diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/data_grid.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/data_grid.scss
index f6958ef66770e..b445c82b35ff9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/data_grid.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/data_grid/data_grid.scss
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@
   .euiDataGridRowCell--boolean {
     text-transform: none;
   }
+
+  // Override to align the sorting arrow at the bottom when histogram charts are enabled
+  .euiDataGridHeaderCell .euiDataGridHeaderCell__sortingArrow {
+    margin-top: auto;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
 }