diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/index.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/index.tsx
index 65189c47175..f4dd79f8131 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/index.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getGridWithRowLayoutTest } from './gridWithRow';
 import { getNestedScene } from './nested';
 import { getQueryVariableDemo } from './queryVariableDemo';
 import { getSceneWithRows } from './sceneWithRows';
-import { getVariablesDemo } from './variablesDemo';
+import { getVariablesDemo, getVariablesDemoWithAll } from './variablesDemo';
 
 interface SceneDef {
   title: string;
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export function getScenes(): SceneDef[] {
     { title: 'Grid with rows and different queries and time ranges', getScene: getGridWithMultipleTimeRanges },
     { title: 'Multiple grid layouts test', getScene: getMultipleGridLayoutTest },
     { title: 'Variables', getScene: getVariablesDemo },
+    { title: 'Variables with All values', getScene: getVariablesDemoWithAll },
     { title: 'Query variable', getScene: getQueryVariableDemo },
   ];
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx
index 5849de39481..bb7cffe5a46 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx
@@ -85,3 +85,74 @@ export function getVariablesDemo(standalone: boolean): Scene {
 
   return standalone ? new Scene(state) : new EmbeddedScene(state);
 }
+
+export function getVariablesDemoWithAll(): Scene {
+  const scene = new Scene({
+    title: 'Variables with All values',
+    $variables: new SceneVariableSet({
+      variables: [
+        new TestVariable({
+          name: 'server',
+          query: 'A.*',
+          value: 'AA',
+          text: 'AA',
+          includeAll: true,
+          defaultToAll: true,
+          delayMs: 1000,
+          options: [],
+        }),
+        new TestVariable({
+          name: 'pod',
+          query: 'A.$server.*',
+          value: [],
+          delayMs: 1000,
+          isMulti: true,
+          includeAll: true,
+          defaultToAll: true,
+          text: '',
+          options: [],
+        }),
+        new TestVariable({
+          name: 'handler',
+          query: 'A.$server.$pod.*',
+          value: [],
+          delayMs: 1000,
+          includeAll: true,
+          defaultToAll: false,
+          isMulti: true,
+          text: '',
+          options: [],
+        }),
+      ],
+    }),
+    layout: new SceneFlexLayout({
+      direction: 'row',
+      children: [
+        new SceneFlexLayout({
+          children: [
+            new VizPanel({
+              pluginId: 'timeseries',
+              title: 'handler: $handler',
+              $data: getQueryRunnerWithRandomWalkQuery({
+                alias: 'handler: $handler',
+              }),
+            }),
+            new SceneCanvasText({
+              size: { width: '40%' },
+              text: 'server: ${server} pod:${pod}',
+              fontSize: 20,
+              align: 'center',
+            }),
+          ],
+        }),
+      ],
+    }),
+    $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    subMenu: new SceneSubMenu({
+      children: [new VariableValueSelectors({})],
+    }),
+  });
+
+  return scene;
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/components/VariableValueSelect.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/components/VariableValueSelect.tsx
index c746fa9988c..348821f2174 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/components/VariableValueSelect.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/components/VariableValueSelect.tsx
@@ -1,34 +1,13 @@
 import { isArray } from 'lodash';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { Select, MultiSelect } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { MultiSelect, Select } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { SceneComponentProps } from '../../core/types';
 import { MultiValueVariable } from '../variants/MultiValueVariable';
 
 export function VariableValueSelect({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MultiValueVariable>) {
-  const { value, key, loading, isMulti, options } = model.useState();
-
-  if (isMulti) {
-    return (
-      <MultiSelect
-        id={key}
-        placeholder="Select value"
-        width="auto"
-        value={isArray(value) ? value : [value]}
-        allowCustomValue
-        isLoading={loading}
-        options={options}
-        closeMenuOnSelect={false}
-        onChange={(newValue) => {
-          model.changeValueTo(
-            newValue.map((v) => v.value!),
-            newValue.map((v) => v.label!)
-          );
-        }}
-      />
-    );
-  }
+  const { value, key, loading } = model.useState();
 
