diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/layers/sources/es_search_source/es_search_source.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/layers/sources/es_search_source/es_search_source.js
index b0f2c0bd0f5d1e..1d52dcc147c5b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/layers/sources/es_search_source/es_search_source.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/layers/sources/es_search_source/es_search_source.js
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ export class ESSearchSource extends AbstractESSource {
 
     const properties = indexPattern.flattenHit(hit);
     indexPattern.metaFields.forEach(metaField => {
-      delete properties[metaField];
+      if (!this._descriptor.tooltipProperties.includes(metaField)) {
+        delete properties[metaField];
+      }
     });
     return properties;
   }