diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts
index d76e6723c1be9..2a1f93f5b31ca 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/mocks.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export const createMockedIndexPattern = (): IndexPattern => {
     hasRestrictions: false,
     fields,
     getFieldByName: getFieldByNameFactory(fields),
+    spec: undefined,
   };
 };
 
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ export const createMockedRestrictedIndexPattern = () => {
     fieldFormatMap: { bytes: { id: 'bytes', params: { pattern: '0.0' } } },
     fields,
     getFieldByName: getFieldByNameFactory(fields),
+    spec: undefined,
     typeMeta: {
       params: {
         rollup_index: 'my-fake-index-pattern',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/loader.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/loader.test.ts
index 912028fba81a2..dc9edff3c31b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/loader.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/loader.test.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ describe('loader', () => {
             id: 'foo',
             title: 'Foo index',
             metaFields: [],
+            isPersisted: () => true,
             typeMeta: {
               aggs: {
                 date_histogram: {
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ describe('loader', () => {
             id: 'foo',
             title: 'Foo index',
           })),
-        } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle'>,
+          create: jest.fn(),
+        } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle' | 'create'>,
       });
 
       expect(cache.foo.getFieldByName('bytes')!.aggregationRestrictions).toEqual({
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ describe('loader', () => {
             id: 'foo',
             title: 'Foo index',
             metaFields: ['timestamp'],
+            isPersisted: () => true,
             typeMeta: {
               aggs: {
                 date_histogram: {
@@ -156,7 +159,8 @@ describe('loader', () => {
             id: 'foo',
             title: 'Foo index',
           })),
-        } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle'>,
+          create: jest.fn(),
+        } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle' | 'create'>,
       });
 
       expect(cache.foo.getFieldByName('timestamp')!.meta).toEqual(true);
@@ -198,12 +202,13 @@ describe('loader', () => {
               timeFieldName: 'timestamp',
               hasRestrictions: false,
               fields: [],
+              isPersisted: () => true,
             };
           }
           return Promise.reject();
         }),
         getIdsWithTitle: jest.fn(),
-      } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle'>;
+      } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle' | 'create'>;
       const cache = await loadIndexPatterns({
         cache: {},
         patterns: ['1', '2'],
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ describe('loader', () => {
             throw err;
           }),
           getIdsWithTitle: jest.fn(),
-        } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle'>,
+        } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle' | 'create'>,
         onError,
       });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/mocks.ts
index 6eb7156a91cff..048333786fdd6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/mocks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_service/mocks.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const indexPattern1 = {
   title: 'my-fake-index-pattern',
   timeFieldName: 'timestamp',
   hasRestrictions: false,
+  isPersisted: () => true,
   fields: [
     {
       name: 'timestamp',
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ const indexPattern2 = {
   title: 'my-fake-restricted-pattern',
   timeFieldName: 'timestamp',
   hasRestrictions: true,
+  isPersisted: () => true,
   fieldFormatMap: { bytes: { id: 'bytes', params: { pattern: '0.0' } } },
   fields: [
     {
@@ -198,7 +200,11 @@ export const sampleIndexPatterns = {
 export function mockDataViewsService() {
   return {
     get: jest.fn(async (id: '1' | '2') => {
-      const result = { ...sampleIndexPatternsFromService[id], metaFields: [] };
+      const result = {
+        ...sampleIndexPatternsFromService[id],
+        metaFields: [],
+        isPersisted: () => true,
+      };
       if (!result.fields) {
         result.fields = [];
       }
@@ -216,5 +222,6 @@ export function mockDataViewsService() {
         },
       ];
     }),
-  } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle'>;
+    create: jest.fn(),
+  } as unknown as Pick<DataViewsContract, 'get' | 'getIdsWithTitle' | 'create'>;
 }