diff --git a/pkg/expr/commands.go b/pkg/expr/commands.go
index 33052cec2db..2f32ed37760 100644
--- a/pkg/expr/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/expr/commands.go
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ const (
 	TypeResample
 	// TypeClassicConditions is the CMDType for the classic condition operation.
 	TypeClassicConditions
+	// TypeThreshold is the CMDType for checking if a threshold has been crossed
+	TypeThreshold
 )
 
 func (gt CommandType) String() string {
@@ -317,6 +319,8 @@ func ParseCommandType(s string) (CommandType, error) {
 		return TypeResample, nil
 	case "classic_conditions":
 		return TypeClassicConditions, nil
+	case "threshold":
+		return TypeThreshold, nil
 	default:
 		return TypeUnknown, fmt.Errorf("'%v' is not a recognized expression type", s)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/expr/nodes.go b/pkg/expr/nodes.go
index 333cd1bb9c6..2bf89a0ff11 100644
--- a/pkg/expr/nodes.go
+++ b/pkg/expr/nodes.go
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ func buildCMDNode(dp *simple.DirectedGraph, rn *rawNode) (*CMDNode, error) {
 		node.Command, err = UnmarshalResampleCommand(rn)
 	case TypeClassicConditions:
 		node.Command, err = classic.UnmarshalConditionsCmd(rn.Query, rn.RefID)
+	case TypeThreshold:
+		node.Command, err = UnmarshalThresholdCommand(rn)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expression command type '%v' in expression '%v' not implemented", commandType, rn.RefID)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/expr/threshold.go b/pkg/expr/threshold.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3ffa819153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/expr/threshold.go
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/expr/mathexp"
+)
+
+type ThresholdCommand struct {
+	ReferenceVar  string
+	RefID         string
+	ThresholdFunc string
+	Conditions    []float64
+}
+
+const (
+	ThresholdIsAbove        = "gt"
+	ThresholdIsBelow        = "lt"
+	ThresholdIsWithinRange  = "within_range"
+	ThresholdIsOutsideRange = "outside_range"
+)
+
+var (
+	supportedThresholdFuncs = []string{ThresholdIsAbove, ThresholdIsBelow, ThresholdIsWithinRange, ThresholdIsOutsideRange}
+)
+
+func NewThresholdCommand(refID, referenceVar, thresholdFunc string, conditions []float64) (*ThresholdCommand, error) {
+	return &ThresholdCommand{
+		RefID:         refID,
+		ReferenceVar:  referenceVar,
+		ThresholdFunc: thresholdFunc,
+		Conditions:    conditions,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type ThresholdConditionJSON struct {
+	Evaluator ConditionEvalJSON `json:"evaluator"`
+}
+
+type ConditionEvalJSON struct {
+	Params []float64 `json:"params"`
+	Type   string    `json:"type"` // e.g. "gt"
+}
+
+// UnmarshalResampleCommand creates a ResampleCMD from Grafana's frontend query.
+func UnmarshalThresholdCommand(rn *rawNode) (*ThresholdCommand, error) {
+	rawQuery := rn.Query
+
+	rawExpression, ok := rawQuery["expression"]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no variable specified to reference for refId %v", rn.RefID)
+	}
+	referenceVar, ok := rawExpression.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected threshold variable to be a string, got %T for refId %v", rawExpression, rn.RefID)
+	}
+
+	jsonFromM, err := json.Marshal(rawQuery["conditions"])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to remarshal threshold expression body: %w", err)
+	}
+	var conditions []ThresholdConditionJSON
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(jsonFromM, &conditions); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal remarshaled threshold expression body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, condition := range conditions {
+		if !IsSupportedThresholdFunc(condition.Evaluator.Type) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected threshold function to be one of %s, got %s", strings.Join(supportedThresholdFuncs, ", "), condition.Evaluator.Type)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// we only support one condition for now, we might want to turn this in to "OR" expressions later
+	if len(conditions) != 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("threshold expression requires exactly one condition")
+	}
+	firstCondition := conditions[0]
+
+	return NewThresholdCommand(rn.RefID, referenceVar, firstCondition.Evaluator.Type, firstCondition.Evaluator.Params)
+}
+
+// NeedsVars returns the variable names (refIds) that are dependencies
+// to execute the command and allows the command to fulfill the Command interface.
