diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/azuremonitor/resourcegraph/azure-resource-graph-datasource.go b/pkg/tsdb/azuremonitor/resourcegraph/azure-resource-graph-datasource.go
index 48554815d80..72b42f174cf 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/azuremonitor/resourcegraph/azure-resource-graph-datasource.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/azuremonitor/resourcegraph/azure-resource-graph-datasource.go
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ func (e *AzureResourceGraphDatasource) executeQuery(ctx context.Context, query *
 	if err != nil {
 		return dataResponseErrorWithExecuted(err)
 	}
+	if frame == nil {
+		// empty response
+		return dataResponse
+	}
 
 	azurePortalUrl, err := GetAzurePortalUrl(dsInfo.Cloud)
 	if err != nil {