diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_query.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_query.go
index e38c1610584..9d25d8cfa71 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_query.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_query.go
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ type AlertQuery struct {
 	// JSON is the raw JSON query and includes the above properties as well as custom properties.
 	Model json.RawMessage `json:"model"`
 
+	// DatasourceType is the type of the data source.
+	DatasourceType string `json:"-"`
+
+	// IsMTQuery ...
+	IsMTQuery bool `json:"-"`
+
 	modelProps map[string]any
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_rule.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_rule.go
index 3f95cfd8b62..e283c55b4bf 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_rule.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/models/alert_rule.go
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func (alertRule *AlertRule) Diff(rule *AlertRule, ignore ...string) cmputil.Diff
 	ops = append(
 		ops,
 		cmp.Reporter(&reporter),
-		cmpopts.IgnoreFields(AlertQuery{}, "modelProps"),
+		cmpopts.IgnoreFields(AlertQuery{}, "modelProps", "DatasourceType", "IsMTQuery"),
 		jsonCmp,
 		cmpopts.EquateEmpty(),
 	)