+func (tc *ThresholdCommand) NeedsVars() []string {
+	return []string{tc.ReferenceVar}
+}
+
+func (tc *ThresholdCommand) Execute(ctx context.Context, vars mathexp.Vars) (mathexp.Results, error) {
+	mathExpression, err := createMathExpression(tc.ReferenceVar, tc.ThresholdFunc, tc.Conditions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return mathexp.Results{}, err
+	}
+
+	mathCommand, err := NewMathCommand(tc.ReferenceVar, mathExpression)
+	if err != nil {
+		return mathexp.Results{}, err
+	}
+
+	return mathCommand.Execute(ctx, vars)
+}
+
+// createMathExpression converts all the info we have about a "threshold" expression in to a Math expression
+func createMathExpression(referenceVar string, thresholdFunc string, args []float64) (string, error) {
+	switch thresholdFunc {
+	case ThresholdIsAbove:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("${%s} > %f", referenceVar, args[0]), nil
+	case ThresholdIsBelow:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("${%s} < %f", referenceVar, args[0]), nil
+	case ThresholdIsWithinRange:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("${%s} > %f && ${%s} < %f", referenceVar, args[0], referenceVar, args[1]), nil
+	case ThresholdIsOutsideRange:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("${%s} < %f || ${%s} > %f", referenceVar, args[0], referenceVar, args[1]), nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to evaluate threshold expression: no such threshold function %s", thresholdFunc)
+	}
+}
+
+func IsSupportedThresholdFunc(name string) bool {
+	isSupported := false
+
+	for _, funcName := range supportedThresholdFuncs {
+		if funcName == name {
+			isSupported = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return isSupported
+}
diff --git a/pkg/expr/threshold_test.go b/pkg/expr/threshold_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b3717760dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/expr/threshold_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNewThresholdCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd, err := NewThresholdCommand("B", "A", "is_above", []float64{})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cmd)
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalThresholdCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		description   string
+		query         string
+		shouldError   bool
+		expectedError string
+	}
+
+	cases := []testCase{
+		{
+			description: "unmarshal proper object",
+			query: `{
+				"expression" : "A",
+				"type": "threshold",
+				"conditions": [{
+					"evaluator": {
+						"type": "gt",
+						"params": [20, 80]
+					}
+				}]
+			}`,
+			shouldError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "unmarshal with missing conditions should error",
+			query: `{
+				"expression" : "A",
+				"type": "threshold",
+				"conditions": []
+			}`,
+			shouldError:   true,
+			expectedError: "requires exactly one condition",
+		},
+		{
+			description: "unmarshal with missing conditions should error",
+			query: `{
+				"expression" : "A",
+				"type": "threshold",
+				"conditions": []
+			}`,
+			shouldError:   true,
+			expectedError: "requires exactly one condition",
+		},
+		{
+			description: "unmarshal with unsupported threshold function",
+			query: `{
+				"expression" : "A",
+				"type": "threshold",
+				"conditions": [{
+					"evaluator": {
+						"type": "foo",
+						"params": [20, 80]
+					}
+				}]
+			}`,
+			shouldError:   true,
+			expectedError: "expected threshold function to be one of",
+		},
+		{
+			description: "unmarshal with bad expression",
+			query: `{
+				"expression" : 0,
+				"type": "threshold",
+				"conditions": []
+			}`,
+			shouldError:   true,
+			expectedError: "expected threshold variable to be a string",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		q := []byte(tc.query)
+
+		var qmap = make(map[string]interface{})
+		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(q, &qmap))
+
+		cmd, err := UnmarshalThresholdCommand(&rawNode{
+			RefID:      "",
+			Query:      qmap,
+			QueryType:  "",
+			TimeRange:  TimeRange{},
+			DataSource: nil,
+		})
+
+		if tc.shouldError {
+			require.Nil(t, cmd)
+			require.NotNil(t, err)
+			require.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.expectedError)
+		} else {
+			require.Nil(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, cmd)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestThresholdCommandVars(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd, err := NewThresholdCommand("B", "A", "is_above", []float64{})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, cmd.NeedsVars(), []string{"A"})
+}
+
+func TestCreateMathExpression(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		description string
+		expected    string
+
+		ref      string
+		function string
+		params   []float64
+	}
+
+	cases := []testCase{
+		{
+			description: "is above",
+			ref:         "My Ref",
+			function:    "gt",
+			params:      []float64{0},
+			expected:    "${My Ref} > 0.000000",
+		},
+		{
+			description: "is below",
+			ref:         "A",
+			function:    "lt",
+			params:      []float64{0},
+			expected:    "${A} < 0.000000",
+		},
+		{
+			description: "is within",
+			ref:         "B",
+			function:    "within_range",
