diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.test.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.test.ts
index 63931563880..da1606b6ac7 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.test.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { rangeUtil } from './index';
+import { dateTime, rangeUtil } from './index';
 
 describe('Range Utils', () => {
   describe('relative time', () => {
@@ -40,4 +40,22 @@ describe('Range Utils', () => {
       expect(() => rangeUtil.describeInterval('xyz')).toThrow();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('relativeToTimeRange', () => {
+    it('should convert seconds to timeRange', () => {
+      const relativeTimeRange = { from: 600, to: 300 };
+      const timeRange = rangeUtil.relativeToTimeRange(relativeTimeRange, dateTime('2021-04-20T15:55:00Z'));
+
+      expect(timeRange.from.valueOf()).toEqual(dateTime('2021-04-20T15:45:00Z').valueOf());
+      expect(timeRange.to.valueOf()).toEqual(dateTime('2021-04-20T15:50:00Z').valueOf());
+    });
+
+    it('should convert from now', () => {
+      const relativeTimeRange = { from: 600, to: 0 };
+      const timeRange = rangeUtil.relativeToTimeRange(relativeTimeRange, dateTime('2021-04-20T15:55:00Z'));
+
+      expect(timeRange.from.valueOf()).toEqual(dateTime('2021-04-20T15:45:00Z').valueOf());
+      expect(timeRange.to.valueOf()).toEqual(dateTime('2021-04-20T15:55:00Z').valueOf());
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.ts
index bc2c01a8c0d..b1ce1432990 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/datetime/rangeutil.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { each, groupBy, has } from 'lodash';
 
-import { RawTimeRange, TimeRange, TimeZone, IntervalValues } from '../types/time';
+import { RawTimeRange, TimeRange, TimeZone, IntervalValues, RelativeTimeRange } from '../types/time';
 
 import * as dateMath from './datemath';
-import { isDateTime, DateTime } from './moment_wrapper';
+import { isDateTime, DateTime, dateTime } from './moment_wrapper';
 import { timeZoneAbbrevation, dateTimeFormat, dateTimeFormatTimeAgo } from './formatter';
 import { dateTimeParse } from './parser';
 
@@ -432,3 +432,36 @@ export function roundInterval(interval: number) {
       return 31536000000; // 1y
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Converts a TimeRange to a RelativeTimeRange that can be used in
+ * e.g. alerting queries/rules.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function timeRangeToRelative(timeRange: TimeRange): RelativeTimeRange {
+  const now = dateTime().unix();
+  const from = (now - timeRange.from.unix()) / 1000;
+  const to = (now - timeRange.to.unix()) / 1000;
+
+  return {
+    from,
+    to,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts a RelativeTimeRange to a TimeRange
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function relativeToTimeRange(relativeTimeRange: RelativeTimeRange, now: DateTime = dateTime()): TimeRange {
+  const from = dateTime(now).subtract(relativeTimeRange.from, 's');
+  const to = relativeTimeRange.to === 0 ? dateTime(now) : dateTime(now).subtract(relativeTimeRange.to, 's');
+
+  return {
+    from,
+    to,
+    raw: { from, to },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/time.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/time.ts
index b417e7dd201..4f7e93f0f89 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/time.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/time.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ export interface TimeRange {
   raw: RawTimeRange;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Type to describe relative time to now in seconds.
+ * @internal
+ */
+export interface RelativeTimeRange {
+  from: number;
+  to: number;
+}
+
 export interface AbsoluteTimeRange {
   from: number;
   to: number;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Dropdown/ButtonSelect.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Dropdown/ButtonSelect.tsx
index 3c21fe4fbfe..978a01d4530 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Dropdown/ButtonSelect.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Dropdown/ButtonSelect.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const ButtonSelect = React.memo(<T,>(props: Props<T>) => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <div className={styles.wrapper}>
       <ToolbarButton
         className={className}
         isOpen={isOpen}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const ButtonSelect = React.memo(<T,>(props: Props<T>) => {
           </ClickOutsideWrapper>
         </div>
       )}
-    </>
+    </div>
   );
 });
 
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ ButtonSelect.displayName = 'ButtonSelect';
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
   return {
+    wrapper: css`
+      position: relative;
+      display: inline-flex;
+    `,
     menuWrapper: css`
       position: absolute;
       z-index: ${theme.zIndex.dropdown};
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/NextGenAlertingPage.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/NextGenAlertingPage.tsx
index 8bc5cd61e03..d1e13d68d26 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/NextGenAlertingPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/NextGenAlertingPage.tsx
@@ -16,19 +16,17 @@ import {
   evaluateAlertDefinition,
   evaluateNotSavedAlertDefinition,
   getAlertDefinition,
-  onRunQueries,
   updateAlertDefinition,
   updateAlertDefinitionOption,
   updateAlertDefinitionUiState,
 } from './state/actions';
 import { StoreState } from 'app/types';
 import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/types';
+import { GrafanaQuery } from '../../types/unified-alerting-dto';
 
 function mapStateToProps(state: StoreState, props: RouteProps) {
   return {
     uiState: state.alertDefinition.uiState,
-    getQueryOptions: state.alertDefinition.getQueryOptions,
-    queryRunner: state.alertDefinition.queryRunner,
     getInstances: state.alertDefinition.getInstances,
     alertDefinition: state.alertDefinition.alertDefinition,
     pageId: props.match.params.id as string,
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = {
   createAlertDefinition,
   getAlertDefinition,
   evaluateNotSavedAlertDefinition,
-  onRunQueries,
   cleanUpDefinitionState,
 };
 
@@ -125,18 +122,9 @@ class NextGenAlertingPageUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const {
-      alertDefinition,
-      uiState,
-      updateAlertDefinitionUiState,
-      getQueryOptions,
-      getInstances,
-      onRunQueries,
-      queryRunner,
-    } = this.props;
+    const { alertDefinition, uiState, updateAlertDefinitionUiState, getInstances } = this.props;
 
     const styles = getStyles(config.theme);
-    const queryOptions = getQueryOptions();
 
