diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts
index 3c74f05a814..16d9b6b07dc 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/datasource.ts
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ export interface DataQueryRequest<TQuery extends DataQuery = DataQuery> {
 
   // Explore state used by various datasources
   liveStreaming?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * @deprecated showingGraph and showingTable are always set to true and set to true
+   */
   showingGraph?: boolean;
   showingTable?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts b/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
index f5d3eed981b..8d058c5f34e 100644
--- a/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/utils/explore.ts
@@ -160,8 +160,11 @@ export function buildQueryTransaction(
     maxDataPoints: queryOptions.maxDataPoints,
     exploreMode: queryOptions.mode,
     liveStreaming: queryOptions.liveStreaming,
-    showingGraph: queryOptions.showingGraph,
-    showingTable: queryOptions.showingTable,
+    /**
+     * @deprecated (external API) showingGraph and showingTable are always set to true and set to true
+     */
+    showingGraph: true,
+    showingTable: true,
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
index 76b6adb37d4..5829dc220b4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { ExploreId } from 'app/types/explore';
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import { Explore, ExploreProps } from './Explore';
 import { scanStopAction } from './state/actionTypes';
-import { toggleGraph } from './state/actions';
 import { SecondaryActions } from './SecondaryActions';
 import { getTheme } from '@grafana/ui';
 
@@ -67,11 +66,8 @@ const dummyProps: ExploreProps = {
     from: 0,
     to: 0,
   },
-  showingGraph: false,
-  showingTable: false,
   timeZone: 'UTC',
   onHiddenSeriesChanged: jest.fn(),
-  toggleGraph: toggleGraph,
   queryResponse: {
     state: LoadingState.NotStarted,
     series: [],
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
index 6f4cc1b8f42..d1b996d6d31 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import {
   refreshExplore,
   scanStart,
   setQueries,
-  toggleGraph,
   updateTimeRange,
 } from './state/actions';
 
@@ -114,11 +113,8 @@ export interface ExploreProps {
   logsResult?: LogsModel;
   loading?: boolean;
   absoluteRange: AbsoluteTimeRange;
-  showingGraph?: boolean;
-  showingTable?: boolean;
   timeZone?: TimeZone;
   onHiddenSeriesChanged?: (hiddenSeries: string[]) => void;
-  toggleGraph: typeof toggleGraph;
   queryResponse: PanelData;
   originPanelId: number;
   addQueryRow: typeof addQueryRow;
@@ -269,11 +265,6 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<ExploreProps, ExploreState> {
     this.props.scanStopAction({ exploreId: this.props.exploreId });
   };
 
-  onToggleGraph = (showingGraph: boolean) => {
-    const { toggleGraph, exploreId } = this.props;
-    toggleGraph(exploreId, showingGraph);
-  };
-
   onUpdateTimeRange = (absoluteRange: AbsoluteTimeRange) => {
     const { exploreId, updateTimeRange } = this.props;
     updateTimeRange({ exploreId, absoluteRange });
@@ -321,8 +312,6 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<ExploreProps, ExploreState> {
       graphResult,
       loading,
       absoluteRange,
-      showingGraph,
-      showingTable,
       timeZone,
       queryResponse,
       syncedTimes,
@@ -396,10 +385,7 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<ExploreProps, ExploreState> {
                               absoluteRange={absoluteRange}
                               isStacked={false}
                               showPanel={true}
-                              showingGraph={showingGraph}
-                              showingTable={showingTable}
                               timeZone={timeZone}
-                              onToggleGraph={this.onToggleGraph}
                               onUpdateTimeRange={this.onUpdateTimeRange}
                               showBars={false}
                               showLines={true}
@@ -484,8 +470,6 @@ function mapStateToProps(state: StoreState, { exploreId }: ExploreProps): Partia
     showTable,
     showTrace,
     loading,
-    showingGraph,
-    showingTable,
     absoluteRange,
     queryResponse,
   } = item;
@@ -514,8 +498,6 @@ function mapStateToProps(state: StoreState, { exploreId }: ExploreProps): Partia
     graphResult: graphResult ?? undefined,
     logsResult: logsResult ?? undefined,
     loading,
-    showingGraph,
-    showingTable,
     absoluteRange,
     queryResponse,
     originPanelId,
@@ -537,7 +519,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps: Partial<ExploreProps> = {
   scanStopAction,
   setQueries,
   updateTimeRange,
-  toggleGraph,
   addQueryRow,
 };
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphPanel.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphPanel.tsx
index bc411d0472c..ba330560f56 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraphPanel.tsx
@@ -49,11 +49,8 @@ interface Props extends Themeable {
   showBars: boolean;
   showLines: boolean;
   isStacked: boolean;
-  showingGraph?: boolean;
-  showingTable?: boolean;
   timeZone?: TimeZone;
   onUpdateTimeRange: (absoluteRange: AbsoluteTimeRange) => void;
-  onToggleGraph?: (showingGraph: boolean) => void;
   onHiddenSeriesChanged?: (hiddenSeries: string[]) => void;
 }
 
