diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
index 02355d2566d..2d1e6895d34 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import { InlineField } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { Dimensions } from '..';
 import { CloudWatchDatasource } from '../../datasource';
-import { useDimensionKeys, useMetrics, useNamespaces, useRegions } from '../../hooks';
+import { useAccountOptions, useDimensionKeys, useMetrics, useNamespaces, useRegions } from '../../hooks';
 import { migrateVariableQuery } from '../../migrations/variableQueryMigrations';
 import { CloudWatchJsonData, CloudWatchQuery, VariableQuery, VariableQueryType } from '../../types';
+import { ALL_ACCOUNTS_OPTION } from '../Account';
 
 import { MultiFilter } from './MultiFilter';
 import { VariableQueryField } from './VariableQueryField';
@@ -41,11 +42,13 @@ export const VariableQueryEditor = ({ query, datasource, onChange }: Props) => {
   const metrics = useMetrics(datasource, { region, namespace });
   const dimensionKeys = useDimensionKeys(datasource, { region, namespace, metricName });
   const keysForDimensionFilter = useDimensionKeys(datasource, { region, namespace, metricName, dimensionFilters });
+  const accountState = useAccountOptions(datasource.resources, query.region);
 
   const onRegionChange = async (region: string) => {
     const validatedQuery = await sanitizeQuery({
       ...parsedQuery,
       region,
+      accountId: undefined,
     });
     onQueryChange(validatedQuery);
   };
@@ -98,6 +101,12 @@ export const VariableQueryEditor = ({ query, datasource, onChange }: Props) => {
     VariableQueryType.LogGroups,
     VariableQueryType.Accounts,
   ].includes(parsedQuery.queryType);
+  const hasAccountIDField = [
+    VariableQueryType.Metrics,
+    VariableQueryType.DimensionKeys,
+    VariableQueryType.DimensionValues,
+    VariableQueryType.LogGroups,
+  ].includes(parsedQuery.queryType);
   const hasNamespaceField = [
     VariableQueryType.Metrics,
     VariableQueryType.DimensionKeys,
@@ -108,7 +117,9 @@ export const VariableQueryEditor = ({ query, datasource, onChange }: Props) => {
       <VariableQueryField
         value={parsedQuery.queryType}
         options={queryTypes}
-        onChange={(value: VariableQueryType) => onQueryChange({ ...parsedQuery, queryType: value })}
+        onChange={(value: VariableQueryType) =>
+          onQueryChange({ ...parsedQuery, queryType: value, accountId: undefined })
+        }
         label="Query type"
         inputId={`variable-query-type-${query.refId}`}
       />
@@ -122,6 +133,18 @@ export const VariableQueryEditor = ({ query, datasource, onChange }: Props) => {
           inputId={`variable-query-region-${query.refId}`}
         />
       )}
+      {hasAccountIDField &&
+        accountState.value &&
+        accountState.value?.length > 0 &&
+        config.featureToggles.cloudWatchCrossAccountQuerying && (
+          <VariableQueryField
+            label="Account"
+            value={query.accountId ?? null}
+            onChange={(accountId?: string) => onQueryChange({ ...parsedQuery, accountId })}
+            options={[ALL_ACCOUNTS_OPTION, ...accountState?.value]}
+            allowCustomValue={false}
+          />
+        )}
       {hasNamespaceField && (
         <VariableQueryField
           value={namespace}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/ResourcesAPI.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/ResourcesAPI.ts
index e90a65236c6..ab1f1bf7cfb 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/ResourcesAPI.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/ResourcesAPI.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class ResourcesAPI extends CloudWatchRequest {
 
   getAccounts({ region }: ResourceRequest): Promise<Account[]> {
     return this.memoizedGetRequest<Array<ResourceResponse<Account>>>('accounts', {
-      region: this.templateSrv.replace(region),
+      region: this.templateSrv.replace(this.getActualRegion(region)),
     }).then((accounts) => accounts.map((a) => a.value));
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/types.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/types.ts
index 72dd51844d4..ef0e071a9e7 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/resources/types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export interface DescribeLogGroupsRequest extends ResourceRequest {
   logGroupPattern?: string;
   limit?: number;
   listAllLogGroups?: boolean;
+  accountId?: string;
 }
 
 export interface Account {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/types.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/types.ts
index ed445ecd9e5..a9113aa445c 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/types.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ export interface VariableQuery extends DataQuery {
   resourceType: string;
   tags?: MultiFilters;
   logGroupPrefix?: string;
+  accountId?: string;
 }
 
