diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts
index 78a2b2b7545..97a6067dab9 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class DataSourcePlugin<TQuery extends DataQuery = DataQuery> {
     this.components.ExploreQueryField = exports.ExploreQueryField;
     this.components.ExploreStartPage = exports.ExploreStartPage;
     this.components.QueryEditor = exports.QueryEditor;
+    this.components.VariableQueryEditor = exports.VariableQueryEditor;
   }
 }