@@ -74,13 +71,6 @@ class UnThemedExploreGraphPanel extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     });
   };
 
-  onClickGraphButton = () => {
-    const { onToggleGraph, showingGraph } = this.props;
-    if (onToggleGraph) {
-      onToggleGraph(showingGraph ?? false);
-    }
-  };
-
   onChangeTime = (from: number, to: number) => {
     const { onUpdateTimeRange } = this.props;
     onUpdateTimeRange({ from, to });
@@ -95,8 +85,6 @@ class UnThemedExploreGraphPanel extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       timeZone,
       absoluteRange,
       showPanel,
-      showingGraph,
-      showingTable,
       showBars,
       showLines,
       isStacked,
@@ -116,10 +104,9 @@ class UnThemedExploreGraphPanel extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       },
     };
 
-    const height = showPanel === false ? 100 : showingGraph && showingTable ? 200 : 400;
+    const height = showPanel ? 200 : 100;
     const lineWidth = showLines ? 1 : 5;
     const seriesToShow = showAllTimeSeries ? series : series.slice(0, MAX_NUMBER_OF_TIME_SERIES);
-
     return (
       <GraphSeriesToggler series={seriesToShow} onHiddenSeriesChanged={onHiddenSeriesChanged}>
         {({ onSeriesToggle, toggledSeries }: GraphSeriesTogglerAPI) => {
@@ -153,7 +140,7 @@ class UnThemedExploreGraphPanel extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { series, showPanel, showingGraph, loading, theme } = this.props;
+    const { series, showPanel, loading, theme } = this.props;
     const { showAllTimeSeries } = this.state;
     const style = getStyles(theme);
 
@@ -171,13 +158,7 @@ class UnThemedExploreGraphPanel extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
         )}
 
         {showPanel && (
-          <Collapse
-            label="Graph"
-            collapsible
-            isOpen={showingGraph}
-            loading={loading}
-            onToggle={this.onClickGraphButton}
-          >
+          <Collapse label="Graph" loading={loading} isOpen>
             {this.renderGraph()}
           </Collapse>
         )}
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
index 6125f713dab..9394e56783f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ export class Logs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
             absoluteRange={visibleRange || absoluteRange}
             isStacked={true}
             showPanel={false}
-            showingGraph={true}
-            showingTable={true}
             timeZone={timeZone}
             showBars={true}
             showLines={false}
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx
index c93ad6524df..abcb42d631f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx
@@ -62,15 +62,7 @@ interface LogsContainerProps {
   splitOpen: typeof splitOpen;
 }
 
-interface LogsContainerState {
-  logsContainerOpen: boolean;
-}
-
-export class LogsContainer extends PureComponent<LogsContainerProps, LogsContainerState> {
-  state: LogsContainerState = {
-    logsContainerOpen: true,
-  };
-
+export class LogsContainer extends PureComponent<LogsContainerProps> {
   onChangeTime = (absoluteRange: AbsoluteTimeRange) => {
     const { exploreId, updateTimeRange } = this.props;
     updateTimeRange({ exploreId, absoluteRange });
@@ -102,12 +94,6 @@ export class LogsContainer extends PureComponent<LogsContainerProps, LogsContain
     return getFieldLinksForExplore(field, rowIndex, this.props.splitOpen, this.props.range);
   };
 
-  onToggleCollapse = () => {
-    this.setState(state => ({
-      logsContainerOpen: !state.logsContainerOpen,
-    }));
-  };
-
   render() {
     const {
       loading,
@@ -130,8 +116,6 @@ export class LogsContainer extends PureComponent<LogsContainerProps, LogsContain
       exploreId,
     } = this.props;
 
-    const { logsContainerOpen } = this.state;
-
     return (
       <>
         <LogsCrossFadeTransition visible={isLive}>
@@ -151,13 +135,7 @@ export class LogsContainer extends PureComponent<LogsContainerProps, LogsContain
           </Collapse>
         </LogsCrossFadeTransition>
         <LogsCrossFadeTransition visible={!isLive}>
-          <Collapse
-            label="Logs"
-            loading={loading}
-            isOpen={logsContainerOpen}
-            onToggle={this.onToggleCollapse}
-            collapsible
-          >
+          <Collapse label="Logs" loading={loading} isOpen>
             <Logs
               dedupStrategy={this.props.dedupStrategy || LogsDedupStrategy.none}
               logRows={logRows}
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.test.tsx
index 288c836113e..e2ac1083f0e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render, shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import { TableContainer } from './TableContainer';
 import { DataFrame } from '@grafana/data';
-import { toggleTable } from './state/actions';
 import { ExploreId } from 'app/types/explore';
 
