diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.test.ts
index bc1694348b4c2f..f1660fbc015913 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ describe('creating index patterns from yaml fields', () => {
       { fields: [{ name: 'testField', type: 'text' }], expect: 'string' },
       { fields: [{ name: 'testField', type: 'date' }], expect: 'date' },
       { fields: [{ name: 'testField', type: 'geo_point' }], expect: 'geo_point' },
+      { fields: [{ name: 'testField', type: 'constant_keyword' }], expect: 'string' },
     ];
 
     tests.forEach(test => {
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ describe('creating index patterns from yaml fields', () => {
         attr: 'aggregatable',
       },
       { fields: [{ name, type: 'keyword' }], expect: true, attr: 'aggregatable' },
+      { fields: [{ name, type: 'constant_keyword' }], expect: true, attr: 'aggregatable' },
       { fields: [{ name, type: 'text', aggregatable: true }], expect: false, attr: 'aggregatable' },
       { fields: [{ name, type: 'text' }], expect: false, attr: 'aggregatable' },
       {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
index 05e64c6565dc67..ec657820a22251 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const typeMap: TypeMap = {
   date: 'date',
   ip: 'ip',
   boolean: 'boolean',
+  constant_keyword: 'string',
 };
 
 export interface IndexPatternField {