diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/models.go b/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/models.go
index 8f34eecf620..c2e2129de8b 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/models.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/models.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ var metricAggType = map[string]string{
 	"moving_fn":      "Moving Function",
 	"cumulative_sum": "Cumulative Sum",
 	"derivative":     "Derivative",
+	"serial_diff":    "Serial Difference",
 	"bucket_script":  "Bucket Script",
 	"raw_document":   "Raw Document",
 }
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ var pipelineAggType = map[string]string{
 	"moving_fn":      "moving_fn",
 	"cumulative_sum": "cumulative_sum",
 	"derivative":     "derivative",
+	"serial_diff":    "serial_diff",
 	"bucket_script":  "bucket_script",
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/time_series_query_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/time_series_query_test.go
index 48c7a86fb06..d58e83b7e7c 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/time_series_query_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/time_series_query_test.go
@@ -650,6 +650,64 @@ func TestExecuteTimeSeriesQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			So(plAgg.BucketPath, ShouldEqual, "_count")
 		})
 
+		Convey("With serial_diff", func() {
+			c := newFakeClient(5)
+			_, err := executeTsdbQuery(c, `{
+				"timeField": "@timestamp",
+				"bucketAggs": [
+					{ "type": "date_histogram", "field": "@timestamp", "id": "4" }
+				],
+				"metrics": [
+					{ "id": "3", "type": "sum", "field": "@value" },
+					{
+						"id": "2",
+						"type": "serial_diff",
+						"pipelineAgg": "3"
+					}
+				]
+			}`, from, to, 15*time.Second)
+			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			sr := c.multisearchRequests[0].Requests[0]
+
+			firstLevel := sr.Aggs[0]
+			So(firstLevel.Key, ShouldEqual, "4")
+			So(firstLevel.Aggregation.Type, ShouldEqual, "date_histogram")
+
+			serialDiffAgg := firstLevel.Aggregation.Aggs[1]
+			So(serialDiffAgg.Key, ShouldEqual, "2")
+			plAgg := serialDiffAgg.Aggregation.Aggregation.(*es.PipelineAggregation)
+			So(plAgg.BucketPath, ShouldEqual, "3")
+		})
+
+		Convey("With serial_diff doc count", func() {
+			c := newFakeClient(5)
+			_, err := executeTsdbQuery(c, `{
+				"timeField": "@timestamp",
+				"bucketAggs": [
+					{ "type": "date_histogram", "field": "@timestamp", "id": "4" }
+				],
+				"metrics": [
+					{ "id": "3", "type": "count", "field": "select field" },
+					{
+						"id": "2",
+						"type": "serial_diff",
+						"pipelineAgg": "3"
+					}
+				]
+			}`, from, to, 15*time.Second)
+			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			sr := c.multisearchRequests[0].Requests[0]
+
+			firstLevel := sr.Aggs[0]
+			So(firstLevel.Key, ShouldEqual, "4")
+			So(firstLevel.Aggregation.Type, ShouldEqual, "date_histogram")
+
+			serialDiffAgg := firstLevel.Aggregation.Aggs[0]
+			So(serialDiffAgg.Key, ShouldEqual, "2")
+			plAgg := serialDiffAgg.Aggregation.Aggregation.(*es.PipelineAggregation)
+			So(plAgg.BucketPath, ShouldEqual, "_count")
+		})
+
 		Convey("With bucket_script", func() {
 			c := newFakeClient(5)
 			_, err := executeTsdbQuery(c, `{
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/SettingsEditor/index.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/SettingsEditor/index.tsx
index b8f5619ddec..bebbfddf581 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/SettingsEditor/index.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/SettingsEditor/index.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ export const SettingsEditor: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ metric, previousMetri
     <SettingsEditorContainer label={description} hidden={metric.hide}>
       {metric.type === 'derivative' && <SettingField label="Unit" metric={metric} settingName="unit" />}
 
