diff --git a/public/app/core/directives/value_select_dropdown.js b/public/app/core/directives/value_select_dropdown.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a2bae1c34d3..00000000000
--- a/public/app/core/directives/value_select_dropdown.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,283 +0,0 @@
-define([
-  'angular',
-  'lodash',
-  '../core_module',
-],
-function (angular, _, coreModule) {
-  'use strict';
-
-  coreModule.default.controller('ValueSelectDropdownCtrl', function($q) {
-    var vm = this;
-
-    vm.show = function() {
-      vm.oldVariableText = vm.variable.current.text;
-      vm.highlightIndex = -1;
-
-      vm.options = vm.variable.options;
-      vm.selectedValues = _.filter(vm.options, {selected: true});
-
-      vm.tags = _.map(vm.variable.tags, function(value) {
-        var tag = { text: value, selected: false };
-        _.each(vm.variable.current.tags, function(tagObj) {
-          if (tagObj.text === value) {
-            tag = tagObj;
-          }
-        });
-        return tag;
-      });
-
-      vm.search = {
-        query: '',
-        options: vm.options.slice(0, Math.min(vm.options.length, 1000))
-      };
-
-      vm.dropdownVisible = true;
-    };
-
-    vm.updateLinkText = function() {
-      var current = vm.variable.current;
-
-      if (current.tags && current.tags.length) {
-        // filer out values that are in selected tags
-        var selectedAndNotInTag = _.filter(vm.variable.options, function(option) {
-          if (!option.selected) { return false; }
-          for (var i = 0; i < current.tags.length; i++)  {
-            var tag = current.tags[i];
-            if (_.indexOf(tag.values, option.value) !== -1) {
-              return false;
-            }
-          }
-          return true;
-        });
-
-        // convert values to text
-        var currentTexts = _.map(selectedAndNotInTag, 'text');
-
-        // join texts
-        vm.linkText = currentTexts.join(' + ');
-        if (vm.linkText.length > 0) {
-          vm.linkText += ' + ';
-        }
-      } else {
-        vm.linkText = vm.variable.current.text;
-      }
-    };
-
-    vm.clearSelections = function() {
-      _.each(vm.options, function(option) {
-        option.selected = false;
-      });
-
-      vm.selectionsChanged(false);
-    };
-
-    vm.selectTag = function(tag) {
-      tag.selected = !tag.selected;
-      var tagValuesPromise;
-      if (!tag.values) {
-        tagValuesPromise = vm.variable.getValuesForTag(tag.text);
-      } else {
-        tagValuesPromise = $q.when(tag.values);
-      }
-
-      tagValuesPromise.then(function(values) {
-        tag.values = values;
-        tag.valuesText = values.join(' + ');
-        _.each(vm.options, function(option) {
-          if (_.indexOf(tag.values, option.value) !== -1) {
-            option.selected = tag.selected;
-          }
-        });
-
-        vm.selectionsChanged(false);
-      });
-    };
-
-    vm.keyDown = function (evt) {
-      if (evt.keyCode === 27) {
-        vm.hide();
-      }
-      if (evt.keyCode === 40) {
-        vm.moveHighlight(1);
-      }
-      if (evt.keyCode === 38) {
-        vm.moveHighlight(-1);
-      }
-      if (evt.keyCode === 13) {
-        if (vm.search.options.length === 0) {
-          vm.commitChanges();
-        } else {
-          vm.selectValue(vm.search.options[vm.highlightIndex], {}, true, false);
-        }
-      }
-      if (evt.keyCode === 32) {
-        vm.selectValue(vm.search.options[vm.highlightIndex], {}, false, false);
-      }
-    };
-
-    vm.moveHighlight = function(direction) {
-      vm.highlightIndex = (vm.highlightIndex + direction) % vm.search.options.length;
-    };
-
-    vm.selectValue = function(option, event, commitChange, excludeOthers) {
-      if (!option) { return; }
-
-      option.selected = vm.variable.multi ? !option.selected: true;
-
-      commitChange = commitChange || false;
-      excludeOthers = excludeOthers || false;
-
-      var setAllExceptCurrentTo = function(newValue) {
-        _.each(vm.options, function(other) {
-          if (option !== other) { other.selected = newValue; }
-        });
-      };
-
-      // commit action (enter key), should not deselect it
-      if (commitChange) {
-        option.selected = true;
-      }
-
-      if (option.text === 'All' || excludeOthers) {
