diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/__snapshots__/index_patterns_missing_prompt.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/__snapshots__/index_patterns_missing_prompt.test.tsx.snap
index fb896059460b90f..6794aab20570361 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/__snapshots__/index_patterns_missing_prompt.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/__snapshots__/index_patterns_missing_prompt.test.tsx.snap
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports[`IndexPatternsMissingPrompt renders correctly against snapshot 1`] = `
     <React.Fragment>
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
-          defaultMessage="An ECS compliant Kibana index pattern must be configured to view events on the map. When using {beats}, you can run the {setup} command on your hosts to automatically create the index patterns. For example: {example}."
+          defaultMessage="To display map data, you must define SIEM indices ({defaultIndex}) and Kibana index patterns with identical names or glob patterns. When using {beats}, you can run the {setup} command on your hosts to automatically create the index patterns. For example: {example}."
           id="xpack.siem.components.embeddables.indexPatternsMissingPrompt.errorDescription1"
           values={
             Object {
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ exports[`IndexPatternsMissingPrompt renders correctly against snapshot 1`] = `
               >
                 beats
               </a>,
+              "defaultIndex": <a
+                href="/test/base/path/app/kibana#/management/kibana/settings"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                target="_blank"
+              >
+                siem:defaultIndex
+              </a>,
               "example": <EuiCode>
                 ./packetbeat setup
               </EuiCode>,
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ exports[`IndexPatternsMissingPrompt renders correctly against snapshot 1`] = `
       </p>
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
-          defaultMessage="You can also configure them manually in Kibana."
+          defaultMessage="You can also configure index patterns manually in Kibana."
           id="xpack.siem.components.embeddables.indexPatternsMissingPrompt.errorDescription2"
           values={Object {}}
         />
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/index_patterns_missing_prompt.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/index_patterns_missing_prompt.tsx
index 1e29676415d79f8..6533be49c3430fe 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/index_patterns_missing_prompt.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/embeddables/index_patterns_missing_prompt.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,18 @@ export const IndexPatternsMissingPromptComponent = () => (
       <>
         <p>
           <FormattedMessage
-            defaultMessage="An ECS compliant Kibana index pattern must be configured to view events on the map. When using {beats}, you can run the {setup} command on your hosts to automatically create the index patterns. For example: {example}."
+            defaultMessage="To display map data, you must define SIEM indices ({defaultIndex}) and Kibana index patterns with identical names or glob patterns. When using {beats}, you can run the {setup} command on your hosts to automatically create the index patterns. For example: {example}."
             id="xpack.siem.components.embeddables.indexPatternsMissingPrompt.errorDescription1"
             values={{
+              defaultIndex: (
+                <a
+                  href={`${chrome.getBasePath()}/app/kibana#/management/kibana/settings`}
+                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  target="_blank"
+                >
+                  {'siem:defaultIndex'}
+                </a>
+              ),
               beats: (
                 <a
                   href={`${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/beats/libbeat/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/getting-started.html`}
@@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ export const IndexPatternsMissingPromptComponent = () => (
 
         <p>
           <FormattedMessage
-            defaultMessage="You can also configure them manually in Kibana."
+            defaultMessage="You can also configure index patterns manually in Kibana."
             id="xpack.siem.components.embeddables.indexPatternsMissingPrompt.errorDescription2"
           />
         </p>