   return (
     <Select
@@ -37,11 +16,47 @@ export function VariableValueSelect({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MultiValueVar
       width="auto"
       value={value}
       allowCustomValue
+      tabSelectsValue={false}
       isLoading={loading}
-      options={options}
+      options={model.getOptionsForSelect()}
       onChange={(newValue) => {
         model.changeValueTo(newValue.value!, newValue.label!);
       }}
     />
   );
 }
+
+export function VariableValueSelectMulti({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MultiValueVariable>) {
+  const { value, key, loading } = model.useState();
+  const arrayValue = isArray(value) ? value : [value];
+
+  return (
+    <MultiSelect
+      id={key}
+      placeholder="Select value"
+      width="auto"
+      value={arrayValue}
+      tabSelectsValue={false}
+      allowCustomValue
+      isLoading={loading}
+      options={model.getOptionsForSelect()}
+      closeMenuOnSelect={false}
+      isClearable={true}
+      onOpenMenu={() => {}}
+      onChange={(newValue) => {
+        model.changeValueTo(
+          newValue.map((v) => v.value!),
+          newValue.map((v) => v.label!)
+        );
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export function renderSelectForVariable(model: MultiValueVariable) {
+  if (model.state.isMulti) {
+    return <VariableValueSelectMulti model={model} />;
+  } else {
+    return <VariableValueSelect model={model} />;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/formatRegistry.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/formatRegistry.ts
index 6571d5decaf..41e01cfeae5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/formatRegistry.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/formatRegistry.ts
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ function luceneEscape(value: string) {
  * unicode handling uses UTF-8 as in ECMA-262.
  */
 function encodeURIComponentStrict(str: VariableValueSingle) {
+  if (typeof str === 'object') {
+    str = String(str);
+  }
+
   return encodeURIComponent(str).replace(/[!'()*]/g, (c) => {
     return '%' + c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase();
   });
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.test.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.test.ts
index 4ba14ce5503..db950f03c51 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT, ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE } from 'app/features/variables/constants';
+
 import { SceneObjectBase } from '../../core/SceneObjectBase';
 import { SceneObjectStatePlain } from '../../core/types';
 import { SceneVariableSet } from '../sets/SceneVariableSet';
@@ -45,6 +47,25 @@ describe('sceneInterpolator', () => {
     expect(sceneInterpolator(scene.state.nested!, '${atRootOnly}')).toBe('RootValue');
   });
 
+  describe('Given a variable with allValue', () => {
+    it('Should not escape it', () => {
+      const scene = new TestScene({
+        $variables: new SceneVariableSet({
+          variables: [
+            new TestVariable({
+              name: 'test',
+              value: ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE,
+              text: ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT,
+              allValue: '.*',
+            }),
+          ],
+        }),
+      });
+
+      expect(sceneInterpolator(scene, '${test:regex}')).toBe('.*');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Given an expression with fieldPath', () => {
     it('Should interpolate correctly', () => {
       const scene = new TestScene({
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.ts
index c9fb8d4bee7..186a425b246 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/interpolation/sceneInterpolator.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ function formatValue(
     return '';
   }
 
+  // Special handling for custom values that should not be formatted / escaped
+  // This is used by the custom allValue that usually contain wildcards and therefore should not be escaped
+  if (typeof value === 'object' && 'isCustomValue' in value && formatNameOrFn !== FormatRegistryID.text) {
+    return value.toString();
+  }
+
   // if (isAdHoc(variable) && format !== FormatRegistryID.queryParam) {
   //   return '';
   // }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/types.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/types.ts
index a7ba99a6da9..03f333339a8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/types.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,21 @@ export interface SceneVariable<TState extends SceneVariableState = SceneVariable
 
 export type VariableValue = VariableValueSingle | VariableValueSingle[];
 
-export type VariableValueSingle = string | boolean | number;
+export type VariableValueSingle = string | boolean | number | VariableValueCustom;
+
+/**
+ * This is for edge case values like the custom "allValue" that should not be escaped/formatted like other values.
+ * The custom all value usually contain wildcards that should not be escaped.
+ */
+export interface VariableValueCustom {
+  isCustomValue: true;
+  toString(): string;
+}
 
 export interface ValidateAndUpdateResult {}
 export interface VariableValueOption {
   label: string;
-  value: string;
+  value: VariableValueSingle;
 }
 