 describe('TableContainer', () => {
@@ -12,9 +11,7 @@ describe('TableContainer', () => {
       loading: false,
       width: 800,
       onCellFilterAdded: jest.fn(),
-      showingTable: true,
       tableResult: {} as DataFrame,
-      toggleTable: {} as typeof toggleTable,
       splitOpen: (() => {}) as any,
       range: {} as any,
     };
@@ -29,13 +26,11 @@ describe('TableContainer', () => {
       loading: false,
       width: 800,
       onCellFilterAdded: jest.fn(),
-      showingTable: true,
       tableResult: {
         name: 'TableResultName',
         fields: [],
         length: 0,
       } as DataFrame,
-      toggleTable: {} as typeof toggleTable,
       splitOpen: (() => {}) as any,
       range: {} as any,
     };
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.tsx
index 12e2cba9ade..f81da0a70ad 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TableContainer.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { DataFrame, TimeRange, ValueLinkConfig } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Collapse, Table } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { ExploreId, ExploreItemState } from 'app/types/explore';
 import { StoreState } from 'app/types';
-import { splitOpen, toggleTable } from './state/actions';
+import { splitOpen } from './state/actions';
 import { config } from 'app/core/config';
 import { PANEL_BORDER } from 'app/core/constants';
 import { MetaInfoText } from './MetaInfoText';
@@ -18,18 +18,12 @@ interface TableContainerProps {
   loading: boolean;
   width: number;
   onCellFilterAdded?: (filter: FilterItem) => void;
-  showingTable: boolean;
   tableResult?: DataFrame;
-  toggleTable: typeof toggleTable;
   splitOpen: typeof splitOpen;
   range: TimeRange;
 }
 
 export class TableContainer extends PureComponent<TableContainerProps> {
-  onClickTableButton = () => {
-    this.props.toggleTable(this.props.exploreId, this.props.showingTable);
-  };
-
   getTableHeight() {
     const { tableResult } = this.props;
 
@@ -42,7 +36,7 @@ export class TableContainer extends PureComponent<TableContainerProps> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { loading, onCellFilterAdded, showingTable, tableResult, width, splitOpen, range, ariaLabel } = this.props;
+    const { loading, onCellFilterAdded, tableResult, width, splitOpen, range, ariaLabel } = this.props;
 
     const height = this.getTableHeight();
     const tableWidth = width - config.theme.panelPadding * 2 - PANEL_BORDER;
@@ -60,7 +54,7 @@ export class TableContainer extends PureComponent<TableContainerProps> {
     }
 
     return (
-      <Collapse label="Table" loading={loading} collapsible isOpen={showingTable} onToggle={this.onClickTableButton}>
+      <Collapse label="Table" loading={loading} isOpen>
         {hasTableResult ? (
           <Table
             ariaLabel={ariaLabel}
@@ -81,13 +75,12 @@ function mapStateToProps(state: StoreState, { exploreId }: { exploreId: string }
   const explore = state.explore;
   // @ts-ignore
   const item: ExploreItemState = explore[exploreId];
-  const { loading: loadingInState, showingTable, tableResult, range } = item;
+  const { loading: loadingInState, tableResult, range } = item;
   const loading = tableResult && tableResult.length > 0 ? false : loadingInState;
-  return { loading, showingTable, tableResult, range };
+  return { loading, tableResult, range };
 }
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = {
-  toggleTable,
   splitOpen,
 };
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/TableContainer.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/TableContainer.test.tsx.snap
index aec96b2e817..f36eb14ed15 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/TableContainer.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/TableContainer.test.tsx.snap
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 exports[`TableContainer should render component 1`] = `
 <Collapse
-  collapsible={true}
   isOpen={true}
   label="Table"
   loading={false}
-  onToggle={[Function]}
 >
   <Memo(MetaInfoText)
     metaItems={
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts
index 14f97275bef..79e188fedcd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts
@@ -126,14 +126,6 @@ export interface SyncTimesPayload {
   syncedTimes: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface ToggleTablePayload {
-  exploreId: ExploreId;
-}
-
-export interface ToggleGraphPayload {
-  exploreId: ExploreId;
-}
-
 export interface UpdateUIStatePayload extends Partial<ExploreUIState> {
   exploreId: ExploreId;
 }
@@ -296,16 +288,6 @@ export const richHistoryUpdatedAction = createAction<any>('explore/richHistoryUp
  */
 export const updateUIStateAction = createAction<UpdateUIStatePayload>('explore/updateUIState');
 
