diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/discover/controllers/discover.js b/src/kibana/apps/discover/controllers/discover.js
index 1d71d919174d..ca85dcde51aa 100644
--- a/src/kibana/apps/discover/controllers/discover.js
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/discover/controllers/discover.js
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ define(function (require) {
         type: 'histogram',
         vislibParams: {
           addLegend: false,
+          addEvents: true,
           addBrushing: true,
         },
         listeners: {
diff --git a/src/kibana/components/vis_types/histogram.js b/src/kibana/components/vis_types/histogram.js
index 6e4fe01e2d92..537485165d57 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/vis_types/histogram.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/vis_types/histogram.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ define(function (require) {
         shareYAxis: true,
         addTooltip: true,
         addLegend: true,
-        addEvents: true,
-        addBrushing: true
       },
       schemas: new Schemas([
         {
diff --git a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js
index e0db32bb983c..423500de5ca5 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ define(function (require) {
     ColumnChart.prototype.addBarEvents = function (svg, bars, brush) {
       var events = this.events;
       var dispatch = this.events._attr.dispatch;
+      var addBrush = this._attr.addBrushing;
       var xScale = this.handler.xAxis.xScale;
       var startXInv;
 
@@ -131,19 +132,21 @@ define(function (require) {
         d3.event.stopPropagation();
       })
       .on('mousedown.bar', function () {
-        var bar = d3.select(this);
-        var startX = d3.mouse(svg.node());
-        startXInv = xScale.invert(startX[0]);
-
-        // Reset the brush value
-        brush.extent([startXInv, startXInv]);
-
-        // Magic!
-        // Need to call brush on svg to see brush when brushing
-        // while on top of bars.
-        // Need to call brush on bar to allow the click event to be registered
-        svg.call(brush);
-        bar.call(brush);
+        if (addBrush) {
+          var bar = d3.select(this);
+          var startX = d3.mouse(svg.node());
+          startXInv = xScale.invert(startX[0]);
+
+          // Reset the brush value
+          brush.extent([startXInv, startXInv]);
+
+          // Magic!
+          // Need to call brush on svg to see brush when brushing
+          // while on top of bars.
+          // Need to call brush on bar to allow the click event to be registered
+          svg.call(brush);
+          bar.call(brush);
+        }
       })
       .on('click.bar', function (d, i) {
         dispatch.click(events.eventResponse(d, i));