diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/explore.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/explore.ts
index f95d90ac409..362d6a19f37 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/explore.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/explore.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface ExploreUrlState<T extends DataQuery = AnyQuery> {
   queries: T[];
   range: URLRange;
   panelsState?: ExplorePanelsState;
+  queryRef?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ExplorePanelsState extends Partial<Record<PreferredVisualisationType, {}>> {
diff --git a/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts b/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
index cb22e191a77..92f07dce7b9 100644
--- a/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export interface GetExploreUrlArguments {
   timeRange: TimeRange;
   scopedVars: ScopedVars | undefined;
   adhocFilters?: AdHocVariableFilter[];
+  queryRef?: string;
 }
 
 export function generateExploreId() {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export function generateExploreId() {
  * Returns an Explore-URL that contains a panel's queries and the dashboard time range.
  */
 export async function getExploreUrl(args: GetExploreUrlArguments): Promise<string | undefined> {
-  const { queries, dsRef, timeRange, scopedVars, adhocFilters } = args;
+  const { queries, dsRef, timeRange, scopedVars, adhocFilters, queryRef } = args;
   const interpolatedQueries = (
     await Promise.allSettled(
       queries
@@ -93,7 +94,12 @@ export async function getExploreUrl(args: GetExploreUrlArguments): Promise<strin
     .map((q) => q.value);
 
   const exploreState = JSON.stringify({
-    [generateExploreId()]: { range: toURLRange(timeRange.raw), queries: interpolatedQueries, datasource: dsRef?.uid },
+    [generateExploreId()]: {
+      range: toURLRange(timeRange.raw),
+      queries: interpolatedQueries,
+      datasource: dsRef?.uid,
+      queryRef: queryRef,
+    },
   });
   return locationUtil.assureBaseUrl(urlUtil.renderUrl('/explore', { panes: exploreState, schemaVersion: 1 }));
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/QueryRows.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/QueryRows.tsx
index 084c180544f..2355b8bbc07 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/QueryRows.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/QueryRows.tsx
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ const makeSelectors = (exploreId: string) => {
       exploreItemSelector,
       (s) => getDatasourceSrv().getInstanceSettings(s!.datasourceInstance?.uid)!
     ),
+    getQueryRef: createSelector(exploreItemSelector, (s) => s!.queryRef),
   };
 };
 
 export const QueryRows = ({ exploreId }: Props) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const { getQueries, getDatasourceInstanceSettings, getQueryResponse, getHistory, getEventBridge } = useMemo(
-    () => makeSelectors(exploreId),
-    [exploreId]
-  );
+  const { getQueries, getDatasourceInstanceSettings, getQueryResponse, getHistory, getEventBridge, getQueryRef } =
+    useMemo(() => makeSelectors(exploreId), [exploreId]);
 
   const queries = useSelector(getQueries);
   const dsSettings = useSelector(getDatasourceInstanceSettings);
   const queryResponse = useSelector(getQueryResponse);
   const history = useSelector(getHistory);
   const eventBridge = useSelector(getEventBridge);
+  const queryRef = useSelector(getQueryRef);
 
   const onRunQueries = useCallback(() => {
     dispatch(runQueries({ exploreId }));
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export const QueryRows = ({ exploreId }: Props) => {
       app={CoreApp.Explore}
       history={history}
       eventBus={eventBridge}
+      queryRef={queryRef}
       queryRowWrapper={(children, refId) => (
         <ContentOutlineItem
           title={refId}
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/external.utils.ts b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/external.utils.ts
index 2df25f0dfde..0a31fd02713 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/external.utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/external.utils.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export function getUrlStateFromPaneState(pane: ExploreItemState): ExploreUrlStat
     range: toURLRange(pane.range.raw),
     // don't include panelsState in the url unless a piece of state is actually set
     panelsState: pruneObject(pane.panelsState),
+    queryRef: pane.queryRef || undefined,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/internal.utils.ts b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/internal.utils.ts
index 1a12484d533..0b5ef23a757 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/internal.utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/internal.utils.ts
@@ -23,17 +23,20 @@ export const urlDiff = (
   queries: boolean;
   range: boolean;
   panelsState: boolean;
+  queryRef: boolean;
 } => {
   const datasource = !isEqual(currentUrlState?.datasource, oldUrlState?.datasource);
   const queries = !isEqual(currentUrlState?.queries, oldUrlState?.queries);
   const range = !isEqual(currentUrlState?.range || DEFAULT_RANGE, oldUrlState?.range || DEFAULT_RANGE);
   const panelsState = !isEqual(currentUrlState?.panelsState, oldUrlState?.panelsState);
+  const queryRef = !isEqual(currentUrlState?.queryRef, oldUrlState?.queryRef);
 
