diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28fcc2319..3ee5eada6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+1. [#5554](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5554): Escape tag values in query builder.
 1. [#5551](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5551): Sort namespaces by database and retention policy.
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/ui/src/utils/influxql.ts b/ui/src/utils/influxql.ts
index 50f52cc70..da946af98 100644
--- a/ui/src/utils/influxql.ts
+++ b/ui/src/utils/influxql.ts
@@ -154,11 +154,13 @@ export function buildWhereClause({
     const cond = areTagsAccepted ? ' OR ' : ' AND '
 
     if (tags[k].length > 1) {
-      const joinedOnOr = tags[k].map(v => `"${k}"${operator}'${v}'`).join(cond)
+      const joinedOnOr = tags[k]
+        .map(v => `"${k}"${operator}'${v.replace(/'/g, "\\'")}'`)
+        .join(cond)
       return `(${joinedOnOr})`
     }
 
-    return `"${k}"${operator}'${tags[k]}'`
+    return `"${k}"${operator}'${tags[k].map(v => v.replace(/'/g, "\\'"))}'`
   })
 
   const subClauses = timeClauses.concat(tagClauses)
diff --git a/ui/test/utils/influxql.test.ts b/ui/test/utils/influxql.test.ts
index 1fb09873b..69a1ffb68 100644
--- a/ui/test/utils/influxql.test.ts
+++ b/ui/test/utils/influxql.test.ts
@@ -331,21 +331,49 @@ describe('buildInfluxQLQuery', () => {
   })
 
   describe('build query', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      config = mergeConfig({
+    it('builds an influxql relative time bound query', () => {
+      const queryConfig = mergeConfig({
         database: 'db1',
         measurement: 'm1',
         retentionPolicy: 'rp1',
         fields: [{value: 'f1', type: 'field'}],
         groupBy: {time: '10m', tags: []},
       })
-    })
 
-    it('builds an influxql relative time bound query', () => {
       const timeRange = {upper: null, lower: 'now() - 15m'}
       const expected =
         'SELECT "f1" FROM "db1"."rp1"."m1" WHERE time > now() - 15m GROUP BY time(10m) FILL(null)'
-      const actual = buildQuery(TYPE_QUERY_CONFIG, timeRange, config)
+      const actual = buildQuery(TYPE_QUERY_CONFIG, timeRange, queryConfig)
+
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected)
+    })
+    it('builds an influxql with escaped tag value', () => {
+      const queryConfig = mergeConfig({
+        database: 'db1',
+        measurement: 'm1',
+        retentionPolicy: 'rp1',
+        tags: {t1: ["pavel's"]},
+        fields: [{value: 'f1', type: 'field'}],
+      })
+
+      const timeRange = {lower: ''}
+      const expected = `SELECT "f1" FROM "db1"."rp1"."m1" WHERE "t1"='pavel\\'s'`
+      const actual = buildQuery(TYPE_QUERY_CONFIG, timeRange, queryConfig)
+
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected)
+    })
+    it('builds an influxql with escaped tag values', () => {
+      const queryConfig = mergeConfig({
+        database: 'db1',
+        measurement: 'm1',
+        retentionPolicy: 'rp1',
+        tags: {t1: ["pavel's", "o'harry's", 'a']},
+        fields: [{value: 'f1', type: 'field'}],
+      })
+
+      const timeRange = {lower: ''}
+      const expected = `SELECT "f1" FROM "db1"."rp1"."m1" WHERE ("t1"='pavel\\'s' OR "t1"='o\\'harry\\'s' OR "t1"='a')`
+      const actual = buildQuery(TYPE_QUERY_CONFIG, timeRange, queryConfig)
 
       expect(actual).toBe(expected)
     })