diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.test.tsx
index fca958a39b086f..88e32956cfc616 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.test.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { DataPublicPluginStart } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { dataPluginMock } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public/mocks';
 import { IndexPattern } from './types';
 import { chartPluginMock } from '../../../../../src/plugins/charts/public/mocks';
+import { documentField } from './document_field';
 
 const chartsThemeService = chartPluginMock.createSetupContract().theme;
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ describe('IndexPattern Field Item', () => {
           aggregatable: true,
           searchable: true,
         },
+        documentField,
       ],
     } as IndexPattern;
 
@@ -263,4 +265,14 @@ describe('IndexPattern Field Item', () => {
       }
     );
   });
+
+  it('should not request field stats for document field', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountWithIntl(<InnerFieldItem {...defaultProps} field={documentField} />);
+
+    clickField(wrapper, 'Records');
+
+    expect(core.http.post).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(wrapper.find(EuiPopover).prop('isOpen')).toEqual(true);
+    expect(wrapper.find(EuiLoadingSpinner)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.tsx
index e0198d6d7903e7..b1784b85d127d3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/field_item.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export const InnerFieldItem = function InnerFieldItem(props: FieldItemProps) {
   });
 
   function fetchData() {
-    if (state.isLoading) {
+    if (state.isLoading || field.type === 'document') {
       return;
     }