diff --git a/.changeset/silver-vans-like.md b/.changeset/silver-vans-like.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29097102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silver-vans-like.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'grafana-google-sheets-datasource': minor
+---
+
+show title in selectors with spreadsheet ID in description
diff --git a/src/DataSource.ts b/src/DataSource.ts
index 1dfc470c..d7f58cad 100644
--- a/src/DataSource.ts
+++ b/src/DataSource.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ export class DataSource extends DataSourceWithBackend<SheetsQuery, DataSourceOpt
   async getSpreadSheets(): Promise<Array<SelectableValue<string>>> {
     return this.getResource('spreadsheets').then(({ spreadsheets }) =>
       spreadsheets
-        ? Object.entries(spreadsheets).map(([value, label]) => ({ label, value }) as SelectableValue<string>)
+        ? Object.entries(spreadsheets).map(([value, label]) => ({
+            label,
+            value,
+            description: value,
+          }) as SelectableValue<string>)
         : []
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/components/ConfigEditor.test.tsx b/src/components/ConfigEditor.test.tsx
index 08b4bd81..1a5d14e8 100644
--- a/src/components/ConfigEditor.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ConfigEditor.test.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
       Promise.resolve({
         getSpreadSheets: () =>
           Promise.resolve([
-            { label: 'label1', value: 'value1' },
+            { label: 'label1', value: 'value1', description: 'value1' },
           ]),
       }),
   }),
diff --git a/src/components/ConfigEditor.tsx b/src/components/ConfigEditor.tsx
index 24940211..a6cf0828 100644
--- a/src/components/ConfigEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ConfigEditor.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 import {
   DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps,
   onUpdateDatasourceSecureJsonDataOption,
+  SelectableValue,
 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { AuthConfig, DataSourceOptions } from '@grafana/google-sdk';
+import { AuthConfig } from '@grafana/google-sdk';
 import { DataSourceDescription } from '@grafana/plugin-ui';
 import { Field, SecretInput, SegmentAsync, Divider } from '@grafana/ui';
-import React from 'react';
-import { GoogleSheetsSecureJSONData, googleSheetsAuthTypes, GoogleSheetsAuth } from '../types';
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { GoogleSheetsSecureJSONData, googleSheetsAuthTypes, GoogleSheetsAuth, GoogleSheetsDataSourceOptions } from '../types';
 import { getBackwardCompatibleOptions } from '../utils';
 import { ConfigurationHelp } from './ConfigurationHelp';
 import { getDataSourceSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { DataSource } from '../DataSource';
 
-export type Props = DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps<DataSourceOptions, GoogleSheetsSecureJSONData>;
+export type Props = DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps<GoogleSheetsDataSourceOptions, GoogleSheetsSecureJSONData>;
 
 export function ConfigEditor(props: Props) {
   const options = getBackwardCompatibleOptions(props.options);
+  const [selectedSheetOption, setSelectedSheetOption] = useState<SelectableValue<string> | string | undefined>(
+    options.jsonData.defaultSheetID
+  );
 
   const apiKeyProps = {
     isConfigured: Boolean(options.secureJsonFields.apiKey),
@@ -43,6 +47,25 @@ export function ConfigEditor(props: Props) {
       return [];
     }
   };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const currentValue = options.jsonData.defaultSheetID;
+    if (!currentValue || !options.uid) {
+      setSelectedSheetOption(currentValue);
+      return;
+    }
+    const updateSelectedOption = async () => {
+      try {
+        const ds = (await getDataSourceSrv().get(options.uid!)) as DataSource;
+        const sheetOptions = await ds.getSpreadSheets();
+        const matchingOption = sheetOptions.find((opt) => opt.value === currentValue);
+        setSelectedSheetOption(matchingOption || currentValue);
+      } catch {
+        setSelectedSheetOption(currentValue);
+      }
+    };
+    updateSelectedOption();
+  }, [options.jsonData.defaultSheetID, options.uid]);
   return (
     <>
       <DataSourceDescription
@@ -85,15 +108,17 @@ export function ConfigEditor(props: Props) {
         <SegmentAsync
           loadOptions={loadSheetIDs}
           placeholder="Select Spreadsheet ID"
-          value={(options.jsonData as any).defaultSheetID}
+          value={selectedSheetOption}
           allowCustomValue={true}
           onChange={(value) => {
+            const sheetId = typeof value === 'string' ? value : value?.value;
+            setSelectedSheetOption(value);
             props.onOptionsChange({
               ...options,
               jsonData: {
                 ...options.jsonData,
-                defaultSheetID: value?.value || value,
-              } as any,
+                defaultSheetID: sheetId,
+              },
             });
           }}
         />
diff --git a/src/components/QueryEditor.tsx b/src/components/QueryEditor.tsx
index ce57675e..e5884632 100644
--- a/src/components/QueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QueryEditor.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { QueryEditorProps } from '@grafana/data';
+import { QueryEditorProps, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import { DataSourceOptions } from '@grafana/google-sdk';
 import { InlineFieldRow, InlineFormLabel, InlineSwitch, Input, LinkButton, Segment, SegmentAsync } from '@grafana/ui';
 import React, { ChangeEvent, PureComponent } from 'react';
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ export const formatCacheTimeLabel = (s: number = defaultCacheDuration) => {
 };
 