 export interface SceneVariableSetState extends SceneObjectStatePlain {
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/CustomVariable.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/CustomVariable.tsx
index 3237bd8efb9..72de14b8dac 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/CustomVariable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/CustomVariable.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { SceneComponentProps } from '../../core/types';
 import { VariableDependencyConfig } from '../VariableDependencyConfig';
-import { VariableValueSelect } from '../components/VariableValueSelect';
+import { renderSelectForVariable } from '../components/VariableValueSelect';
 import { VariableValueOption } from '../types';
 
 import { MultiValueVariable, MultiValueVariableState, VariableGetOptionsArgs } from './MultiValueVariable';
@@ -43,14 +42,9 @@ export class CustomVariable extends MultiValueVariable<CustomVariableState> {
     });
 
     return of(options);
-
-    // TODO: Support 'All'
-    //if (this.state.includeAll) {
-    //  options.unshift({ text: ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT, value: ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE, selected: false });
-    //}
   }
 
   public static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MultiValueVariable>) => {
-    return <VariableValueSelect model={model} />;
+    return renderSelectForVariable(model);
   };
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/DataSourceVariable.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/DataSourceVariable.tsx
index 10ee283a5f4..dbea25ae9fd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/DataSourceVariable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/DataSourceVariable.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { stringToJsRegex, DataSourceInstanceSettings } from '@grafana/data';
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ import { getDataSourceSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { sceneGraph } from '../../core/sceneGraph';
 import { SceneComponentProps } from '../../core/types';
 import { VariableDependencyConfig } from '../VariableDependencyConfig';
-import { VariableValueSelect } from '../components/VariableValueSelect';
+import { renderSelectForVariable } from '../components/VariableValueSelect';
 import { VariableValueOption } from '../types';
 
 import { MultiValueVariable, MultiValueVariableState, VariableGetOptionsArgs } from './MultiValueVariable';
@@ -70,11 +69,6 @@ export class DataSourceVariable extends MultiValueVariable<DataSourceVariableSta
       options.push({ label: 'No data sources found', value: '' });
     }
 
-    // TODO: Add support for include All
-    // if (instanceState.includeAll) {
-    //  options.unshift({ label: ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT, value: ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE });
-    //}
-
     return of(options);
   }
 
@@ -83,7 +77,7 @@ export class DataSourceVariable extends MultiValueVariable<DataSourceVariableSta
   }
 
   public static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MultiValueVariable>) => {
-    return <VariableValueSelect model={model} />;
+    return renderSelectForVariable(model);
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts
index 0c1df86be53..3cd300f8ca7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { lastValueFrom, Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT, ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE } from 'app/features/variables/constants';
 
-import { SceneVariableValueChangedEvent, VariableValueOption } from '../types';
+import { SceneVariableValueChangedEvent, VariableValueCustom, VariableValueOption } from '../types';
 import { MultiValueVariable, MultiValueVariableState, VariableGetOptionsArgs } from '../variants/MultiValueVariable';
 
 export interface ExampleVariableState extends MultiValueVariableState {
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ describe('MultiValueVariable', () => {
       expect(variable.state.text).toBe('B');
     });
 
+    it('Should pick All value when defaultToAll is true', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [],
+        optionsToReturn: [
+          { label: 'B', value: 'B' },
+          { label: 'C', value: 'C' },
+        ],
+        defaultToAll: true,
+      });
+
+      await lastValueFrom(variable.validateAndUpdate());
+
+      expect(variable.state.value).toBe(ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE);
+    });
+
     it('Should keep current value if current value is valid', async () => {
       const variable = new ExampleVariable({
         name: 'test',
@@ -99,6 +115,26 @@ describe('MultiValueVariable', () => {
       expect(variable.state.text).toEqual(['A']);
     });
 
