diff --git a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
index 84524bad526..c0de4b1bc6b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
+++ b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func getFrontendSettingsMap(c *m.ReqContext) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 		"authProxyEnabled":        setting.AuthProxyEnabled,
 		"ldapEnabled":             setting.LdapEnabled,
 		"alertingEnabled":         setting.AlertingEnabled,
+		"exploreEnabled":          setting.ExploreEnabled,
 		"googleAnalyticsId":       setting.GoogleAnalyticsId,
 		"disableLoginForm":        setting.DisableLoginForm,
 		"externalUserMngInfo":     setting.ExternalUserMngInfo,
diff --git a/public/app/core/config.ts b/public/app/core/config.ts
index 91b1cfef3a4..e111d0d0e9f 100644
--- a/public/app/core/config.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Settings {
   defaultDatasource: string;
   alertingEnabled: boolean;
   authProxyEnabled: boolean;
+  exploreEnabled: boolean;
   ldapEnabled: boolean;
   oauth: any;
   disableUserSignUp: boolean;
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts b/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts
index b1021c90adc..cbc7871fbbd 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
+import config from 'app/core/config';
 import coreModule from 'app/core/core_module';
 import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import { encodePathComponent } from 'app/core/utils/location_util';
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ export class KeybindingSrv {
     });
 
     // jump to explore if permissions allow
-    if (this.contextSrv.isEditor) {
+    if (this.contextSrv.isEditor && config.exploreEnabled) {
       this.bind('x', async () => {
         if (dashboard.meta.focusPanelId) {
           const panel = dashboard.getPanelById(dashboard.meta.focusPanelId);
diff --git a/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts b/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
index cbda8c874db..75c0de3bc6e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class MetricsPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
 
   getAdditionalMenuItems() {
     const items = [];
-    if (this.contextSrv.isEditor && this.datasource && this.datasource.supportsExplore) {
+    if (config.exploreEnabled && this.contextSrv.isEditor && this.datasource && this.datasource.supportsExplore) {
       items.push({
         text: 'Explore',
         click: 'ctrl.explore();',
diff --git a/public/app/features/panel/specs/metrics_panel_ctrl.jest.ts b/public/app/features/panel/specs/metrics_panel_ctrl.jest.ts
index 79564e2a123..a28bf92e63b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/panel/specs/metrics_panel_ctrl.jest.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/panel/specs/metrics_panel_ctrl.jest.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 jest.mock('app/core/core', () => ({}));
+jest.mock('app/core/config', () => {
+  return {
+    exploreEnabled: true,
+    panels: {
+      test: {
+        id: 'test',
+        name: 'test',
+      },
+    },
+  };
+});
 
-import { MetricsPanelCtrl } from '../metrics_panel_ctrl';
 import q from 'q';
 import { PanelModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/panel_model';
+import { MetricsPanelCtrl } from '../metrics_panel_ctrl';
 
 describe('MetricsPanelCtrl', () => {
   let ctrl;