diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilterItem.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilterItem.tsx
index 8492059b533..bdbe4795f9e 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilterItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilterItem.tsx
@@ -52,9 +52,17 @@ export function LabelFilterItem({
 
   const getSelectOptionsFromString = (item?: string): string[] => {
     if (item) {
+      const regExp = /\(([^)]+)\)/;
+      const matches = item?.match(regExp);
+
+      if (matches && matches[0].indexOf('|') > 0) {
+        return [item];
+      }
+
       if (item.indexOf('|') > 0) {
         return item.split('|');
       }
+
       return [item];
     }
     return [];
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilters.test.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilters.test.tsx
index 4248b73ed46..19c9fb4cafc 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilters.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/querybuilder/components/LabelFilters.test.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ describe('LabelFilters', () => {
     expect(getAddButton()).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('does split regex in the middle of a label value when the value contains the char |', () => {
+    setup({ labelsFilters: [{ label: 'foo', op: '=~', value: 'boop|par' }] });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('boop')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('par')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+  it('does not split regex in between parentheses inside of a label value that contains the char |', () => {
+    setup({ labelsFilters: [{ label: 'foo', op: '=~', value: '(b|p)ar' }] });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('(b|p)ar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('shows error when filter with empty strings  and label filter is required', async () => {
     setup({ labelsFilters: [{ label: '', op: '=', value: '' }], labelFilterRequired: true });
     expect(screen.getByText(MISSING_LABEL_FILTER_ERROR_MESSAGE)).toBeInTheDocument();