-        setAllExceptCurrentTo(false);
-        commitChange = true;
-      }
-      else if (!vm.variable.multi) {
-        setAllExceptCurrentTo(false);
-        commitChange = true;
-      } else if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey) {
-        commitChange = true;
-        setAllExceptCurrentTo(false);
-      }
-
-      vm.selectionsChanged(commitChange);
-    };
-
-    vm.selectionsChanged = function(commitChange) {
-      vm.selectedValues = _.filter(vm.options, {selected: true});
-
-      if (vm.selectedValues.length > 1) {
-        if (vm.selectedValues[0].text === 'All') {
-          vm.selectedValues[0].selected = false;
-          vm.selectedValues = vm.selectedValues.slice(1, vm.selectedValues.length);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // validate selected tags
-      _.each(vm.tags, function(tag) {
-        if (tag.selected)  {
-          _.each(tag.values, function(value) {
-            if (!_.find(vm.selectedValues, {value: value})) {
-              tag.selected = false;
-            }
-          });
-        }
-      });
-
-      vm.selectedTags = _.filter(vm.tags, {selected: true});
-      vm.variable.current.value = _.map(vm.selectedValues, 'value');
-      vm.variable.current.text = _.map(vm.selectedValues, 'text').join(' + ');
-      vm.variable.current.tags = vm.selectedTags;
-
-      if (!vm.variable.multi) {
-        vm.variable.current.value = vm.selectedValues[0].value;
-      }
-
-      if (commitChange) {
-        vm.commitChanges();
-      }
-    };
-
-    vm.commitChanges = function() {
-      // if we have a search query and no options use that
-      if (vm.search.options.length === 0 && vm.search.query.length > 0) {
-        vm.variable.current = {text: vm.search.query, value: vm.search.query};
-      }
-      else if (vm.selectedValues.length === 0) {
-        // make sure one option is selected
-        vm.options[0].selected = true;
-        vm.selectionsChanged(false);
-      }
-
-      vm.dropdownVisible = false;
-      vm.updateLinkText();
-
-      if (vm.variable.current.text !== vm.oldVariableText) {
-        vm.onUpdated();
-      }
-    };
-
-    vm.queryChanged = function() {
-      vm.highlightIndex = -1;
-      vm.search.options = _.filter(vm.options, function(option) {
-        return option.text.toLowerCase().indexOf(vm.search.query.toLowerCase()) !== -1;
-      });
-
-      vm.search.options = vm.search.options.slice(0, Math.min(vm.search.options.length, 1000));
-    };
-
-    vm.init = function() {
-      vm.selectedTags = vm.variable.current.tags || [];
-      vm.updateLinkText();
-    };
-
-  });
-
-  coreModule.default.directive('valueSelectDropdown', function($compile, $window, $timeout, $rootScope) {
-    return {
-      scope: { variable: "=", onUpdated: "&"},
-      templateUrl: 'public/app/partials/valueSelectDropdown.html',
-      controller: 'ValueSelectDropdownCtrl',
-      controllerAs: 'vm',
-      bindToController: true,
-      link: function(scope, elem) {
-        var bodyEl = angular.element($window.document.body);
-        var linkEl = elem.find('.variable-value-link');
-        var inputEl = elem.find('input');
-
-        function openDropdown() {
-          inputEl.css('width', Math.max(linkEl.width(), 80) + 'px');
-
-          inputEl.show();
-          linkEl.hide();
-
-          inputEl.focus();
-          $timeout(function() { bodyEl.on('click', bodyOnClick); }, 0, false);
-        }
-
-        function switchToLink() {
-          inputEl.hide();
-          linkEl.show();
-          bodyEl.off('click', bodyOnClick);
-        }
-
-        function bodyOnClick (e) {
-          if (elem.has(e.target).length === 0) {
-            scope.$apply(function() {
-              scope.vm.commitChanges();
-            });
-          }
-        }
-
-        scope.$watch('vm.dropdownVisible', function(newValue) {
-          if (newValue) {
-            openDropdown();
-          } else {
-            switchToLink();
-          }
-        });
-
-        var cleanUp = $rootScope.$on('template-variable-value-updated', function() {
-          scope.vm.updateLinkText();
-        });
-
-        scope.$on("$destroy", function() {
-          cleanUp();
-        });
-
-        scope.vm.init();
-      },
-    };
-  });
-
-});