-/**
- * Expand/collapse the table result viewer. When collapsed, table queries won't be run.
- */
-export const toggleTableAction = createAction<ToggleTablePayload>('explore/toggleTable');
-
-/**
- * Expand/collapse the graph result viewer. When collapsed, graph queries won't be run.
- */
-export const toggleGraphAction = createAction<ToggleGraphPayload>('explore/toggleGraph');
-
 /**
  * Updates datasource instance before datasouce loading has started
  */
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
index b454f71c960..4cafe04b63f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Libraries
 import { map, throttleTime } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { identity } from 'rxjs';
-import { ActionCreatorWithPayload, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import { PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import { DataSourceSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { RefreshPicker } from '@grafana/ui';
 import {
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ import {
   splitCloseAction,
   splitOpenAction,
   syncTimesAction,
-  toggleGraphAction,
-  ToggleGraphPayload,
-  toggleTableAction,
-  ToggleTablePayload,
   updateDatasourceInstanceAction,
   updateUIStateAction,
   changeLoadingStateAction,
@@ -429,8 +425,6 @@ export const runQueries = (exploreId: ExploreId): ThunkResult<void> => {
       queryResponse,
       querySubscription,
       history,
-      showingGraph,
-      showingTable,
     } = exploreItemState;
 
     if (!hasNonEmptyQuery(queries)) {
@@ -461,8 +455,6 @@ export const runQueries = (exploreId: ExploreId): ThunkResult<void> => {
       // maxDataPoints: mode === ExploreMode.Logs && datasourceId === 'loki' ? undefined : containerWidth,
       maxDataPoints: containerWidth,
       liveStreaming: live,
-      showingGraph,
-      showingTable,
     };
 
     const datasourceName = exploreItemState.requestedDatasourceName;
@@ -577,9 +569,9 @@ export const stateSave = (): ThunkResult<void> => {
       queries: left.queries.map(clearQueryKeys),
       range: toRawTimeRange(left.range),
       ui: {
-        showingGraph: left.showingGraph,
+        showingGraph: true,
         showingLogs: true,
-        showingTable: left.showingTable,
+        showingTable: true,
         dedupStrategy: left.dedupStrategy,
       },
     };
@@ -590,9 +582,9 @@ export const stateSave = (): ThunkResult<void> => {
         queries: right.queries.map(clearQueryKeys),
         range: toRawTimeRange(right.range),
         ui: {
-          showingGraph: right.showingGraph,
+          showingGraph: true,
           showingLogs: true,
-          showingTable: right.showingTable,
+          showingTable: true,
           dedupStrategy: right.dedupStrategy,
         },
       };
@@ -753,46 +745,6 @@ export function syncTimes(exploreId: ExploreId): ThunkResult<void> {
   };
 }
 
-/**
- * Creates action to collapse graph/logs/table panel. When panel is collapsed,
- * queries won't be run
- */
-const togglePanelActionCreator = (
-  actionCreator: ActionCreatorWithPayload<ToggleGraphPayload> | ActionCreatorWithPayload<ToggleTablePayload>
-) => (exploreId: ExploreId, isPanelVisible: boolean): ThunkResult<void> => {
-  return dispatch => {
-    let uiFragmentStateUpdate: Partial<ExploreUIState>;
-    const shouldRunQueries = !isPanelVisible;
-
-    switch (actionCreator.type) {
-      case toggleGraphAction.type:
-        uiFragmentStateUpdate = { showingGraph: !isPanelVisible };
-        break;
-      case toggleTableAction.type:
-        uiFragmentStateUpdate = { showingTable: !isPanelVisible };
-        break;
-    }
-
-    dispatch(actionCreator({ exploreId }));
-    // The switch further up is exhaustive so uiFragmentStateUpdate should definitely be initialized
-    dispatch(updateExploreUIState(exploreId, uiFragmentStateUpdate!));
-
-    if (shouldRunQueries) {
-      dispatch(runQueries(exploreId));
-    }
-  };
-};
-
-/**
- * Expand/collapse the graph result viewer. When collapsed, graph queries won't be run.
- */
-export const toggleGraph = togglePanelActionCreator(toggleGraphAction);
-
-/**
- * Expand/collapse the table result viewer. When collapsed, table queries won't be run.
- */
-export const toggleTable = togglePanelActionCreator(toggleTableAction);
-
 /**
  * Change logs deduplication strategy and update URL.
  */
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.test.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.test.ts
index 115c8ab6082..90a318166b2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   LoadingState,
   LogsDedupStrategy,
   RawTimeRange,
-  toDataFrame,
   UrlQueryMap,
   ExploreUrlState,
 } from '@grafana/data';
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ import {
   scanStopAction,
   splitCloseAction,
   splitOpenAction,
-  toggleGraphAction,
-  toggleTableAction,
   updateDatasourceInstanceAction,
   addQueryRowAction,
   removeQueryRowAction,
@@ -160,41 +157,6 @@ describe('Explore item reducer', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('toggling panels', () => {
-    describe('when toggleGraphAction is dispatched', () => {
-      it('then it should set correct state', () => {
-        reducerTester<ExploreItemState>()
-          .givenReducer(itemReducer, ({ graphResult: [] } as unknown) as ExploreItemState)
-          .whenActionIsDispatched(toggleGraphAction({ exploreId: ExploreId.left }))
-          .thenStateShouldEqual(({ showingGraph: true, graphResult: [] } as unknown) as ExploreItemState)
-          .whenActionIsDispatched(toggleGraphAction({ exploreId: ExploreId.left }))
-          .thenStateShouldEqual(({ showingGraph: false, graphResult: [] } as unknown) as ExploreItemState);
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe('when toggleTableAction is dispatched', () => {
-      it('then it should set correct state', () => {
-        const table = toDataFrame({
-          name: 'logs',
-          fields: [
-            {
-              name: 'time',
-              type: 'number',
-              values: [1, 2],
-            },
-          ],
-        });
-
-        reducerTester<ExploreItemState>()
-          .givenReducer(itemReducer, ({ tableResult: table } as unknown) as ExploreItemState)
-          .whenActionIsDispatched(toggleTableAction({ exploreId: ExploreId.left }))
-          .thenStateShouldEqual(({ showingTable: true, tableResult: table } as unknown) as ExploreItemState)
-          .whenActionIsDispatched(toggleTableAction({ exploreId: ExploreId.left }))
-          .thenStateShouldEqual(({ showingTable: false, tableResult: table } as unknown) as ExploreItemState);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('changing range', () => {
     describe('when changeRangeAction is dispatched', () => {
       it('then it should set correct state', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts
index 53644dec5a0..ca5e84c1ac5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ import {
   SplitCloseActionPayload,
   splitOpenAction,
   syncTimesAction,
-  toggleGraphAction,
   toggleLogLevelAction,
-  toggleTableAction,
   updateDatasourceInstanceAction,
   updateUIStateAction,
   cancelQueriesAction,
@@ -106,8 +104,6 @@ export const makeExploreItemState = (): ExploreItemState => ({
     to: null,
   } as any,
   scanning: false,
-  showingGraph: true,
-  showingTable: true,
   loading: false,
   queryKeys: [],
   urlState: null,
@@ -409,24 +405,6 @@ export const itemReducer = (state: ExploreItemState = makeExploreItemState(), ac
     return { ...state, ...action.payload };
   }
 