 export class QueryEditor extends PureComponent<Props> {
+  state = {
+    selectedSheetOption: undefined as SelectableValue<string> | string | undefined,
+  };
+
   componentDidMount() {
     if (!this.props.query.hasOwnProperty('cacheDurationSeconds')) {
       this.props.onChange({
@@ -58,8 +62,34 @@ export class QueryEditor extends PureComponent<Props> {
         cacheDurationSeconds: defaultCacheDuration, // um :(
       });
     }
+    this.updateSelectedSheetOption();
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
+    if (prevProps.query.spreadsheet !== this.props.query.spreadsheet) {
+      this.updateSelectedSheetOption();
+    }
   }
 
+  updateSelectedSheetOption = async () => {
+    const { query, datasource } = this.props;
+    if (!query.spreadsheet) {
+      this.setState({ selectedSheetOption: undefined });
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      const sheetOptions = await datasource.getSpreadSheets();
+      const matchingOption = sheetOptions.find((opt) => opt.value === query.spreadsheet);
+      if (matchingOption) {
+        this.setState({ selectedSheetOption: matchingOption });
+      } else {
+        this.setState({ selectedSheetOption: query.spreadsheet });
+      }
+    } catch {
+      this.setState({ selectedSheetOption: query.spreadsheet });
+    }
+  };
+
   onRangeChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     this.props.onChange({
       ...this.props.query,
@@ -71,10 +101,12 @@ export class QueryEditor extends PureComponent<Props> {
     const { query, onRunQuery, onChange } = this.props;
 
     if (!item.value) {
+      this.setState({ selectedSheetOption: undefined });
       return; // ignore delete?
     }
 
     const v = item.value;
+    this.setState({ selectedSheetOption: item });
     // Check for pasted full URLs
     if (/(.*)\/spreadsheets\/d\/(.*)/.test(v)) {
       onChange({ ...query, ...getGoogleSheetRangeInfoFromURL(v) });
@@ -118,9 +150,19 @@ export class QueryEditor extends PureComponent<Props> {
             Spreadsheet ID
           </InlineFormLabel>
           <SegmentAsync
-            loadOptions={() => datasource.getSpreadSheets()}
+            loadOptions={async () => {
+              const options = await datasource.getSpreadSheets();
+              const { query } = this.props;
+              if (query.spreadsheet) {
+                const matchingOption = options.find((opt) => opt.value === query.spreadsheet);
+                if (matchingOption && this.state.selectedSheetOption !== matchingOption) {
+                  this.setState({ selectedSheetOption: matchingOption });
+                }
+              }
+              return options;
+            }}
             placeholder="Enter SpreadsheetID"
-            value={query.spreadsheet}
+            value={this.state.selectedSheetOption ?? query.spreadsheet}
             allowCustomValue={true}
             onChange={this.onSpreadsheetIDChange}
           />
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 4d98d66d..c85a0690 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/schema';
-import { GoogleAuthType, GOOGLE_AUTH_TYPE_OPTIONS, DataSourceSecureJsonData } from '@grafana/google-sdk';
+import { GoogleAuthType, GOOGLE_AUTH_TYPE_OPTIONS, DataSourceSecureJsonData, DataSourceOptions } from '@grafana/google-sdk';
 
 export const GoogleSheetsAuth = {
   ...GoogleAuthType,
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export interface GoogleSheetsSecureJSONData extends DataSourceSecureJsonData {
   apiKey?: string;
 }
 
+export interface GoogleSheetsDataSourceOptions extends DataSourceOptions {
+  defaultSheetID?: string;
+}
+
 export interface CacheInfo {
   hit: boolean;
   count: number;