     return (
       <div className={styles.wrapper}>
@@ -146,15 +134,8 @@ class NextGenAlertingPageUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props> {
         <div className={styles.splitPanesWrapper}>
           <SplitPaneWrapper
             leftPaneComponents={[
-              <AlertingQueryPreview
-                key="queryPreview"
-                onTest={this.onTest}
-                queries={queryOptions.queries}
-                getInstances={getInstances}
-                queryRunner={queryRunner!}
-                onRunQueries={onRunQueries}
-              />,
-              <AlertingQueryEditor key="queryEditor" />,
+              <AlertingQueryPreview key="queryPreview" getInstances={getInstances} queries={[]} onTest={this.onTest} />,
+              <AlertingQueryEditor key="queryEditor" value={[] as GrafanaQuery[]} onChange={() => {}} />,
             ]}
             uiState={uiState}
             updateUiState={updateAlertDefinitionUiState}
@@ -164,7 +145,6 @@ class NextGenAlertingPageUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props> {
                 onChange={this.onChangeAlertOption}
                 onIntervalChange={this.onChangeInterval}
                 onConditionChange={this.onConditionChange}
-                queryOptions={queryOptions}
               />
             }
           />
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertDefinitionOptions.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertDefinitionOptions.tsx
index dbc09d64c23..db22fb8d801 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertDefinitionOptions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertDefinitionOptions.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import React, { FC, FormEvent, useMemo } from 'react';
+import React, { FC, FormEvent } from 'react';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { GrafanaTheme, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Field, Input, Select, Tab, TabContent, TabsBar, TextArea, useStyles } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { AlertDefinition, QueryGroupOptions } from 'app/types';
+import { AlertDefinition } from 'app/types';
 
 const intervalOptions: Array<SelectableValue<number>> = [
   { value: 60, label: '1m' },
@@ -15,20 +15,10 @@ interface Props {
   onChange: (event: FormEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
   onIntervalChange: (interval: SelectableValue<number>) => void;
   onConditionChange: (refId: SelectableValue<string>) => void;
-  queryOptions: QueryGroupOptions;
 }
 
-export const AlertDefinitionOptions: FC<Props> = ({
-  alertDefinition,
-  onChange,
-  onIntervalChange,
-  onConditionChange,
-  queryOptions,
-}) => {
+export const AlertDefinitionOptions: FC<Props> = ({ alertDefinition, onChange, onIntervalChange }) => {
   const styles = useStyles(getStyles);
-  const refIds = useMemo(() => queryOptions.queries.map((q) => ({ value: q.refId, label: q.refId })), [
-    queryOptions.queries,
-  ]);
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.wrapper}>
@@ -61,14 +51,7 @@ export const AlertDefinitionOptions: FC<Props> = ({
           </div>
         </Field>
         <Field label="Conditions">
-          <div className={styles.optionRow}>
-            <Select
-              onChange={onConditionChange}
-              value={refIds.find((r) => r.value === alertDefinition.condition)}
-              options={refIds}
-              noOptionsMessage="No queries added"
-            />
-          </div>
+          <div />
         </Field>
       </TabContent>
     </div>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryEditor.tsx
index 59064210928..c9592f12c1e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryEditor.tsx
@@ -1,82 +1,151 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
-import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
-import { GrafanaTheme } from '@grafana/data';
-import { RefreshPicker, stylesFactory } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { DataSourceApi, GrafanaTheme } from '@grafana/data';
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { Button, HorizontalGroup, Icon, stylesFactory, Tooltip } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { config, getDataSourceSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { AlertingQueryRows } from './AlertingQueryRows';
+import {
+  expressionDatasource,
+  ExpressionDatasourceID,
+  ExpressionDatasourceUID,
+} from '../../expressions/ExpressionDatasource';
+import { getNextRefIdChar } from 'app/core/utils/query';
+import { defaultCondition } from '../../expressions/utils/expressionTypes';
+import { ExpressionQueryType } from '../../expressions/types';
+import { GrafanaQuery, GrafanaQueryModel } from 'app/types/unified-alerting-dto';
 
-import { config } from 'app/core/config';
-import { QueryGroup } from '../../query/components/QueryGroup';
-import { onRunQueries, queryOptionsChange } from '../state/actions';
-import { QueryGroupOptions, StoreState } from 'app/types';
-
-function mapStateToProps(state: StoreState) {
-  return {
-    queryOptions: state.alertDefinition.getQueryOptions(),
-    queryRunner: state.alertDefinition.queryRunner,
-  };
+interface Props {
+  value?: GrafanaQuery[];
+  onChange: (queries: GrafanaQuery[]) => void;
 }
 
-const mapDispatchToProps = {
-  queryOptionsChange,
-  onRunQueries,
-};
+interface State {
+  defaultDataSource?: DataSourceApi;
+}
+export class AlertingQueryEditor extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {};
+  }
 
-const connector = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps);
+  async componentDidMount() {
+    try {
+      const defaultDataSource = await getDataSourceSrv().get();
+      this.setState({ defaultDataSource });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+    }
+  }
 
-interface OwnProps {}
+  onRunQueries = () => {};
 
-type Props = OwnProps & ConnectedProps<typeof connector>;
-
-class AlertingQueryEditorUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props> {
-  onQueryOptionsChange = (queryOptions: QueryGroupOptions) => {
-    this.props.queryOptionsChange(queryOptions);
+  onDuplicateQuery = (query: GrafanaQuery) => {
+    const { onChange, value = [] } = this.props;
+    onChange([...value, query]);
   };
 
-  onRunQueries = () => {
-    this.props.onRunQueries();
+  onNewAlertingQuery = () => {
+    const { onChange, value = [] } = this.props;
+    const { defaultDataSource } = this.state;
+
+    if (!defaultDataSource) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const alertingQuery: GrafanaQueryModel = {
+      refId: '',
+      datasourceUid: defaultDataSource.uid,
+      datasource: defaultDataSource.name,
+    };
+
+    onChange(addQuery(value, alertingQuery));
   };
 
-  onIntervalChanged = (interval: string) => {
-    this.props.queryOptionsChange({ ...this.props.queryOptions, minInterval: interval });
+  onNewExpressionQuery = () => {
+    const { onChange, value = [] } = this.props;
+    const expressionQuery: GrafanaQueryModel = {
+      ...expressionDatasource.newQuery({
+        type: ExpressionQueryType.classic,
+        conditions: [defaultCondition],
+      }),
+      datasourceUid: ExpressionDatasourceUID,
+      datasource: ExpressionDatasourceID,
+    };
+
+    onChange(addQuery(value, expressionQuery));
   };
 
