diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/directives/histogram.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
index 8b646106fe52f..9afe5e48bc5b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ export class DiscoverHistogram extends Component<DiscoverHistogramProps, Discove
         />
         <HistogramBarSeries
           id="discover-histogram"
+          minBarHeight={2}
           xScaleType={ScaleType.Time}
           yScaleType={ScaleType.Linear}
           xAccessor="x"