diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.js
index bf6b48fa18b47..12e95e859af53 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { get, each, find, sortBy, map, reduce } from 'lodash';
 
 import { buildConfig } from './explorer_chart_config_builder';
 import { chartLimits, getChartType } from '../../util/chart_utils';
+import { getTimefilter } from '../../util/dependency_cache';
 
 import { getEntityFieldList } from '../../../../common/util/anomaly_utils';
 import {
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ const MAX_CHARTS_PER_ROW = 4;
 export const anomalyDataChange = function (
   chartsContainerWidth,
   anomalyRecords,
-  earliestMs,
-  latestMs,
+  selectedEarliestMs,
+  selectedLatestMs,
   severity = 0
 ) {
   const data = getDefaultChartsData();
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ export const anomalyDataChange = function (
   const chartWidth = Math.floor(chartsContainerWidth / chartsPerRow);
   const { chartRange, tooManyBuckets } = calculateChartRange(
     seriesConfigs,
-    earliestMs,
-    latestMs,
+    selectedEarliestMs,
+    selectedLatestMs,
     chartWidth,
     recordsToPlot,
     data.timeFieldName
@@ -408,8 +409,8 @@ export const anomalyDataChange = function (
         chartData: processedData[i],
         plotEarliest: chartRange.min,
         plotLatest: chartRange.max,
-        selectedEarliest: earliestMs,
-        selectedLatest: latestMs,
+        selectedEarliest: selectedEarliestMs,
+        selectedLatest: selectedLatestMs,
         chartLimits: USE_OVERALL_CHART_LIMITS ? overallChartLimits : chartLimits(processedData[i]),
       }));
       explorerService.setCharts({ ...data });
@@ -561,8 +562,8 @@ function processRecordsForDisplay(anomalyRecords) {
 
 function calculateChartRange(
   seriesConfigs,
-  earliestMs,
-  latestMs,
+  selectedEarliestMs,
+  selectedLatestMs,
   chartWidth,
   recordsToPlot,
   timeFieldName
@@ -570,10 +571,12 @@ function calculateChartRange(
   let tooManyBuckets = false;
   // Calculate the time range for the charts.
   // Fit in as many points in the available container width plotted at the job bucket span.
-  const midpointMs = Math.ceil((earliestMs + latestMs) / 2);
+  const midpointMs = Math.ceil((selectedEarliestMs + selectedLatestMs) / 2);
   const maxBucketSpanMs = Math.max.apply(null, map(seriesConfigs, 'bucketSpanSeconds')) * 1000;
 
-  const pointsToPlotFullSelection = Math.ceil((latestMs - earliestMs) / maxBucketSpanMs);
+  const pointsToPlotFullSelection = Math.ceil(
+    (selectedLatestMs - selectedEarliestMs) / maxBucketSpanMs
+  );
 
   // Optimally space points 5px apart.
   const optimumPointSpacing = 5;
@@ -583,9 +586,12 @@ function calculateChartRange(
   // at optimal point spacing.
   const plotPoints = Math.max(optimumNumPoints, pointsToPlotFullSelection);
   const halfPoints = Math.ceil(plotPoints / 2);
+  const timefilter = getTimefilter();
+  const bounds = timefilter.getActiveBounds();
+
   let chartRange = {
-    min: midpointMs - halfPoints * maxBucketSpanMs,
-    max: midpointMs + halfPoints * maxBucketSpanMs,
+    min: Math.max(midpointMs - halfPoints * maxBucketSpanMs, bounds.min.valueOf()),
+    max: Math.min(midpointMs + halfPoints * maxBucketSpanMs, bounds.max.valueOf()),
   };
 
   if (plotPoints > CHART_MAX_POINTS) {
@@ -615,8 +621,8 @@ function calculateChartRange(
 
     if (maxMs - minMs < maxTimeSpan) {
       // Expand out to cover as much as the requested time span as possible.
-      minMs = Math.max(earliestMs, minMs - maxTimeSpan);
-      maxMs = Math.min(latestMs, maxMs + maxTimeSpan);
+      minMs = Math.max(selectedEarliestMs, minMs - maxTimeSpan);
+      maxMs = Math.min(selectedLatestMs, maxMs + maxTimeSpan);
     }
 
     chartRange = { min: minMs, max: maxMs };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.test.js
index 5e6901408422b..8678e99114131 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_charts_container_service.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import mockSeriesPromisesResponse from './__mocks__/mock_series_promises_respons
 //
 // 'call anomalyChangeListener with actual series config'
 // This test uses the standard mocks and uses the data as is provided via the mock files.
-// The mocked services check for values in the data (e.g. 'mock-job-id', 'farequore-2017')
+// The mocked services check for values in the data (e.g. 'mock-job-id', 'farequote-2017')
 // and return the mock data from the files.
 //
 // 'filtering should skip values of null'
@@ -88,14 +88,41 @@ jest.mock('../../util/string_utils', () => ({
   },
 }));
 
+jest.mock('../../util/dependency_cache', () => {
+  const dateMath = require('@elastic/datemath');
+  let _time = undefined;
+  const timefilter = {
+    setTime: (time) => {
+      _time = time;
+    },
+    getActiveBounds: () => {
+      return {
+        min: dateMath.parse(_time.from),
+        max: dateMath.parse(_time.to),
+      };
+    },
+  };
+  return {
+    getTimefilter: () => timefilter,
+  };
+});
+
 jest.mock('../explorer_dashboard_service', () => ({
   explorerService: {
     setCharts: jest.fn(),
   },
 }));
 
+import moment from 'moment';
 import { anomalyDataChange, getDefaultChartsData } from './explorer_charts_container_service';
 import { explorerService } from '../explorer_dashboard_service';
+import { getTimefilter } from '../../util/dependency_cache';
+
+const timefilter = getTimefilter();
+timefilter.setTime({
+  from: moment(1486425600000).toISOString(), // Feb 07 2017
+  to: moment(1486857600000).toISOString(), // Feb 12 2017
+});
 
 describe('explorerChartsContainerService', () => {
   afterEach(() => {