+  renderAddQueryRow(styles: ReturnType<typeof getStyles>) {
+    return (
+      <HorizontalGroup spacing="md" align="flex-start">
+        <Button
+          type="button"
+          icon="plus"
+          onClick={this.onNewAlertingQuery}
+          variant="secondary"
+          aria-label={selectors.components.QueryTab.addQuery}
+        >
+          Query
+        </Button>
+        {config.expressionsEnabled && (
+          <Tooltip content="Experimental feature: queries could stop working in next version" placement="right">
+            <Button
+              type="button"
+              icon="plus"
+              onClick={this.onNewExpressionQuery}
+              variant="secondary"
+              className={styles.expressionButton}
+            >
+              <span>Expression&nbsp;</span>
+              <Icon name="exclamation-triangle" className="muted" size="sm" />
+            </Button>
+          </Tooltip>
+        )}
+      </HorizontalGroup>
+    );
+  }
+
   render() {
-    const { queryOptions, queryRunner } = this.props;
+    const { value = [] } = this.props;
     const styles = getStyles(config.theme);
-
     return (
-      <div className={styles.wrapper}>
-        <div className={styles.container}>
-          <h4>Queries</h4>
-          <div className={styles.refreshWrapper}>
-            <RefreshPicker
-              onIntervalChanged={this.onIntervalChanged}
-              onRefresh={this.onRunQueries}
-              intervals={['15s', '30s']}
-            />
-          </div>
-          <QueryGroup
-            queryRunner={queryRunner!} // if the queryRunner is undefined here, somethings very wrong so it's ok to throw an unhandled error
-            options={queryOptions}
-            onRunQueries={this.onRunQueries}
-            onOptionsChange={this.onQueryOptionsChange}
-          />
-        </div>
+      <div className={styles.container}>
+        <AlertingQueryRows
+          queries={value}
+          onQueriesChange={this.props.onChange}
+          onDuplicateQuery={this.onDuplicateQuery}
+          onRunQueries={this.onRunQueries}
+        />
+        {this.renderAddQueryRow(styles)}
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export const AlertingQueryEditor = connector(AlertingQueryEditorUnconnected);
+const addQuery = (queries: GrafanaQuery[], model: GrafanaQueryModel): GrafanaQuery[] => {
+  const refId = getNextRefIdChar(queries);
+
+  const query: GrafanaQuery = {
+    refId,
+    queryType: '',
+    model: {
+      ...model,
+      hide: false,
+      refId: refId,
+    },
+    relativeTimeRange: {
+      from: 21600,
+      to: 0,
+    },
+  };
+
+  return [...queries, query];
+};
 
 const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
   return {
-    wrapper: css`
-      padding-left: ${theme.spacing.md};
-      height: 100%;
-    `,
     container: css`
-      padding: ${theme.spacing.md};
       background-color: ${theme.colors.panelBg};
       height: 100%;
     `,
@@ -88,5 +157,8 @@ const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
       border: 1px solid ${theme.colors.panelBorder};
       border-radius: ${theme.border.radius.md};
     `,
+    expressionButton: css`
+      margin-right: ${theme.spacing.sm};
+    `,
   };
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryPreview.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryPreview.tsx
index 349a96701ff..fc632589a58 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryPreview.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryPreview.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-import React, { FC, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { useObservable } from 'react-use';
+import React, { FC, useState } from 'react';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import AutoSizer from 'react-virtualized-auto-sizer';
 import { DataFrame, DataQuery, GrafanaTheme, PanelData } from '@grafana/data';
-import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { Icon, Tab, TabContent, TabsBar } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Icon, Tab, TabContent, TabsBar, useStyles } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { PreviewQueryTab } from './PreviewQueryTab';
 import { PreviewInstancesTab } from './PreviewInstancesTab';
 import { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
-import { PanelQueryRunner } from '../../query/state/PanelQueryRunner';
 
 enum Tabs {
   Query = 'query',
@@ -21,18 +18,17 @@ const tabs = [
 ];
 
 interface Props {
-  queryRunner: PanelQueryRunner;
   getInstances: () => DataFrame[];
   queries: DataQuery[];
   onTest: () => void;
-  onRunQueries: () => void;
 }
 
-export const AlertingQueryPreview: FC<Props> = ({ getInstances, onRunQueries, onTest, queries, queryRunner }) => {
+export const AlertingQueryPreview: FC<Props> = ({ getInstances, onTest, queries }) => {
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<string>(Tabs.Query);
-  const styles = getStyles(config.theme);
-  const observable = useMemo(() => queryRunner.getData({ withFieldConfig: true, withTransforms: true }), [queryRunner]);
-  const data = useObservable<PanelData>(observable);
+  const styles = useStyles(getStyles);
+
+  let data = {} as PanelData;
+
   const instances = getInstances();
 
   return (
@@ -61,7 +57,6 @@ export const AlertingQueryPreview: FC<Props> = ({ getInstances, onRunQueries, on
               onTest={onTest}
               data={data}
               activeTab={activeTab}
-              onRunQueries={onRunQueries}
               queries={queries}
             />
           ))}
@@ -76,10 +71,9 @@ interface PreviewProps {
   onTest: () => void;
   data: PanelData;
   activeTab: string;
-  onRunQueries: () => void;
 }
 
-const QueriesAndInstances: FC<PreviewProps> = ({ queries, instances, onTest, data, activeTab, onRunQueries }) => {
+const QueriesAndInstances: FC<PreviewProps> = ({ queries, instances, onTest, data, activeTab }) => {
   if (queries.length === 0) {
     return (
       <EmptyState title="No queries added.">
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ const QueriesAndInstances: FC<PreviewProps> = ({ queries, instances, onTest, dat
 
