diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/specs/datatable.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/specs/datatable.ts
index 3fdb6bd27e0bac..a094ce39d6caa3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/specs/datatable.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/specs/datatable.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ export interface DatatableColumnMeta {
    * index/table this column is based on
    */
   index?: string;
+  /**
+   * names the domain this column represents
+   */
+  dimensionName?: string;
   /**
    * serialized field format
    */
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/__snapshots__/pie_fn.test.ts.snap b/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/__snapshots__/pie_fn.test.ts.snap
index dc83d9fdf48ac5..6c43072b97c281 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/__snapshots__/pie_fn.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/__snapshots__/pie_fn.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`interpreter/functions#pie logs correct datatable to inspector 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "columns": Array [
+    Object {
+      "id": "col-0-1",
+      "meta": Object {
+        "dimensionName": "Slice size",
+      },
+      "name": "Count",
+    },
+  ],
+  "rows": Array [
+    Object {
+      "col-0-1": 0,
+    },
+  ],
+  "type": "datatable",
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`interpreter/functions#pie returns an object with the correct structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "as": "pie_vis",
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.test.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.test.ts
index d387d4035e8ab5..3dcef406379c26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import { functionWrapper } from '../../expressions/common/expression_functions/specs/tests/utils';
 import { createPieVisFn } from './pie_fn';
+import { Datatable } from '../../expressions/common/expression_types/specs';
 
 describe('interpreter/functions#pie', () => {
   const fn = functionWrapper(createPieVisFn());
@@ -50,4 +51,20 @@ describe('interpreter/functions#pie', () => {
     const actual = await fn(context, visConfig);
     expect(actual).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('logs correct datatable to inspector', async () => {
+    let loggedTable: Datatable;
+    const handlers = {
+      inspectorAdapters: {
+        tables: {
+          logDatatable: (name: string, datatable: Datatable) => {
+            loggedTable = datatable;
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    await fn(context, visConfig, handlers as any);
+
+    expect(loggedTable!).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.ts
index 1b5b8574f93117..65ac648ca28684 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_pie/public/pie_fn.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, Datatable, Render } from '../../expressions/public';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, Datatable, Render } from '../../expressions/common';
 import { PieVisParams, PieVisConfig } from './types';
+import { prepareLogTable } from '../../visualizations/public';
 
 export const vislibPieName = 'pie_vis';
 
@@ -133,7 +134,33 @@ export const createPieVisFn = (): VisTypePieExpressionFunctionDefinition => ({
     } as PieVisParams;
 
     if (handlers?.inspectorAdapters?.tables) {
-      handlers.inspectorAdapters.tables.logDatatable('default', context);
+      const logTable = prepareLogTable(context, [
+        [
+          [args.metric],
+          i18n.translate('visTypePie.function.dimension.metric', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Slice size',
+          }),
+        ],
+        [
+          args.buckets,
+          i18n.translate('visTypePie.function.adimension.buckets', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Slice',
+          }),
+        ],
+        [
+          args.splitColumn,
+          i18n.translate('visTypePie.function.dimension.splitcolumn', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Column split',
+          }),
+        ],
+        [
+          args.splitRow,
+          i18n.translate('visTypePie.function.dimension.splitrow', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Row split',
+          }),
+        ],
+      ]);
+      handlers.inspectorAdapters.tables.logDatatable('default', logTable);
     }
 
     return {
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/index.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..123fa28f183384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+export * from './range';
+export * from './vis_dimension';
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/expression_functions/range.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/range.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from src/plugins/visualizations/public/expression_functions/range.ts
rename to src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/range.ts
index c5408a399e235c..04751ef01985ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/expression_functions/range.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/range.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, Datatable, Range } from '../../../expressions/public';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, Datatable, Range } from '../../../expressions/common';
 
 interface Arguments {
   from: number;
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/expression_functions/vis_dimension.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/vis_dimension.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from src/plugins/visualizations/public/expression_functions/vis_dimension.ts
rename to src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/vis_dimension.ts
index cc29ee6ea39871..6886fa94f878ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/expression_functions/vis_dimension.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/expression_functions/vis_dimension.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   ExpressionValueBoxed,
   Datatable,
   DatatableColumn,
-} from '../../../expressions/public';
+} from '../../../expressions/common';
 
 interface Arguments {
   accessor: string | number;
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/common/index.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/index.ts
index c93e0ac3cda5a0..bde292cb69697f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/common/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/index.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@
 
