diff --git a/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts b/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
index 10bb7997664..5a704422225 100644
--- a/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export function buildQueryTransaction(
       __interval: { text: interval, value: interval },
       __interval_ms: { text: intervalMs, value: intervalMs },
     },
+    maxDataPoints: queryOptions.maxDataPoints,
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
index dc5ba206099..9c724ed1fb1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ export function runQueries(exploreId: ExploreId, ignoreUIState = false): ThunkRe
       supportsLogs,
       supportsTable,
       datasourceError,
+      containerWidth,
     } = getState().explore[exploreId];
 
     if (datasourceError) {
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ export function runQueries(exploreId: ExploreId, ignoreUIState = false): ThunkRe
             interval,
             format: 'time_series',
             instant: false,
+            maxDataPoints: containerWidth,
           },
           makeTimeSeriesList
         )
diff --git a/public/app/types/explore.ts b/public/app/types/explore.ts
index fa9f3d3cda1..5ec39262ed2 100644
--- a/public/app/types/explore.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/explore.ts
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ export interface QueryOptions {
   hinting?: boolean;
   instant?: boolean;
   valueWithRefId?: boolean;
+  maxDataPoints?: number;
 }
 
 export interface QueryTransaction {