diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/state-timeline/TimelineChart.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/state-timeline/TimelineChart.tsx
index 3fb00b81571..e78042e3748 100755
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/state-timeline/TimelineChart.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/state-timeline/TimelineChart.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ export class TimelineChart extends React.Component<TimelineProps> {
       getTimeRange,
       eventBus,
       ...this.props,
+
+      // When there is only one row, use the full space
+      rowHeight: alignedFrame.fields.length > 2 ? this.props.rowHeight : 1,
     });
   };