   return {
     datasource,
     queries,
     range,
     panelsState,
+    queryRef,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/migrators/v1.ts b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/migrators/v1.ts
index 58fe595e49a..0c3d36911ed 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/migrators/v1.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/migrators/v1.ts
@@ -118,5 +118,7 @@ function applyDefaults(input: unknown): ExploreUrlState {
       hasKey('to', input.range) &&
       typeof input.range.from === 'string' &&
       typeof input.range.to === 'string' && { range: { from: input.range.from, to: input.range.to } }),
+    //queryRef
+    ...(hasKey('queryRef', input) && typeof input.queryRef === 'string' && { queryRef: input.queryRef }),
   };
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/fromURL.ts b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/fromURL.ts
index c196320a859..fa001b94f23 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/fromURL.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/fromURL.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 
 import { EventBusSrv } from '@grafana/data';
 import { changeDatasource } from 'app/features/explore/state/datasource';
-import { changePanelsStateAction, initializeExplore } from 'app/features/explore/state/explorePane';
+import {
+  changePanelsStateAction,
+  initializeExplore,
+  updateQueryRefAction,
+} from 'app/features/explore/state/explorePane';
 import { splitClose, syncTimesAction } from 'app/features/explore/state/main';
 import { cancelQueries, runQueries, setQueriesAction } from 'app/features/explore/state/query';
 import { updateTime } from 'app/features/explore/state/time';
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ export function syncFromURL(
   }
 
   Object.entries(urlState.panes).forEach(async ([exploreId, urlPane], i) => {
-    const { datasource, queries, range, panelsState } = urlPane;
+    const { datasource, queries, range, panelsState, queryRef } = urlPane;
 
     const paneState = panesState[exploreId];
 
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ export function syncFromURL(
           if (update.panelsState && panelsState) {
             dispatch(changePanelsStateAction({ exploreId, panelsState }));
           }
+
+          if (update.queryRef !== undefined) {
+            dispatch(updateQueryRefAction({ exploreId, queryRef }));
+          }
         });
     } else {
       // This happens when browser history is used to navigate.
@@ -76,6 +84,7 @@ export function syncFromURL(
           panelsState,
           position: i,
           eventBridge: new EventBusSrv(),
+          queryRef,
         })
       );
     }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/init.ts b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/init.ts
index f4dec0dcecb..1489e79e53e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/init.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/hooks/useStateSync/synchronizer/init.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function initializeFromURL(
   dispatch(clearPanes());
 
   Promise.all(
-    Object.entries(urlState.panes).map(([exploreId, { datasource, queries, range, panelsState }]) => {
+    Object.entries(urlState.panes).map(([exploreId, { datasource, queries, range, panelsState, queryRef }]) => {
       return getPaneDatasource(datasource, queries, orgId).then((paneDatasource) => {
         return Promise.resolve(
           // Given the Grafana datasource will always be present, this should always be defined.
@@ -64,13 +64,20 @@ export function initializeFromURL(
             ];
           }
 
-          return { exploreId, range, panelsState, queries: validQueries, datasource: paneDatasource };
+          return {
+            exploreId,
+            range,
+            panelsState,
+            queries: validQueries,
+            datasource: paneDatasource,
+            ...(queryRef && { queryRef }),
+          };
         });
       });
     })
   ).then(async (panes) => {
     const initializedPanes = await Promise.all(
-      panes.map(({ exploreId, range, panelsState, queries, datasource }) => {
+      panes.map(({ exploreId, range, panelsState, queries, datasource, queryRef }) => {
         return dispatch(
           initializeExplore({
             exploreId,
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ export function initializeFromURL(
             range: fromURLRange(range),
             panelsState,
             eventBridge: new EventBusSrv(),
+            queryRef,
           })
         ).unwrap();
       })
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/explorePane.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/explorePane.ts
index 9835b9f3e09..fd2d35a3469 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/explorePane.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/explorePane.ts
@@ -83,10 +83,18 @@ interface ChangeCorrelationHelperData {
   exploreId: string;
   correlationEditorHelperData?: ExploreCorrelationHelperData;
 }
+
 export const changeCorrelationHelperData = createAction<ChangeCorrelationHelperData>(
   'explore/changeCorrelationHelperData'
 );
 
+export interface UpdateQueryRefPayload {
+  exploreId: string;
+  queryRef?: string;
+}
+
+export const updateQueryRefAction = createAction<UpdateQueryRefPayload>('explore/updateQueryRef');
+
 /**
  * Initialize Explore state with state from the URL and the React component.
  * Call this only on components for with the Explore state has not been initialized.
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ interface InitializeExplorePayload {
   history: HistoryItem[];
   datasourceInstance?: DataSourceApi;
   eventBridge: EventBusExtended;
+  queryRef?: string;
 }
 const initializeExploreAction = createAction<InitializeExplorePayload>('explore/initializeExploreAction');
 