           case Tabs.Query:
           default:
-            return <PreviewQueryTab data={data} width={width} height={height} onRunQueries={onRunQueries} />;
+            return <PreviewQueryTab data={data} width={width} height={height} />;
         }
       }}
     </AutoSizer>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryRows.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryRows.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4feea83cf65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/components/AlertingQueryRows.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
+import { DragDropContext, Droppable, DropResult } from 'react-beautiful-dnd';
+import { DataQuery, DataSourceApi, DataSourceInstanceSettings, rangeUtil, PanelData, TimeRange } from '@grafana/data';
+import { getDataSourceSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { QueryEditorRow } from 'app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow';
+import { isExpressionQuery } from 'app/features/expressions/guards';
+import { GrafanaQuery } from 'app/types/unified-alerting-dto';
+
+interface Props {
+  // The query configuration
+  queries: GrafanaQuery[];
+
+  // Query editing
+  onQueriesChange: (queries: GrafanaQuery[]) => void;
+  onDuplicateQuery: (query: GrafanaQuery) => void;
+  onRunQueries: () => void;
+}
+
+interface State {
+  dataPerQuery: Record<string, PanelData>;
+  defaultDataSource: DataSourceApi;
+}
+
+export class AlertingQueryRows extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = { dataPerQuery: {}, defaultDataSource: {} as DataSourceApi };
+  }
+
+  async componentDidMount() {
+    const defaultDataSource = await getDataSourceSrv().get();
+    this.setState({ defaultDataSource });
+  }
+
+  onRemoveQuery = (query: DataQuery) => {
+    this.props.onQueriesChange(this.props.queries.filter((item) => item.model !== query));
+  };
+
+  onChangeTimeRange(timeRange: TimeRange, index: number) {
+    const { queries, onQueriesChange } = this.props;
+    onQueriesChange(
+      queries.map((item, itemIndex) => {
+        if (itemIndex === index) {
+          return { ...item, relativeTimeRange: rangeUtil.timeRangeToRelative(timeRange) };
+        }
+        return item;
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  onChangeQuery(query: DataQuery, index: number) {
+    const { queries, onQueriesChange } = this.props;
+    onQueriesChange(
+      queries.map((item, itemIndex) => {
+        if (itemIndex === index) {
+          return { ...item, model: { ...item.model, ...query, datasource: query.datasource! } };
+        }
+        return item;
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  onDragEnd = (result: DropResult) => {
+    const { queries, onQueriesChange } = this.props;
+
+    if (!result || !result.destination) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const startIndex = result.source.index;
+    const endIndex = result.destination.index;
+    if (startIndex === endIndex) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const update = Array.from(queries);
+    const [removed] = update.splice(startIndex, 1);
+    update.splice(endIndex, 0, removed);
+    onQueriesChange(update);
+  };
+
+  getDataSourceSettings = (query: DataQuery): DataSourceInstanceSettings | undefined => {
+    const { defaultDataSource } = this.state;
+
+    if (isExpressionQuery(query)) {
+      return getDataSourceSrv().getInstanceSettings(defaultDataSource.name);
+    }
+
+    return getDataSourceSrv().getInstanceSettings(query.datasource);
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { queries } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <DragDropContext onDragEnd={this.onDragEnd}>
+        <Droppable droppableId="alerting-queries" direction="vertical">
+          {(provided) => {
+            return (
+              <div ref={provided.innerRef} {...provided.droppableProps}>
+                {queries.map((query: GrafanaQuery, index) => {
+                  const data = this.state.dataPerQuery[query.refId];
+                  const dsSettings = this.getDataSourceSettings(query);
+
+                  if (!dsSettings) {
+                    return null;
+                  }
+
+                  return (
+                    <QueryEditorRow
+                      dsSettings={{ ...dsSettings, meta: { ...dsSettings.meta, mixed: true } }}
+                      id={query.refId}
+                      index={index}
+                      key={query.refId}
+                      data={data}
+                      query={query.model}
+                      onChange={(query) => this.onChangeQuery(query, index)}
+                      timeRange={
+                        !isExpressionQuery(query.model)
+                          ? rangeUtil.relativeToTimeRange(query.relativeTimeRange)
+                          : undefined
+                      }
+                      onChangeTimeRange={
+                        !isExpressionQuery(query.model)
+                          ? (timeRange) => this.onChangeTimeRange(timeRange, index)
+                          : undefined
+                      }
+                      onRemoveQuery={this.onRemoveQuery}
+                      onAddQuery={this.props.onDuplicateQuery}
+                      onRunQuery={this.props.onRunQueries}
+                      queries={queries}
+                    />
+                  );
+                })}
+                {provided.placeholder}
+              </div>
+            );
+          }}
+        </Droppable>
+      </DragDropContext>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/components/PreviewQueryTab.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/components/PreviewQueryTab.tsx
index 93e918cfcf9..29ddf155352 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/components/PreviewQueryTab.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/components/PreviewQueryTab.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ interface Props {
   data: PanelData;
   width: number;
   height: number;
-  onRunQueries: () => void;
 }
 
-export const PreviewQueryTab: FC<Props> = ({ data, height, onRunQueries, width }) => {
+export const PreviewQueryTab: FC<Props> = ({ data, height, width }) => {
   const [currentSeries, setSeries] = useState<number>(0);
   const theme = useTheme();
   const styles = getStyles(theme, height);
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ export const PreviewQueryTab: FC<Props> = ({ data, height, onRunQueries, width }
   if (!data) {
     return (
       <EmptyState title="Run queries to view data.">
-        <Button onClick={onRunQueries}>Run queries</Button>
+        <Button>Run queries</Button>
       </EmptyState>
     );
   }
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/state/actions.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/state/actions.ts
index f5e552e7be9..aa12cf15151 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/state/actions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/state/actions.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import {
   applyFieldOverrides,
   dataFrameFromJSON,
   DataFrameJSON,
+  DataQuery,
   DataSourceApi,
-  dateMath,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config, getBackendSrv, getDataSourceSrv, locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { appEvents } from 'app/core/core';
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   setAlertDefinitions,
   setInstanceData,
   setNotificationChannels,
-  setQueryOptions,
   setUiState,
   updateAlertDefinitionOptions,
 } from './reducers';
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   ThunkResult,
 } from 'app/types';
 import { ExpressionDatasourceID } from '../../expressions/ExpressionDatasource';
-import { ExpressionQuery } from '../../expressions/types';
+import { isExpressionQuery } from 'app/features/expressions/guards';
 
 export function getAlertRulesAsync(options: { state: string }): ThunkResult<void> {
   return async (dispatch) => {
@@ -159,30 +158,6 @@ export function updateAlertDefinitionOption(alertDefinition: Partial<AlertDefini
   };
 }
 
-export function queryOptionsChange(queryOptions: QueryGroupOptions): ThunkResult<void> {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    dispatch(setQueryOptions(queryOptions));
-  };
-}
-
-export function onRunQueries(): ThunkResult<void> {
-  return (dispatch, getStore) => {
-    const { queryRunner, getQueryOptions } = getStore().alertDefinition;
-    const timeRange = { from: 'now-1h', to: 'now' };
-    const queryOptions = getQueryOptions();
-
-    queryRunner!.run({
-      // if the queryRunner is undefined here somethings very wrong so it's ok to throw an unhandled error
-      timezone: 'browser',
-      timeRange: { from: dateMath.parse(timeRange.from)!, to: dateMath.parse(timeRange.to)!, raw: timeRange },
-      maxDataPoints: queryOptions.maxDataPoints ?? 100,
-      minInterval: queryOptions.minInterval,
-      queries: queryOptions.queries,
-      datasource: queryOptions.dataSource.name!,
-    });
-  };
-}
-
 export function evaluateAlertDefinition(): ThunkResult<void> {
   return async (dispatch, getStore) => {
     const { alertDefinition } = getStore().alertDefinition;
@@ -200,12 +175,12 @@ export function evaluateAlertDefinition(): ThunkResult<void> {
 
 export function evaluateNotSavedAlertDefinition(): ThunkResult<void> {
   return async (dispatch, getStore) => {
-    const { alertDefinition, getQueryOptions } = getStore().alertDefinition;
+    const { alertDefinition } = getStore().alertDefinition;
     const defaultDataSource = await getDataSourceSrv().get(null);
 
     const response: { instances: DataFrameJSON[] } = await getBackendSrv().post('/api/alert-definitions/eval', {
       condition: alertDefinition.condition,
-      data: buildDataQueryModel(getQueryOptions(), defaultDataSource),
+      data: buildDataQueryModel({} as QueryGroupOptions, defaultDataSource),
     });
 
     const handledResponse = handleJSONResponse(response.instances);
@@ -221,7 +196,7 @@ export function cleanUpDefinitionState(): ThunkResult<void> {
 }
 
 async function buildAlertDefinition(state: AlertDefinitionState) {
-  const queryOptions = state.getQueryOptions();
+  const queryOptions = {} as QueryGroupOptions;
   const currentAlertDefinition = state.alertDefinition;
   const defaultDataSource = await getDataSourceSrv().get(null);
 
