diff --git a/superset/assets/src/datasource/DatasourceEditor.jsx b/superset/assets/src/datasource/DatasourceEditor.jsx
index 10523eaf90666..df03ea768fc08 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/datasource/DatasourceEditor.jsx
+++ b/superset/assets/src/datasource/DatasourceEditor.jsx
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ export class DatasourceEditor extends React.PureComponent {
           </FormContainer>
         }
         collection={this.state.datasource.metrics}
+        allowAddItem
         onChange={this.onDatasourcePropChange.bind(this, 'metrics')}
         itemGenerator={() => ({
           metric_name: '<new metric>',