@@ -129,6 +138,7 @@ export interface InitializeExploreOptions {
   correlationHelperData?: ExploreCorrelationHelperData;
   position?: number;
   eventBridge: EventBusExtended;
+  queryRef?: string;
 }
 /**
  * Initialize Explore state with state from the URL and the React component.
@@ -149,6 +159,7 @@ export const initializeExplore = createAsyncThunk(
       panelsState,
       correlationHelperData,
       eventBridge,
+      queryRef,
     }: InitializeExploreOptions,
     { dispatch, getState, fulfillWithValue }
   ) => {
@@ -170,6 +181,7 @@ export const initializeExplore = createAsyncThunk(
         datasourceInstance: instance,
         history,
         eventBridge,
+        queryRef,
       })
     );
     if (panelsState !== undefined) {
@@ -235,8 +247,15 @@ export const paneReducer = (state: ExploreItemState = makeExplorePaneState(), ac
     };
   }
 
+  if (updateQueryRefAction.match(action)) {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      queryRef: action.payload.queryRef,
+    };
+  }
+
   if (initializeExploreAction.match(action)) {
-    const { queries, range, datasourceInstance, history, eventBridge } = action.payload;
+    const { queries, range, datasourceInstance, history, eventBridge, queryRef } = action.payload;
 
     return {
       ...state,
@@ -250,6 +269,7 @@ export const paneReducer = (state: ExploreItemState = makeExplorePaneState(), ac
       queryResponse: createEmptyQueryResponse(),
       cache: [],
       correlations: [],
+      queryRef,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx
index 5e1a6c845f6..3006dbb4ae1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRow.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export interface Props<TQuery extends DataQuery> {
   onQueryReplacedFromLibrary?: () => void;
   collapsable?: boolean;
   hideRefId?: boolean;
+  queryRef?: string;
 }
 
 interface State<TQuery extends DataQuery> {
@@ -324,6 +325,26 @@ export class QueryEditorRow<TQuery extends DataQuery> extends PureComponent<Prop
     );
   };
 
+  renderQueryLibraryBadge = () => {
+    const { queryRef } = this.props;
+
+    if (!queryRef) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <Badge
+        key="query-library-badge"
+        color="blue"
+        icon="book"
+        text={t('query-operation.query-library.from-library', 'Editing From Query Library')}
+        tooltip={t('query-operation.query-library.editing-tooltip', 'Editing query from library ({{queryRef}})', {
+          queryRef,
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+  };
+
   renderExtraActions = () => {
     const { query, queries, data, onAddQuery, dataSource, app } = this.props;
 
@@ -351,6 +372,7 @@ export class QueryEditorRow<TQuery extends DataQuery> extends PureComponent<Prop
     extraActions.push(this.renderWarnings('info'));
     extraActions.push(this.renderWarnings('warning'));
     extraActions.push(<AdaptiveTelemetryQueryActions key="adaptive-telemetry-actions" query={query} />);
+    extraActions.push(this.renderQueryLibraryBadge());
 
     return extraActions;
   };
diff --git a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx
index a9b9d9c0186..2d969abbb7a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/query/components/QueryEditorRows.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export interface Props {
   onUpdateDatasources?: (datasource: DataSourceRef) => void;
   onQueryReplacedFromLibrary?: () => void;
   queryRowWrapper?: (children: ReactNode, refId: string) => ReactNode;
+  queryRef?: string;
 }
 
 export class QueryEditorRows extends PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ export class QueryEditorRows extends PureComponent<Props> {
       onQueryToggled,
       onQueryReplacedFromLibrary,
       queryRowWrapper,
+      queryRef,
     } = this.props;
 
     return (
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ export class QueryEditorRows extends PureComponent<Props> {
                       range={getTimeSrv().timeRange()}
                       history={history}
                       eventBus={eventBus}
+                      queryRef={queryRef}
                     />
                   );
 
diff --git a/public/app/types/explore.ts b/public/app/types/explore.ts
index 11ac0ad84d0..c798fd96b1a 100644
--- a/public/app/types/explore.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/explore.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ export interface ExploreItemState {
    * Used to distinguish URL state injection versus split view state injection.
    */
   initialized: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Query library reference identifier when editing a query from the query library
+   *
+   */
+  queryRef?: string;
   /**
    * Log query result to be displayed in the logs result viewer.
    */