diff --git a/e2e/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts b/e2e/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts
index 304f502dfa3..5b0bb7b159d 100644
--- a/e2e/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ e2e.scenario({
   skipScenario: false,
   scenario: () => {
     // Opening a dashboard without template variables
-    e2e().intercept('POST', '/api/ds/query').as('query');
+    e2e()
+      .intercept({
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
+      })
+      .as('query');
     e2e.flows.openDashboard({ uid: 'ZqZnVvFZz' });
     e2e().wait('@query');
 
@@ -65,7 +69,12 @@ e2e.scenario({
   skipScenario: false,
   scenario: () => {
     // Opening a dashboard without template variables
-    e2e().intercept('POST', '/api/ds/query').as('query');
+    e2e()
+      .intercept({
+        method: 'POST',
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
+      })
+      .as('query');
     e2e.flows.openDashboard({ uid: 'ZqZnVvFZz' });
     e2e().wait('@query');
 
@@ -109,7 +118,12 @@ e2e.scenario({
   skipScenario: false,
   scenario: () => {
     // Opening a dashboard without template variables
-    e2e().intercept('/api/ds/query').as('query');
+    e2e()
+      .intercept({
+        method: 'POST',
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
+      })
+      .as('query');
     e2e.flows.openDashboard({ uid: 'ZqZnVvFZz' });
     e2e().wait('@query');
 
diff --git a/e2e/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts b/e2e/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts
index d4e2f486eed..e42a55d7056 100644
--- a/e2e/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('Variables - Load options from Url', () => {
     e2e()
       .intercept({
         method: 'POST',
-        url: '/api/ds/query',
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query*',
       })
       .as('query');
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Variables - Load options from Url', () => {
     e2e()
       .intercept({
         method: 'POST',
-        url: '/api/ds/query',
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
       })
       .as('query');
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('Variables - Load options from Url', () => {
     e2e()
       .intercept({
         method: 'POST',
-        url: '/api/ds/query',
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
       })
       .as('query');
 
diff --git a/e2e/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts b/e2e/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
index 94d1fbe60fd..c6d61d78c1d 100644
--- a/e2e/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ describe('Variables - Set options from ui', () => {
   it('adding a value that is not part of dependents options should add the new values dependant options', () => {
     e2e.flows.login('admin', 'admin');
     e2e.flows.openDashboard({ uid: `${PAGE_UNDER_TEST}?orgId=1&var-datacenter=A&var-server=AA&var-pod=AAA` });
-    e2e().intercept('/api/ds/query').as('query');
+    e2e()
+      .intercept({
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
+      })
+      .as('query');
 
     e2e().wait('@query');
 
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Variables - Set options from ui', () => {
     e2e.flows.openDashboard({
       uid: `${PAGE_UNDER_TEST}?orgId=1&var-datacenter=A&var-datacenter=B&var-server=AA&var-server=BB&var-pod=AAA&var-pod=BBB`,
     });
-    e2e().intercept('/api/ds/query').as('query');
+    e2e().intercept({ pathname: '/api/ds/query' }).as('query');
 
     e2e().wait('@query');
 
diff --git a/e2e/panels-suite/panelEdit_base.spec.ts b/e2e/panels-suite/panelEdit_base.spec.ts
index 6d38ba9b1b2..2ae5daa1cd2 100644
--- a/e2e/panels-suite/panelEdit_base.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/panels-suite/panelEdit_base.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ e2e.scenario({
   addScenarioDashBoard: false,
   skipScenario: false,
   scenario: () => {
-    e2e().intercept('/api/ds/query').as('query');
+    e2e()
+      .intercept({
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
+      })
+      .as('query');
     e2e.flows.openDashboard({ uid: 'TkZXxlNG3' });
     e2e().wait('@query');
 
diff --git a/e2e/sql-suite/mysql.spec.ts b/e2e/sql-suite/mysql.spec.ts
index ab535220c98..91ab9d7379a 100644
--- a/e2e/sql-suite/mysql.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/sql-suite/mysql.spec.ts
@@ -11,24 +11,30 @@ describe('MySQL datasource', () => {
   it('code editor autocomplete should handle table name escaping/quoting', () => {
     e2e.flows.login('admin', 'admin');
 
