diff --git a/genproto/pluginv2/backend.pb.go b/genproto/pluginv2/backend.pb.go
index 2f35fcb9d..7a8004f22 100644
--- a/genproto/pluginv2/backend.pb.go
+++ b/genproto/pluginv2/backend.pb.go
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ type DataSourceInstanceSettings struct {
 	// The API version when the settings were saved.
 	// NOTE: this may be an older version than the current apiVersion
 	ApiVersion string `protobuf:"bytes,12,opt,name=apiVersion,proto3" json:"apiVersion,omitempty"`
+	// This indicates that the instance is a system instance and should not appear
+	// in Grafana except through code that will explicitly request system data sources
+	System bool `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=system,proto3" json:"system,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *DataSourceInstanceSettings) Reset() {