diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/helpers.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..043b5fe39a8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { TimelineId } from '../../../common/types/timeline';
+import { skipQueryForDetectionsPage } from './helpers';
+
+describe('skipQueryForDetectionsPage', () => {
+  test('Make sure to NOT skip the query when it is not a timeline from a detection pages', () => {
+    expect(skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.active, ['auditbeat-*', 'filebeat-*'])).toBe(
+      false
+    );
+    expect(
+      skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.hostsPageEvents, ['auditbeat-*', 'filebeat-*'])
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.hostsPageExternalAlerts, ['auditbeat-*', 'filebeat-*'])
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.networkPageExternalAlerts, [
+        'auditbeat-*',
+        'filebeat-*',
+      ])
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('Make sure to SKIP the query when it is a timeline from a detection pages without the siem-signals', () => {
+    expect(
+      skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.detectionsPage, ['auditbeat-*', 'filebeat-*'])
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.detectionsRulesDetailsPage, [
+        'auditbeat-*',
+        'filebeat-*',
+      ])
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('Make sure to NOT skip the query when it is a timeline from a detection pages with the siem-signals', () => {
+    expect(
+      skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.detectionsPage, [
+        'auditbeat-*',
+        '.siem-signals-rainbow-butterfly',
+      ])
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      skipQueryForDetectionsPage(TimelineId.detectionsRulesDetailsPage, [
+        '.siem-signals-rainbow-butterfly',
+      ])
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/helpers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aef6f4df6f41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { TimelineId } from '../../../common/types/timeline';
+
+export const detectionsTimelineIds = [
+  TimelineId.detectionsPage,
+  TimelineId.detectionsRulesDetailsPage,
+];
+
+export const skipQueryForDetectionsPage = (id: string, defaultIndex: string[]) =>
+  id != null &&
+  detectionsTimelineIds.some((timelineId) => timelineId === id) &&
+  !defaultIndex.some((di) => di.toLowerCase().startsWith('.siem-signals'));
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/index.tsx
index 562999108b4b0..de7175f0a7f97 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/timelines/containers/index.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { Query } from 'react-apollo';
 import { compose, Dispatch } from 'redux';
 import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
 
-import { TimelineId } from '../../../common/types/timeline';
 import { DEFAULT_INDEX_KEY } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { IIndexPattern } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns';
 import {
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ import { QueryTemplate, QueryTemplateProps } from '../../common/containers/query
 import { EventType } from '../../timelines/store/timeline/model';
 import { timelineQuery } from './index.gql_query';
 import { timelineActions } from '../../timelines/store/timeline';
-
-const timelineIds = [TimelineId.detectionsPage, TimelineId.detectionsRulesDetailsPage];
+import { detectionsTimelineIds, skipQueryForDetectionsPage } from './helpers';
 
 export interface TimelineArgs {
   events: TimelineItem[];
@@ -130,6 +128,7 @@ class TimelineQueryComponent extends QueryTemplate<
         query={timelineQuery}
         fetchPolicy="network-only"
         notifyOnNetworkStatusChange
+        skip={skipQueryForDetectionsPage(id, defaultIndex)}
         variables={variables}
       >
         {({ data, loading, fetchMore, refetch }) => {
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: Dispatch) => ({
   clearSignalsState: ({ id }: { id?: string }) => {
-    if (id != null && timelineIds.some((timelineId) => timelineId === id)) {
+    if (id != null && detectionsTimelineIds.some((timelineId) => timelineId === id)) {
       dispatch(timelineActions.clearEventsLoading({ id }));
       dispatch(timelineActions.clearEventsDeleted({ id }));
     }