diff --git a/public/app/features/templating/formatRegistry.ts b/public/app/features/templating/formatRegistry.ts
index 519ef2d46ca..abf9566e936 100644
--- a/public/app/features/templating/formatRegistry.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/templating/formatRegistry.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ export const formatRegistry = new Registry<FormatRegistryItem>(() => {
         return '(' + quotedValues.join(' OR ') + ')';
       },
     },
+    {
+      id: 'raw',
+      name: 'raw',
+      description: 'Keep value as is',
+      formatter: value => value,
+    },
     {
       id: 'regex',
       name: 'Regex',