diff --git a/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapPage.tsx b/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapPage.tsx
index 4c6bc32f0e7..86e6c1f48dd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
-import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Trans, t } from '@grafana/i18n';
@@ -11,8 +10,7 @@ import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/core';
 import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/types';
 import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types/accessControl';
 import { AppNotificationSeverity } from 'app/types/appNotifications';
-import { LdapConnectionInfo, LdapUser, SyncInfo, LdapError } from 'app/types/ldap';
-import { StoreState } from 'app/types/store';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'app/types/store';
 
 import {
   loadLdapState,
@@ -26,13 +24,7 @@ import { LdapConnectionStatus } from './LdapConnectionStatus';
 import { LdapSyncInfo } from './LdapSyncInfo';
 import { LdapUserInfo } from './LdapUserInfo';
 
-interface OwnProps extends GrafanaRouteComponentProps<{}, { username?: string }> {
-  ldapConnectionInfo: LdapConnectionInfo;
-  ldapUser?: LdapUser;
-  ldapSyncInfo?: SyncInfo;
-  ldapError?: LdapError;
-  userError?: LdapError;
-}
+interface Props extends GrafanaRouteComponentProps<{}, { username?: string }> {}
 
 interface FormModel {
   username: string;
@@ -45,36 +37,31 @@ const pageNav: NavModelItem = {
   id: 'LDAP',
 };
 
-export const LdapPage = ({
-  clearUserMappingInfo,
-  queryParams,
-  loadLdapState,
-  loadLdapSyncStatus,
-  loadUserMapping,
-  clearUserError,
-  ldapUser,
-  userError,
-  ldapError,
-  ldapSyncInfo,
-  ldapConnectionInfo,
-}: Props) => {
+export const LdapPage = ({ queryParams }: Props) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+  const ldapConnectionInfo = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.connectionInfo);
+  const ldapUser = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.user);
+  const ldapSyncInfo = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.syncInfo);
+  const userError = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.userError);
+  const ldapError = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.ldapError);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const { register, handleSubmit } = useForm<FormModel>();
 
   const fetchUserMapping = useCallback(
     async (username: string) => {
-      return loadUserMapping(username);
+      return dispatch(loadUserMapping(username));
     },
-    [loadUserMapping]
+    [dispatch]
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const fetchLDAPStatus = async () => {
-      return Promise.all([loadLdapState(), loadLdapSyncStatus()]);
+      return Promise.all([dispatch(loadLdapState()), dispatch(loadLdapSyncStatus())]);
     };
 
     async function init() {
-      await clearUserMappingInfo();
+      await dispatch(clearUserMappingInfo());
       await fetchLDAPStatus();
 
       if (queryParams.username) {
@@ -85,7 +72,7 @@ export const LdapPage = ({
     }
 
     init();
-  }, [clearUserMappingInfo, fetchUserMapping, loadLdapState, loadLdapSyncStatus, queryParams]);
+  }, [dispatch, fetchUserMapping, queryParams]);
 
   const search = ({ username }: FormModel) => {
     if (username) {
@@ -94,7 +81,7 @@ export const LdapPage = ({
   };
 
   const onClearUserError = () => {
-    clearUserError();
+    dispatch(clearUserError());
   };
 
   const canReadLDAPUser = contextSrv.hasPermission(AccessControlAction.LDAPUsersRead);
@@ -147,23 +134,4 @@ export const LdapPage = ({
   );
 };
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state: StoreState) => ({
-  ldapConnectionInfo: state.ldap.connectionInfo,
-  ldapUser: state.ldap.user,
-  ldapSyncInfo: state.ldap.syncInfo,
-  userError: state.ldap.userError,
-  ldapError: state.ldap.ldapError,
-});
-
-const mapDispatchToProps = {
-  loadLdapState,
-  loadLdapSyncStatus,
-  loadUserMapping,
-  clearUserError,
-  clearUserMappingInfo,
-};
-
-const connector = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps);
-type Props = OwnProps & ConnectedProps<typeof connector>;
-
-export default connector(LdapPage);
+export default LdapPage;
diff --git a/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapSettingsPage.tsx b/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapSettingsPage.tsx
index b100c9386fb..3d597481e17 100644
--- a/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { LdapPayload, MapKeyCertConfigured } from 'app/types/ldap';
 import { StoreState } from 'app/types/store';
 
 import { LdapDrawerComponent } from './LdapDrawer';
+import { LdapTestDrawer } from './LdapTestDrawer';
 
 const appEvents = getAppEvents();
 