-    e2e().intercept('POST', '**/api/ds/query', (req) => {
-      if (req.body.queries[0].refId === 'datasets') {
-        req.alias = 'datasets';
-        req.reply({
-          body: datasetResponse,
-        });
-      } else if (req.body.queries[0].refId === 'tables') {
-        req.alias = 'tables';
-        req.reply({
-          body: tablesResponse,
-        });
-      } else if (req.body.queries[0].refId === 'fields') {
-        req.alias = 'fields';
-        req.reply({
-          body: fieldsResponse,
-        });
+    e2e().intercept(
+      'POST',
+      {
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
+      },
+      (req) => {
+        if (req.body.queries[0].refId === 'datasets') {
+          req.alias = 'datasets';
+          req.reply({
+            body: datasetResponse,
+          });
+        } else if (req.body.queries[0].refId === 'tables') {
+          req.alias = 'tables';
+          req.reply({
+            body: tablesResponse,
+          });
+        } else if (req.body.queries[0].refId === 'fields') {
+          req.alias = 'fields';
+          req.reply({
+            body: fieldsResponse,
+          });
+        }
       }
-    });
+    );
 
     e2e.pages.Explore.visit();
 
diff --git a/e2e/various-suite/exemplars.spec.ts b/e2e/various-suite/exemplars.spec.ts
index 164296d70e0..70c286902a0 100644
--- a/e2e/various-suite/exemplars.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/various-suite/exemplars.spec.ts
@@ -32,16 +32,21 @@ describe('Exemplars', () => {
   });
 
   it('should be able to navigate to configured data source', () => {
-    e2e().intercept('/api/ds/query', (req) => {
-      const datasourceType = req.body.queries[0].datasource.type;
-      if (datasourceType === 'prometheus') {
-        req.reply({ fixture: 'exemplars-query-response.json' });
-      } else if (datasourceType === 'tempo') {
-        req.reply({ fixture: 'tempo-response.json' });
-      } else {
-        req.reply({});
+    e2e().intercept(
+      {
+        pathname: '/api/ds/query',
+      },
+      (req) => {
+        const datasourceType = req.body.queries[0].datasource.type;
+        if (datasourceType === 'prometheus') {
+          req.reply({ fixture: 'exemplars-query-response.json' });
+        } else if (datasourceType === 'tempo') {
+          req.reply({ fixture: 'tempo-response.json' });
+        } else {
+          req.reply({});
+        }
       }
-    });
+    );
 
     e2e.pages.Explore.visit();
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.test.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.test.ts
index f703528d10a..40b17f3fdb0 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.test.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.test.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('DataSourceWithBackend', () => {
         "hideFromInspector": false,
         "method": "POST",
         "requestId": undefined,
-        "url": "/api/ds/query",
+        "url": "/api/ds/query?ds_type=dummy",
       }
     `);
   });
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('DataSourceWithBackend', () => {
         "hideFromInspector": false,
         "method": "POST",
         "requestId": undefined,
-        "url": "/api/ds/query?expression=true",
+        "url": "/api/ds/query?ds_type=dummy&expression=true",
       }
     `);
   });
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe('DataSourceWithBackend', () => {
         "hideFromInspector": true,
         "method": "POST",
         "requestId": undefined,
-        "url": "/api/ds/query",
+        "url": "/api/ds/query?ds_type=dummy",
       }
     `);
   });
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts
index 8b8b142948c..5b3793cfcbf 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts
@@ -202,10 +202,16 @@ class DataSourceWithBackend<
     headers[PluginRequestHeaders.PluginID] = Array.from(pluginIDs).join(', ');
     headers[PluginRequestHeaders.DatasourceUID] = Array.from(dsUIDs).join(', ');
 
-    let url = '/api/ds/query';
+    let url = '/api/ds/query?ds_type=' + this.type;
+
     if (hasExpr) {
       headers[PluginRequestHeaders.FromExpression] = 'true';
-      url += '?expression=true';
+      url += '&expression=true';
+    }
+
+    // Appending request ID to url to facilitate client-side performance metrics. See #65244 for more context.
+    if (requestId) {
+      url += `&requestId=${requestId}`;
     }
 
     if (request.dashboardUID) {