-  if (toggleGraphAction.match(action)) {
-    const showingGraph = !state.showingGraph;
-    if (showingGraph) {
-      return { ...state, showingGraph };
-    }
-
-    return { ...state, showingGraph };
-  }
-
-  if (toggleTableAction.match(action)) {
-    const showingTable = !state.showingTable;
-    if (showingTable) {
-      return { ...state, showingTable };
-    }
-
-    return { ...state, showingTable };
-  }
-
   if (queriesImportedAction.match(action)) {
     const { queries } = action.payload;
     return {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromExploreQueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromExploreQueryEditor.tsx
index 1c92e7d9667..676adee1491 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromExploreQueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromExploreQueryEditor.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import React, { memo, FC } from 'react';
+import { css } from 'emotion';
 
 // Types
 import { ExploreQueryFieldProps } from '@grafana/data';
+import { RadioButtonGroup } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { PrometheusDatasource } from '../datasource';
 import { PromQuery, PromOptions } from '../types';
@@ -26,6 +28,19 @@ export const PromExploreQueryEditor: FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
     }
   }
 
+  function onQueryTypeChange(value: string) {
+    const { query, onChange } = props;
+    let nextQuery;
+    if (value === 'instant') {
+      nextQuery = { ...query, instant: true, range: false };
+    } else if (value === 'range') {
+      nextQuery = { ...query, instant: false, range: true };
+    } else {
+      nextQuery = { ...query, instant: true, range: true };
+    }
+    onChange(nextQuery);
+  }
+
   function onReturnKeyDown(e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
     if (e.key === 'Enter') {
       onRunQuery();
@@ -33,27 +48,62 @@ export const PromExploreQueryEditor: FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <PromQueryField
-      datasource={datasource}
-      query={query}
-      onRunQuery={onRunQuery}
-      onChange={onChange}
-      onBlur={() => {}}
-      history={history}
-      data={data}
-      ExtraFieldElement={
-        <PromExploreExtraField
-          label={'Step'}
-          onChangeFunc={onStepChange}
-          onKeyDownFunc={onReturnKeyDown}
-          value={query.interval || ''}
-          hasTooltip={true}
-          tooltipContent={
-            'Time units can be used here, for example: 5s, 1m, 3h, 1d, 1y (Default if no unit is specified: s)'
-          }
-        />
-      }
-    />
+    <>
+      <PromQueryField
+        datasource={datasource}
+        query={query}
+        onRunQuery={onRunQuery}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        onBlur={() => {}}
+        history={history}
+        data={data}
+        ExtraFieldElement={
+          <PromExploreExtraField
+            label={'Step'}
+            onChangeFunc={onStepChange}
+            onKeyDownFunc={onReturnKeyDown}
+            value={query.interval || ''}
+            hasTooltip={true}
+            tooltipContent={
+              'Time units can be used here, for example: 5s, 1m, 3h, 1d, 1y (Default if no unit is specified: s)'
+            }
+          />
+        }
+      />
+      <PromExploreRadioButton
+        selected={query.range && query.instant ? 'both' : query.instant ? 'instant' : 'range'}
+        onQueryTypeChange={onQueryTypeChange}
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+type PromExploreRadioButtonProps = {
+  selected: string;
+  onQueryTypeChange: (value: string) => void;
+};
+
+const PromExploreRadioButton: React.FunctionComponent<PromExploreRadioButtonProps> = ({
+  selected,
+  onQueryTypeChange,
+}) => {
+  const rangeOptions = [
+    { value: 'range', label: 'Range' },
+    { value: 'instant', label: 'Instant' },
+    { value: 'both', label: 'Both' },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={css`
+        display: flex;
+      `}
+    >
+      <button className={`gf-form-label gf-form-label--btn width-5`}>
+        <span className="btn-title">Query type</span>
+      </button>
+      <RadioButtonGroup options={rangeOptions} value={selected} onChange={onQueryTypeChange} />
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromQueryField.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromQueryField.tsx
index 975ef1cd306..b03f6c2ed69 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromQueryField.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromQueryField.tsx
