diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
index 0f6acfe430a..066d879df3d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export interface NavLinkDTO {
   pluginId?: string;
   // Whether the page is used to create a new resource. We may place these in a different position in the UI.
   isCreateAction?: boolean;
+  // Optional keywords to match on when searching (e.g. in the CommandPalette)
+  keywords?: string[];
 }
 
 export interface NavModelItem extends NavLinkDTO {
diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/models.go b/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
index 17ec7ed67fa..22e0e412558 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type NavLink struct {
 	EmptyMessageId string     `json:"emptyMessageId,omitempty"`
 	PluginID       string     `json:"pluginId,omitempty"` // (Optional) The ID of the plugin that registered nav link (e.g. as a standalone plugin page)
 	IsCreateAction bool       `json:"isCreateAction,omitempty"`
+	Keywords       []string   `json:"keywords,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (node *NavLink) Sort() {
diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
index 20e56c7865d..ef5c52f7ba1 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) buildDataConnectionsNavLink(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) *n
 			SubTitle: "Browse and create new connections",
 			Url:      baseUrl + "/add-new-connection",
 			Children: []*navtree.NavLink{},
+			Keywords: []string{"csv", "graphite", "json", "loki", "prometheus", "sql", "tempo"},
 		})
 
 		// Data sources
diff --git a/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/staticActions.ts b/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/staticActions.ts
index 9d4e9dbd4ff..ed93b54d5e9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/staticActions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/staticActions.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function navTreeToActions(navTree: NavModelItem[], parents: NavModelItem[] = [])
       navItem = enrichHelpItem({ ...navItem });
       delete navItem.url;
     }
-    const { url, target, text, isCreateAction, children, onClick } = navItem;
+    const { url, target, text, isCreateAction, children, onClick, keywords } = navItem;
     const hasChildren = Boolean(children?.length);
 
     if (!(url || onClick || hasChildren)) {
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function navTreeToActions(navTree: NavModelItem[], parents: NavModelItem[] = [])
       target,
       parent: parents.length > 0 && !isCreateAction ? idForNavItem(parents[parents.length - 1]) : undefined,
       perform: onClick,
+      keywords: keywords?.join(' '),
       priority: priority,
       subtitle: isCreateAction ? undefined : subtitle,
     };