diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/components/SearchForm.test.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/components/SearchForm.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77d85ac8526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/components/SearchForm.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import { act, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { backendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
+import { createFetchResponse } from 'test/helpers/createFetchResponse';
+import { DataQueryRequest, DataSourceInstanceSettings, dateTime, PluginType } from '@grafana/data';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { JaegerDatasource, JaegerJsonData } from '../datasource';
+import { JaegerQuery } from '../types';
+import React from 'react';
+import SearchForm from './SearchForm';
+import { testResponse } from '../testResponse';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+
+describe('SearchForm', () => {
+  it('should call the `onChange` function on click of the Input', async () => {
+    const promise = Promise.resolve();
+    const handleOnChange = jest.fn(() => promise);
+    const query = {
+      ...defaultQuery,
+      targets: [
+        {
+          query: 'a/b',
+          refId: '1',
+        },
+      ],
+      refId: '121314',
+    };
+    const ds = {
+      async metadataRequest(url: string, params?: Record<string, any>): Promise<any> {
+        if (url === '/api/services') {
+          return Promise.resolve(['jaeger-query', 'service2', 'service3']);
+        }
+      },
+    } as JaegerDatasource;
+    setupFetchMock({ data: [testResponse] });
+
+    render(<SearchForm datasource={ds} query={query} onChange={handleOnChange} />);
+
+    const asyncServiceSelect = await waitFor(() => screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'select-service-name' }));
+    expect(asyncServiceSelect).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    userEvent.click(asyncServiceSelect);
+
+    const jaegerService = await screen.findByText('jaeger-query');
+    expect(jaegerService).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('should be able to select operation name if query.service exists', async () => {
+    const promise = Promise.resolve();
+    const handleOnChange = jest.fn(() => promise);
+    const query2 = {
+      ...defaultQuery,
+      targets: [
+        {
+          query: 'a/b',
+          refId: '1',
+        },
+      ],
+      refId: '121314',
+      service: 'jaeger-query',
+    };
+    setupFetchMock({ data: [testResponse] });
+
+    render(<SearchForm datasource={{} as JaegerDatasource} query={query2} onChange={handleOnChange} />);
+
+    const asyncOperationSelect2 = await waitFor(() => screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'select-operation-name' }));
+    expect(asyncOperationSelect2).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('SearchForm', () => {
+  it('should show loader if there is a delay fetching options', async () => {
+    const promise = Promise.resolve();
+    const handleOnChange = jest.fn(() => {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        return promise;
+      }, 3000);
+    });
+    const query = {
+      ...defaultQuery,
+      targets: [
+        {
+          query: 'a/b',
+          refId: '1',
+        },
+      ],
+      refId: '121314',
+      service: 'jaeger-query',
+    };
+    const ds = new JaegerDatasource(defaultSettings);
+    setupFetchMock({ data: [testResponse] });
+
+    render(<SearchForm datasource={ds} query={query} onChange={handleOnChange} />);
+
+    const asyncServiceSelect = screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'select-service-name' });
+    userEvent.click(asyncServiceSelect);
+    const loader = screen.getByText('Loading options...');
+
+    expect(loader).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await act(() => promise);
+  });
+});
+
+function setupFetchMock(response: any, mock?: any) {
+  const defaultMock = () => mock ?? of(createFetchResponse(response));
+
+  const fetchMock = jest.spyOn(backendSrv, 'fetch');
+  fetchMock.mockImplementation(defaultMock);
+  return fetchMock;
+}
+
+const defaultSettings: DataSourceInstanceSettings<JaegerJsonData> = {
+  id: 0,
+  uid: '0',
+  type: 'tracing',
+  name: 'jaeger',
+  url: 'http://grafana.com',
+  access: 'proxy',
+  meta: {
+    id: 'jaeger',
+    name: 'jaeger',
+    type: PluginType.datasource,
+    info: {} as any,
+    module: '',
+    baseUrl: '',
+  },
+  jsonData: {
+    nodeGraph: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+const defaultQuery: DataQueryRequest<JaegerQuery> = {
+  requestId: '1',
+  dashboardId: 0,
+  interval: '0',
+  intervalMs: 10,
+  panelId: 0,
+  scopedVars: {},
+  range: {
+    from: dateTime().subtract(1, 'h'),
+    to: dateTime(),
+    raw: { from: '1h', to: 'now' },
+  },
+  timezone: 'browser',
+  app: 'explore',
+  startTime: 0,
+  targets: [
+    {
+      query: '12345',
+      refId: '1',
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/components/SearchForm.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/components/SearchForm.tsx
index 1c4e6de235b..c362314bbed 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/components/SearchForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/components/SearchForm.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
-import { InlineField, InlineFieldRow, Input, Select } from '@grafana/ui';
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { AsyncSelect, InlineField, InlineFieldRow, Input } from '@grafana/ui';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { JaegerDatasource } from '../datasource';
 import { JaegerQuery } from '../types';
 import { transformToLogfmt } from '../util';
 import { AdvancedOptions } from './AdvancedOptions';
+import { dispatch } from 'app/store/store';
+import { notifyApp } from 'app/core/actions';
+import { createErrorNotification } from 'app/core/copy/appNotification';
 
