diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.ts b/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.ts
index befc039c0..3bbb806ed 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.ts
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ export const METAQUERY_TEMPLATE_OPTIONS: Array<
     id: `mqtd-divider-7`,
     type: DropdownChildTypes.Divider,
   },
+  {
+    id: 'Explain',
+    text: 'Explain',
+    query: 'EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM "db_name"."rp_name"."measurement"',
+    type: DropdownChildTypes.Item,
+  },
+  {
+    id: `mqtd-divider-8`,
+    type: DropdownChildTypes.Divider,
+  },
   {
     id: 'Show Stats',
     text: 'Show Stats',