diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-webs-repeat.md b/.changeset/nasty-webs-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1f328d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-webs-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'grafana-zabbix': minor
+---
+
+Add support for disabled items in Item variable type
diff --git a/src/datasource/components/VariableQueryEditor.tsx b/src/datasource/components/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
index c6086f3..ce2ead2 100644
--- a/src/datasource/components/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/datasource/components/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import { parseLegacyVariableQuery } from '../utils';
-import { SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import { VariableQuery, VariableQueryData, VariableQueryProps, VariableQueryTypes } from '../types';
 import { ZabbixInput } from './ZabbixInput';
-import { InlineField, InlineFieldRow, InlineFormLabel, Input, Select } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Combobox, ComboboxOption, InlineField, InlineFieldRow, InlineFormLabel, Input, Switch } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps, VariableQueryData> {
-  queryTypes: Array<SelectableValue<VariableQueryTypes>> = [
+  queryTypes: Array<ComboboxOption<VariableQueryTypes>> = [
     { value: VariableQueryTypes.Group, label: 'Group' },
     { value: VariableQueryTypes.Host, label: 'Host' },
     { value: VariableQueryTypes.Application, label: 'Application' },
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
     application: '',
     itemTag: '',
     item: '',
+    showDisabledItems: false,
   };
 
   constructor(props: VariableQueryProps) {
@@ -69,34 +69,48 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
   };
 
   handleQueryChange = () => {
-    const { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item } = this.state;
-    const queryModel = { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item };
+    const { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item, showDisabledItems } = this.state;
+    const queryModel = { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item, showDisabledItems };
     this.props.onChange(queryModel, `Zabbix - ${queryType}`);
   };
 
-  handleQueryTypeChange = (selectedItem: SelectableValue<VariableQueryTypes>) => {
+  handleQueryTypeChange = (selectedItem: ComboboxOption<VariableQueryTypes>) => {
     this.setState({
       ...this.state,
       selectedQueryType: selectedItem,
       queryType: selectedItem.value,
     });
 
-    const { group, host, application, itemTag, item } = this.state;
+    const { group, host, application, itemTag, item, showDisabledItems } = this.state;
     const queryType = selectedItem.value;
-    const queryModel = { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item };
+    const queryModel = { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item, showDisabledItems };
+    this.props.onChange(queryModel, `Zabbix - ${queryType}`);
+  };
+
+  handleShowDisabledItemsChange = (evt: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const showDisabledItems = (evt.target as any).checked;
+    this.setState((prevState: VariableQueryData) => {
+      return {
+        ...prevState,
+        showDisabledItems: showDisabledItems,
+      };
+    });
+
+    const { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item } = this.state;
+    const queryModel = { queryType, group, host, application, itemTag, item, showDisabledItems };
     this.props.onChange(queryModel, `Zabbix - ${queryType}`);
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { selectedQueryType, legacyQuery, group, host, application, itemTag, item } = this.state;
+    const { selectedQueryType, legacyQuery, group, host, application, itemTag, item, showDisabledItems } = this.state;
     const { datasource } = this.props;
     const supportsItemTags = datasource?.zabbix?.isZabbix54OrHigherSync() || false;
 
     return (
       <>
         <InlineFieldRow>
-          <InlineField label="Query Type" labelWidth={16}>
-            <Select
+          <InlineField label="Query Type" labelWidth={18}>
+            <Combobox
               width={30}
               value={selectedQueryType}
               options={this.queryTypes}
@@ -106,7 +120,7 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
         </InlineFieldRow>
 
         <InlineFieldRow>
-          <InlineField label="Group" labelWidth={16}>
+          <InlineField label="Group" labelWidth={18}>
             <ZabbixInput
               width={30}
               value={group}
@@ -118,7 +132,7 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
 
         {selectedQueryType.value !== VariableQueryTypes.Group && (
           <InlineFieldRow>
-            <InlineField label="Host" labelWidth={16}>
+            <InlineField label="Host" labelWidth={18}>
               <ZabbixInput
                 width={30}
                 value={host}
@@ -136,7 +150,7 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
           <>
             {supportsItemTags && (
               <InlineFieldRow>
-                <InlineField label="Item Tag" labelWidth={16}>
+                <InlineField label="Item Tag" labelWidth={18}>
                   <ZabbixInput
                     width={30}
                     value={itemTag}
@@ -149,7 +163,7 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
 
