diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/QueryDescriptionCell.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/QueryDescriptionCell.tsx
index 7d44fe5a634..4dce16f9ced 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/QueryDescriptionCell.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/QueryLibrary/QueryTemplatesTable/QueryDescriptionCell.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import { CellProps } from 'react-table';
 
 import { Spinner, Tooltip } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { createQueryText } from 'app/core/utils/richHistory';
 
 import { useDatasource } from '../utils/useDatasource';
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export function QueryDescriptionCell(props: CellProps<QueryTemplateRow>) {
     return <div>No queries</div>;
   }
   const query = props.row.original.query;
-  const queryDisplayText = datasourceApi?.getQueryDisplayText?.(query) || '';
+  const queryDisplayText = createQueryText(query, datasourceApi);
   const description = props.row.original.description;
   const dsName = datasourceApi?.name || '';