diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx
index 0fefa71dea48b4..235e5d0f20f87a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/swimlane_container.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { ExplorerSwimlane, ExplorerSwimlaneProps } from './explorer_swimlane';
 
 import { MlTooltipComponent } from '../components/chart_tooltip';
 import { SwimLanePagination } from './swimlane_pagination';
-import { SWIMLANE_TYPE } from './explorer_constants';
 import { ViewBySwimLaneData } from './explorer_utils';
 
 /**
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ export const SwimlaneContainer: FC<
     (showSwimlane || isLoading) &&
     swimlaneLimit !== undefined &&
     onPaginationChange &&
-    props.swimlaneType === SWIMLANE_TYPE.VIEW_BY &&
     fromPage &&
     perPage;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx
index f89e27925d745f..30b9bc2af219f7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/routing/routes/explorer.tsx
@@ -218,10 +218,8 @@ const ExplorerUrlStateManager: FC<ExplorerUrlStateManagerProps> = ({ jobsWithTim
       loadExplorerData({
         ...loadExplorerDataConfig,
         swimlaneLimit:
-          explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData &&
-          isViewBySwimLaneData(explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData)
-            ? explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData.cardinality
-            : undefined,
+          isViewBySwimLaneData(explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData) &&
+          explorerState?.viewBySwimlaneData.cardinality,
       });
     }
   }, [JSON.stringify(loadExplorerDataConfig)]);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js
index 0c3b2e40c8e261..ef00c9025763ee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/services/results_service/results_service.js
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
                 },
               },
               aggs: {
+                jobsCardinality: {
+                  cardinality: {
+                    field: 'job_id',
+                  },
+                },
                 jobId: {
                   terms: {
                     field: 'job_id',
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(mlApiServices) {
               });
               obj.results[jobId] = resultsForTime;
             });
+            obj.cardinality = resp.aggregations?.jobsCardinality?.value ?? 0;
 
             resolve(obj);
           })