+			params:      []float64{20, 80},
+			expected:    "${B} > 20.000000 && ${B} < 80.000000",
+		},
+		{
+			description: "is outside",
+			ref:         "B",
+			function:    "outside_range",
+			params:      []float64{20, 80},
+			expected:    "${B} < 20.000000 || ${B} > 80.000000",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+			expr, err := createMathExpression(tc.ref, tc.function, tc.params)
+
+			require.Nil(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, expr)
+
+			require.Equal(t, expr, tc.expected)
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("should error if function is unsupported", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expr, err := createMathExpression("A", "foo", []float64{0})
+		require.Equal(t, expr, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no such threshold function")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestIsSupportedThresholdFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		function  string
+		supported bool
+	}
+
+	cases := []testCase{
+		{
+			function:  ThresholdIsAbove,
+			supported: true,
+		},
+		{
+			function:  ThresholdIsBelow,
+			supported: true,
+		},
+		{
+			function:  ThresholdIsWithinRange,
+			supported: true,
+		},
+		{
+			function:  ThresholdIsOutsideRange,
+			supported: true,
+		},
+		{
+			function:  "foo",
+			supported: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.function, func(t *testing.T) {
+			supported := IsSupportedThresholdFunc(tc.function)
+			require.Equal(t, supported, tc.supported)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/timeRange.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/timeRange.ts
index 10091b2c987..dd7b3370bd1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/timeRange.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/timeRange.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const getReferencedIds = (model: ExpressionQuery, queries: AlertQuery[]): string
       return getReferencedIdsForMath(model, queries);
     case ExpressionQueryType.resample:
     case ExpressionQueryType.reduce:
+    case ExpressionQueryType.threshold:
       return getReferencedIdsForReduce(model);
   }
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionQueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionQueryEditor.tsx
index 66c21d60ccd..a72b25f10ed 100644
--- a/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionQueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/expressions/ExpressionQueryEditor.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ClassicConditions } from './components/ClassicConditions';
 import { Math } from './components/Math';
 import { Reduce } from './components/Reduce';
 import { Resample } from './components/Resample';
+import { Threshold } from './components/Threshold';
 import { ExpressionQuery, ExpressionQueryType, gelTypes } from './types';
 import { getDefaults } from './utils/expressionTypes';
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ function useExpressionsCache() {
       case ExpressionQueryType.math:
       case ExpressionQueryType.reduce:
       case ExpressionQueryType.resample:
+      case ExpressionQueryType.threshold:
         return expressionCache.current[queryType];
       case ExpressionQueryType.classic:
         return undefined;
@@ -37,11 +39,13 @@ function useExpressionsCache() {
         expressionCache.current.math = value;
         break;
 
-      // We want to use the same value for Reduce and Resample
+      // We want to use the same value for Reduce, Resample and Threshold
       case ExpressionQueryType.reduce:
+      case ExpressionQueryType.resample:
       case ExpressionQueryType.resample:
         expressionCache.current.reduce = value;
         expressionCache.current.resample = value;
+        expressionCache.current.threshold = value;
         break;
     }
   }, []);
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ export function ExpressionQueryEditor(props: Props) {
 
       case ExpressionQueryType.classic:
         return <ClassicConditions onChange={onChange} query={query} refIds={refIds} />;
+
+      case ExpressionQueryType.threshold:
+        return <Threshold onChange={onChange} query={query} labelWidth={labelWidth} refIds={refIds} />;
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/expressions/components/Threshold.tsx b/public/app/features/expressions/components/Threshold.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8575bdc27bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/expressions/components/Threshold.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import React, { FC, FormEvent } from 'react';
+
+import { GrafanaTheme2, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
+import { ButtonSelect, InlineField, InlineFieldRow, Input, Select, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { EvalFunction } from 'app/features/alerting/state/alertDef';
+
+import { ClassicCondition, ExpressionQuery, thresholdFunctions } from '../types';
+
+interface Props {
+  labelWidth: number;
+  refIds: Array<SelectableValue<string>>;
+  query: ExpressionQuery;
+  onChange: (query: ExpressionQuery) => void;
+}
+
+const defaultThresholdFunction = EvalFunction.IsAbove;
+
