diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go b/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go
index 27ed37923a3..027f37fc243 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ func (e *sqlQueryEndpoint) transformToTimeSeries(query *Query, rows *core.Rows,
 	rowCount := 0
 	timeIndex := -1
 	metricIndex := -1
+	metricPrefix := false
+	var metricPrefixValue string
 
 	// check columns of resultset: a column named time is mandatory
 	// the first text column is treated as metric name unless a column named metric is present
@@ -256,6 +258,11 @@ func (e *sqlQueryEndpoint) transformToTimeSeries(query *Query, rows *core.Rows,
 		}
 	}
 
+	// use metric column as prefix with multiple value columns
+	if metricIndex != -1 && len(columnNames) > 3 {
+		metricPrefix = true
+	}
+
 	if timeIndex == -1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Found no column named %s", strings.Join(e.timeColumnNames, " or "))
 	}
@@ -301,7 +308,11 @@ func (e *sqlQueryEndpoint) transformToTimeSeries(query *Query, rows *core.Rows,
 
 		if metricIndex >= 0 {
 			if columnValue, ok := values[metricIndex].(string); ok {
-				metric = columnValue
+				if metricPrefix {
+					metricPrefixValue = columnValue
+				} else {
+					metric = columnValue
+				}
 			} else {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Column metric must be of type %s. metric column name: %s type: %s but datatype is %T", strings.Join(e.metricColumnTypes, ", "), columnNames[metricIndex], columnTypes[metricIndex].DatabaseTypeName(), values[metricIndex])
 			}
@@ -318,6 +329,8 @@ func (e *sqlQueryEndpoint) transformToTimeSeries(query *Query, rows *core.Rows,
 
 			if metricIndex == -1 {
 				metric = col
+			} else if metricPrefix {
+				metric = metricPrefixValue + " " + col
 			}
 
 			series, exist := pointsBySeries[metric]
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/partials/query.editor.html b/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/partials/query.editor.html
index 26392c17356..b7c12471f52 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/partials/query.editor.html
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/partials/query.editor.html
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 		<pre class="gf-form-pre alert alert-info">Time series:
 - return column named <i>time</i> (UTC in seconds or timestamp)
 - return column(s) with numeric datatype as values
-- (Optional: return column named <i>metric</i> to represent the series name. If no column named metric is found the column name of the value column is used as series name)
+Optional: 
+  - return column named <i>metric</i> to represent the series name. 
+  - If multiple value columns are returned the metric column is used as prefix. 
+  - If no column named metric is found the column name of the value column is used as series name
 
 Table:
 - return any set of columns