+      {metric.type === 'serial_diff' && (
+        <InlineField label="Lag">
+          <Input
+            onBlur={e => dispatch(changeMetricSetting(metric, 'lag', parseInt(e.target.value, 10)))}
+            defaultValue={metric.settings?.lag}
+          />
+        </InlineField>
+      )}
+
       {metric.type === 'cumulative_sum' && <SettingField label="Format" metric={metric} settingName="format" />}
 
       {metric.type === 'moving_avg' && <MovingAverageSettingsEditor metric={metric} />}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/aggregations.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/aggregations.ts
index 032696b2828..8065a1fafe4 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/aggregations.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/aggregations.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export type PipelineMetricAggregationType =
   | 'moving_avg'
   | 'moving_fn'
   | 'derivative'
+  | 'serial_diff'
   | 'cumulative_sum'
   | 'bucket_script';
 
@@ -247,6 +248,13 @@ export interface Derivative extends BasePipelineMetricAggregation {
   };
 }
 
+export interface SerialDiff extends BasePipelineMetricAggregation {
+  type: 'serial_diff';
+  settings?: {
+    lag?: number;
+  };
+}
+
 interface CumulativeSum extends BasePipelineMetricAggregation {
   type: 'cumulative_sum';
   settings?: {
@@ -267,6 +275,7 @@ export type MetricAggregationWithSettings =
   | BucketScript
   | CumulativeSum
   | Derivative
+  | SerialDiff
   | RawData
   | RawDocument
   | UniqueCount
@@ -336,6 +345,7 @@ export const METRIC_AGGREGATION_TYPES = [
   'moving_avg',
   'moving_fn',
   'derivative',
+  'serial_diff',
   'cumulative_sum',
   'bucket_script',
 ];
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/utils.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/utils.ts
index bb01fa79220..f38a7f29489 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/MetricAggregationsEditor/utils.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ export const metricAggregationConfig: MetricsConfiguration = {
     hasMeta: false,
     defaults: {},
   },
+  serial_diff: {
+    label: 'Serial Difference',
+    requiresField: true,
+    isPipelineAgg: true,
+    minVersion: 2,
+    supportsMissing: false,
+    supportsMultipleBucketPaths: false,
+    hasSettings: true,
+    supportsInlineScript: false,
+    hasMeta: false,
+    defaults: {},
+  },
   cumulative_sum: {
     label: 'Cumulative Sum',
     requiresField: true,
@@ -236,6 +248,7 @@ export const pipelineOptions: PipelineOptions = {
   ],
   moving_fn: [{ label: 'window', default: 5 }, { label: 'script' }],
   derivative: [{ label: 'unit' }],
+  serial_diff: [{ label: 'lag' }],
   cumulative_sum: [{ label: 'format' }],
   bucket_script: [],
 };
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder.test.ts
index c9347bd1778..2f47a82b6b3 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder.test.ts
@@ -387,6 +387,35 @@ describe('ElasticQueryBuilder', () => {
         expect(firstLevel.aggs['2'].derivative.buckets_path).toBe('_count');
       });
 
+      it('with serial_diff', () => {
+        const query = builder.build({
+          refId: 'A',
+          metrics: [
+            {
+              id: '3',
+              type: 'max',
+              field: '@value',
+            },
+            {
+              id: '2',
+              type: 'serial_diff',
+              field: '3',
+              settings: {
+                lag: 5,
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+          bucketAggs: [{ type: 'date_histogram', field: '@timestamp', id: '3' }],
+        });
+
+        const firstLevel = query.aggs['3'];
+
+        expect(firstLevel.aggs['2']).not.toBe(undefined);
+        expect(firstLevel.aggs['2'].serial_diff).not.toBe(undefined);
+        expect(firstLevel.aggs['2'].serial_diff.buckets_path).toBe('3');
+        expect(firstLevel.aggs['2'].serial_diff.lag).toBe(5);
+      });
+
       it('with bucket_script', () => {
         const query = builder.build({
           refId: 'A',