diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts
index ccb73b09626..b161153a2ca 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import {
   ArrayVector,
+  CoreApp,
   DataFrame,
   DataLink,
+  DataLinkConfigOrigin,
   dateTime,
   Field,
   FieldType,
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   TimeRange,
   toDataFrame,
 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { setTemplateSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { setTemplateSrv, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 
 import { initTemplateSrv } from '../../../../test/helpers/initTemplateSrv';
 import { ContextSrv, setContextSrv } from '../../../core/services/context_srv';
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@ import { setLinkSrv } from '../../panel/panellinks/link_srv';
 
 import { getFieldLinksForExplore, getVariableUsageInfo } from './links';
 
+jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@grafana/runtime'),
+  reportInteraction: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
 describe('explore links utils', () => {
   describe('getFieldLinksForExplore', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -28,6 +35,12 @@ describe('explore links utils', () => {
           { type: 'custom', name: 'test', current: { value: 'foo' } },
         ])
       );
+
+      jest.spyOn(window, 'open').mockImplementation();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      jest.resetAllMocks();
     });
 
     it('returns correct link model for external link', () => {
@@ -44,6 +57,15 @@ describe('explore links utils', () => {
 
       expect(links[0].href).toBe('http://regionalhost');
       expect(links[0].title).toBe('external');
+      expect(links[0].onClick).toBeDefined();
+
+      links[0].onClick!({});
+
+      expect(reportInteraction).toBeCalledWith('grafana_data_link_clicked', {
+        app: CoreApp.Explore,
+        internal: false,
+        origin: DataLinkConfigOrigin.Datasource,
+      });
     });
 
     it('returns generates title for external link', () => {
@@ -106,6 +128,12 @@ describe('explore links utils', () => {
           },
         },
       });
+
+      expect(reportInteraction).toBeCalledWith('grafana_data_link_clicked', {
+        app: CoreApp.Explore,
+        internal: true,
+        origin: DataLinkConfigOrigin.Datasource,
+      });
     });
 
     it('returns correct link model for external link when user does not have access to explore', () => {
@@ -251,6 +279,7 @@ describe('explore links utils', () => {
       const transformationLink: DataLink = {
         title: '',
         url: '',
+        origin: DataLinkConfigOrigin.Correlations,
         internal: {
           query: { query: 'http_requests{app=${application} env=${environment}}' },
           datasourceUid: 'uid_1',
@@ -281,6 +310,17 @@ describe('explore links utils', () => {
           '{"range":{"from":"now-1h","to":"now"},"datasource":"uid_1","queries":[{"query":"http_requests{app=foo env=dev}"}]}'
         )}`
       );
+
+      if (links[0][0].onClick) {
+        links[0][0].onClick({});
+      }
+
+      expect(reportInteraction).toBeCalledWith('grafana_data_link_clicked', {
+        app: CoreApp.Explore,
+        internal: true,
+        origin: DataLinkConfigOrigin.Correlations,
+      });
+
       expect(links[1]).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(links[1][0].href).toBe(
         `/explore?left=${encodeURIComponent(
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts
index 492a8d33b06..21ed0166985 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ import {
   SplitOpen,
   DataLink,
   DisplayValue,
+  DataLinkConfigOrigin,
+  CoreApp,
+  SplitOpenOptions,
 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { getTemplateSrv, VariableInterpolation } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { getTemplateSrv, reportInteraction, VariableInterpolation } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/schema';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { getTransformationVars } from 'app/features/correlations/transformations';
 
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ export interface ExploreFieldLinkModel extends LinkModel<Field> {
   variables?: VariableInterpolation[];
 }
 
+const DATA_LINK_USAGE_KEY = 'grafana_data_link_clicked';
+
 /**
  * Get links from the field of a dataframe and in addition check if there is associated
  * metadata with datasource in which case we will add onClick to open the link in new split window. This assumes
@@ -115,6 +121,30 @@ export const getFieldLinksForExplore = (options: {
         if (!linkModel.title) {
           linkModel.title = getTitleFromHref(linkModel.href);
         }
+
+        // Take over the onClick to report the click, then either call the original onClick or navigate to the URL
+        // Note: it is likely that an external link that opens in the same tab will not be reported, as the browser redirect might cancel reporting the interaction
+        const origOnClick = linkModel.onClick;
+
+        linkModel.onClick = (...args) => {
+          reportInteraction(DATA_LINK_USAGE_KEY, {
+            origin: link.origin || DataLinkConfigOrigin.Datasource,
+            app: CoreApp.Explore,
+            internal: false,
+          });
+
+          if (origOnClick) {
+            origOnClick?.apply(...args);
+          } else {
+            // for external links without an onClick, we want to duplicate default href behavior since onClick stops it
+            if (linkModel.target === '_blank') {
+              window.open(linkModel.href);
+            } else {
+              window.location.href = linkModel.href;
+            }
+          }
+        };
+
         return linkModel;
       } else {
         let internalLinkSpecificVars: ScopedVars = {};
@@ -147,6 +177,16 @@ export const getFieldLinksForExplore = (options: {
           variables = variableData.variables;
         }
 
+        const splitFnWithTracking = (options?: SplitOpenOptions<DataQuery>) => {
+          reportInteraction(DATA_LINK_USAGE_KEY, {
+            origin: link.origin || DataLinkConfigOrigin.Datasource,
+            app: CoreApp.Explore,
+            internal: true,
+          });
+
+          splitOpenFn?.(options);
+        };
+
         if (variableData.allVariablesDefined) {
           const internalLink = mapInternalLinkToExplore({
             link,
@@ -154,7 +194,7 @@ export const getFieldLinksForExplore = (options: {
             scopedVars: allVars,
             range,
             field,
-            onClickFn: splitOpenFn,
+            onClickFn: (options) => splitFnWithTracking(options),
             replaceVariables: getTemplateSrv().replace.bind(getTemplateSrv()),
           });
           return { ...internalLink, variables: variables };