diff --git a/pkg/datasource/datasource.go b/pkg/datasource/datasource.go
index abef02e..035703e 100644
--- a/pkg/datasource/datasource.go
+++ b/pkg/datasource/datasource.go
@@ -122,15 +122,22 @@ func (ds *ZabbixDatasource) QueryData(ctx context.Context, req *backend.QueryDat
 		ds.logger.Debug("DS query", "query", q)
 		if err != nil {
 			res.Error = err
-		} else if query.Mode != 0 {
-			res.Error = ErrNonMetricQueryNotSupported
-		} else {
+		} else if query.QueryType == MODE_METRICS {
 			frames, err := zabbixDS.queryNumericItems(ctx, &query)
 			if err != nil {
 				res.Error = err
 			} else {
 				res.Frames = append(res.Frames, frames...)
 			}
+		} else if query.QueryType == MODE_ITEMID {
+			frames, err := zabbixDS.queryItemIdData(ctx, &query)
+			if err != nil {
+				res.Error = err
+			} else {
+				res.Frames = append(res.Frames, frames...)
+			}
+		} else {
+			res.Error = ErrNonMetricQueryNotSupported
 		}
 		qdr.Responses[q.RefID] = res
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/datasource/models.go b/pkg/datasource/models.go
index 9b50cfd..ec84f2d 100644
--- a/pkg/datasource/models.go
+++ b/pkg/datasource/models.go
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend"
 )
 
+const (
+	MODE_METRICS   = "0"
+	MODE_ITSERVICE = "1"
+	MODE_TEXT      = "2"
+	MODE_ITEMID    = "3"
+	MODE_TRIGGERS  = "4"
+	MODE_PROBLEMS  = "5"
+)
+
 // ZabbixDatasourceSettingsDTO model
 type ZabbixDatasourceSettingsDTO struct {
 	Trends      bool   `json:"trends"`
@@ -44,13 +53,19 @@ type ZabbixAPIResourceResponse struct {
 
 // QueryModel model
 type QueryModel struct {
-	Mode        int64           `json:"mode"`
-	Group       QueryFilter     `json:"group"`
-	Host        QueryFilter     `json:"host"`
-	Application QueryFilter     `json:"application"`
-	Item        QueryFilter     `json:"item"`
-	Functions   []QueryFunction `json:"functions,omitempty"`
-	Options     QueryOptions    `json:"options"`
+	// Deprecated `mode` field, use QueryType instead
+	Mode int64 `json:"mode"`
+
+	Group       QueryFilter `json:"group"`
+	Host        QueryFilter `json:"host"`
+	Application QueryFilter `json:"application"`
+	Item        QueryFilter `json:"item"`
+
+	// Item ID mode
+	ItemIDs string `json:"itemids,omitempty"`
+
+	Functions []QueryFunction `json:"functions,omitempty"`
+	Options   QueryOptions    `json:"options"`
 
 	// Direct from the gRPC interfaces
 	RefID         string            `json:"-"`
diff --git a/pkg/datasource/zabbix.go b/pkg/datasource/zabbix.go
index 231c30b..345c5cb 100644
--- a/pkg/datasource/zabbix.go
+++ b/pkg/datasource/zabbix.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package datasource
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/alexanderzobnin/grafana-zabbix/pkg/zabbix"
@@ -60,6 +61,25 @@ func (ds *ZabbixDatasourceInstance) queryNumericItems(ctx context.Context, query
 	return frames, nil
 }
 
+func (ds *ZabbixDatasourceInstance) queryItemIdData(ctx context.Context, query *QueryModel) ([]*data.Frame, error) {
+	itemids := strings.Split(query.ItemIDs, ",")
+	for i, id := range itemids {
+		itemids[i] = strings.Trim(id, " ")
+	}
+
+	items, err := ds.zabbix.GetItemsByIDs(ctx, itemids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	frames, err := ds.queryNumericDataForItems(ctx, query, items)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return frames, nil
+}
+
 func (ds *ZabbixDatasourceInstance) queryNumericDataForItems(ctx context.Context, query *QueryModel, items []*zabbix.Item) ([]*data.Frame, error) {
 	trendValueType := ds.getTrendValueType(query)
 	consolidateBy := ds.getConsolidateBy(query)
diff --git a/pkg/zabbix/methods.go b/pkg/zabbix/methods.go
index 9818814..2c465e9 100644
--- a/pkg/zabbix/methods.go
+++ b/pkg/zabbix/methods.go
@@ -274,6 +274,29 @@ func (ds *Zabbix) GetAllItems(ctx context.Context, hostids []string, appids []st
 	return items, err
 }
 
