
   renderBooleanTemplate(value: string, arialLabel: string) {
     return value ? <EuiIcon type="dot" color="secondary" aria-label={arialLabel} /> : <span />;
   }
 
-  renderFieldType(type: string, isConflict: boolean) {
+  renderFieldType(type: string, field: IndexedFieldItem) {
     return (
       <span>
-        {type}
-        {isConflict ? (
-          <span>
-            &nbsp;
-            <EuiIconTip
-              type="alert"
-              color="warning"
-              aria-label={multiTypeAriaLabel}
-              content={multiTypeTooltip}
-            />
-          </span>
-        ) : (
-          ''
-        )}
+        {type !== 'conflict' ? type : ''}
+        {field.conflictDescriptions
+          ? getConflictBtn(field.name, field.conflictDescriptions, this.props.openModal)
+          : ''}
       </span>
     );
   }
@@ -275,7 +385,7 @@ export class Table extends PureComponent<IndexedFieldProps> {
         dataType: 'string',
         sortable: true,
         render: (value: string, field: IndexedFieldItem) => {
-          return this.renderFieldType(value, field.kbnType === 'conflict');
+          return this.renderFieldType(value, field);
         },
         'data-test-subj': 'indexedFieldType',
       },
diff --git a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/indexed_fields_table.tsx b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/indexed_fields_table.tsx
index b058ad4a7672c..1e0d36f465be5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/indexed_fields_table.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/indexed_fields_table/indexed_fields_table.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
  */
 
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
+import { OverlayStart } from 'src/core/public';
 import { IndexPatternField, IndexPattern } from '../../../../../../plugins/data/public';
 import { useKibana } from '../../../../../../plugins/kibana_react/public';
 import { Table } from './components/table';
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ interface IndexedFieldsTableProps {
   };
   fieldWildcardMatcher: (filters: any[]) => (val: any) => boolean;
   userEditPermission: boolean;
+  openModal: OverlayStart['openModal'];
 }
 
 interface IndexedFieldsTableState {
@@ -65,12 +68,25 @@ class IndexedFields extends Component<IndexedFieldsTableProps, IndexedFieldsTabl
       indexPattern.sourceFilters.map((f: Record<string, any>) => f.value);
     const fieldWildcardMatch = fieldWildcardMatcher(sourceFilters || []);
 
+    const getDisplayEsType = (arr: string[]): string => {
+      const length = arr.length;
+      if (length < 1) {
+        return '';
+      }
+      if (length > 1) {
+        return i18n.translate('indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.conflictType', {
+          defaultMessage: 'conflict',
+        });
+      }
+      return arr[0];
+    };
+
     return (
       (fields &&
         fields.map((field) => {
           return {
             ...field.spec,
-            type: field.esTypes?.join(', ') || '',
+            type: getDisplayEsType(field.esTypes || []),
             kbnType: field.type,
             displayName: field.displayName,
             format: indexPattern.getFormatterForFieldNoDefault(field.name)?.type?.title || '',
@@ -119,6 +135,7 @@ class IndexedFields extends Component<IndexedFieldsTableProps, IndexedFieldsTabl
           items={fields}
           editField={(field) => this.props.helpers.editField(field.name)}
           deleteField={(fieldName) => this.props.helpers.deleteField(fieldName)}
+          openModal={this.props.openModal}
         />
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx
index 821f1d533e201..41ce0b7999500 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/index_pattern_management/public/components/edit_index_pattern/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function Tabs({
   location,
   refreshFields,
 }: TabsProps) {
-  const { application, uiSettings, docLinks, indexPatternFieldEditor } =
+  const { application, uiSettings, docLinks, indexPatternFieldEditor, overlays } =
     useKibana<IndexPatternManagmentContext>().services;
   const [fieldFilter, setFieldFilter] = useState<string>('');
   const [indexedFieldTypeFilter, setIndexedFieldTypeFilter] = useState<string>('');
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ export function Tabs({
   const closeEditorHandler = useRef<() => void | undefined>();
   const { DeleteRuntimeFieldProvider } = indexPatternFieldEditor;
 
+  const conflict = i18n.translate(
+    'indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fieldTypes.conflictType',
+    {
+      defaultMessage: 'conflict',
+    }
+  );
+
   const refreshFilters = useCallback(() => {
     const tempIndexedFieldTypes: string[] = [];
     const tempScriptedFieldLanguages: string[] = [];
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ export function Tabs({
         }
       } else {
         if (field.esTypes) {
-          tempIndexedFieldTypes.push(field.esTypes?.join(', '));
+          tempIndexedFieldTypes.push(field.esTypes.length === 1 ? field.esTypes[0] : conflict);
         }
       }
     });
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ export function Tabs({
     setScriptedFieldLanguages(
       convertToEuiSelectOption(tempScriptedFieldLanguages, 'scriptedFieldLanguages')
     );
-  }, [indexPattern]);
+  }, [indexPattern, conflict]);
 
   const closeFieldEditor = useCallback(() => {
     if (closeEditorHandler.current) {
@@ -230,6 +237,7 @@ export function Tabs({
                       deleteField,
                       getFieldInfo,
                     }}
+                    openModal={overlays.openModal}
                   />
                 )}
               </DeleteRuntimeFieldProvider>
@@ -288,6 +296,7 @@ export function Tabs({
       openFieldEditor,
       DeleteRuntimeFieldProvider,
       refreshFields,
+      overlays,
     ]
   );
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 4b1be26583eed..751964b47a05b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -3351,8 +3351,6 @@
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.isAggregatableAria": "は集約可能です",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.isExcludedAria": "は除外されています",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.isSearchableAria": "は検索可能です",
-    "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.multiTypeAria": "複数タイプのフィールド",
-    "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.multiTypeTooltip": "このフィールドのタイプはインデックスごとに変わります。多くの分析機能には使用できません。",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.nameHeader": "名前",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.primaryTimeAriaLabel": "プライマリ時間フィールド",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.primaryTimeTooltip": "このフィールドはイベントの発生時刻を表します。",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 3acc0c8921ffe..2878443e797c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -3374,8 +3374,6 @@
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.isAggregatableAria": "可聚合",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.isExcludedAria": "已排除",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.isSearchableAria": "可搜索",
-    "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.multiTypeAria": "多类型字段",
-    "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.multiTypeTooltip": "此字段的类型在不同的索引中会有所不同。其不可用于许多分析功能。",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.nameHeader": "名称",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.primaryTimeAriaLabel": "主要时间字段",
     "indexPatternManagement.editIndexPattern.fields.table.primaryTimeTooltip": "此字段表示事件发生的时间。",