diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/influencers_list/styles/main.less b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/influencers_list/styles/main.less
index 3fe182b89c7c..d1fd0f14ebb9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/influencers_list/styles/main.less
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/influencers_list/styles/main.less
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       text-align: right;
       line-height: 18px;
       display: inline-block;
-
+      transition: none;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js
index 10b84f6a53fa..fd4b30b41fea 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
   let resizeTimeout = null;
 
   const $mlExplorer = $('.ml-explorer');
-  const MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_NAMES = 10;
   const MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_VALUES = 10;
   const VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL = 'job ID';
 
@@ -166,20 +165,6 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
     });
   }
 
-  $scope.loadAnomaliesTable = function (jobIds, influencers, earliestMs, latestMs) {
-    mlResultsService.getRecordsForInfluencer(
-      jobIds, influencers, 0, earliestMs, latestMs, 500
-    )
-      .then((resp) => {
-        // Need to use $timeout to ensure the update happens after the child scope is updated with the new data.
-        $scope.$evalAsync(() => {
-          // Sort in descending time order before storing in scope.
-          $scope.anomalyRecords = _.chain(resp.records).sortBy(record => record[$scope.timeFieldName]).reverse().value();
-          console.log('Explorer anomalies table data set:', $scope.anomalyRecords);
-        });
-      });
-  };
-
   $scope.setSelectedJobs = function (selectedIds) {
     let previousSelected = 0;
     if ($scope.selectedJobs !== null) {
@@ -367,7 +352,7 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
 
       $scope.cellData = cellData;
       const args = [jobIds, influencers, timerange.earliestMs, timerange.latestMs];
-      $scope.loadAnomaliesTable(...args);
+      loadAnomalies(...args);
       $scope.loadAnomaliesForCharts(...args);
     }
   };
@@ -424,7 +409,7 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
 
   $scope.loadAnomaliesForCharts = function (jobIds, influencers, earliestMs, latestMs) {
     // Load the top anomalies (by record_score) which will be displayed in the charts.
-    // TODO - combine this with loadAnomaliesTable() if the table is being retained.
+    // TODO - combine this with loadAnomalies().
     mlResultsService.getRecordsForInfluencer(
       jobIds, influencers, 0, earliestMs, latestMs, 500
     ).then((resp) => {
@@ -439,6 +424,70 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
     });
   };
 
+  function loadAnomalies(jobIds, influencers, earliestMs, latestMs) {
+    // Loads the anomalies for the table, plus the scores for
+    // the Top Influencers List for the influencers in the anomaly records.
+
+    if (influencers.length === 0) {
+      getTopInfluencers(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs);
+    }
+
+    mlResultsService.getRecordsForInfluencer(
+      jobIds, influencers, 0, earliestMs, latestMs, 500
+    )
+      .then((resp) => {
+        if (influencers.length > 0) {
+          // Filter the Top Influencers list to show just the influencers from
+          // the records in the selected time range.
+          const recordInfluencersByName = {};
+          resp.records.forEach((record) => {
+            const influencersByName = record.influencers || [];
+            influencersByName.forEach((influencer) => {
+              const fieldName = influencer.influencer_field_name;
+              const fieldValues = influencer.influencer_field_values;
+              if (recordInfluencersByName[fieldName] === undefined) {
+                recordInfluencersByName[fieldName] = [];
+              }
+              recordInfluencersByName[fieldName].push(...fieldValues);
+            });
+          });
+
+          const uniqValuesByName = {};
+          Object.keys(recordInfluencersByName).forEach((fieldName) => {
+            const fieldValues = recordInfluencersByName[fieldName];
+            uniqValuesByName[fieldName] = _.uniq(fieldValues);
+          });
+
+          const filterInfluencers = [];
+          Object.keys(uniqValuesByName).forEach((fieldName) => {
+            // Find record influencers with the same field name as the clicked on cell(s).
+            const matchingFieldName = influencers.find((influencer) => {
+              return influencer.fieldName === fieldName;
+            });
+
+            if (matchingFieldName !== undefined) {
+              // Filter for the value(s) of the clicked on cell(s).
+              filterInfluencers.push(...influencers);
+            } else {
+              // For other field names, add values from all records.
+              uniqValuesByName[fieldName].forEach((fieldValue) => {
+                filterInfluencers.push({ fieldName, fieldValue });
+              });
+            }
+          });
+
+          getTopInfluencers(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, filterInfluencers);
+        }
+
+        // Use $evalAsync to ensure the update happens after the child scope is updated with the new data.
+        $scope.$evalAsync(() => {
+          // Sort in descending time order before storing in scope.
+          $scope.anomalyRecords = _.chain(resp.records).sortBy(record => record[$scope.timeFieldName]).reverse().value();
+          console.log('Explorer anomalies table data set:', $scope.anomalyRecords);
+        });
+      });
+  }
+
   function loadViewBySwimlaneOptions() {
     // Obtain the list of 'View by' fields per job.
     $scope.swimlaneViewByFieldName = null;
@@ -600,14 +649,14 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
 