             {!supportsItemTags && (
               <InlineFieldRow>
-                <InlineField label="Application" labelWidth={16}>
+                <InlineField label="Application" labelWidth={18}>
                   <ZabbixInput
                     width={30}
                     value={application}
@@ -163,7 +177,7 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
             {(selectedQueryType.value === VariableQueryTypes.Item ||
               selectedQueryType.value === VariableQueryTypes.ItemValues) && (
               <InlineFieldRow>
-                <InlineField label="Item" labelWidth={16}>
+                <InlineField label="Item" labelWidth={18}>
                   <ZabbixInput
                     width={30}
                     value={item}
@@ -184,6 +198,15 @@ export class ZabbixVariableQueryEditor extends PureComponent<VariableQueryProps,
             <Input value={legacyQuery} readOnly={true} />
           </>
         )}
+        {selectedQueryType.value === VariableQueryTypes.Item && (
+          <>
+            <InlineFieldRow>
+              <InlineField label="Show disabled items" labelWidth={18} style={{ alignItems: 'center' }}>
+                <Switch value={showDisabledItems} onChange={this.handleShowDisabledItemsChange} />
+              </InlineField>
+            </InlineFieldRow>
+          </>
+        )}
       </>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/datasource/datasource.ts b/src/datasource/datasource.ts
index 1487d65..ec9dba6 100644
--- a/src/datasource/datasource.ts
+++ b/src/datasource/datasource.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import responseHandler from './responseHandler';
 import problemsHandler from './problemsHandler';
 import { Zabbix } from './zabbix/zabbix';
 import { ZabbixAPIError } from './zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector';
-import { ProblemDTO, VariableQueryTypes } from './types';
+import { LegacyVariableQuery, ProblemDTO, VariableQuery, VariableQueryTypes } from './types';
 import { ZabbixMetricsQuery, ShowProblemTypes } from './types/query';
 import { ZabbixDSOptions } from './types/config';
 import {
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { AnnotationQueryEditor } from './components/AnnotationQueryEditor';
 import { trackRequest } from './tracking';
+import { lastValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
 
 export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDSOptions> {
   name: string;
@@ -212,14 +213,14 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
 
     let rsp: any;
     try {
-      rsp = await getBackendSrv()
-        .fetch({
+      rsp = await lastValueFrom(
+        getBackendSrv().fetch({
           url: '/api/ds/query',
           method: 'POST',
           data: body,
           requestId,
         })
-        .toPromise();
+      );
     } catch (err) {
       return toDataQueryResponse(err);
     }
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
       },
     };
 
-    const response: any = await getBackendSrv().fetch<any>(requestOptions).toPromise();
+    const response: any = await lastValueFrom(getBackendSrv().fetch<any>(requestOptions));
     return response.data;
   }
 
@@ -813,12 +814,12 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
   /**
    * Find metrics from templated request.
    *
-   * @param  {string} query Query from Templating
+   * @param  {LegacyVariableQuery} query Query from Templating
    * @param options
    * @return {string}       Metric name - group, host, app or item or list
    *                        of metrics in "{metric1, metric2,..., metricN}" format.
    */
-  metricFindQuery(query, options) {
+  metricFindQuery(query: LegacyVariableQuery, options) {
     let resultPromise;
     let queryModel = _.cloneDeep(query);
 
@@ -835,6 +836,7 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
       queryModel[prop] = this.replaceTemplateVars(queryModel[prop], {});
     }
 
+    queryModel = queryModel as VariableQuery;
     const { group, host, application, item } = queryModel;
 
     switch (queryModel.queryType) {
@@ -856,7 +858,8 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
           queryModel.host,
           queryModel.application,
           queryModel.itemTag,
-          queryModel.item
+          queryModel.item,
+          { showDisabledItems: queryModel.showDisabledItems }
         );
         break;
       case VariableQueryTypes.ItemValues:
diff --git a/src/datasource/specs/datasource.spec.ts b/src/datasource/specs/datasource.spec.ts
index c6bf213..a2c2d42 100644
--- a/src/datasource/specs/datasource.spec.ts
+++ b/src/datasource/specs/datasource.spec.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
         },
       ],
       range: {
-        from: dateMath.parse('now-1h'),
-        to: dateMath.parse('now'),
+        from: dateMath.toDateTime('now-1h', {}),
+        to: dateMath.toDateTime('now', {}),
       },
     };
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
 
       for (const test of tests) {
         ctx.ds.metricFindQuery(test.query);
-        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getGroups).toBeCalledWith(test.expect);
+        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getGroups).toHaveBeenCalledWith(test.expect);
         ctx.ds.zabbix.getGroups.mockClear();
       }
       done();
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
 
     it('should return empty list for empty query', (done) => {
       ctx.ds.metricFindQuery('').then((result) => {
-        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getGroups).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getGroups).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
         ctx.ds.zabbix.getGroups.mockClear();
 
