diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.test.ts
index caeb19f9c04..fda13f2d851 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.test.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ describe('AzureMonitorDatasource', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       ctx.ds.azureMonitorDatasource.getResource = jest.fn().mockImplementation((path: string) => {
+        if (path.includes('westeurope')) {
+          return Promise.reject('failed to retrieve due to timeout');
+        }
         const basePath = 'azuremonitor/subscriptions/mock-subscription-id/resourceGroups/nodeapp';
         const expected =
           basePath +
@@ -274,6 +277,26 @@ describe('AzureMonitorDatasource', () => {
           expect(results[1].value).toEqual('microsoft.insights/components');
         });
     });
+
+    it('should return list of Metric Namespaces even if there is a failure', () => {
+      const consoleError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation();
+      return ctx.ds.azureMonitorDatasource
+        .getMetricNamespaces(
+          {
+            resourceUri:
+              '/subscriptions/mock-subscription-id/resourceGroups/nodeapp/providers/microsoft.insights/components/resource1',
+          },
+          true,
+          'westeurope'
+        )
+        .then((results: Array<{ text: string; value: string }>) => {
+          expect(results.length).toEqual(0);
+          expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(consoleError.mock.calls[0][0]).toContain(
+            'Failed to get metric namespaces: failed to retrieve due to timeout'
+          );
+        });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('When performing getMetricNames', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.ts
index 6b4eb4110d6..3a89c892930 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_datasource.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ export default class AzureMonitorDatasource extends DataSourceWithBackend<AzureM
           }
         }
         return result;
+      })
+      .catch((reason) => {
+        console.error(`Failed to get metric namespaces: ${reason}`);
+        return [];
       });
   }