diff --git a/public/app/features/annotations/api.ts b/public/app/features/annotations/api.ts
index b756628098d..cdbaab32faf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/annotations/api.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/annotations/api.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export function deleteAnnotation(annotation: AnnotationEvent) {
 }
 
 export async function getAnnotationTags() {
-  const tags: AnnotationTagsResponse[] = await getBackendSrv().get('/api/annotations/tags');
-  return tags.map(({ tag, count }) => ({
+  const response: AnnotationTagsResponse = await getBackendSrv().get('/api/annotations/tags');
+  return response.result.tags.map(({ tag, count }) => ({
     term: tag,
     count,
   }));
diff --git a/public/app/features/annotations/types.ts b/public/app/features/annotations/types.ts
index e1f0e0d1975..e0a53d516e9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/annotations/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/annotations/types.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface AnnotationQueryResponse {
   panelData?: PanelData;
 }
 
-export interface AnnotationTagsResponse {
+export interface AnnotationTag {
   /**
    * The tag name
    */
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ export interface AnnotationTagsResponse {
    */
   count: number;
 }
+
+export interface AnnotationTagsResponse {
+  result: {
+    tags: AnnotationTag[];
+  };
+}