@@ -248,32 +223,41 @@ function handleJSONResponse(frames: DataFrameJSON[]) {
 }
 
 function buildDataQueryModel(queryOptions: QueryGroupOptions, defaultDataSource: DataSourceApi) {
-  return queryOptions.queries.map((query) => {
-    let dataSource: QueryGroupDataSource;
-    const isExpression = query.datasource === ExpressionDatasourceID;
+  return queryOptions.queries.map((query: DataQuery) => {
+    if (isExpressionQuery(query)) {
+      const dataSource: QueryGroupDataSource = {
+        name: ExpressionDatasourceID,
+        uid: ExpressionDatasourceID,
+      };
 
-    if (isExpression) {
-      dataSource = { name: ExpressionDatasourceID, uid: ExpressionDatasourceID };
-    } else {
-      const dataSourceSetting = getDataSourceSrv().getInstanceSettings(query.datasource);
-
-      dataSource = {
-        name: dataSourceSetting?.name ?? defaultDataSource.name,
-        uid: dataSourceSetting?.uid ?? defaultDataSource.uid,
+      return {
+        model: {
+          ...query,
+          type: query.type,
+          datasource: dataSource.name,
+          datasourceUid: dataSource.uid,
+        },
+        refId: query.refId,
       };
     }
 
+    const dataSourceSetting = getDataSourceSrv().getInstanceSettings(query.datasource);
+    const dataSource: QueryGroupDataSource = {
+      name: dataSourceSetting?.name ?? defaultDataSource.name,
+      uid: dataSourceSetting?.uid ?? defaultDataSource.uid,
+    };
+
     return {
       model: {
         ...query,
-        type: isExpression ? (query as ExpressionQuery).type : query.queryType,
+        type: query.queryType,
         datasource: dataSource.name,
         datasourceUid: dataSource.uid,
       },
       refId: query.refId,
       relativeTimeRange: {
-        From: 500,
-        To: 0,
+        from: 600,
+        to: 0,
       },
     };
   });
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/state/reducers.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/state/reducers.ts
index 24083dfe2b8..c44e40d7351 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/state/reducers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/state/reducers.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { createSlice, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-import { ApplyFieldOverrideOptions, DataFrame, DataTransformerConfig, dateTime, FieldColorModeId } from '@grafana/data';
+import { DataFrame, dateTime } from '@grafana/data';
 import alertDef from './alertDef';
 import {
   AlertDefinition,
   AlertDefinitionDTO,
-  AlertDefinitionQueryModel,
   AlertDefinitionState,
   AlertDefinitionUiState,
   AlertRule,
@@ -13,11 +12,8 @@ import {
   NotificationChannelOption,
   NotificationChannelState,
   NotifierDTO,
-  QueryGroupOptions,
 } from 'app/types';
 import store from 'app/core/store';
-import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { PanelQueryRunner } from '../../query/state/PanelQueryRunner';
 import unifiedAlertingReducer from '../unified/state/reducers';
 
 export const ALERT_DEFINITION_UI_STATE_STORAGE_KEY = 'grafana.alerting.alertDefinition.ui';
@@ -35,24 +31,6 @@ export const initialChannelState: NotificationChannelState = {
   notifiers: [],
 };
 
-const options: ApplyFieldOverrideOptions = {
-  fieldConfig: {
-    defaults: {
-      color: {
-        mode: FieldColorModeId.PaletteClassic,
-      },
-    },
-    overrides: [],
-  },
-  replaceVariables: (v: string) => v,
-  theme: config.theme,
-};
-
-const dataConfig = {
-  getTransformations: () => [] as DataTransformerConfig[],
-  getFieldOverrideOptions: () => options,
-};
-
 export const initialAlertDefinitionState: AlertDefinitionState = {
   alertDefinition: {
     id: 0,
@@ -63,14 +41,12 @@ export const initialAlertDefinitionState: AlertDefinitionState = {
     data: [],
     intervalSeconds: 60,
   },
-  queryRunner: new PanelQueryRunner(dataConfig),
   uiState: { ...store.getObject(ALERT_DEFINITION_UI_STATE_STORAGE_KEY, DEFAULT_ALERT_DEFINITION_UI_STATE) },
   data: [],
   alertDefinitions: [] as AlertDefinition[],
   /* These are functions as they are mutated later on and redux toolkit will Object.freeze state so
    * we need to store these using functions instead */
   getInstances: () => [] as DataFrame[],
-  getQueryOptions: () => ({ maxDataPoints: 100, dataSource: { name: '-- Mixed --' }, queries: [] }),
 };
 