 type Props = {
   datasource: JaegerDatasource;
@@ -22,69 +25,110 @@ const allOperationsOption: SelectableValue<string> = {
 export function SearchForm({ datasource, query, onChange }: Props) {
   const [serviceOptions, setServiceOptions] = useState<Array<SelectableValue<string>>>();
   const [operationOptions, setOperationOptions] = useState<Array<SelectableValue<string>>>();
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<{
+    services: boolean;
+    operations: boolean;
+  }>({
+    services: false,
+    operations: false,
+  });
+
+  const loadServices = useCallback(
+    async (url: string, loaderOfType: string): Promise<Array<SelectableValue<string>>> => {
+      setIsLoading((prevValue) => ({ ...prevValue, [loaderOfType]: true }));
+
+      try {
+        const values: string[] | null = await datasource.metadataRequest(url);
+        if (!values) {
+          return [{ label: `No ${loaderOfType} found`, value: `No ${loaderOfType} found` }];
+        }
+
+        const serviceOptions: SelectableValue[] = values.sort().map((service) => ({
+          label: service,
+          value: service,
+        }));
+        return serviceOptions;
+      } catch (error) {
+        dispatch(notifyApp(createErrorNotification('Error', error)));
+        return [];
+      } finally {
+        setIsLoading((prevValue) => ({ ...prevValue, [loaderOfType]: false }));
+      }
+    },
+    [datasource]
+  );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const getServices = async () => {
-      const services = await loadServices({
-        dataSource: datasource,
-        url: '/api/services',
-        notFoundLabel: 'No service found',
-      });
+      const services = await loadServices('/api/services', 'services');
       setServiceOptions(services);
     };
     getServices();
-  }, [datasource]);
+  }, [datasource, loadServices]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const getOperations = async () => {
-      const operations = await loadServices({
-        dataSource: datasource,
-        url: `/api/services/${encodeURIComponent(query.service!)}/operations`,
-        notFoundLabel: 'No operation found',
-      });
+      const operations = await loadServices(
+        `/api/services/${encodeURIComponent(query.service!)}/operations`,
+        'operations'
+      );
       setOperationOptions([allOperationsOption, ...operations]);
     };
     if (query.service) {
       getOperations();
     }
-  }, [datasource, query.service]);
+  }, [datasource, query.service, loadServices]);
 
   return (
     <div className={css({ maxWidth: '500px' })}>
       <InlineFieldRow>
         <InlineField label="Service" labelWidth={14} grow>
-          <Select
+          <AsyncSelect
             inputId="service"
             menuShouldPortal
-            options={serviceOptions}
-            value={serviceOptions?.find((v) => v.value === query.service) || null}
-            onChange={(v) => {
+            cacheOptions={false}
+            loadOptions={() => loadServices('/api/services', 'services')}
+            onOpenMenu={() => loadServices('/api/services', 'services')}
+            isLoading={isLoading.services}
+            value={serviceOptions?.find((v) => v?.value === query.service) || undefined}
+            onChange={(v) =>
               onChange({
                 ...query,
-                service: v.value!,
-                operation: query.service !== v.value ? undefined : query.operation,
-              });
-            }}
+                service: v?.value!,
+                operation: query.service !== v?.value ? undefined : query.operation,
+              })
+            }
             menuPlacement="bottom"
             isClearable
+            defaultOptions
+            aria-label={'select-service-name'}
           />
         </InlineField>
       </InlineFieldRow>
       <InlineFieldRow>
         <InlineField label="Operation" labelWidth={14} grow disabled={!query.service}>
-          <Select
+          <AsyncSelect
             inputId="operation"
             menuShouldPortal
-            options={operationOptions}
+            cacheOptions={false}
+            loadOptions={() =>
+              loadServices(`/api/services/${encodeURIComponent(query.service!)}/operations`, 'operations')
+            }
+            onOpenMenu={() =>
+              loadServices(`/api/services/${encodeURIComponent(query.service!)}/operations`, 'operations')
+            }
+            isLoading={isLoading.operations}
             value={operationOptions?.find((v) => v.value === query.operation) || null}
             onChange={(v) =>
               onChange({
                 ...query,
-                operation: v.value!,
+                operation: v?.value! || undefined,
               })
             }
             menuPlacement="bottom"
             isClearable
+            defaultOptions
+            aria-label={'select-operation-name'}
           />
         </InlineField>
       </InlineFieldRow>
@@ -108,19 +152,4 @@ export function SearchForm({ datasource, query, onChange }: Props) {
   );
 }
 
-type Options = { dataSource: JaegerDatasource; url: string; notFoundLabel: string };
-
-const loadServices = async ({ dataSource, url, notFoundLabel }: Options): Promise<Array<SelectableValue<string>>> => {
-  const services: string[] | null = await dataSource.metadataRequest(url);
-
-  if (!services) {
-    return [{ label: notFoundLabel, value: notFoundLabel }];
-  }
-
-  const serviceOptions: SelectableValue[] = services.sort().map((service) => ({
-    label: service,
-    value: service,
-  }));
-
-  return serviceOptions;
-};
+export default SearchForm;