diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts
index 8abd53ca26e..c07100f8ee4 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ export interface QueryHint {
 
 export interface MetricFindValue {
   text: string;
+  value?: string | number;
   expandable?: boolean;
 }