diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/new_job/simple/recognize/create_job/create_job_controller.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/new_job/simple/recognize/create_job/create_job_controller.js
index 401240638a69..cf29ea5a4802 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/new_job/simple/recognize/create_job/create_job_controller.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/new_job/simple/recognize/create_job/create_job_controller.js
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ module
       query,
       filters: [],
       useFullIndexData: true,
-      startDatafeedAfterSave: true
+      startDatafeedAfterSave: true,
+      useDedicatedIndex: false,
     };
 
     $scope.resultsUrl = '';
@@ -250,10 +251,11 @@ module
         const prefix = $scope.formConfig.jobLabel;
         const indexPatternName = $scope.formConfig.indexPattern.title;
         const groups = $scope.formConfig.jobGroups;
+        const useDedicatedIndex = $scope.formConfig.useDedicatedIndex;
         const tempQuery = (savedSearch.id === undefined) ?
           undefined : combinedQuery;
 
-        ml.setupDataRecognizerConfig({ moduleId, prefix, groups, query: tempQuery, indexPatternName })
+        ml.setupDataRecognizerConfig({ moduleId, prefix, groups, query: tempQuery, indexPatternName, useDedicatedIndex })
           .then((resp) => {
             if (resp.jobs) {
               $scope.formConfig.jobs.forEach((job) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
index b43b3a0b31c3..43100238f9d7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ export const ml = {
       'prefix',
       'groups',
       'indexPatternName',
-      'query'
+      'query',
+      'useDedicatedIndex'
     ]);
 
     return http({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js
index 06d5f8081659..34f4daddba65 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
     groups,
     indexPatternName,
     query,
+    useDedicatedIndex,
     startDatafeed,
     start,
     end,
@@ -234,6 +235,11 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
         // update groups list for each job
         moduleConfig.jobs.forEach(job => job.config.groups = groups);
       }
+
+      // Set the results_index_name property for each job if useDedicatedIndex is true
+      if (useDedicatedIndex === true) {
+        moduleConfig.jobs.forEach(job => job.config.results_index_name = job.id);
+      }
       saveResults.jobs = await this.saveJobs(moduleConfig.jobs);
     }
 
@@ -361,7 +367,7 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
 
   // save the savedObjects if they do not exist already
   async saveKibanaObjects(objectExistResults) {
-    let results = [];
+    let results = { saved_objects: [] };
     const filteredSavedObjects = objectExistResults.filter(o => o.exists === false).map(o => o.savedObject);
     if (filteredSavedObjects.length) {
       results = await this.savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(filteredSavedObjects);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js
index 94c6e5919e4d..0bac2adc69a0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function saveModuleItems(
   groups,
   indexPatternName,
   query,
+  useDedicatedIndex,
   startDatafeed,
   start,
   end,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ function saveModuleItems(
     groups,
     indexPatternName,
     query,
+    useDedicatedIndex,
     startDatafeed,
     start,
     end,
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ export function dataRecognizer(server, commonRouteConfig) {
         groups,
         indexPatternName,
         query,
+        useDedicatedIndex,
         startDatafeed,
         start,
         end
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ export function dataRecognizer(server, commonRouteConfig) {
         groups,
         indexPatternName,
         query,
+        useDedicatedIndex,
         startDatafeed,
         start,
         end,