diff --git a/public/app/core/utils/rangeutil.ts b/public/app/core/utils/rangeutil.ts
index 21fea34fe68..9e44a50c81f 100644
--- a/public/app/core/utils/rangeutil.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/utils/rangeutil.ts
@@ -134,8 +134,12 @@ _.each(rangeOptions, function (frame) {
       return from.fromNow() + ' to ' + formatDate(range.to);
     }
 
-    var res = describeTextRange(range.from);
-    return res.display;
+    if (range.to.toString() === 'now') {
+      var res = describeTextRange(range.from);
+      return res.display;
+    }
+
+    return range.from.toString() + ' to ' + range.to.toString();
   }
 
 export = {
diff --git a/public/test/specs/core/utils/rangeutil_specs.ts b/public/test/specs/core/utils/rangeutil_specs.ts
index 8816a15f73d..32286764c20 100644
--- a/public/test/specs/core/utils/rangeutil_specs.ts
+++ b/public/test/specs/core/utils/rangeutil_specs.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@ describe("rangeUtil", () => {
       var text = rangeUtil.describeTimeRange({from: 'now-13h', to: 'now'});
       expect(text).to.be('Last 13 hours')
     });
+
+    it('Date range with from and to both are in now-* format', () => {
+      var text = rangeUtil.describeTimeRange({from: 'now-6h', to: 'now-3h'});
+      expect(text).to.be('now-6h to now-3h')
+    });
+
+    it('Date range with from and to both are either in now-* or now/* format', () => {
+      var text = rangeUtil.describeTimeRange({from: 'now/d+6h', to: 'now-3h'});
+      expect(text).to.be('now/d+6h to now-3h')
+    });
+
+    it('Date range with from and to both are either in now-* or now+* format', () => {
+      var text = rangeUtil.describeTimeRange({from: 'now-6h', to: 'now+1h'});
+      expect(text).to.be('now-6h to now+1h')
+    });
+
   });
 
 });