diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/src/cluster.js b/packages/kbn-es/src/cluster.js
index 4ad7329752347..22ff9ae3c0cde 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es/src/cluster.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-es/src/cluster.js
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ exports.Cluster = class Cluster {
       'action.destructive_requires_name=true',
       'ingest.geoip.downloader.enabled=false',
       'search.check_ccs_compatibility=true',
+      'cluster.routing.allocation.disk.threshold_enabled=false',
     ].concat(options.esArgs || []);
 
     // Add to esArgs if ssl is enabled
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/src/integration_tests/cluster.test.js b/packages/kbn-es/src/integration_tests/cluster.test.js
index 5633bd32b9ab2..271942158dc94 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es/src/integration_tests/cluster.test.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-es/src/integration_tests/cluster.test.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ describe('#start(installPath)', () => {
             "action.destructive_requires_name=true",
             "ingest.geoip.downloader.enabled=false",
             "search.check_ccs_compatibility=true",
+            "cluster.routing.allocation.disk.threshold_enabled=false",
           ],
           undefined,
           Object {
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ describe('#run()', () => {
             "action.destructive_requires_name=true",
             "ingest.geoip.downloader.enabled=false",
             "search.check_ccs_compatibility=true",
+            "cluster.routing.allocation.disk.threshold_enabled=false",
           ],
           undefined,
           Object {