diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/components/QueryEditor/QueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/components/QueryEditor/QueryEditor.tsx
index 96239098982..c2e735bba71 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/components/QueryEditor/QueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/components/QueryEditor/QueryEditor.tsx
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ const QueryEditor = ({
     options: datasource.getVariables().map((v) => ({ label: v, value: v })),
   };
 
-  const isAzureAuthenticated = config.bootData.user.authenticatedBy === 'oauth_azuread';
-
+  // Allow authproxy as it may not be clear if an authproxy user is authenticated by Azure
+  const isAzureAuthenticated =
+    config.bootData.user.authenticatedBy === 'oauth_azuread' || config.bootData.user.authenticatedBy === 'authproxy';
   if (datasource.currentUserAuth) {
     if (
       app === CoreApp.UnifiedAlerting &&