diff --git a/public/app/core/directives/value_select_dropdown.ts b/public/app/core/directives/value_select_dropdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..628b1480a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/core/directives/value_select_dropdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+import angular from 'angular';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import coreModule from '../core_module';
+
+export class ValueSelectDropdownCtrl {
+  dropdownVisible: any;
+  highlightIndex: any;
+  linkText: any;
+  oldVariableText: any;
+  options: any;
+  search: any;
+  selectedTags: any;
+  selectedValues: any;
+  tags: any;
+  variable: any;
+
+  hide: any;
+  onUpdated: any;
+
+  constructor(private $q) {}
+
+  show() {
+    this.oldVariableText = this.variable.current.text;
+    this.highlightIndex = -1;
+
+    this.options = this.variable.options;
+    this.selectedValues = _.filter(this.options, { selected: true });
+
+    this.tags = _.map(this.variable.tags, function(value) {
+      let tag = { text: value, selected: false };
+      _.each(this.variable.current.tags, function(tagObj) {
+        if (tagObj.text === value) {
+          tag = tagObj;
+        }
+      });
+      return tag;
+    });
+
+    this.search = {
+      query: '',
+      options: this.options.slice(0, Math.min(this.options.length, 1000)),
+    };
+
+    this.dropdownVisible = true;
+  }
+
+  updateLinkText() {
+    let current = this.variable.current;
+
+    if (current.tags && current.tags.length) {
+      // filer out values that are in selected tags
+      let selectedAndNotInTag = _.filter(this.variable.options, function(option) {
+        if (!option.selected) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        for (let i = 0; i < current.tags.length; i++) {
+          let tag = current.tags[i];
+          if (_.indexOf(tag.values, option.value) !== -1) {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+        return true;
+      });
+
+      // convert values to text
+      let currentTexts = _.map(selectedAndNotInTag, 'text');
+
+      // join texts
+      this.linkText = currentTexts.join(' + ');
+      if (this.linkText.length > 0) {
+        this.linkText += ' + ';
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.linkText = this.variable.current.text;
+    }
+  }
+
+  clearSelections() {
+    _.each(this.options, function(option) {
+      option.selected = false;
+    });
+
+    this.selectionsChanged(false);
+  }
+
+  selectTag(tag) {
+    tag.selected = !tag.selected;
+    let tagValuesPromise;
+    if (!tag.values) {
+      tagValuesPromise = this.variable.getValuesForTag(tag.text);
+    } else {
+      tagValuesPromise = this.$q.when(tag.values);
+    }
+
+    tagValuesPromise.then(function(values) {
+      tag.values = values;
+      tag.valuesText = values.join(' + ');
+      _.each(this.options, function(option) {
+        if (_.indexOf(tag.values, option.value) !== -1) {
+          option.selected = tag.selected;
+        }
+      });
+
+      this.selectionsChanged(false);
+    });
+  }
+
+  keyDown(evt) {
+    if (evt.keyCode === 27) {
+      this.hide();
+    }
+    if (evt.keyCode === 40) {
+      this.moveHighlight(1);
+    }
+    if (evt.keyCode === 38) {
+      this.moveHighlight(-1);
+    }
+    if (evt.keyCode === 13) {
+      if (this.search.options.length === 0) {
+        this.commitChanges();
+      } else {
+        this.selectValue(this.search.options[this.highlightIndex], {}, true, false);
+      }
+    }
+    if (evt.keyCode === 32) {
+      this.selectValue(this.search.options[this.highlightIndex], {}, false, false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  moveHighlight(direction) {
+    this.highlightIndex = (this.highlightIndex + direction) % this.search.options.length;
+  }
+
+  selectValue(option, event, commitChange, excludeOthers) {
+    if (!option) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    option.selected = this.variable.multi ? !option.selected : true;
+
+    commitChange = commitChange || false;
+    excludeOthers = excludeOthers || false;
+
+    let setAllExceptCurrentTo = function(newValue) {
+      _.each(this.options, function(other) {
+        if (option !== other) {
+          other.selected = newValue;
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    // commit action (enter key), should not deselect it
+    if (commitChange) {
+      option.selected = true;
+    }
+
