diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/metrics_explorer/components/helpers/create_tsvb_link.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/metrics_explorer/components/helpers/create_tsvb_link.ts
index 84d87ee4ad1b7..4c3551db3cbcd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/metrics_explorer/components/helpers/create_tsvb_link.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/pages/metrics/metrics_explorer/components/helpers/create_tsvb_link.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const createFilterFromOptions = (
             if (!value) {
               return null;
             }
-            return `${field}: "${value.replace('"', '\\"')}"`;
+            return `${field}: "${value.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
           })
           .join(' and ')
       : `${options.groupBy} : "${id}"`;