diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f785ad5a0a6..863f71ec147 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - [Issue #1087](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/1087). Panel: Fixed IE9 crash due to angular drag drop
 - [Issue #1093](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/1093). SingleStatPanel: Fixed position for drilldown link tooltip when dashboard requires scrolling
 - [Issue #1095](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/1095). DrilldownLink: template variables in params property was not interpolated
+- [Issue #1114](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/1114). Graphite: Lexer fix, allow equal sign (=) in metric paths
 
 # 1.9.0-rc1 (2014-11-17)
 
diff --git a/src/app/services/graphite/lexer.js b/src/app/services/graphite/lexer.js
index ee37e6a22ba..7306737d96e 100644
--- a/src/app/services/graphite/lexer.js
+++ b/src/app/services/graphite/lexer.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ define([
       i === 63 ||           // ?
       i === 37 ||           // %
       i === 35 ||           // #
+      i === 61 ||           // =
       i >= 97 && i <= 122;  // a-z
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/specs/lexer-specs.js b/src/test/specs/lexer-specs.js
index 04531423802..65260d2e013 100644
--- a/src/test/specs/lexer-specs.js
+++ b/src/test/specs/lexer-specs.js
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ define([
       expect(tokens[2].value).to.be('192-168-1-1');
     });
 
+    it('should tokenize metric expression with equal sign', function() {
+      var lexer = new Lexer('apps=test');
+      var tokens = lexer.tokenize();
+      expect(tokens[0].value).to.be('apps=test');
+    });
+
     it('simple function2', function() {
       var lexer = new Lexer('offset(test.metric, -100)');
       var tokens = lexer.tokenize();