diff --git a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx
index 662c8526dd567..9ee6b2261bd4e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx
+++ b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.tsx
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@ export const UnifiedDataTable = ({
   const schemaDetectors = useMemo(() => getSchemaDetectors(), []);
   const columnsVisibility = useMemo(
     () => ({
+      canDragAndDropColumns: true,
       visibleColumns,
       setVisibleColumns: (newColumns: string[]) => {
         const dontModifyColumns = !shouldPrependTimeFieldColumn(newColumns);