 function convertToAlertRule(dto: AlertRuleDTO, state: string): AlertRule {
@@ -164,8 +140,6 @@ const alertDefinitionSlice = createSlice({
   initialState: initialAlertDefinitionState,
   reducers: {
     setAlertDefinition: (state: AlertDefinitionState, action: PayloadAction<AlertDefinitionDTO>) => {
-      const currentOptions = state.getQueryOptions();
-
       state.alertDefinition.title = action.payload.title;
       state.alertDefinition.id = action.payload.id;
       state.alertDefinition.uid = action.payload.uid;
@@ -173,10 +147,6 @@ const alertDefinitionSlice = createSlice({
       state.alertDefinition.intervalSeconds = action.payload.intervalSeconds;
       state.alertDefinition.data = action.payload.data;
       state.alertDefinition.description = action.payload.description;
-      state.getQueryOptions = () => ({
-        ...currentOptions,
-        queries: action.payload.data.map((q: AlertDefinitionQueryModel) => ({ ...q.model })),
-      });
     },
     updateAlertDefinitionOptions: (state: AlertDefinitionState, action: PayloadAction<Partial<AlertDefinition>>) => {
       state.alertDefinition = { ...state.alertDefinition, ...action.payload };
@@ -184,9 +154,6 @@ const alertDefinitionSlice = createSlice({
     setUiState: (state: AlertDefinitionState, action: PayloadAction<AlertDefinitionUiState>) => {
       state.uiState = { ...state.uiState, ...action.payload };
     },
-    setQueryOptions: (state: AlertDefinitionState, action: PayloadAction<QueryGroupOptions>) => {
-      state.getQueryOptions = () => action.payload;
-    },
     setAlertDefinitions: (state: AlertDefinitionState, action: PayloadAction<AlertDefinition[]>) => {
       state.alertDefinitions = action.payload;
     },
@@ -194,18 +161,10 @@ const alertDefinitionSlice = createSlice({
       state.getInstances = () => action.payload;
     },
     cleanUpState: (state: AlertDefinitionState, action: PayloadAction<undefined>) => {
-      if (state.queryRunner) {
-        state.queryRunner.destroy();
-        state.queryRunner = undefined;
-        delete state.queryRunner;
-        state.queryRunner = new PanelQueryRunner(dataConfig);
-      }
-
       state.alertDefinitions = initialAlertDefinitionState.alertDefinitions;
       state.alertDefinition = initialAlertDefinitionState.alertDefinition;
       state.data = initialAlertDefinitionState.data;
       state.getInstances = initialAlertDefinitionState.getInstances;
-      state.getQueryOptions = initialAlertDefinitionState.getQueryOptions;
       state.uiState = initialAlertDefinitionState.uiState;
     },
   },
@@ -222,7 +181,6 @@ export const {
 export const {
   setUiState,
   updateAlertDefinitionOptions,
-  setQueryOptions,
   setAlertDefinitions,
   setAlertDefinition,
   setInstanceData,
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/AlertRuleForm.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/AlertRuleForm.tsx
index b45ed2b8841..b82634fa447 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/AlertRuleForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/AlertRuleForm.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const AlertRuleForm: FC<Props> = ({ existing }) => {
             onClick={handleSubmit((values) => submit(values, false))}
             disabled={submitState.loading}
           >
-            {submitState.loading && <Spinner className={styles.buttonSpiner} inline={true} />}
+            {submitState.loading && <Spinner className={styles.buttonSpinner} inline={true} />}
             Save
           </ToolbarButton>
           <ToolbarButton
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ export const AlertRuleForm: FC<Props> = ({ existing }) => {
             onClick={handleSubmit((values) => submit(values, true))}
             disabled={submitState.loading}
           >
-            {submitState.loading && <Spinner className={styles.buttonSpiner} inline={true} />}
+            {submitState.loading && <Spinner className={styles.buttonSpinner} inline={true} />}
             Save and exit
           </ToolbarButton>
         </PageToolbar>
-        <div className={styles.contentOutter}>
+        <div className={styles.contentOuter}>
           <CustomScrollbar autoHeightMin="100%" hideHorizontalTrack={true}>
             <div className={styles.contentInner}>
               {hasErrors && (
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const AlertRuleForm: FC<Props> = ({ existing }) => {
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
   return {
-    buttonSpiner: css`
+    buttonSpinner: css`
       margin-right: ${theme.spacing.sm};
     `,
     toolbar: css`
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
       flex: 1;
       padding: ${theme.spacing.md};
     `,
-    contentOutter: css`
+    contentOuter: css`
       background: ${theme.colors.panelBg};
       overflow: hidden;
       flex: 1;
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/GrafanaQueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/GrafanaQueryEditor.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index bdf73aabd21..00000000000
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/GrafanaQueryEditor.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { TextArea } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { GrafanaQuery } from 'app/types/unified-alerting-dto';
-import React, { FC, useState } from 'react';
-
-interface Props {
-  value?: GrafanaQuery[];
-  onChange: (value: GrafanaQuery[]) => void;
-}
-
-// @TODO replace with actual query editor once it's done
-export const GrafanaQueryEditor: FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange }) => {
-  const [content, setContent] = useState(JSON.stringify(value || [], null, 2));
-  const onChangeHandler = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
-    const val = (e.target as HTMLTextAreaElement).value;
-    setContent(val);
-    try {
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(val);
-      if (parsed && Array.isArray(parsed)) {
-        console.log('queries changed');
-        onChange(parsed);
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log('invalid json');
-    }
-  };
-  return <TextArea rows={20} value={content} onChange={onChangeHandler} />;
-};
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryStep.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryStep.tsx
index 3a05b527ea8..6eb729eb059 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryStep.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryStep.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
-import { Field, InputControl } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { RuleEditorSection } from './RuleEditorSection';
 import { useFormContext } from 'react-hook-form';
-import { RuleFormType, RuleFormValues } from '../../types/rule-form';
+import { Field, InputControl } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { ExpressionEditor } from './ExpressionEditor';
-import { GrafanaQueryEditor } from './GrafanaQueryEditor';
-import { isArray } from 'lodash';
+import { RuleEditorSection } from './RuleEditorSection';
+import { RuleFormType, RuleFormValues } from '../../types/rule-form';
+import { AlertingQueryEditor } from '../../../components/AlertingQueryEditor';
 
-// @TODO get proper query editors in
 export const QueryStep: FC = () => {
   const { control, watch, errors } = useFormContext<RuleFormValues>();
   const type = watch('type');
@@ -34,10 +32,10 @@ export const QueryStep: FC = () => {
         >
           <InputControl
             name="queries"
-            as={GrafanaQueryEditor}
+            as={AlertingQueryEditor}
             control={control}
             rules={{
-              validate: (queries) => isArray(queries) && !!queries.length,
+              validate: (queries) => Array.isArray(queries) && !!queries.length,
             }}
           />
         </Field>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/hooks/useCombinedRuleNamespaces.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/hooks/useCombinedRuleNamespaces.ts
index 88125f156a5..99dab3a66fd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/hooks/useCombinedRuleNamespaces.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/hooks/useCombinedRuleNamespaces.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function rulerRuleToCombinedRule(
       }
     : {
         name: rule.grafana_alert.title,
-        queries: rule.grafana_alert.data.map((d) => d.model),
+        queries: (rule.grafana_alert.data ?? []).map((d) => d.model),
         query: '',
         labels: rule.labels || {},
         annotations: rule.annotations || {},
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-queries.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-queries.ts
index 3980c6669f4..cfe8a400432 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-queries.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-queries.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const SAMPLE_QUERIES = [
             type: 'and',
           },
           query: {
-            Params: ['A'],
+            params: ['A'],
           },
           reducer: {
             type: 'last',
diff --git a/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionDatasource.ts b/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionDatasource.ts
index 8ffc1028ddc..b5091576434 100644
--- a/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionDatasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionDatasource.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@ export class ExpressionDatasourceApi extends DataSourceWithBackend<ExpressionQue
     return `Expression: ${query.type}`;
   }
 
