diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/types.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/types.ts
index a1d935a2863d..10586ef76498 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/types.ts
@@ -53,3 +53,7 @@ export interface PartialDataFrame extends Omit<IDataFrame, 'fields' | 'size'> {
 export interface IDataFrameWithAggs extends IDataFrame {
   aggs: DataFrameAgg[] | null;
 }
+
+export interface IDataFrameError {
+  error: Error;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/utils.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/utils.ts
index c9ccfb4ee2f0..9576ce098a0d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/data_frames/utils.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   IDataFrame,
   IDataFrameWithAggs,
   PartialDataFrame,
+  IDataFrameError,
 } from './types';
 import { IFieldType } from './fields';
 import { IndexPatternFieldMap, IndexPatternSpec } from '../index_patterns';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import { IOpenSearchDashboardsSearchRequest } from '../search';
 
 export interface IDataFrameResponse extends SearchResponse<any> {
   type: DATA_FRAME_TYPES;
-  body: IDataFrame | IDataFrameWithAggs;
+  body: IDataFrame | IDataFrameWithAggs | IDataFrameError;
   took: number;
 }