+func (ds *Zabbix) GetItemsByIDs(ctx context.Context, itemids []string) ([]*Item, error) {
+	params := ZabbixAPIParams{
+		"itemids":     itemids,
+		"output":      []string{"itemid", "name", "key_", "value_type", "hostid", "status", "state", "units", "valuemapid", "delay"},
+		"webitems":    true,
+		"selectHosts": []string{"hostid", "name"},
+	}
+
+	result, err := ds.Request(ctx, &ZabbixAPIRequest{Method: "item.get", Params: params})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var items []*Item
+	err = convertTo(result, &items)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	items = expandItems(items)
+	return items, err
+}
+
 func (ds *Zabbix) GetAllApps(ctx context.Context, hostids []string) ([]Application, error) {
 	params := ZabbixAPIParams{
 		"output":  "extend",
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/constants.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/constants.ts
index 41d3776..164168f 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/constants.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/constants.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ export const DATAPOINT_VALUE = 0;
 export const DATAPOINT_TS = 1;
 
 // Editor modes
-export const MODE_METRICS = 0;
-export const MODE_ITSERVICE = 1;
-export const MODE_TEXT = 2;
-export const MODE_ITEMID = 3;
-export const MODE_TRIGGERS = 4;
-export const MODE_PROBLEMS = 5;
+export const MODE_METRICS = '0';
+export const MODE_ITSERVICE = '1';
+export const MODE_TEXT = '2';
+export const MODE_ITEMID = '3';
+export const MODE_TRIGGERS = '4';
+export const MODE_PROBLEMS = '5';
 
 // Triggers severity
 export const SEV_NOT_CLASSIFIED = 0;
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
index c9042b8..dd942c2 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
@@ -100,15 +100,21 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
    * @return {Object} Grafana metrics object with timeseries data for each target.
    */
   query(request: DataQueryRequest<any>): Promise<DataQueryResponse> | Observable<DataQueryResponse> {
-    const isMetricQuery = request.targets.every(q => q.queryType === c.MODE_METRICS || q.mode === c.MODE_METRICS);
-    if (isMetricQuery) {
+    // Migrate old targets
+    request.targets = request.targets.map(t => {
+      // Prevent changes of original object
+      const target = _.cloneDeep(t);
+      return migrations.migrate(target);
+    });
+
+    if (isBackendQuery(request)) {
       return this.backendQuery(request);
     }
 
     // Create request for each target
-    const promises = _.map(request.targets, t => {
+    const promises = _.map(request.targets, target => {
       // Don't request for hidden targets
-      if (t.hide) {
+      if (target.hide) {
         return [];
       }
 
@@ -118,11 +124,6 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
       // Add range variables
       request.scopedVars = Object.assign({}, request.scopedVars, utils.getRangeScopedVars(request.range));
 
-      // Prevent changes of original object
-      let target = _.cloneDeep(t);
-
-      // Migrate old targets
-      target = migrations.migrate(target);
       this.replaceTargetVariables(target, request);
 
       // Apply Time-related functions (timeShift(), etc)
@@ -213,10 +214,6 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
       target = migrations.migrate(target);
       this.replaceTargetVariables(target, request);
 
-      if (target.queryType !== c.MODE_METRICS) {
-        return null;
-      }
-
       return {
         ...target,
         datasourceId,
@@ -839,6 +836,10 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
       target.textFilter = this.replaceTemplateVars(target.textFilter, options.scopedVars);
     }
 
+    if (target.itemids) {
+      target.itemids = this.templateSrv.replace(target.itemids, options.scopedVars, zabbixItemIdsTemplateFormat);
+    }
+
     _.forEach(target.functions, func => {
       func.params = _.map(func.params, param => {
         if (typeof param === 'number') {
@@ -969,3 +970,10 @@ function getRequestTarget(request: DataQueryRequest<any>, refId: string): any {
   }
   return null;
 }
+
+function isBackendQuery(request: DataQueryRequest<any>): boolean {
+  return request.targets.every(q =>
+    q.queryType === c.MODE_METRICS ||
+    q.queryType === c.MODE_ITEMID
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts
index ecd1846..0425aa0 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ function migrateQueryType(target) {
       delete target.mode;
     }
   }
+
+  // queryType is a string in query model
+  target.queryType = (target.queryType as number).toString();
 }
 
 function migrateSLA(target) {
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts
index 56c64bb..746bad2 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class ZabbixQueryController extends QueryCtrl {
   zabbix: any;
   replaceTemplateVars: any;
   templateSrv: TemplateSrv;
-  editorModes: Array<{ value: string; text: string; queryType: number; }>;
+  editorModes: Array<{ value: string; text: string; queryType: string; }>;
   slaPropertyList: Array<{ name: string; property: string; }>;
   slaIntervals: Array<{ text: string; value: string; }>;
   ackFilters: Array<{ text: string; value: number; }>;