diff --git a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.test.tsx
index f57fbb59bd6..a91179fad3e 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.test.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('MetricsModal', () => {
       operations: [],
     };
 
-    setup(query, ['with-labels'], true);
+    setup(query, ['with-labels']);
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(screen.getByText('with-labels')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ function createDatasource(withLabels?: boolean) {
   // display different results if their labels are selected in the PromVisualQuery
   if (withLabels) {
     languageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      ALERTS: {
+        type: 'gauge',
+        help: 'alerts help text',
+      },
       'with-labels': {
         type: 'with-labels-type',
         help: 'with-labels-help',
@@ -297,7 +301,7 @@ function createProps(query: PromVisualQuery, datasource: PrometheusDatasource, m
   };
 }
 
-function setup(query: PromVisualQuery, metrics: string[], withlabels?: boolean) {
+function setup(query: PromVisualQuery, metrics: string[]) {
   const withLabels: boolean = query.labels.length > 0;
   const datasource = createDatasource(withLabels);
   const props = createProps(query, datasource, metrics);
diff --git a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.tsx b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.tsx
index 59c4c703ccf..bf92a3ddc77 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.tsx
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ const MetricsModalContent = (props: MetricsModalProps) => {
 
 export const MetricsModal = (props: MetricsModalProps) => {
   return (
-    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={props.datasource.languageProvider}>
+    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={props.datasource.languageProvider} timeRange={props.timeRange}>
       <MetricsModalContent {...props} />
     </MetricsModalContextProvider>
   );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.test.tsx
index 955b2c1b585..46082f476b5 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { TimeRange } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { PrometheusLanguageProviderInterface } from '../../../language_provider';
+import { getMockTimeRange } from '../../../test/mocks/datasource';
 
 import { DEFAULT_RESULTS_PER_PAGE, MetricsModalContextProvider, useMetricsModal } from './MetricsModalContext';
 import { generateMetricData } from './helpers';
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ const mockLanguageProvider: PrometheusLanguageProviderInterface = {
 // Helper to create wrapper component
 const createWrapper = (languageProvider = mockLanguageProvider) => {
   return ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => (
-    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={languageProvider}>{children}</MetricsModalContextProvider>
+    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={languageProvider} timeRange={getMockTimeRange()}>
+      {children}
+    </MetricsModalContextProvider>
   );
 };
 
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
 
     it('should handle empty metadata response', async () => {
       (mockLanguageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({});
+      (mockLanguageProvider.queryLabelValues as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(['metric1', 'metric2']);
 
       const { result } = renderHook(() => useMetricsModal(), {
         wrapper: createWrapper(),
@@ -176,7 +180,18 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
         expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false);
       });
 
-      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toEqual([]);
+      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toEqual([
+        {
+          value: 'metric1',
+          type: 'counter',
+          description: 'Test metric',
+        },
+        {
+          value: 'metric2',
+          type: 'counter',
+          description: 'Test metric',
+        },
+      ]);
     });
 
     it('should handle metadata fetch error', async () => {
@@ -239,6 +254,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
       }));
 
       (mockLanguageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
+        ALERTS: { type: 'gauge', help: 'Test alerts help' },
         test_metric: { type: 'counter', help: 'Test metric' },
       });
 
@@ -250,7 +266,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
         expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false);
       });
 
-      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toHaveLength(2);
       expect(result.current.selectedTypes).toEqual([]);
     });
 
@@ -318,7 +334,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
       };
 
       const { getByTestId } = render(
-        <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={mockLanguageProvider}>
+        <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={mockLanguageProvider} timeRange={getMockTimeRange()}>
           <TestComponent />
         </MetricsModalContextProvider>
       );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.tsx b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.tsx
index 3361b448547..117e3aad56e 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.tsx
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ const MetricsModalContext = createContext<MetricsModalContextValue | undefined>(
 
 type MetricsModalContextProviderProps = {
   languageProvider: PrometheusLanguageProviderInterface;
+  timeRange: TimeRange;
 };
 
 export const MetricsModalContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren<MetricsModalContextProviderProps>> = ({
   children,
   languageProvider,
+  timeRange,
 }) => {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const [metricsData, setMetricsData] = useState<MetricsData>([]);
@@ -111,8 +113,16 @@ export const MetricsModalContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren<MetricsModalConte
       setIsLoading(true);
       const metadata = await languageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata(PROMETHEUS_QUERY_BUILDER_MAX_RESULTS);
 
-      if (Object.keys(metadata).length === 0) {
-        setMetricsData([]);
+      // We receive ALERTS metadata in any case
+      if (Object.keys(metadata).length <= 1) {
+        const fetchedMetrics = await languageProvider.queryLabelValues(
+          timeRange,
+          METRIC_LABEL,
+          undefined,
+          PROMETHEUS_QUERY_BUILDER_MAX_RESULTS
+        );
+        const processedData = fetchedMetrics.map((m) => generateMetricData(m, languageProvider));
+        setMetricsData(processedData);
       } else {
         const processedData = Object.keys(metadata).map((m) => generateMetricData(m, languageProvider));
         setMetricsData(processedData);
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ export const MetricsModalContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren<MetricsModalConte
     } finally {
       setIsLoading(false);
     }
-  }, [languageProvider]);
+  }, [languageProvider, timeRange]);
 
   const debouncedBackendSearch = useMemo(
     () =>