   }
 
-  function getTopInfluencers(selectedJobIds, earliestMs, latestMs) {
+  function getTopInfluencers(selectedJobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, influencers = []) {
     if ($scope.noInfluencersConfigured !== true) {
       mlResultsService.getTopInfluencers(
         selectedJobIds,
         earliestMs,
         latestMs,
-        MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_NAMES,
-        MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_VALUES
+        MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_VALUES,
+        influencers
       ).then((resp) => {
         // TODO - sort the influencers keys so that the partition field(s) are first.
         $scope.influencers = resp.influencers;
@@ -689,7 +738,6 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
         selectedJobIds,
         earliestMs,
         latestMs,
-        MAX_INFLUENCER_FIELD_NAMES,
         swimlaneLimit
       ).then((resp) => {
         const topFieldValues = [];
@@ -725,8 +773,7 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
     const earliestMs = bounds.min.valueOf();
     const latestMs = bounds.max.valueOf();
     mlExplorerDashboardService.anomalyDataChange.changed($scope.anomalyChartRecords, earliestMs, latestMs);
-    getTopInfluencers(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs);
-    $scope.loadAnomaliesTable(jobIds, [], earliestMs, latestMs);
+    loadAnomalies(jobIds, [], earliestMs, latestMs);
   }
 
   function calculateSwimlaneBucketInterval() {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js
index bbe3cb715c7d..ff4829fd4a6e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js
@@ -259,9 +259,16 @@ function getScheduledEventsByBucket(
 
 // Obtains the top influencers, by maximum influencer score, for the specified index, time range and job ID(s).
 // Pass an empty array or ['*'] to search over all job IDs.
+// An optional array of influencers may be supplied, with each object in the array having 'fieldName'
+// and 'fieldValue' properties, to limit data to the supplied list of influencers.
 // Returned response contains an influencers property, with a key for each of the influencer field names,
 // whose value is an array of objects containing influencerFieldValue, maxAnomalyScore and sumAnomalyScore keys.
-function getTopInfluencers(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, maxFieldNames, maxFieldValues) {
+function getTopInfluencers(
+  jobIds,
+  earliestMs,
+  latestMs,
+  maxFieldValues = 10,
+  influencers = []) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const obj = { success: true, influencers: {} };
 
@@ -296,6 +303,25 @@ function getTopInfluencers(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, maxFieldNames, maxField
       });
     }
 
+    // Add a should query to filter for each of the specified influencers.
+    if (influencers.length > 0) {
+      boolCriteria.push({
+        bool: {
+          should: influencers.map((influencer) => {
+            return {
+              bool: {
+                must: [
+                  { term: { influencer_field_name: influencer.fieldName } },
+                  { term: { influencer_field_value: influencer.fieldValue } }
+                ]
+              }
+            };
+          }),
+          minimum_should_match: 1,
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
     ml.esSearch({
       index: ML_RESULTS_INDEX_PATTERN,
       size: 0,
@@ -335,7 +361,7 @@ function getTopInfluencers(jobIds, earliestMs, latestMs, maxFieldNames, maxField
               influencerFieldValues: {
                 terms: {
                   field: 'influencer_field_value',
-                  size: maxFieldValues !== undefined ? maxFieldValues : 10,
+                  size: maxFieldValues,
                   order: {
                     maxAnomalyScore: 'desc'
                   }