diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.test.tsx
index 3aba09ac311..568ec4af0d8 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.test.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { NavModelItem, NavSection } from '@grafana/data';
+import { reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { configureStore } from 'app/store/configureStore';
 
 import { QuickAdd } from './QuickAdd';
 
+jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => {
+  return {
+    ...jest.requireActual('@grafana/runtime'),
+    reportInteraction: jest.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
 const setup = () => {
   const navBarTree: NavModelItem[] = [
     {
@@ -16,7 +24,7 @@ const setup = () => {
       id: 'section1',
       url: 'section1',
       children: [
-        { text: 'New child 1', id: 'child1', url: 'section1/child1', isCreateAction: true },
+        { text: 'New child 1', id: 'child1', url: '#', isCreateAction: true },
         { text: 'Child2', id: 'child2', url: 'section1/child2' },
       ],
     },
@@ -50,4 +58,15 @@ describe('QuickAdd', () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'New child 1' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'New child 3' })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('reports interaction when a menu item is clicked', async () => {
+    setup();
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'New' }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'New child 1' }));
+
+    expect(reportInteraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith('grafana_menu_item_clicked', {
+      url: '#',
+      from: 'quickadd',
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.tsx
index 0ed2337c7ff..ac38c048f0b 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/QuickAdd/QuickAdd.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Menu, Dropdown, useStyles2, useTheme2, ToolbarButton } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { useMediaQueryChange } from 'app/core/hooks/useMediaQueryChange';
 import { useSelector } from 'app/types';
@@ -32,7 +33,12 @@ export const QuickAdd = ({}: Props) => {
     return (
       <Menu>
         {createActions.map((createAction, index) => (
-          <Menu.Item key={index} url={createAction.url} label={createAction.text} />
+          <Menu.Item
+            key={index}
+            url={createAction.url}
+            label={createAction.text}
+            onClick={() => reportInteraction('grafana_menu_item_clicked', { url: createAction.url, from: 'quickadd' })}
+          />
         ))}
       </Menu>
     );
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardActions.tsx b/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardActions.tsx
index 6ba55030d23..1828c2154bf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardActions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardActions.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 
-import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { config, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Menu, Dropdown, Button, Icon } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 
@@ -30,13 +30,31 @@ export const DashboardActions: FC<Props> = ({ folderUid, canCreateFolders = fals
     return (
       <Menu>
         {canCreateDashboards && (
-          <Menu.Item url={actionUrl('new')} label={t('search.dashboard-actions.new-dashboard', 'New Dashboard')} />
+          <Menu.Item
+            url={actionUrl('new')}
+            label={t('search.dashboard-actions.new-dashboard', 'New Dashboard')}
+            onClick={() =>
+              reportInteraction('grafana_menu_item_clicked', { url: actionUrl('new'), from: '/dashboards' })
+            }
+          />
         )}
         {canCreateFolders && (config.featureToggles.nestedFolders || !folderUid) && (
-          <Menu.Item url={actionUrl('new_folder')} label={t('search.dashboard-actions.new-folder', 'New Folder')} />
+          <Menu.Item
+            url={actionUrl('new_folder')}
+            label={t('search.dashboard-actions.new-folder', 'New Folder')}
+            onClick={() =>
+              reportInteraction('grafana_menu_item_clicked', { url: actionUrl('new_folder'), from: '/dashboards' })
+            }
+          />
         )}
         {canCreateDashboards && (
-          <Menu.Item url={actionUrl('import')} label={t('search.dashboard-actions.import', 'Import')} />
+          <Menu.Item
+            url={actionUrl('import')}
+            label={t('search.dashboard-actions.import', 'Import')}
+            onClick={() =>
+              reportInteraction('grafana_menu_item_clicked', { url: actionUrl('import'), from: '/dashboards' })
+            }
+          />
         )}
       </Menu>
     );