         expect(result).toEqual([]);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
 
       for (const test of tests) {
         ctx.ds.metricFindQuery(test.query);
-        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getHosts).toBeCalledWith(test.expect[0], test.expect[1]);
+        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getHosts).toHaveBeenCalledWith(test.expect[0], test.expect[1]);
         ctx.ds.zabbix.getHosts.mockClear();
       }
       done();
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
 
       for (const test of tests) {
         ctx.ds.metricFindQuery(test.query);
-        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getApps).toBeCalledWith(test.expect[0], test.expect[1], test.expect[2]);
+        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getApps).toHaveBeenCalledWith(test.expect[0], test.expect[1], test.expect[2]);
         ctx.ds.zabbix.getApps.mockClear();
       }
       done();
@@ -292,20 +292,27 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
 
     it('should return items', (done) => {
       const tests = [
-        { query: '*.*.*.*', expect: ['/.*/', '/.*/', '', undefined, '/.*/'] },
-        { query: '.*.*.*', expect: ['', '/.*/', '', undefined, '/.*/'] },
-        { query: 'Backend.backend01.*.*', expect: ['Backend', 'backend01', '', undefined, '/.*/'] },
-        { query: 'Back*.*.cpu.*', expect: ['Back*', '/.*/', 'cpu', undefined, '/.*/'] },
+        { query: '*.*.*.*', expect: ['/.*/', '/.*/', '', undefined, '/.*/', { showDisabledItems: undefined }] },
+        { query: '.*.*.*', expect: ['', '/.*/', '', undefined, '/.*/', { showDisabledItems: undefined }] },
+        {
+          query: 'Backend.backend01.*.*',
+          expect: ['Backend', 'backend01', '', undefined, '/.*/', { showDisabledItems: undefined }],
+        },
+        {
+          query: 'Back*.*.cpu.*',
+          expect: ['Back*', '/.*/', 'cpu', undefined, '/.*/', { showDisabledItems: undefined }],
+        },
       ];
 
       for (const test of tests) {
         ctx.ds.metricFindQuery(test.query);
-        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getItems).toBeCalledWith(
+        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getItems).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           test.expect[0],
           test.expect[1],
           test.expect[2],
           test.expect[3],
-          test.expect[4]
+          test.expect[4],
+          test.expect[5]
         );
         ctx.ds.zabbix.getItems.mockClear();
       }
@@ -316,7 +323,7 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
       let query = '*.*';
 
       ctx.ds.metricFindQuery(query);
-      expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getHosts).toBeCalledWith('/.*/', '/.*/');
+      expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getHosts).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/.*/', '/.*/');
       done();
     });
 
@@ -383,7 +390,33 @@ describe('ZabbixDatasource', () => {
           'HostFilter',
           'AppFilter',
           'TagFilter',
-          'ItemFilter'
+          'ItemFilter',
+          { showDisabledItems: undefined }
+        );
+        expect(result).toEqual([
+          { text: 'Item1', expandable: false },
+          { text: 'Item2', expandable: false },
+        ]);
+      });
+
+      it('should return disabled items when queryType is Item and show disabled items is turned on', async () => {
+        const query = {
+          queryType: VariableQueryTypes.Item,
+          group: 'GroupFilter',
+          host: 'HostFilter',
+          application: 'AppFilter',
+          itemTag: 'TagFilter',
+          item: 'ItemFilter',
+          showDisabledItems: true,
+        };
+        const result = await ctx.ds.metricFindQuery(query, {});
+        expect(ctx.ds.zabbix.getItems).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          'GroupFilter',
+          'HostFilter',
+          'AppFilter',
+          'TagFilter',
+          'ItemFilter',
+          { showDisabledItems: true }
         );
         expect(result).toEqual([
           { text: 'Item1', expandable: false },
diff --git a/src/datasource/types.ts b/src/datasource/types.ts
index c1f50e9..2ec29ba 100644
--- a/src/datasource/types.ts
+++ b/src/datasource/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { BusEventWithPayload, DataSourceRef, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
+import { BusEventWithPayload } from '@grafana/data';
+import { DataSourceRef } from '@grafana/schema';
+import { ComboboxOption } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 // The paths of these files have moved around in Grafana and they don't resolve properly
 // either. Safer not to bother trying to import them just for type hinting.
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ export interface VariableQueryProps {
 }
 
 export interface VariableQueryData extends VariableQuery {
-  selectedQueryType: SelectableValue<VariableQueryTypes>;
+  selectedQueryType: ComboboxOption<VariableQueryTypes>;
   legacyQuery?: string;
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export interface VariableQuery {
   itemTag?: string;
   item?: string;
   macro?: string;
+  showDisabledItems?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type LegacyVariableQuery = VariableQuery | string;