diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.test.tsx
index 9b3e915a93b..e58127345f0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.test.tsx
@@ -4,16 +4,28 @@ import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import { QueryField } from './QueryField';
 
 describe('<QueryField />', () => {
-  it('renders with null initial value', () => {
+  it('should render with null initial value', () => {
     const wrapper = shallow(<QueryField initialQuery={null} />);
     expect(wrapper.find('div').exists()).toBeTruthy();
   });
-  it('renders with empty initial value', () => {
+
+  it('should render with empty initial value', () => {
     const wrapper = shallow(<QueryField initialQuery="" />);
     expect(wrapper.find('div').exists()).toBeTruthy();
   });
-  it('renders with initial value', () => {
+
+  it('should render with initial value', () => {
     const wrapper = shallow(<QueryField initialQuery="my query" />);
     expect(wrapper.find('div').exists()).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('should execute query when enter is pressed and there are no suggestions visible', () => {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<QueryField initialQuery="my query" />);
+    const instance = wrapper.instance() as QueryField;
+    instance.executeOnChangeAndRunQueries = jest.fn();
+    const handleEnterAndTabKeySpy = jest.spyOn(instance, 'handleEnterAndTabKey');
+    instance.onKeyDown({ key: 'Enter', preventDefault: () => {} } as KeyboardEvent, {});
+    expect(handleEnterAndTabKeySpy).toBeCalled();
+    expect(instance.executeOnChangeAndRunQueries).toBeCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.tsx
index 9474b22ebf4..0bbc97ba16c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/QueryField.tsx
@@ -307,29 +307,23 @@ export class QueryField extends React.PureComponent<QueryFieldProps, QueryFieldS
 
   handleEnterAndTabKey = (event: KeyboardEvent, change: Change) => {
     const { typeaheadIndex, suggestions } = this.state;
-    if (this.menuEl) {
-      // Dont blur input
-      event.preventDefault();
-      if (!suggestions || suggestions.length === 0) {
-        return undefined;
-      }
+    event.preventDefault();
 
-      const suggestion = getSuggestionByIndex(suggestions, typeaheadIndex);
-      const nextChange = this.applyTypeahead(change, suggestion);
-
-      const insertTextOperation = nextChange.operations.find((operation: any) => operation.type === 'insert_text');
-      if (insertTextOperation) {
-        return undefined;
-      }
-
-      return true;
-    } else if (!event.shiftKey) {
-      // Run queries if Shift is not pressed, otherwise pass through
+    if (event.shiftKey) {
+      // pass through if shift is pressed
+      return undefined;
+    } else if (!this.menuEl) {
       this.executeOnChangeAndRunQueries();
-
       return true;
+    } else if (!suggestions || suggestions.length === 0) {
+      return undefined;
     }
-    return undefined;
+
+    const suggestion = getSuggestionByIndex(suggestions, typeaheadIndex);
+    const nextChange = this.applyTypeahead(change, suggestion);
+
+    const insertTextOperation = nextChange.operations.find((operation: any) => operation.type === 'insert_text');
+    return insertTextOperation ? true : undefined;
   };
 
   onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent, change: Change) => {