diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/analyticsProcessor.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/analyticsProcessor.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5cd1590d1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/analyticsProcessor.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { MetaAnalyticsEventName, reportMetaAnalytics } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { CoreApp, DataQueryRequest, DataSourceApi, dateTime, LoadingState, PanelData } from '@grafana/data';
+import { emitDataRequestEvent } from './analyticsProcessor';
+import { DashboardModel } from './DashboardModel';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+const datasource = {
+  name: 'test',
+  id: 1,
+} as DataSourceApi;
+
+const dashboardModel = new DashboardModel(
+  { id: 1, title: 'Test Dashboard', uid: 'test' },
+  { folderTitle: 'Test Folder' }
+);
+
+jest.mock('app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv', () => ({
+  getDashboardSrv: () => {
+    return {
+      getCurrent: () => dashboardModel,
+    };
+  },
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
+  ...(jest.requireActual('@grafana/runtime') as any),
+  reportMetaAnalytics: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockGetUrlSearchParams = jest.fn(() => {
+  return {};
+});
+jest.mock('@grafana/data', () => ({
+  ...(jest.requireActual('@grafana/data') as any),
+  urlUtil: {
+    getUrlSearchParams: () => mockGetUrlSearchParams(),
+  },
+}));
+
+function getTestData(requestApp: string): PanelData {
+  const now = dateTime();
+  return {
+    request: {
+      app: requestApp,
+      dashboardId: 1,
+      panelId: 2,
+      startTime: now.unix(),
+      endTime: now.add(1, 's').unix(),
+    } as DataQueryRequest,
+    series: [],
+    state: LoadingState.Done,
+    timeRange: {
+      from: dateTime(),
+      to: dateTime(),
+      raw: { from: '1h', to: 'now' },
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe('emitDataRequestEvent - from a dashboard panel', () => {
+  const data = getTestData(CoreApp.Dashboard);
+  const fn = emitDataRequestEvent(datasource);
+  it('Should report meta analytics', () => {
+    fn(data);
+
+    expect(reportMetaAnalytics).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(reportMetaAnalytics).toBeCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        eventName: MetaAnalyticsEventName.DataRequest,
+        datasourceName: datasource.name,
+        datasourceId: datasource.id,
+        panelId: 2,
+        dashboardId: 1,
+        dashboardName: 'Test Dashboard',
+        dashboardUid: 'test',
+        folderName: 'Test Folder',
+        dataSize: 0,
+        duration: 1,
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('Should not report meta analytics twice if the request receives multiple responses', () => {
+    fn(data);
+    expect(reportMetaAnalytics).not.toBeCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('Should not report meta analytics in edit mode', () => {
+    mockGetUrlSearchParams.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+      return { editPanel: 2 };
+    });
+    emitDataRequestEvent(datasource)(data);
+    expect(reportMetaAnalytics).not.toBeCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('emitDataRequestEvent - from Explore', () => {
+  const data = getTestData(CoreApp.Explore);
+  it('Should not report meta analytics', () => {
+    emitDataRequestEvent(datasource)(data);
+    expect(reportMetaAnalytics).not.toBeCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/analyticsProcessor.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/analyticsProcessor.ts
index dde389fa8c4..9fe1caf6049 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/analyticsProcessor.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/analyticsProcessor.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { getDashboardSrv } from '../services/DashboardSrv';
 import { DashboardModel } from './DashboardModel';
 
-import { PanelData, LoadingState, DataSourceApi } from '@grafana/data';
+import { PanelData, LoadingState, DataSourceApi, CoreApp, urlUtil } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import {
   reportMetaAnalytics,
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ export function emitDataRequestEvent(datasource: DataSourceApi) {
   let done = false;
 
   return (data: PanelData) => {
-    if (!data.request || done) {
+    if (!data.request || done || data.request.app === CoreApp.Explore) {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (data.request.exploreMode) {
+    const params = urlUtil.getUrlSearchParams();
+    if (params.editPanel != null) {
       return;
     }