diff --git a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_editor.tsx b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_editor.tsx
index c571a5fb078b..516dcacfe581 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_editor.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export const VisualizeEditor = () => {
           isEmbeddableRendered={isEmbeddableRendered}
           hasUnappliedChanges={hasUnappliedChanges}
           originatingApp={originatingApp}
+          setOriginatingApp={setOriginatingApp}
           savedVisInstance={savedVisInstance}
           stateContainer={appState}
           visualizationIdFromUrl={visualizationIdFromUrl}
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx
index 2e7dba46487a..f00c26f83e1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ interface VisualizeTopNavProps {
   setHasUnsavedChanges: (value: boolean) => void;
   hasUnappliedChanges: boolean;
   originatingApp?: string;
+  setOriginatingApp?: (originatingApp: string | undefined) => void;
   savedVisInstance: SavedVisInstance;
   stateContainer: VisualizeAppStateContainer;
   visualizationIdFromUrl?: string;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ const TopNav = ({
   setHasUnsavedChanges,
   hasUnappliedChanges,
   originatingApp,
+  setOriginatingApp,
   savedVisInstance,
   stateContainer,
   visualizationIdFromUrl,
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ const TopNav = ({
           hasUnappliedChanges,
           openInspector,
           originatingApp,
+          setOriginatingApp,
           savedVisInstance,
           stateContainer,
           visualizationIdFromUrl,
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ const TopNav = ({
     hasUnappliedChanges,
     openInspector,
     originatingApp,
+    setOriginatingApp,
     savedVisInstance,
     stateContainer,
     visualizationIdFromUrl,
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/utils/get_top_nav_config.tsx b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/utils/get_top_nav_config.tsx
index 96f64c6478fa..392168a53008 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/utils/get_top_nav_config.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/utils/get_top_nav_config.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ interface TopNavConfigParams {
   setHasUnsavedChanges: (value: boolean) => void;
   openInspector: () => void;
   originatingApp?: string;
+  setOriginatingApp?: (originatingApp: string | undefined) => void;
   hasUnappliedChanges: boolean;
   savedVisInstance: SavedVisInstance;
   stateContainer: VisualizeAppStateContainer;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export const getTopNavConfig = (
     setHasUnsavedChanges,
     openInspector,
     originatingApp,
+    setOriginatingApp,
     hasUnappliedChanges,
     savedVisInstance: { embeddableHandler, savedVis, vis },
     stateContainer,
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ export const getTopNavConfig = (
             application.navigateToApp(originatingApp);
           }
         } else {
+          if (setOriginatingApp && originatingApp && savedVis.copyOnSave) {
+            setOriginatingApp(undefined);
+          }
           chrome.docTitle.change(savedVis.lastSavedTitle);
           chrome.setBreadcrumbs(getEditBreadcrumbs(savedVis.lastSavedTitle));
 
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/edit_embeddable_redirects.js b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/edit_embeddable_redirects.js
index a366e34b121d..6d3d43890a96 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/edit_embeddable_redirects.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/edit_embeddable_redirects.js
@@ -75,5 +75,17 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       const titles = await PageObjects.dashboard.getPanelTitles();
       expect(titles.indexOf(newTitle)).to.not.be(-1);
     });
+
+    it('loses originatingApp connection after save as when redirectToOrigin is false', async () => {
+      const newTitle = 'wowee, my title just got cooler again';
+      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
+      await PageObjects.visualize.saveVisualizationExpectSuccess(newTitle, {
+        saveAsNew: true,
+        redirectToOrigin: false,
+      });
+      await PageObjects.visualize.notLinkedToOriginatingApp();
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts
index a08598fc42d6..92692767b096 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.ts
@@ -352,6 +352,16 @@ export function VisualizePageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvide
       await testSubjects.existOrFail('visualizesaveAndReturnButton');
       await testSubjects.click('visualizesaveAndReturnButton');
     }
+
+    public async linkedToOriginatingApp() {
