diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/plugin.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/plugin.ts
index e951e91a223..e674c9fbc32 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/plugin.ts
@@ -65,15 +65,19 @@ export interface ExploreQueryFieldProps<DSType extends DataSourceApi, TQuery ext
   onExecuteHint?: (action: QueryFixAction) => void;
 }
 
+export interface ExploreStartPageProps {
+  onClickExample: (query: DataQuery) => void;
+}
+
 export interface PluginExports {
   Datasource?: DataSourceApi;
   QueryCtrl?: any;
-  QueryEditor?: ComponentClass<QueryEditorProps<DataSourceApi,DataQuery>>;
+  QueryEditor?: ComponentClass<QueryEditorProps<DataSourceApi, DataQuery>>;
   ConfigCtrl?: any;
   AnnotationsQueryCtrl?: any;
   VariableQueryEditor?: any;
   ExploreQueryField?: ComponentClass<ExploreQueryFieldProps<DataSourceApi, DataQuery>>;
-  ExploreStartPage?: any;
+  ExploreStartPage?: ComponentClass<ExploreStartPageProps>;
 
   // Panel plugin
   PanelCtrl?: any;
@@ -131,5 +135,3 @@ export interface PluginMetaInfo {
   updated: string;
   version: string;
 }
-
-
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
index 31ffdf4ab24..36c1f7f5ad7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Libraries
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { ComponentClass } from 'react';
 import { hot } from 'react-hot-loader';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import _ from 'lodash';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import TimePicker, { parseTime } from './TimePicker';
 import { changeSize, changeTime, initializeExplore, modifyQueries, scanStart, setQueries } from './state/actions';
 
 // Types
-import { RawTimeRange, TimeRange, DataQuery } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { RawTimeRange, TimeRange, DataQuery, ExploreStartPageProps } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { ExploreItemState, ExploreUrlState, RangeScanner, ExploreId } from 'app/types/explore';
 import { StoreState } from 'app/types';
 import { LAST_USED_DATASOURCE_KEY, ensureQueries, DEFAULT_RANGE } from 'app/core/utils/explore';
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { ExploreToolbar } from './ExploreToolbar';
 import { scanStopAction } from './state/actionTypes';
 
 interface ExploreProps {
-  StartPage?: any;
+  StartPage?: ComponentClass<ExploreStartPageProps>;
   changeSize: typeof changeSize;
   changeTime: typeof changeTime;
   datasourceError: string;
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/components/LokiStartPage.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/components/LokiStartPage.tsx
index da20661fe1b..62063a790ec 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/components/LokiStartPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/components/LokiStartPage.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import LokiCheatSheet from './LokiCheatSheet';
+import { ExploreStartPageProps } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-interface Props {
-  onClickExample: () => void;
-}
-
-export default class LokiStartPage extends PureComponent<Props> {
+export default class LokiStartPage extends PureComponent<ExploreStartPageProps> {
   render() {
     return (
       <div className="grafana-info-box grafana-info-box--max-lg">
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromStart.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromStart.tsx
index 9acfc534853..de545e826e3 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromStart.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PromStart.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import PromCheatSheet from './PromCheatSheet';
+import { ExploreStartPageProps } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-interface Props {
-  onClickExample: () => void;
-}
-
-export default class PromStart extends PureComponent<Props> {
+export default class PromStart extends PureComponent<ExploreStartPageProps> {
   render() {
     return (
       <div className="grafana-info-box grafana-info-box--max-lg">
diff --git a/public/app/types/explore.ts b/public/app/types/explore.ts
index 92145dc2324..4e099480cf0 100644
--- a/public/app/types/explore.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/explore.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+import { ComponentClass } from 'react';
 import { Value } from 'slate';
-import { RawTimeRange, TimeRange, DataQuery, DataSourceSelectItem, DataSourceApi, QueryHint } from '@grafana/ui';
+import {
+  RawTimeRange,
+  TimeRange,
+  DataQuery,
+  DataSourceSelectItem,
+  DataSourceApi,
+  QueryHint,
+  ExploreStartPageProps,
+} from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { Emitter } from 'app/core/core';
 import { LogsModel } from 'app/core/logs_model';
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ export interface ExploreItemState {
   /**
    * React component to be shown when no queries have been run yet, e.g., for a query language cheat sheet.
    */
-  StartPage?: any;
+  StartPage?: ComponentClass<ExploreStartPageProps>;
   /**
    * Width used for calculating the graph interval (can't have more datapoints than pixels)
    */