diff --git a/packages/kbn-data-service/src/constants.ts b/packages/kbn-data-service/src/constants.ts
index f44769c0eefa5..0bafe1d97b797 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-data-service/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-data-service/src/constants.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const UI_SETTINGS = {
   COURIER_MAX_CONCURRENT_SHARD_REQUESTS: 'courier:maxConcurrentShardRequests',
   SEARCH_INCLUDE_FROZEN: 'search:includeFrozen',
   SEARCH_TIMEOUT: 'search:timeout',
+  SEARCH_EXCLUDED_DATA_TIERS: 'search:search_excluded_data_tiers',
   HISTOGRAM_BAR_TARGET: 'histogram:barTarget',
   HISTOGRAM_MAX_BARS: 'histogram:maxBars',
   HISTORY_LIMIT: 'history:limit',
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
index 8dc58c3ffd637..ab435ef69b159 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/ui_settings.ts
@@ -579,5 +579,21 @@ export function getUiSettings(
       schema: schema.number(),
       requiresPageReload: true,
     },
+    [UI_SETTINGS.SEARCH_EXCLUDED_DATA_TIERS]: {
+      name: i18n.translate('data.advancedSettings.searchExcludedDataTiers', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Excluded data tiers from search',
+      }),
+      value: [],
+      description: i18n.translate('data.advancedSettings.searchExcludedDataTiersDesc', {
+        defaultMessage: `Specify the data tiers to exclude from search, such as data_cold and/or data_frozen. 
+          When configured, indices allocated in the selected tiers will be ignored from search requests.`,
+      }),
+      type: 'array',
+      category: ['search'],
+      schema: schema.arrayOf(
+        schema.oneOf([schema.literal('data_cold'), schema.literal('data_frozen')])
+      ),
+      requiresPageReload: false,
+    },
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/schema.ts b/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/schema.ts
index d1ab81f3e60a7..b67a72cf2edfb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/schema.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/schema.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ export const stackManagementSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<UsageStats> = {
     type: 'boolean',
     _meta: { description: 'Non-default value of setting.' },
   },
+  'search:search_excluded_data_tiers': {
+    type: 'array',
+    items: {
+      type: 'keyword',
+      _meta: { description: 'Non-default value of setting.' },
+    },
+  },
   'courier:maxConcurrentShardRequests': {
     type: 'long',
     _meta: { description: 'Non-default value of setting.' },
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/types.ts b/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/types.ts
index c66f4f07a296e..863c007e35ef2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_usage_collection/server/collectors/management/types.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export interface UsageStats {
   'securitySolution:excludeColdAndFrozenTiersInAnalyzer': boolean;
   'securitySolution:enableCcsWarning': boolean;
   'search:includeFrozen': boolean;
+  'search:search_excluded_data_tiers': string[];
   'courier:maxConcurrentShardRequests': number;
   'courier:setRequestPreference': string;
   'courier:customRequestPreference': string;
diff --git a/src/plugins/telemetry/schema/oss_plugins.json b/src/plugins/telemetry/schema/oss_plugins.json
index 70fbeec73bc5d..8f930a16eb6d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/telemetry/schema/oss_plugins.json
+++ b/src/plugins/telemetry/schema/oss_plugins.json
@@ -9794,6 +9794,15 @@
             "description": "Non-default value of setting."
           }
         },
+        "search:search_excluded_data_tiers": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "keyword",
+            "_meta": {
+              "description": "Non-default value of setting."
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "courier:maxConcurrentShardRequests": {
           "type": "long",
           "_meta": {