+    it('Should select All option if none of the current values are valid', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [],
+        isMulti: true,
+        defaultToAll: true,
+        optionsToReturn: [
+          { label: 'A', value: 'A' },
+          { label: 'C', value: 'C' },
+        ],
+        value: ['D', 'E'],
+        text: ['E', 'E'],
+      });
+
+      await lastValueFrom(variable.validateAndUpdate());
+
+      expect(variable.state.value).toEqual([ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE]);
+      expect(variable.state.text).toEqual([ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT]);
+    });
+
     it('Should handle $__all value and send change event even when value is still $__all', async () => {
       const variable = new ExampleVariable({
         name: 'test',
@@ -123,6 +159,60 @@ describe('MultiValueVariable', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('changeValueTo', () => {
+    it('Should set default empty state to all value if defaultToAll multi', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [],
+        isMulti: true,
+        defaultToAll: true,
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: ['1'],
+        text: ['A'],
+      });
+
+      variable.changeValueTo([]);
+
+      expect(variable.state.value).toEqual([ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE]);
+    });
+
+    it('When changing to all value', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [
+          { label: 'A', value: '1' },
+          { label: 'B', value: '2' },
+        ],
+        isMulti: true,
+        defaultToAll: true,
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: ['1'],
+        text: ['A'],
+      });
+
+      variable.changeValueTo(['1', ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE]);
+      // Should clear the value so only all value is set
+      expect(variable.state.value).toEqual([ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE]);
+    });
+
+    it('When changing from all value', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [
+          { label: 'A', value: '1' },
+          { label: 'B', value: '2' },
+        ],
+        isMulti: true,
+        defaultToAll: true,
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+      });
+
+      variable.changeValueTo([ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE, '1']);
+      // Should remove the all value so only the new value is present
+      expect(variable.state.value).toEqual(['1']);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getValue and getValueText', () => {
     it('GetValueText should return text', async () => {
       const variable = new ExampleVariable({
@@ -163,6 +253,63 @@ describe('MultiValueVariable', () => {
 
       expect(variable.getValue()).toEqual(['1', '2']);
     });
+
+    it('GetValue should return allValue when value is $__all', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE,
+        allValue: '.*',
+        text: 'A',
+      });
+
+      const value = variable.getValue() as VariableValueCustom;
+      expect(value.isCustomValue).toBe(true);
+      expect(value.toString()).toBe('.*');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getOptionsForSelect', () => {
+    it('Should return options', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [{ label: 'A', value: '1' }],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: '1',
+        text: 'A',
+      });
+
+      expect(variable.getOptionsForSelect()).toEqual([{ label: 'A', value: '1' }]);
+    });
+
+    it('Should return include All option when includeAll is true', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [{ label: 'A', value: '1' }],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        includeAll: true,
+        value: '1',
+        text: 'A',
+      });
+
+      expect(variable.getOptionsForSelect()).toEqual([
+        { label: ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT, value: ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE },
+        { label: 'A', value: '1' },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('Should add current value if not found', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: '1',
+        text: 'A',
+      });
+
+      expect(variable.getOptionsForSelect()).toEqual([{ label: 'A', value: '1' }]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Url syncing', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts
index 27544ab4234..723d02102e2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ValidateAndUpdateResult,
   VariableValue,
   VariableValueOption,
+  VariableValueCustom,
   VariableValueSingle,
 } from '../types';
 
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ export interface MultiValueVariableState extends SceneVariableState {
   text: VariableValue; // old current.value
   options: VariableValueOption[];
   isMulti?: boolean;
+  includeAll?: boolean;
+  defaultToAll?: boolean;
+  allValue?: string;
+  placeholder?: string;
 }
 
 export interface VariableGetOptionsArgs {
@@ -71,8 +76,9 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
 
       // If no valid values pick the first option
       if (validValues.length === 0) {
-        stateUpdate.value = [options[0].value];
-        stateUpdate.text = [options[0].label];
+        const defaultState = this.getDefaultMultiState(options);
+        stateUpdate.value = defaultState.value;
+        stateUpdate.text = defaultState.text;
       }
       // We have valid values, if it's different from current valid values update current values
       else if (!isEqual(validValues, this.state.value)) {
@@ -84,9 +90,14 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
       // Single valued variable
       const foundCurrent = options.find((x) => x.value === this.state.value);
       if (!foundCurrent) {
-        // Current value is not valid. Set to first of the available options
-        stateUpdate.value = options[0].value;
-        stateUpdate.text = options[0].label;
+        if (this.state.defaultToAll) {
+          stateUpdate.value = ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE;
+          stateUpdate.text = ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT;
+        } else {
+          // Current value is not valid. Set to first of the available options
+          stateUpdate.value = options[0].value;
+          stateUpdate.text = options[0].label;
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -104,6 +115,10 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
 
   public getValue(): VariableValue {
     if (this.hasAllValue()) {
+      if (this.state.allValue) {
+        return new CustomAllValue(this.state.allValue);
+      }
+
       return this.state.options.map((x) => x.value);
     }
 