+    if (option.text === 'All' || excludeOthers) {
+      setAllExceptCurrentTo(false);
+      commitChange = true;
+    } else if (!this.variable.multi) {
+      setAllExceptCurrentTo(false);
+      commitChange = true;
+    } else if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey) {
+      commitChange = true;
+      setAllExceptCurrentTo(false);
+    }
+
+    this.selectionsChanged(commitChange);
+  }
+
+  selectionsChanged(commitChange) {
+    this.selectedValues = _.filter(this.options, { selected: true });
+
+    if (this.selectedValues.length > 1) {
+      if (this.selectedValues[0].text === 'All') {
+        this.selectedValues[0].selected = false;
+        this.selectedValues = this.selectedValues.slice(1, this.selectedValues.length);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // validate selected tags
+    _.each(this.tags, function(tag) {
+      if (tag.selected) {
+        _.each(tag.values, function(value) {
+          if (!_.find(this.selectedValues, { value: value })) {
+            tag.selected = false;
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.selectedTags = _.filter(this.tags, { selected: true });
+    this.variable.current.value = _.map(this.selectedValues, 'value');
+    this.variable.current.text = _.map(this.selectedValues, 'text').join(' + ');
+    this.variable.current.tags = this.selectedTags;
+
+    if (!this.variable.multi) {
+      this.variable.current.value = this.selectedValues[0].value;
+    }
+
+    if (commitChange) {
+      this.commitChanges();
+    }
+  }
+
+  commitChanges() {
+    // if we have a search query and no options use that
+    if (this.search.options.length === 0 && this.search.query.length > 0) {
+      this.variable.current = { text: this.search.query, value: this.search.query };
+    } else if (this.selectedValues.length === 0) {
+      // make sure one option is selected
+      this.options[0].selected = true;
+      this.selectionsChanged(false);
+    }
+
+    this.dropdownVisible = false;
+    this.updateLinkText();
+
+    if (this.variable.current.text !== this.oldVariableText) {
+      this.onUpdated();
+    }
+  }
+
+  queryChanged() {
+    this.highlightIndex = -1;
+    this.search.options = _.filter(this.options, function(option) {
+      return option.text.toLowerCase().indexOf(this.search.query.toLowerCase()) !== -1;
+    });
+
+    this.search.options = this.search.options.slice(0, Math.min(this.search.options.length, 1000));
+  }
+
+  init() {
+    this.selectedTags = this.variable.current.tags || [];
+    this.updateLinkText();
+  }
+}
+
+export function valueSelectDropdown($compile, $window, $timeout, $rootScope) {
+  return {
+    scope: { variable: '=', onUpdated: '&' },
+    templateUrl: 'public/app/partials/valueSelectDropdown.html',
+    controller: 'ValueSelectDropdownCtrl',
+    controllerAs: 'vm',
+    bindToController: true,
+    link: function(scope, elem) {
+      let bodyEl = angular.element($window.document.body);
+      let linkEl = elem.find('.variable-value-link');
+      let inputEl = elem.find('input');
+
+      function openDropdown() {
+        inputEl.css('width', Math.max(linkEl.width(), 80) + 'px');
+
+        inputEl.show();
+        linkEl.hide();
+
+        inputEl.focus();
+        $timeout(
+          function() {
+            bodyEl.on('click', bodyOnClick);
+          },
+          0,
+          false
+        );
+      }
+
+      function switchToLink() {
+        inputEl.hide();
+        linkEl.show();
+        bodyEl.off('click', bodyOnClick);
+      }
+
+      function bodyOnClick(e) {
+        if (elem.has(e.target).length === 0) {
+          scope.$apply(function() {
+            scope.vm.commitChanges();
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      scope.$watch('vm.dropdownVisible', function(newValue) {
+        if (newValue) {
+          openDropdown();
+        } else {
+          switchToLink();
+        }
+      });
+
+      let cleanUp = $rootScope.$on('template-variable-value-updated', function() {
+        scope.vm.updateLinkText();
+      });
+
+      scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+        cleanUp();
+      });
+
+      scope.vm.init();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+coreModule.controller('ValueSelectDropdownCtrl', ValueSelectDropdownCtrl);
+coreModule.directive('valueSelectDropdown', valueSelectDropdown);