diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
index a71f260badc..b68b183dd7b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ export class UnthemedLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     return (
       <>
+        <div className={styles.infoText}>
+          This datasource does not support full-range histograms. The graph is based on the logs seen in the response.
+        </div>
         <ExploreGraphPanel
           series={logsSeries || []}
           width={width}
@@ -425,5 +428,9 @@ const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
     logRows: css`
       overflow-x: scroll;
     `,
+    infoText: css`
+      font-size: ${theme.typography.size.sm};
+      color: ${theme.colors.textWeak};
+    `,
   };
 });