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ const emptySettings: LdapPayload = {
 export const LdapSettingsPage = () => {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const [isDrawerOpen, setIsDrawerOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [isTestDrawerOpen, setIsTestDrawerOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [usernameParam, setUsernameParam] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const [isBindPasswordConfigured, setBindPasswordConfigured] = useState(false);
   const [mapKeyCertConfigured, setMapKeyCertConfigured] = useState<MapKeyCertConfigured>({
@@ -122,6 +125,10 @@ export const LdapSettingsPage = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     async function init() {
+      const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+      const username = urlParams.get('username');
+      setUsernameParam(username);
+
       const payload = await getSettings();
       let serverConfig = emptySettings.settings.config.servers[0];
       if (payload.settings.config.servers?.length > 0) {
@@ -135,6 +142,10 @@ export const LdapSettingsPage = () => {
 
       reset(payload);
       setIsLoading(false);
+
+      if (username) {
+        setIsTestDrawerOpen(true);
+      }
     }
     init();
   }, [reset]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
@@ -416,6 +427,9 @@ export const LdapSettingsPage = () => {
                     <Button variant="secondary" onClick={handleSubmit(saveForm)}>
                       <Trans i18nKey="ldap-settings-page.buttons-section.save-button">Save</Trans>
                     </Button>
+                    <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => setIsTestDrawerOpen(true)}>
+                      <Trans i18nKey="ldap-settings-page.buttons-section.test-button">Test</Trans>
+                    </Button>
                     <LinkButton href="/admin/authentication" variant="secondary">
                       <Trans i18nKey="ldap-settings-page.buttons-section.discard-button">Discard</Trans>
                     </LinkButton>
@@ -455,6 +469,9 @@ export const LdapSettingsPage = () => {
               />
             )}
           </form>
+          {isTestDrawerOpen && (
+            <LdapTestDrawer onClose={() => setIsTestDrawerOpen(false)} username={usernameParam || undefined} />
+          )}
         </FormProvider>
       </Page.Contents>
     </Page>
diff --git a/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapTestDrawer.tsx b/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapTestDrawer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a791dda530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/admin/ldap/LdapTestDrawer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
+
+import { Trans, t } from '@grafana/i18n';
+import { featureEnabled } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { Alert, Button, Drawer, Field, Input, LoadingPlaceholder, Stack, Text } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/core';
+import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types/accessControl';
+import { AppNotificationSeverity } from 'app/types/appNotifications';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'app/types/store';
+
+import {
+  loadLdapState,
+  loadLdapSyncStatus,
+  loadUserMapping,
+  clearUserError,
+  clearUserMappingInfo,
+} from '../state/actions';
+
+import { LdapConnectionStatus } from './LdapConnectionStatus';
+import { LdapSyncInfo } from './LdapSyncInfo';
+import { LdapUserInfo } from './LdapUserInfo';
+
+interface Props {
+  onClose: () => void;
+  username?: string;
+}
+
+interface FormModel {
+  username: string;
+}
+
+export const LdapTestDrawer = ({ onClose, username }: Props) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+  const ldapConnectionInfo = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.connectionInfo);
+  const ldapUser = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.user);
+  const ldapSyncInfo = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.syncInfo);
+  const userError = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.userError);
+  const ldapError = useSelector((state) => state.ldap.ldapError);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+  const { register, handleSubmit } = useForm<FormModel>();