-  newQuery(): ExpressionQuery {
+  newQuery(query?: Partial<ExpressionQuery>): ExpressionQuery {
     return {
       refId: '--', // Replaced with query
-      type: ExpressionQueryType.math,
+      type: query?.type ?? ExpressionQueryType.math,
       datasource: ExpressionDatasourceID,
+      conditions: query?.conditions ?? undefined,
     };
   }
 }
 
 // MATCHES the constant in DataSourceWithBackend
 export const ExpressionDatasourceID = '__expr__';
+export const ExpressionDatasourceUID = '-100';
 
 export const expressionDatasource = new ExpressionDatasourceApi({
   id: -100,
diff --git a/public/app/features/expressions/guards.ts b/public/app/features/expressions/guards.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42236d4f830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/expressions/guards.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/data';
+import { ExpressionDatasourceID } from './ExpressionDatasource';
+import { ExpressionQuery } from './types';
+
+export const isExpressionQuery = (dataQuery?: DataQuery): dataQuery is ExpressionQuery => {
+  return dataQuery?.datasource === ExpressionDatasourceID;
+};
diff --git a/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts b/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
index 9c85665dcc2..5ec0c2e3bd6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export interface ExpressionQuery extends DataQuery {
   upsampler?: string;
   conditions?: ClassicCondition[];
 }
-
 export interface ClassicCondition {
   evaluator: {
     params: number[];
diff --git a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx
index 82d270dd0da..fc5e98526f9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { has, cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 // Utils & Services
 import { getDatasourceSrv } from 'app/features/plugins/datasource_srv';
-import { AngularComponent, getAngularLoader, getTemplateSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { AngularComponent, getAngularLoader } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { getTimeSrv } from 'app/features/dashboard/services/TimeSrv';
 import { ErrorBoundaryAlert, HorizontalGroup, InfoBox } from '@grafana/ui';
 import {
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ interface Props {
   dsSettings: DataSourceInstanceSettings;
   id: string;
   index: number;
+  timeRange?: TimeRange;
+  onChangeTimeRange?: (timeRange: TimeRange) => void;
   onAddQuery: (query?: DataQuery) => void;
   onRemoveQuery: (query: DataQuery) => void;
   onChange: (query: DataQuery) => void;
@@ -301,17 +303,18 @@ export class QueryEditorRow extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   };
 
   renderTitle = (props: QueryOperationRowRenderProps) => {
-    const { query, dsSettings, onChange, queries } = this.props;
-    const dataSourceName = dsSettings.meta.mixed
-      ? getTemplateSrv().replace(this.getQueryDataSourceIdentifier() ?? '')
-      : undefined;
+    const { query, dsSettings, onChange, queries, onChangeTimeRange, timeRange } = this.props;
+    const { datasource } = this.state;
     const isDisabled = query.hide;
 
     return (
       <QueryEditorRowTitle
         query={query}
         queries={queries}
-        dataSourceName={dataSourceName}
+        onTimeRangeChange={onChangeTimeRange}
+        timeRange={timeRange}
+        inMixedMode={dsSettings.meta.mixed}
+        dataSourceName={datasource!.name}
         disabled={isDisabled}
         onClick={(e) => this.onToggleEditMode(e, props)}
         onChange={onChange}
diff --git a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRowTitle.tsx b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRowTitle.tsx
index dd2f136a4fe..c964fdeebe8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRowTitle.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRowTitle.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
-import { DataQuery, GrafanaTheme } from '@grafana/data';
-import { FieldValidationMessage, Icon, Input, stylesFactory, useTheme } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { DataQuery, DataSourceInstanceSettings, GrafanaTheme, TimeRange } from '@grafana/data';
+import { DataSourcePicker } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { Icon, Input, stylesFactory, useTheme, FieldValidationMessage, TimeRangeInput } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { ExpressionDatasourceID } from '../../expressions/ExpressionDatasource';
 
 export interface Props {
   query: DataQuery;
   queries: DataQuery[];
-  dataSourceName?: string;
+  dataSourceName: string;
+  inMixedMode?: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  timeRange?: TimeRange;
+  onTimeRangeChange?: (timeRange: TimeRange) => void;
   onChange: (query: DataQuery) => void;
   onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
   collapsedText: string | null;
@@ -16,11 +21,14 @@ export interface Props {
 
 export const QueryEditorRowTitle: React.FC<Props> = ({
   dataSourceName,
+  inMixedMode,
   disabled,
   query,
   queries,
   onClick,
   onChange,
+  onTimeRangeChange,
+  timeRange,
   collapsedText,
 }) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
@@ -83,6 +91,10 @@ export const QueryEditorRowTitle: React.FC<Props> = ({
     event.target.select();
   };
 
+  const onDataSourceChange = (dataSource: DataSourceInstanceSettings) => {
+    onChange({ ...query, datasource: dataSource.name });
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.wrapper}>
       {!isEditing && (
@@ -114,7 +126,17 @@ export const QueryEditorRowTitle: React.FC<Props> = ({
           {validationError && <FieldValidationMessage horizontal>{validationError}</FieldValidationMessage>}
         </>
       )}
-      {dataSourceName && <em className={styles.contextInfo}> ({dataSourceName})</em>}
+      {inMixedMode && (
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', marginLeft: '8px' }}>
+          {query.datasource !== ExpressionDatasourceID && (
+            <>
+              <DataSourcePicker current={dataSourceName} onChange={onDataSourceChange} />
+              {onTimeRangeChange && timeRange && <TimeRangeInput onChange={onTimeRangeChange} value={timeRange} />}
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {dataSourceName && !inMixedMode && <em className={styles.contextInfo}> ({dataSourceName})</em>}
       {disabled && <em className={styles.contextInfo}> Disabled</em>}
 
       {collapsedText && (
diff --git a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx
index 5eb7dc962e4..569a87d5a0b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ export class QueryEditorRows extends PureComponent<Props> {
   onChangeQuery(query: DataQuery, index: number) {
     const { queries, onQueriesChange } = this.props;
 
-    const old = queries[index];
-
-    if (old.datasource) {
-      query.datasource = old.datasource;
-    }
-
     // update query in array
     onQueriesChange(
       queries.map((item, itemIndex) => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryGroup.tsx b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryGroup.tsx
index a33f48b9b42..99c7d430462 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryGroup.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryGroup.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface State {
   scrollTop: number;
   data: PanelData;
   isHelpOpen: boolean;
+  defaultDataSource?: DataSourceApi;
 }
 
 export class QueryGroup extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ export class QueryGroup extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     try {
       const ds = await this.dataSourceSrv.get(options.dataSource.name);
       const dsSettings = this.dataSourceSrv.getInstanceSettings(options.dataSource.name);
-      this.setState({ dataSource: ds, dsSettings });
+      const defaultDataSource = await this.dataSourceSrv.get();
+      this.setState({ dataSource: ds, dsSettings, defaultDataSource });
     } catch (error) {
       console.log('failed to load data source', error);
     }
@@ -140,15 +142,23 @@ export class QueryGroup extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   };
 
   onAddQueryClick = () => {
-    if (this.state.dsSettings?.meta.mixed) {
-      this.setState({ isAddingMixed: true });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.onChange({ queries: addQuery(this.props.options.queries) });
+    const { options } = this.props;
+    this.onChange({ queries: addQuery(options.queries, this.newQuery()) });
     this.onScrollBottom();
   };
 
