diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphNGPanel.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphNGPanel.tsx
index f914d22ffa7..7c9ac428af1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphNGPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphNGPanel.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export function ExploreGraphNGPanel({
         drawStyle: DrawStyle.Line,
         fillOpacity: 0,
         pointSize: 5,
+        spanNulls: true,
       },
     },
     overrides: [],