diff --git a/public/app/store/configureStore.ts b/public/app/store/configureStore.ts
index 7859c388204..a7a462bf3a8 100644
--- a/public/app/store/configureStore.ts
+++ b/public/app/store/configureStore.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { configureStore as reduxConfigureStore, createListenerMiddleware } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import { setupListeners } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query';
 
 import { browseDashboardsAPI } from 'app/features/browse-dashboards/api/browseDashboardsAPI';
 import { publicDashboardApi } from 'app/features/dashboard/api/publicDashboardApi';
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ export function configureStore(initialState?: Partial<StoreState>) {
     },
   });
 
+  // this enables "refetchOnFocus" and "refetchOnReconnect" for RTK Query
+  setupListeners(store.dispatch);
+
   setStore(store);
   return store;
 }