 /** @public types */
 export * from './types';
+export * from './prepare_log_table';
+export * from './expression_functions';
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/common/prepare_log_table.test.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/prepare_log_table.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..dc02adbd458ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/prepare_log_table.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { prepareLogTable } from './prepare_log_table';
+
+describe('prepareLogTable', () => {
+  test('returns first matching dimension name', () => {
+    const datatable = {
+      columns: [
+        {
+          meta: {},
+        },
+        {
+          meta: {},
+        },
+        {
+          meta: {},
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const logTable = prepareLogTable(datatable as any, [
+      [[{ accessor: 0 } as any], 'dimension1'],
+      [[{ accessor: 2 } as any], 'dimension3'],
+      [[{ accessor: 1 } as any], 'dimension2'],
+    ]);
+    expect(logTable).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      {
+        columns: [
+          {
+            meta: {
+              dimensionName: 'dimension1',
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            meta: {
+              dimensionName: 'dimension2',
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            meta: {
+              dimensionName: 'dimension3',
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      `
+      Object {
+        "columns": Array [
+          Object {
+            "meta": Object {
+              "dimensionName": "dimension1",
+            },
+          },
+          Object {
+            "meta": Object {
+              "dimensionName": "dimension2",
+            },
+          },
+          Object {
+            "meta": Object {
+              "dimensionName": "dimension3",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      }
+    `
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/common/prepare_log_table.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/prepare_log_table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f179eb8a1c10a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/common/prepare_log_table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { ExpressionValueVisDimension } from './expression_functions/vis_dimension';
+import { Datatable } from '../../expressions/common/expression_types/specs';
+
+export type Dimension = [ExpressionValueVisDimension[] | undefined, string];
+
+const getDimensionName = (columnIndex: number, dimensions: Dimension[]) => {
+  for (const dimension of dimensions) {
+    if (dimension[0]?.find((d) => d.accessor === columnIndex)) {
+      return dimension[1];
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+export const prepareLogTable = (datatable: Datatable, dimensions: Dimension[]) => {
+  return {
+    ...datatable,
+    columns: datatable.columns.map((column, columnIndex) => {
+      return {
+        ...column,
+        meta: {
+          ...column.meta,
+          dimensionName: getDimensionName(columnIndex, dimensions),
+        },
+      };
+    }),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/kibana.json b/src/plugins/visualizations/kibana.json
index aa78e45481aa4d..daf2c90c2eb797 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/kibana.json
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/kibana.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   ],
   "optionalPlugins": ["usageCollection"],
   "requiredBundles": ["kibanaUtils", "discover"],
-  "extraPublicDirs": ["common/constants"],
+  "extraPublicDirs": ["common/constants", "common/prepare_log_table", "common/expression_functions"],
   "owner": {
     "name": "Kibana App",
     "githubTeam": "kibana-app"
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/index.ts
index 081023d0039e78..a01a2477dd311f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/index.ts
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ export {
 } from './types';
 export { VisualizationListItem, VisualizationStage } from './vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry';
 export { VISUALIZE_ENABLE_LABS_SETTING } from '../common/constants';
-export { SavedVisState, VisParams } from '../common';
-export { ExpressionValueVisDimension } from './expression_functions/vis_dimension';
+export { SavedVisState, VisParams, prepareLogTable } from '../common';
+export { ExpressionValueVisDimension } from '../common/expression_functions/vis_dimension';
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/plugin.ts
index 17dcb28e15e5dc..e3dcf79a63a768 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/plugin.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import {
   createVisEmbeddableFromObject,
 } from './embeddable';
 import { TypesService } from './vis_types/types_service';
-import { range as rangeExpressionFunction } from './expression_functions/range';
-import { visDimension as visDimensionExpressionFunction } from './expression_functions/vis_dimension';
+import { range as rangeExpressionFunction } from '../common/expression_functions/range';
+import { visDimension as visDimensionExpressionFunction } from '../common/expression_functions/vis_dimension';
 
 import { createStartServicesGetter, StartServicesGetter } from '../../kibana_utils/public';
 import { createSavedVisLoader, SavedVisualizationsLoader } from './saved_visualizations';