+      await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('visualizesaveAndReturnButton');
+    }
+
+    public async notLinkedToOriginatingApp() {
+      await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      await testSubjects.missingOrFail('visualizesaveAndReturnButton');
+    }
   }
 
   return new VisualizePage();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx
index 9b8b9a8531cf..082a3afcd513 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ interface State {
   isLoading: boolean;
   isSaveModalVisible: boolean;
   indexPatternsForTopNav: IndexPatternInstance[];
+  originatingApp?: string;
   persistedDoc?: Document;
   lastKnownDoc?: Document;
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export function App({
         fromDate: currentRange.from,
         toDate: currentRange.to,
       },
+      originatingApp,
       filters: [],
       indicateNoData: false,
     };
@@ -321,9 +323,14 @@ export function App({
       .then(({ id }) => {
         // Prevents unnecessary network request and disables save button
         const newDoc = { ...doc, id };
+        const currentOriginatingApp = state.originatingApp;
         setState((s) => ({
           ...s,
           isSaveModalVisible: false,
+          originatingApp:
+            saveProps.newCopyOnSave && !saveProps.returnToOrigin
+              ? undefined
+              : currentOriginatingApp,
           persistedDoc: newDoc,
           lastKnownDoc: newDoc,
         }));
@@ -368,7 +375,7 @@ export function App({
           <div className="lnsApp__header">
             <TopNavMenu
               config={[
-                ...(!!originatingApp && lastKnownDoc?.id
+                ...(!!state.originatingApp && lastKnownDoc?.id
                   ? [
                       {
                         label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.app.saveAndReturn', {
@@ -393,14 +400,14 @@ export function App({
                   : []),
                 {
                   label:
-                    lastKnownDoc?.id && !!originatingApp
+                    lastKnownDoc?.id && !!state.originatingApp
                       ? i18n.translate('xpack.lens.app.saveAs', {
                           defaultMessage: 'Save as',
                         })
                       : i18n.translate('xpack.lens.app.save', {
                           defaultMessage: 'Save',
                         }),
-                  emphasize: !originatingApp || !lastKnownDoc?.id,
+                  emphasize: !state.originatingApp || !lastKnownDoc?.id,
                   run: () => {
                     if (isSaveable && lastKnownDoc) {
                       setState((s) => ({ ...s, isSaveModalVisible: true }));
@@ -523,7 +530,7 @@ export function App({
         </div>
         {lastKnownDoc && state.isSaveModalVisible && (
           <SavedObjectSaveModalOrigin
-            originatingApp={originatingApp}
+            originatingApp={state.originatingApp}
             onSave={(props) => runSave(props)}
             onClose={() => setState((s) => ({ ...s, isSaveModalVisible: false }))}
             documentInfo={{
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard_mode/dashboard_empty_screen.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard_mode/dashboard_empty_screen.js
index c8a8f9653c11..62e07a08d176 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard_mode/dashboard_empty_screen.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard_mode/dashboard_empty_screen.js
@@ -98,5 +98,15 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
       const titles = await PageObjects.dashboard.getPanelTitles();
       expect(titles.indexOf(newTitle)).to.not.be(-1);
     });
+
+    it('loses originatingApp connection after save as when redirectToOrigin is false', async () => {
+      const newTitle = 'wowee, my title just got cooler again';
+      await PageObjects.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
+      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
+      await PageObjects.lens.save(newTitle, true, false);
+      await PageObjects.lens.notLinkedToOriginatingApp();
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
index d101c9754d56..79548db0e263 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
@@ -195,5 +195,15 @@ export function LensPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderCont
     async createLayer() {
       await testSubjects.click('lnsLayerAddButton');
     },
+
+    async linkedToOriginatingApp() {
+      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('lnsApp_saveAndReturnButton');
+    },
+
+    async notLinkedToOriginatingApp() {
+      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      await testSubjects.missingOrFail('lnsApp_saveAndReturnButton');
+    },
   });
 }