diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/response_parser.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/response_parser.ts
index 78ce67e7a37..f1a46001d95 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/response_parser.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/response_parser.ts
@@ -11,14 +11,30 @@ export default class ResponseParser {
       return [];
     }
 
-    var influxdb11format = query.toLowerCase().indexOf('show tag values') >= 0;
+    var normalizedQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+    var isValueFirst =
+      normalizedQuery.indexOf('show field keys') >= 0 || normalizedQuery.indexOf('show retention policies') >= 0;
 
     var res = {};
     _.each(influxResults.series, serie => {
       _.each(serie.values, value => {
         if (_.isArray(value)) {
-          if (influxdb11format) {
-            addUnique(res, value[1] || value[0]);
+          // In general, there are 2 possible shapes for the returned value.
+          // The first one is a two-element array,
+          // where the first element is somewhat a metadata value:
+          // the tag name for SHOW TAG VALUES queries,
+          // the time field for SELECT queries, etc.
+          // The second shape is an one-element array,
+          // that is containing an immediate value.
+          // For example, SHOW FIELD KEYS queries return such shape.
+          // Note, pre-0.11 versions return
+          // the second shape for SHOW TAG VALUES queries
+          // (while the newer versions—first).
+
+          if (isValueFirst) {
+            addUnique(res, value[0]);
+          } else if (value[1] !== undefined) {
+            addUnique(res, value[1]);
           } else {
             addUnique(res, value[0]);
           }
@@ -29,7 +45,7 @@ export default class ResponseParser {
     });
 
     return _.map(res, value => {
-      return { text: value };
+      return { text: value.toString() };
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/response_parser.jest.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/response_parser.jest.ts
index 8ddc0fcdaf1..525508b2c1d 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/response_parser.jest.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/response_parser.jest.ts
@@ -85,30 +85,36 @@ describe('influxdb response parser', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('SELECT response', () => {
+    var query = 'SELECT "usage_iowait" FROM "cpu" LIMIT 10';
+    var response = {
+      results: [
+        {
+          series: [
+            {
+              name: 'cpu',
+              columns: ['time', 'usage_iowait'],
+              values: [[1488465190006040638, 0.0], [1488465190006040638, 15.0], [1488465190006040638, 20.2]],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    var result = parser.parse(query, response);
+
+    it('should return second column', () => {
+      expect(_.size(result)).toBe(3);
+      expect(result[0].text).toBe('0');
+      expect(result[1].text).toBe('15');
+      expect(result[2].text).toBe('20.2');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('SHOW FIELD response', () => {
     var query = 'SHOW FIELD KEYS FROM "cpu"';
-    describe('response from 0.10.0', () => {
-      var response = {
-        results: [
-          {
-            series: [
-              {
-                name: 'measurements',
-                columns: ['name'],
-                values: [['cpu'], ['derivative'], ['logins.count'], ['logs'], ['payment.ended'], ['payment.started']],
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        ],
-      };
 
-      var result = parser.parse(query, response);
-      it('should get two responses', () => {
-        expect(_.size(result)).toBe(6);
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe('response from 0.11.0', () => {
+    describe('response from pre-1.0', () => {
       var response = {
         results: [
           {
@@ -129,5 +135,28 @@ describe('influxdb response parser', () => {
         expect(_.size(result)).toBe(1);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('response from 1.0', () => {
+      var response = {
+        results: [
+          {
+            series: [
+              {
+                name: 'cpu',
+                columns: ['fieldKey', 'fieldType'],
+                values: [['time', 'float']],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+      var result = parser.parse(query, response);
+
+      it('should return first column', () => {
+        expect(_.size(result)).toBe(1);
+        expect(result[0].text).toBe('time');
+      });
+    });
   });
 });