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class PromQueryField extends React.PureComponent<PromQueryFieldProps, PromQueryF
     return (
       <>
         <div className="gf-form-inline gf-form-inline--xs-view-flex-column flex-grow-1">
-          <div className="gf-form flex-shrink-0">
+          <div className="gf-form flex-shrink-0 min-width-5">
             <ButtonCascader options={metricsOptions} disabled={buttonDisabled} onChange={this.onChangeMetrics}>
               {chooserText}
             </ButtonCascader>
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/__snapshots__/PromExploreQueryEditor.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/__snapshots__/PromExploreQueryEditor.test.tsx.snap
index 1e446d1505b..59ec675cbf2 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/__snapshots__/PromExploreQueryEditor.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/__snapshots__/PromExploreQueryEditor.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1,26 +1,43 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
 exports[`PromExploreQueryEditor should render component 1`] = `
-<PromQueryField
-  ExtraFieldElement={
-    <PromExploreExtraField
-      hasTooltip={true}
-      label="Step"
-      onChangeFunc={[Function]}
-      onKeyDownFunc={[Function]}
-      tooltipContent="Time units can be used here, for example: 5s, 1m, 3h, 1d, 1y (Default if no unit is specified: s)"
-      value="1s"
-    />
-  }
-  data={
-    Object {
-      "request": Object {
-        "app": "Grafana",
-        "dashboardId": 1,
-        "interval": "1s",
-        "intervalMs": 1000,
-        "panelId": 1,
-        "range": Object {
+<Fragment>
+  <PromQueryField
+    ExtraFieldElement={
+      <PromExploreExtraField
+        hasTooltip={true}
+        label="Step"
+        onChangeFunc={[Function]}
+        onKeyDownFunc={[Function]}
+        tooltipContent="Time units can be used here, for example: 5s, 1m, 3h, 1d, 1y (Default if no unit is specified: s)"
+        value="1s"
+      />
+    }
+    data={
+      Object {
+        "request": Object {
+          "app": "Grafana",
+          "dashboardId": 1,
+          "interval": "1s",
+          "intervalMs": 1000,
+          "panelId": 1,
+          "range": Object {
+            "from": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+            "raw": Object {
+              "from": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+              "to": "2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
+            },
+            "to": "2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
+          },
+          "requestId": "1",
+          "scopedVars": Object {},
+          "startTime": 0,
+          "targets": Array [],
+          "timezone": "GMT",
+        },
+        "series": Array [],
+        "state": "NotStarted",
+        "timeRange": Object {
           "from": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
           "raw": Object {
             "from": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
@@ -28,35 +45,24 @@ exports[`PromExploreQueryEditor should render component 1`] = `
           },
           "to": "2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
         },
-        "requestId": "1",
-        "scopedVars": Object {},
-        "startTime": 0,
-        "targets": Array [],
-        "timezone": "GMT",
-      },
-      "series": Array [],
-      "state": "NotStarted",
-      "timeRange": Object {
-        "from": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
-        "raw": Object {
-          "from": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
-          "to": "2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
-        },
-        "to": "2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
-      },
+      }
     }
-  }
-  datasource={Object {}}
-  history={Array []}
-  onBlur={[Function]}
-  onChange={[MockFunction]}
-  onRunQuery={[MockFunction]}
-  query={
-    Object {
-      "expr": "",
-      "interval": "1s",
-      "refId": "A",
+    datasource={Object {}}
+    history={Array []}
+    onBlur={[Function]}
+    onChange={[MockFunction]}
+    onRunQuery={[MockFunction]}
+    query={
+      Object {
+        "expr": "",
+        "interval": "1s",
+        "refId": "A",
+      }
     }
-  }
-/>
+  />
+  <PromExploreRadioButton
+    onQueryTypeChange={[Function]}
+    selected="range"
+  />
+</Fragment>
 `;
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.test.ts
index 5c5d5592717..78cee404d3c 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.test.ts
@@ -1810,17 +1810,16 @@ describe('prepareTargets', () => {
   });
 