+export const Threshold: FC<Props> = ({ labelWidth, onChange, refIds, query }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+
+  const defaultEvaluator: ClassicCondition = {
+    type: 'query',
+    evaluator: {
+      type: defaultThresholdFunction,
+      params: [0, 0],
+    },
+    query: {
+      params: [],
+    },
+    reducer: {
+      params: [],
+      type: 'last',
+    },
+  };
+
+  const conditions = query.conditions?.length ? query.conditions : [defaultEvaluator];
+  const condition = conditions[0];
+
+  const thresholdFunction = thresholdFunctions.find((fn) => fn.value === conditions[0].evaluator?.type);
+
+  const onRefIdChange = (value: SelectableValue<string>) => {
+    onChange({ ...query, expression: value.value });
+  };
+
+  const onEvalFunctionChange = (value: SelectableValue<EvalFunction>) => {
+    const type = value.value ?? defaultThresholdFunction;
+
+    onChange({
+      ...query,
+      conditions: updateConditions(conditions, { type }),
+    });
+  };
+
+  const onEvaluateValueChange = (event: FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>, index: number) => {
+    const newValue = parseFloat(event.currentTarget.value);
+    const newParams = [...condition.evaluator.params];
+    newParams[index] = newValue;
+
+    onChange({
+      ...query,
+      conditions: updateConditions(conditions, { params: newParams }),
+    });
+  };
+
+  const isRange =
+    condition.evaluator.type === EvalFunction.IsWithinRange || condition.evaluator.type === EvalFunction.IsOutsideRange;
+
+  return (
+    <InlineFieldRow>
+      <InlineField label="Input" labelWidth={labelWidth}>
+        <Select onChange={onRefIdChange} options={refIds} value={query.expression} width={20} />
+      </InlineField>
+      <ButtonSelect
+        className={styles.buttonSelectText}
+        options={thresholdFunctions}
+        onChange={onEvalFunctionChange}
+        value={thresholdFunction}
+      />
+      {isRange ? (
+        <>
+          <Input
+            type="number"
+            width={10}
+            onChange={(event) => onEvaluateValueChange(event, 0)}
+            defaultValue={condition.evaluator.params[0]}
+          />
+          <div className={styles.button}>TO</div>
+          <Input
+            type="number"
+            width={10}
+            onChange={(event) => onEvaluateValueChange(event, 1)}
+            defaultValue={condition.evaluator.params[1]}
+          />
+        </>
+      ) : (
+        <Input
+          type="number"
+          width={10}
+          onChange={(event) => onEvaluateValueChange(event, 0)}
+          defaultValue={conditions[0].evaluator.params[0] || 0}
+        />
+      )}
+    </InlineFieldRow>
+  );
+};
+
+function updateConditions(
+  conditions: ClassicCondition[],
+  update: Partial<{
+    params: number[];
+    type: EvalFunction;
+  }>
+): ClassicCondition[] {
+  return [
+    {
+      ...conditions[0],
+      evaluator: {
+        ...conditions[0].evaluator,
+        ...update,
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+}
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  buttonSelectText: css`
+    color: ${theme.colors.primary.text};
+    font-size: ${theme.typography.bodySmall.fontSize};
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+  `,
+  button: css`
+    height: 32px;
+
+    color: ${theme.colors.primary.text};
+    font-size: ${theme.typography.bodySmall.fontSize};
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    border-radius: ${theme.shape.borderRadius(1)};
+    font-weight: ${theme.typography.fontWeightBold};
+    border: 1px solid ${theme.colors.border.medium};
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    padding: 0 ${theme.spacing(1)};
+    background-color: ${theme.colors.background.primary};
+  `,
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts b/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
index d767347efcf..c3db7db9d6e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export enum ExpressionQueryType {
   reduce = 'reduce',
   resample = 'resample',
   classic = 'classic_conditions',
+  threshold = 'threshold',
 }
 
 export const gelTypes: Array<SelectableValue<ExpressionQueryType>> = [
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export const gelTypes: Array<SelectableValue<ExpressionQueryType>> = [
   { value: ExpressionQueryType.reduce, label: 'Reduce' },
   { value: ExpressionQueryType.resample, label: 'Resample' },
   { value: ExpressionQueryType.classic, label: 'Classic condition' },
+  { value: ExpressionQueryType.threshold, label: 'Threshold' },
 ];
 
 export const reducerTypes: Array<SelectableValue<string>> = [
@@ -62,6 +64,13 @@ export const upsamplingTypes: Array<SelectableValue<string>> = [
   { value: 'fillna', label: 'fillna', description: 'Fill with NaNs' },
 ];
 
+export const thresholdFunctions: Array<SelectableValue<EvalFunction>> = [
+  { value: EvalFunction.IsAbove, label: 'Is above' },
+  { value: EvalFunction.IsBelow, label: 'Is below' },
+  { value: EvalFunction.IsWithinRange, label: 'Is within range' },
+  { value: EvalFunction.IsOutsideRange, label: 'Is outside range' },
+];
+
 /**
  * For now this is a single object to cover all the types.... would likely
  * want to split this up by type as the complexity increases