+  newQuery(): Partial<DataQuery> {
+    const { dsSettings, defaultDataSource } = this.state;
+
+    if (!dsSettings?.meta.mixed) {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    return {
+      datasource: defaultDataSource?.name,
+    };
+  }
+
   onChange(changedProps: Partial<QueryGroupOptions>) {
     this.props.onOptionsChange({
       ...this.props.options,
@@ -320,7 +330,6 @@ export class QueryGroup extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
             Query
           </Button>
         )}
-        {isAddingMixed && this.renderMixedPicker()}
         {config.expressionsEnabled && this.isExpressionsSupported(dsSettings) && (
           <Tooltip content="Experimental feature: queries could stop working in next version" placement="right">
             <Button
diff --git a/public/app/features/sandbox/TestStuffPage.tsx b/public/app/features/sandbox/TestStuffPage.tsx
index c89ef9c5f56..5640ac3597d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/sandbox/TestStuffPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/sandbox/TestStuffPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { ApplyFieldOverrideOptions, DataTransformerConfig, dateMath, FieldColorModeId, PanelData } from '@grafana/data';
+import {
+  ApplyFieldOverrideOptions,
+  DataTransformerConfig,
+  dateMath,
+  FieldColorModeId,
+  NavModelItem,
+  PanelData,
+} from '@grafana/data';
 import { GraphNG, LegendDisplayMode, Table } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { config } from 'app/core/config';
 import React, { FC, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
@@ -6,6 +13,8 @@ import { useObservable } from 'react-use';
 import { QueryGroup } from '../query/components/QueryGroup';
 import { PanelQueryRunner } from '../query/state/PanelQueryRunner';
 import { QueryGroupOptions } from 'app/types';
+import Page from '../../core/components/Page/Page';
+import AutoSizer from 'react-virtualized-auto-sizer';
 
 interface State {
   queryRunner: PanelQueryRunner;
@@ -40,33 +49,46 @@ export const TestStuffPage: FC = () => {
   const observable = useMemo(() => queryRunner.getData({ withFieldConfig: true, withTransforms: true }), [queryRunner]);
   const data = useObservable(observable);
 
-  return (
-    <div style={{ padding: '30px 50px' }} className="page-scrollbar-wrapper">
-      <h3>New page</h3>
-      <div>
-        <QueryGroup
-          options={queryOptions}
-          queryRunner={queryRunner}
-          onRunQueries={onRunQueries}
-          onOptionsChange={onOptionsChange}
-        />
-      </div>
+  const node: NavModelItem = {
+    id: 'test-page',
+    text: 'Test page',
+    icon: 'dashboard',
+    subTitle: 'FOR TESTING!',
+    url: 'sandbox/test',
+  };
 
-      {data && (
-        <div style={{ padding: '16px' }}>
-          <GraphNG
-            width={1200}
-            height={300}
-            data={data.series}
-            legend={{ displayMode: LegendDisplayMode.List, placement: 'bottom', calcs: [] }}
-            timeRange={data.timeRange}
-            timeZone="browser"
+  return (
+    <Page navModel={{ node: node, main: node }}>
+      <Page.Contents>
+        {data && (
+          <AutoSizer style={{ width: '100%', height: '600px' }}>
+            {({ width }) => {
+              return (
+                <div>
+                  <GraphNG
+                    width={width}
+                    height={300}
+                    data={data.series}
+                    legend={{ displayMode: LegendDisplayMode.List, placement: 'bottom', calcs: [] }}
+                    timeRange={data.timeRange}
+                    timeZone="browser"
+                  />
+                  <Table data={data.series[0]} width={width} height={300} />
+                </div>
+              );
+            }}
+          </AutoSizer>
+        )}
+        <div style={{ marginTop: '16px', height: '45%' }}>
+          <QueryGroup
+            options={queryOptions}
+            queryRunner={queryRunner}
+            onRunQueries={onRunQueries}
+            onOptionsChange={onOptionsChange}
           />
-          <hr />
-          <Table data={data.series[0]} width={1200} height={300} />
         </div>
-      )}
-    </div>
+      </Page.Contents>
+    </Page>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/public/app/types/alerting.ts b/public/app/types/alerting.ts
index 96aaf7daa07..7246cb0c3fe 100644
--- a/public/app/types/alerting.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/alerting.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import { DataFrame, DataQuery, PanelData, SelectableValue, TimeRange } from '@grafana/data';
-import { PanelQueryRunner } from '../features/query/state/PanelQueryRunner';
-import { QueryGroupOptions } from './query';
 import { ExpressionQuery } from '../features/expressions/types';
 
 export interface AlertRuleDTO {
@@ -140,11 +138,9 @@ export interface AlertNotification {
 export interface AlertDefinitionState {
   uiState: AlertDefinitionUiState;
   alertDefinition: AlertDefinition;
-  queryRunner?: PanelQueryRunner;
   data: PanelData[];
   alertDefinitions: AlertDefinition[];
   getInstances: () => DataFrame[];
-  getQueryOptions: () => QueryGroupOptions;
 }
 
 export interface AlertDefinition {
diff --git a/public/app/types/unified-alerting-dto.ts b/public/app/types/unified-alerting-dto.ts
index 9a8e14abd89..89fdff90bae 100644
--- a/public/app/types/unified-alerting-dto.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/unified-alerting-dto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Prometheus API DTOs, possibly to be autogenerated from openapi spec in the near future
 
+import { DataQuery, RelativeTimeRange } from '@grafana/data';
+
 export type Labels = Record<string, string>;
 export type Annotations = Record<string, string>;
 
@@ -91,21 +93,14 @@ export enum GrafanaAlertState {
   OK = 'OK',
 }
 
-export interface GrafanaQueryModel {
+export interface GrafanaQueryModel extends DataQuery {
   datasource: string;
   datasourceUid: string;
-
-  refId: string;
-  [key: string]: any;
 }
-
 export interface GrafanaQuery {
   refId: string;
   queryType: string;
-  relativeTimeRange: {
-    from: number;
-    to: number;
-  };
+  relativeTimeRange: RelativeTimeRange;
   model: GrafanaQueryModel;
 }