   describe('when run from Explore', () => {
-    describe('and both Graph and Table are shown', () => {
+    describe('when query type Both is selected', () => {
       it('then it should return both instant and time series related objects', () => {
         const target: PromQuery = {
           refId: 'A',
           expr: 'up',
+          range: true,
+          instant: true,
         };
 
-        const { queries, activeTargets, panelId, end, start } = getPrepareTargetsContext(target, CoreApp.Explore, {
-          showingGraph: true,
-          showingTable: true,
-        });
+        const { queries, activeTargets, panelId, end, start } = getPrepareTargetsContext(target, CoreApp.Explore);
 
         expect(queries.length).toBe(2);
         expect(activeTargets.length).toBe(2);
@@ -1868,33 +1867,16 @@ describe('prepareTargets', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('and both Graph and Table are hidden', () => {
-      it('then it should return empty arrays', () => {
+    describe('when query type Instant is selected', () => {
+      it('then it should just add targets', () => {
         const target: PromQuery = {
           refId: 'A',
           expr: 'up',
-          showingGraph: false,
-          showingTable: false,
+          instant: true,
+          range: false,
         };
 
-        const { queries, activeTargets } = getPrepareTargetsContext(target, CoreApp.Explore);
-
-        expect(queries.length).toBe(0);
-        expect(activeTargets.length).toBe(0);
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe('and Graph is hidden', () => {
-      it('then it should return only intant related objects', () => {
-        const target: PromQuery = {
-          refId: 'A',
-          expr: 'up',
-        };
-
-        const { queries, activeTargets, panelId, end, start } = getPrepareTargetsContext(target, CoreApp.Explore, {
-          showingGraph: false,
-          showingTable: true,
-        });
+        const { queries, activeTargets, panelId, end, start } = getPrepareTargetsContext(target, CoreApp.Explore);
 
         expect(queries.length).toBe(1);
         expect(activeTargets.length).toBe(1);
@@ -1908,55 +1890,43 @@ describe('prepareTargets', () => {
           hinting: undefined,
           instant: true,
           refId: target.refId,
-          requestId: panelId + target.refId + '_instant',
+          requestId: panelId + target.refId,
           start,
           step: 1,
         });
-        expect(activeTargets[0]).toEqual({
-          ...target,
-          format: 'table',
-          instant: true,
-          requestId: panelId + target.refId + '_instant',
-          valueWithRefId: true,
-        });
+        expect(activeTargets[0]).toEqual(target);
       });
     });
+  });
 
-    describe('and Table is hidden', () => {
-      it('then it should return only time series related objects', () => {
-        const target: PromQuery = {
-          refId: 'A',
-          expr: 'up',
-        };
+  describe('when query type Range is selected', () => {
+    it('then it should just add targets', () => {
+      const target: PromQuery = {
+        refId: 'A',
+        expr: 'up',
+        range: true,
+        instant: false,
+      };
 
-        const { queries, activeTargets, panelId, end, start } = getPrepareTargetsContext(target, CoreApp.Explore, {
-          showingGraph: true,
-          showingTable: false,
-        });
+      const { queries, activeTargets, panelId, end, start } = getPrepareTargetsContext(target, CoreApp.Explore);
 
