diff --git a/app/code/Magento/SalesGraphQl/Model/OrderItem/DataProvider.php b/app/code/Magento/SalesGraphQl/Model/OrderItem/DataProvider.php
index 037e588dc663b..aa50e004422f7 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/SalesGraphQl/Model/OrderItem/DataProvider.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/SalesGraphQl/Model/OrderItem/DataProvider.php
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ private function getDiscountDetails(OrderInterface $associatedOrder, OrderItemIn
                 'amount' => [
                     'value' => abs((float) $orderItem->getDiscountAmount()),
                     'currency' => $associatedOrder->getOrderCurrencyCode()
-                ]
+                ],
+                'applied_to' => 'ITEM'
             ];
         }
         return $discounts;