+
+  const fetchUserMapping = useCallback(
+    async (username: string) => {
+      return dispatch(loadUserMapping(username));
+    },
+    [dispatch]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const fetchLDAPStatus = async () => {
+      return Promise.all([dispatch(loadLdapState()), dispatch(loadLdapSyncStatus())]);
+    };
+
+    async function init() {
+      dispatch(clearUserMappingInfo());
+      await fetchLDAPStatus();
+
+      if (username) {
+        await fetchUserMapping(username);
+      }
+
+      setIsLoading(false);
+    }
+
+    init();
+  }, [dispatch, fetchUserMapping, username]);
+
+  const search = (data: FormModel, event?: React.BaseSyntheticEvent) => {
+    event?.preventDefault();
+    event?.stopPropagation();
+    if (data.username) {
+      fetchUserMapping(data.username);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onClearUserError = () => {
+    dispatch(clearUserError());
+  };
+
+  const canReadLDAPUser = contextSrv.hasPermission(AccessControlAction.LDAPUsersRead);
+  return (
+    <Drawer
+      title={t('admin.ldap.debug-title', 'LDAP Diagnostics')}
+      subtitle={t('admin.ldap.debug-subtitle', 'Verify your LDAP and user mapping configuration.')}
+      onClose={onClose}
+    >
+      {isLoading ? (
+        <LoadingPlaceholder text={t('admin.ldap.text-loading-ldap-status', 'Loading LDAP status...')} />
+      ) : (
+        <Stack direction="column" gap={4}>
+          {ldapError && ldapError.title && (
+            <Alert title={ldapError.title} severity={AppNotificationSeverity.Error}>
+              {ldapError.body}
+            </Alert>
+          )}
+
+          <LdapConnectionStatus ldapConnectionInfo={ldapConnectionInfo} />
+
+          {featureEnabled('ldapsync') && ldapSyncInfo && <LdapSyncInfo ldapSyncInfo={ldapSyncInfo} />}
+
+          {canReadLDAPUser && (
+            <section>
+              <Stack direction="column" gap={2}>
+                <Text element="h3">
+                  <Trans i18nKey="admin.ldap.test-mapping-heading">Test user mapping</Trans>
+                </Text>
+                <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(search)}>
+                  <Field noMargin label={t('admin.ldap-page.label-username', 'Username')}>
+                    <Stack>
+                      <Input
+                        {...register('username', { required: true })}
+                        width={34}
+                        id="username"
+                        type="text"
+                        defaultValue={username}
+                      />
+                      <Button variant="secondary" type="submit">
+                        <Trans i18nKey="admin.ldap.test-mapping-run-button">Run</Trans>
+                      </Button>
+                    </Stack>
+                  </Field>
+                </form>
+                {userError && userError.title && (
+                  <Alert title={userError.title} severity={AppNotificationSeverity.Error} onRemove={onClearUserError}>
+                    {userError.body}
+                  </Alert>
+                )}
+                {ldapUser && <LdapUserInfo ldapUser={ldapUser} />}
+              </Stack>
+            </section>
+          )}
+        </Stack>
+      )}
+    </Drawer>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 9e4a0376ac0..e92476e2466 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -156,8 +156,11 @@
       "title": "Get Grafana Enterprise"
     },
     "ldap": {
+      "debug-subtitle": "Verify your LDAP and user mapping configuration.",
+      "debug-title": "LDAP Diagnostics",
       "test-mapping-heading": "Test user mapping",
-      "test-mapping-run-button": "Run"
+      "test-mapping-run-button": "Run",
+      "text-loading-ldap-status": "Loading LDAP status..."
     },
     "ldap-connection-status": {
       "columns": {
@@ -9239,7 +9242,8 @@
       "disable-button": "Disable",
       "discard-button": "Discard",
       "save-and-enable-button": "Save and enable",
-      "save-button": "Save"
+      "save-button": "Save",
+      "test-button": "Test"
     },
     "documentation": "documentation",
     "host": {