diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js
index 7cbb456f932..c8fb6ab9918 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js
@@ -516,6 +516,13 @@ function (_, $) {
     defaultParams: ['exclude']
   });
 
+  addFuncDef({
+    name: "grep",
+    category: categories.Filter,
+    params: [{ name: "grep", type: 'string' }],
+    defaultParams: ['grep']
+  });
+
   addFuncDef({
     name: 'highestCurrent',
     category: categories.Filter,