-        expect(queries.length).toBe(1);
-        expect(activeTargets.length).toBe(1);
-        expect(queries[0]).toEqual({
-          end,
-          expr: 'up',
-          headers: {
-            'X-Dashboard-Id': undefined,
-            'X-Panel-Id': panelId,
-          },
-          hinting: undefined,
-          instant: false,
-          refId: target.refId,
-          requestId: panelId + target.refId,
-          start,
-          step: 1,
-        });
-        expect(activeTargets[0]).toEqual({
-          ...target,
-          format: 'time_series',
-          instant: false,
-          requestId: panelId + target.refId,
-        });
+      expect(queries.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(activeTargets.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(queries[0]).toEqual({
+        end,
+        expr: 'up',
+        headers: {
+          'X-Dashboard-Id': undefined,
+          'X-Panel-Id': panelId,
+        },
+        hinting: undefined,
+        instant: false,
+        refId: target.refId,
+        requestId: panelId + target.refId,
+        start,
+        step: 1,
       });
+      expect(activeTargets[0]).toEqual(target);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.ts
index 202eb5f5cdf..4b2874de1cb 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/datasource.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ export class PrometheusDatasource extends DataSourceApi<PromQuery, PromOptions>
     query: PromQueryRequest,
     target: PromQuery,
     responseListLength: number,
-    scopedVars?: ScopedVars
+    scopedVars?: ScopedVars,
+    mixedQueries?: boolean
   ) => {
     // Keeping original start/end for transformers
     const transformerOptions = {
@@ -191,8 +192,10 @@ export class PrometheusDatasource extends DataSourceApi<PromQuery, PromOptions>
       refId: target.refId,
       valueWithRefId: target.valueWithRefId,
       meta: {
-        /** Fix for showing of Prometheus results in Explore table. We want to show result of instant query in table and the rest of time series in graph */
-        preferredVisualisationType: query.instant ? 'table' : 'graph',
+        /** Fix for showing of Prometheus results in Explore table.
+         * We want to show result of instant query always in table and result of range query based on target.runAll;
+         */
+        preferredVisualisationType: target.instant ? 'table' : mixedQueries ? 'graph' : undefined,
       },
     };
     const series = this.resultTransformer.transform(response, transformerOptions);
@@ -211,32 +214,32 @@ export class PrometheusDatasource extends DataSourceApi<PromQuery, PromOptions>
 
       target.requestId = options.panelId + target.refId;
 
-      if (options.app !== CoreApp.Explore) {
-        activeTargets.push(target);
-        queries.push(this.createQuery(target, options, start, end));
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (options.showingTable) {
-        // create instant target only if Table is showed in Explore
+      if (target.range && target.instant) {
+        // If running both (only available in Explore) - instant and range query, prepare both targets
+        // Create instant target
         const instantTarget: any = cloneDeep(target);
         instantTarget.format = 'table';
         instantTarget.instant = true;
+        instantTarget.range = false;
         instantTarget.valueWithRefId = true;
         delete instantTarget.maxDataPoints;
         instantTarget.requestId += '_instant';
 
-        activeTargets.push(instantTarget);
-        queries.push(this.createQuery(instantTarget, options, start, end));
-      }
+        // Create range target
+        const rangeTarget: any = cloneDeep(target);
+        rangeTarget.format = 'time_series';
+        rangeTarget.instant = false;
+        instantTarget.range = true;
 
-      if (options.showingGraph) {
-        // create time series target only if Graph is showed in Explore
-        target.format = 'time_series';
-        target.instant = false;
-
-        activeTargets.push(target);
+        // Add both targets to activeTargets and queries arrays
+        activeTargets.push(instantTarget, rangeTarget);
+        queries.push(
+          this.createQuery(instantTarget, options, start, end),
+          this.createQuery(rangeTarget, options, start, end)
+        );
+      } else {
         queries.push(this.createQuery(target, options, start, end));
+        activeTargets.push(target);
       }
     }
 
@@ -268,6 +271,8 @@ export class PrometheusDatasource extends DataSourceApi<PromQuery, PromOptions>
 
   private exploreQuery(queries: PromQueryRequest[], activeTargets: PromQuery[], end: number) {
     let runningQueriesCount = queries.length;
+    const mixedQueries = activeTargets.some(t => t.range) && activeTargets.some(t => t.instant);
+
     const subQueries = queries.map((query, index) => {
       const target = activeTargets[index];
 
@@ -281,7 +286,7 @@ export class PrometheusDatasource extends DataSourceApi<PromQuery, PromOptions>
         tap(() => runningQueriesCount--),
         filter((response: any) => (response.cancelled ? false : true)),
         map((response: any) => {
-          const data = this.processResult(response, query, target, queries.length);
+          const data = this.processResult(response, query, target, queries.length, undefined, mixedQueries);
           return {
             data,
             key: query.requestId,
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/types.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/types.ts
index d1d103c6a03..81122b615bf 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface PromQuery extends DataQuery {
   expr: string;
   format?: string;
   instant?: boolean;
+  range?: boolean;
   hinting?: boolean;
   interval?: string;
   intervalFactor?: number;
diff --git a/public/app/types/explore.ts b/public/app/types/explore.ts
index ec87d4c6687..1ecb8c6870a 100644
--- a/public/app/types/explore.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/explore.ts
@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@ export interface ExploreItemState {
    * Current scanning range to be shown to the user while scanning is active.
    */
   scanRange?: RawTimeRange;
-  /**
-   * True if graph result viewer is expanded. Query runs will contain graph queries.
-   */
-  showingGraph: boolean;
-  /**
-   * True if table result viewer is expanded. Query runs will contain table queries.
-   */
-  showingTable: boolean;
 
   loading: boolean;
   /**
@@ -206,8 +198,6 @@ export interface QueryOptions {
   minInterval?: string;
   maxDataPoints?: number;
   liveStreaming?: boolean;
-  showingGraph?: boolean;
-  showingTable?: boolean;
   mode?: ExploreMode;
 }