diff --git a/plugins/datasource-zabbix/datasource.js b/plugins/datasource-zabbix/datasource.js
index 2707868..06a3b1a 100644
--- a/plugins/datasource-zabbix/datasource.js
+++ b/plugins/datasource-zabbix/datasource.js
@@ -225,7 +225,22 @@ function (angular, _, dateMath) {
                   return {
                     target: target.item.name,
                     datapoints: _.map(history, function (p) {
-                      return [p.value, p.clock * 1000];
+                      var value = p.value;
+                      if (target.textFilter) {
+                        var text_extract_pattern = new RegExp(templateSrv.replace(target.textFilter, options.scopedVars));
+                        //var text_extract_pattern = new RegExp(target.textFilter);
+                        var result = text_extract_pattern.exec(value);
+                        if (result) {
+                          if (target.useCaptureGroups) {
+                            value = result[1];
+                          } else {
+                            value = result[0];
+                          }
+                        } else {
+                          value = null;
+                        }
+                      }
+                      return [value, p.clock * 1000];
                     })
                   };
                 });
diff --git a/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html b/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html
index 5a85dc5..383d965 100644
--- a/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html
+++ b/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
   <ul class="tight-form-list" role="menu" ng-hide="target.mode == 1">
     <!-- Alias -->
-    <li>
+    <li ng-hide="target.mode == 2">
       <input type="text"
              class="tight-form-input input-medium"
              ng-model="target.alias"
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@
 
 <div class="tight-form" ng-hide="target.mode == 1">
   <ul class="tight-form-list" role="menu">
-    <li class="tight-form-item" style="min-width: 15px; text-align: center">&nbsp</li>
-    <li class="tight-form-item">
-      <i class="fa fa-eye invisible"></i>
-    </li>
-    <li class="tight-form-item" style="width: 135px">&nbsp</li>
+    <li class="tight-form-item" style="width: 44px">&nbsp</li>
 
     <!-- Select Application -->
     <li class="tight-form-item input-small" style="width: 5em">Application</li>
@@ -224,4 +220,31 @@
 
   <div class="clearfix"></div>
 </div>
+<div class="tight-form" ng-hide="target.mode == 1">
+  <ul class="tight-form-list" role="menu">
+    <li class="tight-form-item" style="width: 44px">&nbsp</li>
+    <!-- Text metric regex -->
+    <li class="tight-form-item" ng-show="target.mode == 2">
+      Text filter
+    </li>
+    <li ng-show="target.mode == 2">
+      <input type="text"
+             class="tight-form-input input-large" style="width: 20em"
+             ng-model="target.textFilter"
+             spellcheck='false'
+             placeholder="Text filter (regex)"
+             ng-blur="targetBlur()">
+    </li>
+    <li class="tight-form-item" ng-show="target.mode == 2">
+      Use capture groups&nbsp;
+      <input class="cr1" id="target.useCaptureGroups" type="checkbox"
+             ng-model="target.useCaptureGroups"
+             ng-checked="target.useCaptureGroups"
+             ng-change="targetBlur()">
+      <label for="target.useCaptureGroups" class="cr1"></label>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+
+  <div class="clearfix"></div>
+</div>
 
diff --git a/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.options.html b/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.options.html
index b63a48f..a131c83 100644
--- a/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.options.html
+++ b/plugins/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.options.html
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
           IT service property
         </a>
       </li>
+      <li class="tight-form-item">
+        <a ng-click="toggleEditorHelp(4)" bs-tooltip="'click to show helpful info'" data-placement="bottom">
+          Text filter
+        </a>
+      </li>
     </ul>
     <div class="clearfix"></div>
   </div>
@@ -80,5 +85,12 @@
         <li>Down time - time the service was in scheduled downtime, in seconds</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
+
+    <div class="grafana-info-box span8" ng-if="editorHelpIndex === 4">
+      <h5>Text filter</h5>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Use regex to extract a part of the returned value.</li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </div>