diff --git a/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
index 5a9db7ce748..1852a87ae03 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ export class BackendSrv implements BackendService {
           url,
           type,
           redirected,
-          request: { url, ...init },
+          config: options,
         };
         return fetchResponse;
       }),
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ export class BackendSrv implements BackendService {
             data: [],
             status: this.HTTP_REQUEST_CANCELED,
             statusText: 'Request was aborted',
-            request: { url: parseUrlFromOptions(options), ...parseInitFromOptions(options) },
+            config: options,
           });
         }
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/specs/backend_srv.test.ts b/public/app/core/specs/backend_srv.test.ts
index b4ec54dac80..9313a2d592d 100644
--- a/public/app/core/specs/backend_srv.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/specs/backend_srv.test.ts
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ describe('backendSrv', () => {
       it('then it should not emit message', async () => {
         const url = 'http://localhost:3000/api/some-mock';
         const { backendSrv, appEventsMock, expectDataSourceRequestCallChain } = getTestContext({ url });
-        const result = await backendSrv.datasourceRequest({ url, method: 'GET', silent: true });
+        const options = { url, method: 'GET', silent: true };
+        const result = await backendSrv.datasourceRequest(options);
         expect(result).toEqual({
           data: { test: 'hello world' },
           ok: true,
@@ -354,16 +355,7 @@ describe('backendSrv', () => {
           statusText: 'Ok',
           type: 'basic',
           url,
-          request: {
-            url,
-            method: 'GET',
-            body: undefined,
-            headers: {
-              map: {
-                accept: 'application/json, text/plain, */*',
-              },
-            },
-          },
+          config: options,
         });
         expect(appEventsMock.emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         expectDataSourceRequestCallChain({ url, method: 'GET', silent: true });
@@ -374,7 +366,8 @@ describe('backendSrv', () => {
       it('then it should not emit message', async () => {
         const url = 'http://localhost:3000/api/some-mock';
         const { backendSrv, appEventsMock, expectDataSourceRequestCallChain } = getTestContext({ url });
-        const result = await backendSrv.datasourceRequest({ url, method: 'GET' });
+        const options = { url, method: 'GET' };
+        const result = await backendSrv.datasourceRequest(options);
         const expectedResult = {
           data: { test: 'hello world' },
           ok: true,
@@ -383,16 +376,7 @@ describe('backendSrv', () => {
           statusText: 'Ok',
           type: 'basic',
           url,
-          request: {
-            url,
-            method: 'GET',
-            body: undefined as any,
-            headers: {
-              map: {
-                accept: 'application/json, text/plain, */*',
-              },
-            },
-          },
+          config: options,
         };
 
         expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
@@ -447,16 +431,7 @@ describe('backendSrv', () => {
           statusText: 'Ok',
           type: 'basic',
           url: '/api/dashboard/',
-          request: {
-            url: '/api/dashboard/',
-            method: 'GET',
-            body: undefined,
-            headers: {
-              map: {
-                accept: 'application/json, text/plain, */*',
-              },
-            },
-          },
+          config: options,
         });
 
         const result = await slowRequest;
@@ -464,16 +439,7 @@ describe('backendSrv', () => {
           data: [],
           status: -1,
           statusText: 'Request was aborted',
-          request: {
-            url: '/api/dashboard/',
-            method: 'GET',
-            body: undefined,
-            headers: {
-              map: {
-                accept: 'application/json, text/plain, */*',
-              },
-            },
-          },
+          config: options,
         });
         expect(unsubscribe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/QueryInspector.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/QueryInspector.tsx
index 5152aa8046f..1dcbe4bb744 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/QueryInspector.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/QueryInspector.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ export class QueryInspector extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       delete response.headers;
     }
 
-    if (response.request) {
+    if (response.config) {
+      response.request = response.config;
+
+      delete response.config;
       delete response.request.transformRequest;
       delete response.request.transformResponse;
       delete response.request.paramSerializer;
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ export class QueryInspector extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     if (response.data) {
       response.response = response.data;
 
+      delete response.config;
       delete response.data;
       delete response.status;
       delete response.statusText;
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ export class QueryInspector extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       delete response.type;
       delete response.$$config;
     }
+
     this.setState(prevState => ({
       ...prevState,
       dsQuery: {
diff --git a/public/app/types/events.ts b/public/app/types/events.ts
index 64ef2d43a53..4ca94be726c 100644
--- a/public/app/types/events.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/events.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export interface DataSourceResponse<T> {
   readonly redirected: boolean;
   readonly type: ResponseType;
   readonly url: string;
-  readonly request: any;
+  readonly config: any;
 }
 
 type DataSourceResponsePayload = DataSourceResponse<any>;