diff --git a/src/sentry/integrations/slack/unfurl/discover.py b/src/sentry/integrations/slack/unfurl/discover.py
index 6f9da5a7a881a4..5a22df69ceacae 100644
--- a/src/sentry/integrations/slack/unfurl/discover.py
+++ b/src/sentry/integrations/slack/unfurl/discover.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from sentry.api import client
 from sentry.charts import generate_chart
 from sentry.charts.types import ChartType
+from sentry.discover.arithmetic import is_equation
 from sentry.integrations.slack.message_builder.discover import build_discover_attachment
 from sentry.models import ApiKey, Integration
 from sentry.models.user import User
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@
 TOP_N = 5
 MAX_PERIOD_DAYS_INCLUDE_PREVIOUS = 45
 DEFAULT_PERIOD = "14d"
+DEFAULT_AXIS_OPTION = "count()"
+AGGREGATE_PATTERN = r"^(\w+)\((.*)?\)$"
+AGGREGATE_BASE = r"(\w+)\((.*)?\)"
 
 
 def get_double_period(period: str) -> str:
@@ -44,6 +48,18 @@ def get_double_period(period: str) -> str:
     return f"{value * 2}{unit}"
 
 
+def is_aggregate(field: str) -> bool:
+    field_match = re.match(AGGREGATE_PATTERN, field)
+    if field_match:
+        return True
+
+    equation_match = re.match(AGGREGATE_BASE, field) and is_equation(field)
+    if equation_match:
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
 def unfurl_discover(
     data: HttpRequest,
     integration: Integration,
@@ -90,8 +106,13 @@ def unfurl_discover(
             or (to_list(saved_query.get("orderby")) if saved_query.get("orderby") else []),
         )
         params.setlist("name", params.getlist("name") or to_list(saved_query.get("name")))
+
+        fields = params.getlist("field") or to_list(saved_query.get("fields"))
+        # Mimic Discover to pick the first aggregate as the yAxis option if
+        # one isn't specified.
+        axis_options = [field for field in fields if is_aggregate(field)] + [DEFAULT_AXIS_OPTION]
         params.setlist(
-            "yAxis", params.getlist("yAxis") or to_list(saved_query.get("yAxis", "count()"))
+            "yAxis", params.getlist("yAxis") or to_list(saved_query.get("yAxis", axis_options[0]))
         )
         params.setlist("field", params.getlist("field") or to_list(saved_query.get("fields")))
 
diff --git a/tests/sentry/integrations/slack/test_unfurl.py b/tests/sentry/integrations/slack/test_unfurl.py
index 7f37be5518cf88..298d704aa638e1 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/integrations/slack/test_unfurl.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/integrations/slack/test_unfurl.py
@@ -300,6 +300,66 @@ def test_unfurl_discover_short_url(self, mock_generate_chart):
         first_key = list(chart_data["stats"].keys())[0]
         assert len(chart_data["stats"][first_key]["data"]) == 288
 
+    @patch("sentry.integrations.slack.unfurl.discover.generate_chart", return_value="chart-url")
+    def test_unfurl_correct_y_axis_for_saved_query(self, mock_generate_chart):
+        query = {
+            "fields": [
+                "message",
+                "event.type",
+                "project",
+                "user.display",
+                "p50(transaction.duration)",
+            ],
+        }
+        saved_query = DiscoverSavedQuery.objects.create(
+            organization=self.organization,
+            created_by=self.user,
+            name="Test query",
+            query=query,
+            version=2,
+        )
+        saved_query.set_projects([self.project.id])
+
+        min_ago = iso_format(before_now(minutes=1))
+        self.store_event(
+            data={"message": "first", "fingerprint": ["group2"], "timestamp": min_ago},
+            project_id=self.project.id,
+        )
+        self.store_event(
+            data={"message": "second", "fingerprint": ["group2"], "timestamp": min_ago},
+            project_id=self.project.id,
+        )
+
+        url = f"https://sentry.io/organizations/{self.organization.slug}/discover/results/?id={saved_query.id}&statsPeriod=24h&project={self.project.id}"
+        link_type, args = match_link(url)
+
+        if not args or not link_type:
+            raise Exception("Missing link_type/args")
+
+        links = [
+            UnfurlableUrl(url=url, args=args),
+        ]
+
+        with self.feature(
+            [
+                "organizations:discover",
+                "organizations:discover-basic",
+                "organizations:chart-unfurls",
+                "organizations:discover-top-events",
+            ]
+        ):
+            unfurls = link_handlers[link_type].fn(self.request, self.integration, links, self.user)
+
+        assert unfurls[url] == build_discover_attachment(
+            title=args["query"].get("name"), chart_url="chart-url"
+        )
+        assert len(mock_generate_chart.mock_calls) == 1
+
+        assert mock_generate_chart.call_args[0][0] == ChartType.SLACK_DISCOVER_TOTAL_PERIOD
+        chart_data = mock_generate_chart.call_args[0][1]
+        assert chart_data["seriesName"] == "p50(transaction.duration)"
+        assert len(chart_data["stats"]["data"]) == 288
+
     @patch("sentry.integrations.slack.unfurl.discover.generate_chart", return_value="chart-url")
     def test_top_events_url_param(self, mock_generate_chart):
         min_ago = iso_format(before_now(minutes=1))