@@ -127,22 +142,55 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
     return value === ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE || (Array.isArray(value) && value[0] === ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE);
   }
 
+  private getDefaultMultiState(options: VariableValueOption[]) {
+    if (this.state.defaultToAll) {
+      return { value: [ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE], text: [ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT] };
+    } else {
+      return { value: [options[0].value], text: [options[0].label] };
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Change the value and publish SceneVariableValueChangedEvent event
    */
   public changeValueTo(value: VariableValue, text?: VariableValue) {
-    if (value !== this.state.value || text !== this.state.text) {
-      if (!text) {
-        if (Array.isArray(value)) {
-          text = value.map((v) => this.findLabelTextForValue(v));
-        } else {
-          text = this.findLabelTextForValue(value);
-        }
+    // Igore if there is no change
+    if (value === this.state.value && text === this.state.text) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!text) {
+      if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+        text = value.map((v) => this.findLabelTextForValue(v));
+      } else {
+        text = this.findLabelTextForValue(value);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      // If we are a multi valued variable is cleared (empty array) we need to set the default empty state
+      if (value.length === 0) {
+        const state = this.getDefaultMultiState(this.state.options);
+        value = state.value;
+        text = state.text;
       }
 
-      this.setStateHelper({ value, text, loading: false });
-      this.publishEvent(new SceneVariableValueChangedEvent(this), true);
+      // If last value is the All value then replace all with it
+      if (value[value.length - 1] === ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE) {
+        value = [ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE];
+        text = [ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT];
+      }
+      // If the first value is the ALL value and we have other values, then remove the All value
+      else if (value[0] === ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE && value.length > 1) {
+        value.shift();
+        if (Array.isArray(text)) {
+          text.shift();
+        }
+      }
     }
+
+    this.setStateHelper({ value, text, loading: false });
+    this.publishEvent(new SceneVariableValueChangedEvent(this), true);
   }
 
   private findLabelTextForValue(value: VariableValueSingle): VariableValueSingle {
@@ -166,6 +214,36 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
     const test: SceneObject<MultiValueVariableState> = this;
     test.setState(state);
   }
+
+  public getOptionsForSelect(): VariableValueOption[] {
+    let options = this.state.options;
+
+    if (this.state.includeAll) {
+      options = [{ value: ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE, label: ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT }, ...options];
+    }
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(this.state.value)) {
+      const current = options.find((x) => x.value === this.state.value);
+      if (!current) {
+        options = [{ value: this.state.value, label: String(this.state.text) }, ...options];
+      }
+    }
+
+    return options;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The custom allValue needs a special wrapping / handling to make it not be formatted / escaped like normal values
+ */
+class CustomAllValue implements VariableValueCustom {
+  public isCustomValue: true = true;
+
+  public constructor(private _value: string) {}
+
+  public toString() {
+    return this._value;
+  }
 }
 
 export class MultiValueUrlSyncHandler<TState extends MultiValueVariableState = MultiValueVariableState>
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/TestVariable.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/TestVariable.tsx
index c7fd3afe5e5..d590e8fecbd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/TestVariable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/TestVariable.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { queryMetricTree } from 'app/plugins/datasource/testdata/metricTree';
@@ -6,7 +5,7 @@ import { queryMetricTree } from 'app/plugins/datasource/testdata/metricTree';
 import { sceneGraph } from '../../core/sceneGraph';
 import { SceneComponentProps } from '../../core/types';
 import { VariableDependencyConfig } from '../VariableDependencyConfig';
-import { VariableValueSelect } from '../components/VariableValueSelect';
+import { renderSelectForVariable } from '../components/VariableValueSelect';
 import { VariableValueOption } from '../types';
 
 import { MultiValueVariable, MultiValueVariableState, VariableGetOptionsArgs } from './MultiValueVariable';
@@ -89,6 +88,6 @@ export class TestVariable extends MultiValueVariable<TestVariableState> {
   }
 
   public static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MultiValueVariable>) => {
-    return <VariableValueSelect model={model} />;
+    return renderSelectForVariable(model);
   };
 }