diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/data/public/query/query_bar/components/query_bar_input.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/data/public/query/query_bar/components/query_bar_input.tsx
index dce245e0ccb24..746f6e231abb0 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/data/public/query/query_bar/components/query_bar_input.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/data/public/query/query_bar/components/query_bar_input.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export class QueryBarInputUI extends Component<Props, State> {
   public inputRef: HTMLInputElement | null = null;
 
   private persistedLog: PersistedLog | undefined;
+  private abortController: AbortController | undefined;
   private services = this.props.kibana.services;
   private componentIsUnmounting = false;
 
@@ -167,12 +168,22 @@ export class QueryBarInputUI extends Component<Props, State> {
       return;
     }
 
-    const suggestions: AutocompleteSuggestion[] = await getAutocompleteSuggestions({
-      query: queryString,
-      selectionStart,
-      selectionEnd,
-    });
-    return [...suggestions, ...recentSearchSuggestions];
+    try {
+      if (this.abortController) this.abortController.abort();
+      this.abortController = new AbortController();
+      const suggestions: AutocompleteSuggestion[] = await getAutocompleteSuggestions({
+        query: queryString,
+        selectionStart,
+        selectionEnd,
+        signal: this.abortController.signal,
+      });
+      return [...suggestions, ...recentSearchSuggestions];
+    } catch (e) {
+      // TODO: Waiting on https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/51406 for a properly typed error
+      // Ignore aborted requests
+      if (e.message === 'The user aborted a request.') return;
+      throw e;
+    }
   };
 
   private getRecentSearchSuggestions = (query: string) => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/autocomplete_provider/types.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/autocomplete_provider/types.ts
index 3d34b1bc4a2d2..389057f94144d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/autocomplete_provider/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/autocomplete_provider/types.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export type GetSuggestions = (args: {
   query: string;
   selectionStart: number;
   selectionEnd: number;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
 }) => Promise<AutocompleteSuggestion[]>;
 
 /** @public **/
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/suggestions_provider/value_suggestions.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/suggestions_provider/value_suggestions.ts
index 3bc1b45d87395..bff03f4cc1440 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/suggestions_provider/value_suggestions.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/suggestions_provider/value_suggestions.ts
@@ -28,23 +28,36 @@ export function getSuggestionsProvider(
   http: HttpServiceBase
 ): IGetSuggestions {
   const requestSuggestions = memoize(
-    (index: string, field: IFieldType, query: string, boolFilter: any = []) => {
+    (
+      index: string,
+      field: IFieldType,
+      query: string,
+      boolFilter: any = [],
+      signal?: AbortSignal
+    ) => {
       return http.fetch(`/api/kibana/suggestions/values/${index}`, {
         method: 'POST',
         body: JSON.stringify({ query, field: field.name, boolFilter }),
+        signal,
       });
     },
     resolver
   );
 
-  return async (index: string, field: IFieldType, query: string, boolFilter?: any) => {
+  return async (
+    index: string,
+    field: IFieldType,
+    query: string,
+    boolFilter?: any,
+    signal?: AbortSignal
+  ) => {
     const shouldSuggestValues = uiSettings.get('filterEditor:suggestValues');
     if (field.type === 'boolean') {
       return [true, false];
     } else if (!shouldSuggestValues || !field.aggregatable || field.type !== 'string') {
       return [];
     }
-    return await requestSuggestions(index, field, query, boolFilter);
+    return await requestSuggestions(index, field, query, boolFilter, signal);
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/index.js
index 8a82194470ace..ce688f9d6fb2a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const kueryProvider = ({ config, indexPatterns, boolFilter }) => {
     return provider({ config, indexPatterns, boolFilter });
   });
 
-  return function getSuggestions({ query, selectionStart, selectionEnd }) {
+  return function getSuggestions({ query, selectionStart, selectionEnd, signal }) {
     const cursoredQuery = `${query.substr(0, selectionStart)}${cursorSymbol}${query.substr(selectionEnd)}`;
 
     let cursorNode;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const kueryProvider = ({ config, indexPatterns, boolFilter }) => {
 
     const { suggestionTypes = [] } = cursorNode;
     const suggestionsByType = suggestionTypes.map(type => {
-      return getSuggestionsByType[type](cursorNode);
+      return getSuggestionsByType[type](cursorNode, signal);
     });
     return Promise.all(suggestionsByType)
       .then(suggestionsByType => dedup(flatten(suggestionsByType)));
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/value.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/value.js
index 52bf347a94075..88e2fe812faa6 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/value.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/kuery_autocomplete/public/autocomplete_providers/value.js
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ export function getSuggestionsProvider({ indexPatterns, boolFilter }) {
     suffix,
     fieldName,
     nestedPath,
-  }) {
+  }, signal) {
     const fullFieldName = nestedPath ? `${nestedPath}.${fieldName}` : fieldName;
     const fields = allFields.filter(field => field.name === fullFieldName);
     const query = `${prefix}${suffix}`.trim();
     const { getSuggestions } = npStart.plugins.data;
 
     const suggestionsByField = fields.map(field => {
-      return getSuggestions(field.indexPatternTitle, field, query, boolFilter).then(data => {
+      return getSuggestions(field.indexPatternTitle, field, query, boolFilter, signal).then(data => {
         const quotedValues = data.map(value => typeof value === 'string' ? `"${escapeQuotes(value)}"` : `${value}`);
         return wrapAsSuggestions(start, end, query, quotedValues);
       });