diff --git a/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/dispatch.js b/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/dispatch.js
index bea091b4d428..dcc317d862d2 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/dispatch.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/dispatch.js
@@ -161,11 +161,10 @@ define(function (require) {
      */
     Dispatch.prototype.allowBrushing = function () {
       var xAxis = this.handler.xAxis;
-
       // Don't allow brushing for time based charts from non-time-based indices
-      if (xAxis.ordered && xAxis.ordered.endzones === false) return false;
+      var hasTimeField = this.handler.vis._attr.hasTimeField;
 
-      return Boolean(xAxis.ordered && xAxis.xScale && _.isFunction(xAxis.xScale.invert));
+      return Boolean(xAxis.ordered && xAxis.xScale && _.isFunction(xAxis.xScale.invert) && hasTimeField);
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/ui/public/vislib_vis_type/VislibRenderbot.js b/src/ui/public/vislib_vis_type/VislibRenderbot.js
index b20a688cae72..3117cb46f298 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/vislib_vis_type/VislibRenderbot.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/vislib_vis_type/VislibRenderbot.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ module.exports = function VislibRenderbotFactory(Private) {
     return _.assign(
       {},
       self.vis.type.params.defaults,
-      { type: self.vis.type.name },
+      {
+        type: self.vis.type.name,
+        hasTimeField: self.vis.indexPattern.hasTimeField()
+      },
       self.vis.params
     );
   };