diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/DataSourceHttpSettingsOverhaulPackage.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/DataSourceHttpSettingsOverhaulPackage.tsx
index 46f2313d3e0..248e0fcdfed 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/DataSourceHttpSettingsOverhaulPackage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/DataSourceHttpSettingsOverhaulPackage.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ import { Alert, SecureSocksProxySettings, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 // NEED TO EXPORT THIS FROM GRAFANA/UI FOR EXTERNAL DS
 import { AzureAuthSettings } from '@grafana/ui/src/components/DataSourceSettings/types';
 
+import type { AzureCredentials } from './AzureCredentials';
+
+interface PromOptionsWithCloudAuth extends PromOptions {
+  azureCredentials?: AzureCredentials;
+}
+
 type Props = {
-  options: DataSourceSettings<PromOptions, {}>;
-  onOptionsChange: (options: DataSourceSettings<PromOptions, {}>) => void;
+  options: DataSourceSettings<PromOptionsWithCloudAuth, {}>;
+  onOptionsChange: (options: DataSourceSettings<PromOptionsWithCloudAuth, {}>) => void;
   azureAuthSettings: AzureAuthSettings;
   sigV4AuthToggleEnabled: boolean | undefined;
   renderSigV4Editor: React.ReactNode;
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ export const DataSourcehttpSettingsOverhaul = (props: Props) => {
   const azureAuthOption: CustomMethod = {
     id: azureAuthId,
     label: 'Azure auth',
-    description: 'This is Azure auth description',
+    description: 'Authenticate with Azure',
     component: (
       <>
         {azureAuthSettings.azureSettingsUI && (
@@ -161,6 +167,7 @@ export const DataSourcehttpSettingsOverhaul = (props: Props) => {
             withCredentials: method === AuthMethod.CrossSiteCredentials,
             jsonData: {
               ...options.jsonData,
+              azureCredentials: method === azureAuthId ? options.jsonData.azureCredentials : undefined,
               sigV4Auth: method === sigV4Id,
               oauthPassThru: method === AuthMethod.OAuthForward,
             },