diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
index eb5c54d7b3b..0660b9a0118 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
@@ -16,17 +16,22 @@ interface Props {
   title?: string;
   offset?: number;
   dragClass?: string;
+  onDragStart?: (event: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
   onOpenMenu?: () => void;
 }
 
-export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32, onOpenMenu }: Props) {
+export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32, onOpenMenu, onDragStart }: Props) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const draggableRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const selectors = e2eSelectors.components.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget;
   // Capture the pointer to keep the widget visible while dragging
-  const onPointerDown = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    draggableRef.current?.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
-  }, []);
+  const onPointerDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      draggableRef.current?.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+      onDragStart?.(e);
+    },
+    [onDragStart]
+  );
 
   const onPointerUp = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
     draggableRef.current?.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
index 28a395c7d98..8eace0b38b8 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ export function PanelChrome({
                 menu={menu}
                 title={typeof title === 'string' ? title : undefined}
                 dragClass={dragClass}
+                onDragStart={onDragStart}
                 offset={hoverHeaderOffset}
                 onOpenMenu={onOpenMenu}
               >