diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_view.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_view.js
index 83b219e15f94b0..7a855301885a92 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_view.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_view.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage, injectI18n } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 
 import { parseInterval } from '../../../../../../common/util/parse_interval';
 import { ml } from '../../../../services/ml_api_service';
-import { SelectSeverity } from '../../../../components/controls/select_severity/select_severity';
+import { SelectSeverity } from './select_severity';
 import { mlCreateWatchService } from './create_watch_service';
 const STATUS = mlCreateWatchService.STATUS;
 
@@ -111,20 +111,6 @@ export const CreateWatch = injectI18n(
 
     render() {
       const { intl } = this.props;
-      const mlSelectSeverityService = {
-        state: {
-          set: (name, threshold) => {
-            // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
-            this.onThresholdChange(threshold);
-            return {
-              changed: () => {},
-            };
-          },
-          get: () => {
-            return this.config.threshold;
-          },
-        },
-      };
       const { status } = this.state;
 
       if (status === null || status === STATUS.SAVING || status === STATUS.SAVE_FAILED) {
@@ -165,10 +151,7 @@ export const CreateWatch = injectI18n(
                   </label>
                 </div>
                 <div className="dropdown-group">
-                  <SelectSeverity
-                    id="selectSeverity"
-                    mlSelectSeverityService={mlSelectSeverityService}
-                  />
+                  <SelectSeverity onChange={this.onThresholdChange} />
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/select_severity.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/select_severity.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8b0e7da2a5637d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/select_severity.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * React component for rendering a select element with threshold levels.
+ * This is basically a copy of SelectSeverity in public/application/components/controls/select_severity
+ * but which stores its state internally rather than in the appState
+ */
+import React, { Fragment, FC, useState } from 'react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+
+import { EuiHealth, EuiSpacer, EuiSuperSelect, EuiText } from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import { getSeverityColor } from '../../../../../../common/util/anomaly_utils';
+
+const warningLabel = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.controls.selectSeverity.warningLabel', {
+  defaultMessage: 'warning',
+});
+const minorLabel = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.controls.selectSeverity.minorLabel', {
+  defaultMessage: 'minor',
+});
+const majorLabel = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.controls.selectSeverity.majorLabel', {
+  defaultMessage: 'major',
+});
+const criticalLabel = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.controls.selectSeverity.criticalLabel', {
+  defaultMessage: 'critical',
+});
+
+const optionsMap = {
+  [warningLabel]: 0,
+  [minorLabel]: 25,
+  [majorLabel]: 50,
+  [criticalLabel]: 75,
+};
+
+interface TableSeverity {
+  val: number;
+  display: string;
+  color: string;
+}
+
+export const SEVERITY_OPTIONS: TableSeverity[] = [
+  {
+    val: 0,
+    display: warningLabel,
+    color: getSeverityColor(0),
+  },
+  {
+    val: 25,
+    display: minorLabel,
+    color: getSeverityColor(25),
+  },
+  {
+    val: 50,
+    display: majorLabel,
+    color: getSeverityColor(50),
+  },
+  {
+    val: 75,
+    display: criticalLabel,
+    color: getSeverityColor(75),
+  },
+];
+
+function optionValueToThreshold(value: number) {
+  // Get corresponding threshold object with required display and val properties from the specified value.
+  let threshold = SEVERITY_OPTIONS.find(opt => opt.val === value);
+
+  // Default to warning if supplied value doesn't map to one of the options.
+  if (threshold === undefined) {
+    threshold = SEVERITY_OPTIONS[0];
+  }
+
+  return threshold;
+}
+
+const TABLE_SEVERITY_DEFAULT = SEVERITY_OPTIONS[0];
+
+const getSeverityOptions = () =>
+  SEVERITY_OPTIONS.map(({ color, display, val }) => ({
+    value: display,
+    inputDisplay: (
+      <Fragment>
+        <EuiHealth color={color} style={{ lineHeight: 'inherit' }}>
+          {display}
+        </EuiHealth>
+      </Fragment>
+    ),
+    dropdownDisplay: (
+      <Fragment>
+        <EuiHealth color={color} style={{ lineHeight: 'inherit' }}>
+          {display}
+        </EuiHealth>
+        <EuiSpacer size="xs" />
+        <EuiText size="xs" color="subdued">
+          <p className="euiTextColor--subdued">
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.ml.controls.selectSeverity.scoreDetailsDescription"
+              defaultMessage="score {value} and above"
+              values={{ value: val }}
+            />
+          </p>
+        </EuiText>
+      </Fragment>
+    ),
+  }));
+
+interface Props {
+  onChange: (sev: TableSeverity) => void;
+}
+
+export const SelectSeverity: FC<Props> = ({ onChange }) => {
+  const [severity, setSeverity] = useState(TABLE_SEVERITY_DEFAULT);
+
+  const onSeverityChange = (valueDisplay: string) => {
+    const option = optionValueToThreshold(optionsMap[valueDisplay]);
+    setSeverity(option);
+    onChange(option);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <EuiSuperSelect
+      hasDividers
+      options={getSeverityOptions()}
+      valueOfSelected={severity.display}
+      onChange={onSeverityChange}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/services/http_service.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/services/http_service.ts
index 1d68ec5b886eb0..41200759b7c8a1 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/services/http_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/services/http_service.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ export function http(options: any) {
 
       fetch(url, payload)
         .then(resp => {
-          resp.json().then(resp.ok === true ? resolve : reject);
+          resp
+            .json()
+            .then(resp.ok === true ? resolve : reject)
+            .catch(resp.ok === true ? resolve : reject);
         })
         .catch(resp => {
           reject(resp);