 export interface LegacyAnnotationQuery extends MetricStat, DataQuery {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.test.ts
index 40ec6950430..88350e3e331 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.test.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ const defaultQuery: VariableQuery = {
 const mock = setupMockedDataSource({ variables: [labelsVariable, dimensionVariable, fieldsVariable] });
 mock.datasource.resources.getRegions = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'a', value: 'a' }]);
 mock.datasource.resources.getNamespaces = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'b', value: 'b' }]);
-mock.datasource.resources.getMetrics = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'c', value: 'c' }]);
-mock.datasource.resources.getDimensionKeys = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'd', value: 'd' }]);
 mock.datasource.resources.getAccounts = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]);
+const getMetrics = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'c', value: 'c' }]);
+const getDimensionKeys = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'd', value: 'd' }]);
 const getDimensionValues = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'e', value: 'e' }]);
 const getEbsVolumeIds = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'f', value: 'f' }]);
 const getEc2InstanceAttribute = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ label: 'g', value: 'g' }]);
@@ -48,12 +48,26 @@ describe('variables', () => {
   });
 
   it('should run metrics', async () => {
-    const result = await variables.execute({ ...defaultQuery, queryType: VariableQueryType.Metrics });
+    mock.datasource.resources.getMetrics = getMetrics;
+    const query = { ...defaultQuery, queryType: VariableQueryType.Metrics, accountId: '123' };
+    const result = await variables.execute(query);
+    expect(getMetrics).toBeCalledWith({
+      region: query.region,
+      namespace: 'foo',
+      accountId: query.accountId,
+    });
     expect(result).toEqual([{ text: 'c', value: 'c', expandable: true }]);
   });
 
   it('should run dimension keys', async () => {
-    const result = await variables.execute({ ...defaultQuery, queryType: VariableQueryType.DimensionKeys });
+    mock.datasource.resources.getDimensionKeys = getDimensionKeys;
+    const query = { ...defaultQuery, queryType: VariableQueryType.DimensionKeys, accountId: '123' };
+    const result = await variables.execute(query);
+    expect(getDimensionKeys).toBeCalledWith({
+      region: query.region,
+      namespace: query.namespace,
+      accountId: query.accountId,
+    });
     expect(result).toEqual([{ text: 'd', value: 'd', expandable: true }]);
   });
 
@@ -86,6 +100,7 @@ describe('variables', () => {
       metricName: 'abc',
       dimensionKey: 'efg',
       dimensionFilters: { a: 'b' },
+      accountId: '123',
     };
     beforeEach(() => {
       mock.datasource.resources.getDimensionValues = getDimensionValues;
@@ -111,6 +126,7 @@ describe('variables', () => {
         metricName: query.metricName,
         dimensionKey: query.dimensionKey,
         dimensionFilters: query.dimensionFilters,
+        accountId: query.accountId,
       });
       expect(result).toEqual([{ text: 'e', value: 'e', expandable: true }]);
     });
@@ -218,12 +234,14 @@ describe('variables', () => {
         ...defaultQuery,
         queryType: VariableQueryType.LogGroups,
         logGroupPrefix: '$fields',
+        accountId: '123',
       };
       await variables.execute(query);
       expect(getLogGroups).toBeCalledWith({
         region: query.region,
         logGroupNamePrefix: 'templatedField',
         listAllLogGroups: true,
+        accountId: query.accountId,
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.ts
index 76bfcc92366..43209b47efd 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/variables.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ export class CloudWatchVariableSupport extends CustomVariableSupport<CloudWatchD
       return [];
     }
   }
-  async handleLogGroupsQuery({ region, logGroupPrefix }: VariableQuery) {
+
+  async handleLogGroupsQuery({ region, logGroupPrefix, accountId }: VariableQuery) {
     const interpolatedPrefix = this.resources.templateSrv.replace(logGroupPrefix);
     return this.resources
       .getLogGroups({
+        accountId,
         region,
         logGroupNamePrefix: interpolatedPrefix,
         listAllLogGroups: true,
@@ -89,25 +91,33 @@ export class CloudWatchVariableSupport extends CustomVariableSupport<CloudWatchD
     return this.resources.getNamespaces().then((namespaces) => namespaces.map(selectableValueToMetricFindOption));
   }
 
-  async handleMetricsQuery({ namespace, region }: VariableQuery) {
+  async handleMetricsQuery({ namespace, region, accountId }: VariableQuery) {
     return this.resources
-      .getMetrics({ namespace, region })
+      .getMetrics({ namespace, region, accountId })
       .then((metrics) => metrics.map(selectableValueToMetricFindOption));
   }
 
-  async handleDimensionKeysQuery({ namespace, region }: VariableQuery) {
+  async handleDimensionKeysQuery({ namespace, region, accountId }: VariableQuery) {
     return this.resources
-      .getDimensionKeys({ namespace, region })
+      .getDimensionKeys({ namespace, region, accountId })
       .then((keys) => keys.map(selectableValueToMetricFindOption));
   }
 
-  async handleDimensionValuesQuery({ namespace, region, dimensionKey, metricName, dimensionFilters }: VariableQuery) {
+  async handleDimensionValuesQuery({
+    namespace,
+    accountId,
+    region,
+    dimensionKey,
+    metricName,
+    dimensionFilters,
+  }: VariableQuery) {
     if (!dimensionKey || !metricName) {
       return [];
     }
     return this.resources
       .getDimensionValues({
         region,
+        accountId,
         namespace,
         metricName,
         dimensionKey,