diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer.go b/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer.go
index 0f396e2ffc3..6eaa21b958e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer.go
@@ -94,6 +94,53 @@ func (s *SimpleReducer) Reduce(series *tsdb.TimeSeries) null.Float {
 				value = (values[(length/2)-1] + values[length/2]) / 2
 			}
 		}
+	case "diff":
+		var (
+			points = series.Points
+			first  float64
+			i      int
+		)
+		// get the newest point
+		for i = len(points) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			if points[i][0].Valid {
+				allNull = false
+				first = points[i][0].Float64
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// get other points
+		points = points[0:i]
+		for i := len(points) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			if points[i][0].Valid {
+				allNull = false
+				value = first - points[i][0].Float64
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	case "percent_diff":
+		var (
+			points = series.Points
+			first  float64
+			i      int
+		)
+		// get the newest point
+		for i = len(points) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			if points[i][0].Valid {
+				allNull = false
+				first = points[i][0].Float64
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// get other points
+		points = points[0:i]
+		for i := len(points) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			if points[i][0].Valid {
+				allNull = false
+				val := (first - points[i][0].Float64) / points[i][0].Float64 * 100
+				value = math.Abs(val)
+				break
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if allNull {
diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer_test.go b/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer_test.go
index ff6105a06ec..f0147e9021a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/conditions/reducer_test.go
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ func TestSimpleReducer(t *testing.T) {
 
 			So(reducer.Reduce(series).Float64, ShouldEqual, float64(3))
 		})
+
+		Convey("diff", func() {
+			result := testReducer("diff", 30, 40)
+			So(result, ShouldEqual, float64(10))
+		})
+
+		Convey("percent_diff", func() {
+			result := testReducer("percent_diff", 30, 40)
+			So(result, ShouldEqual, float64(33.33333333333333))
+		})
+
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/alert_def.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/alert_def.ts
index 48cd4b056d9..51cbbd9691f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/alert_def.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/alert_def.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ var reducerTypes = [
   {text: 'count()', value: 'count'},
   {text: 'last()', value: 'last'},
   {text: 'median()', value: 'median'},
+  {text: 'diff()', value: 'diff'},
+  {text: 'percent_diff()', value: 'percent_diff'},
 ];
 
 var noDataModes = [