diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.tsx
index 18147e0cac5..fadabf8ec72 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ export function RadialGauge(props: RadialGaugeProps) {
   const gaugeId = useId();
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
 
+  let effectiveTextMode = textMode;
+  if (effectiveTextMode === 'auto') {
+    effectiveTextMode = vizCount === 1 ? 'value' : 'value_and_name';
+  }
+
   const startAngle = shape === 'gauge' ? 250 : 0;
   const endAngle = shape === 'gauge' ? 110 : 360;
 
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ export function RadialGauge(props: RadialGaugeProps) {
     // These elements are only added for first value / bar
     if (barIndex === 0) {
       if (glowBar) {
-        defs.push(<GlowGradient key="glow-filter" id={glowFilterId} radius={dimensions.radius} />);
+        defs.push(<GlowGradient key="glow-filter" id={glowFilterId} barWidth={dimensions.barWidth} />);
       }
 
       if (glowCenter) {
@@ -198,14 +203,14 @@ export function RadialGauge(props: RadialGaugeProps) {
       graphics.push(
         <RadialText
           key="radial-text"
-          vizCount={vizCount}
-          textMode={textMode}
+          textMode={effectiveTextMode}
           displayValue={displayValue.display}
           dimensions={dimensions}
           theme={theme}
           valueManualFontSize={props.valueManualFontSize}
           nameManualFontSize={props.nameManualFontSize}
           shape={shape}
+          sparkline={displayValue.sparkline}
         />
       );
 
@@ -254,6 +259,7 @@ export function RadialGauge(props: RadialGaugeProps) {
             theme={theme}
             color={color}
             shape={shape}
+            textMode={effectiveTextMode}
           />
         );
       }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialSparkline.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialSparkline.tsx
index 7a25fe3201a..a1011385cfa 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialSparkline.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialSparkline.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { FieldDisplay, GrafanaTheme2, FieldConfig } from '@grafana/data';
 import { GraphFieldConfig, GraphGradientMode, LineInterpolation } from '@grafana/schema';
 
 import { Sparkline } from '../Sparkline/Sparkline';
 
-import { RadialShape } from './RadialGauge';
+import { RadialShape, RadialTextMode } from './RadialGauge';
 import { GaugeDimensions } from './utils';
 
 interface RadialSparklineProps {
@@ -14,19 +15,29 @@ interface RadialSparklineProps {
   theme: GrafanaTheme2;
   color?: string;
   shape?: RadialShape;
+  textMode: Exclude<RadialTextMode, 'auto'>;
 }
-export function RadialSparkline({ sparkline, dimensions, theme, color, shape }: RadialSparklineProps) {
+export function RadialSparkline({ sparkline, dimensions, theme, color, shape, textMode }: RadialSparklineProps) {
+  const { radius, barWidth } = dimensions;
+
+  const showName = textMode === 'name' || textMode === 'value_and_name';
+  const height = showName ? radius / 4 : radius / 3;
+  const widthFactor = shape === 'gauge' ? 1.6 : 1.4;
+  const width = radius * widthFactor - barWidth;
+  const topPos = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!sparkline) {
+      return '';
+    }
+    if (shape === 'gauge') {
+      return `${dimensions.gaugeBottomY - height}px`;
+    }
+    return `calc(50% + ${radius / 3.3}px)`;
+  }, [sparkline, dimensions.gaugeBottomY, height, radius, shape]);
+
   if (!sparkline) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const { radius, barWidth } = dimensions;
-
-  const height = radius / 4;
-  const widthFactor = shape === 'gauge' ? 1.6 : 1.4;
-  const width = radius * widthFactor - barWidth;
-  const topPos = shape === 'gauge' ? `${dimensions.gaugeBottomY - height}px` : `calc(50% + ${radius / 2.8}px)`;
-
   const styles = css({
     position: 'absolute',
     top: topPos,
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialText.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialText.tsx
index d01a2d99570..530dcbe3a1a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialText.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialText.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 
-import { DisplayValue, DisplayValueAlignmentFactors, formattedValueToString, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import {
+  DisplayValue,
+  DisplayValueAlignmentFactors,
+  FieldSparkline,
+  formattedValueToString,
+  GrafanaTheme2,
+} from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { useStyles2 } from '../../themes/ThemeContext';
 import { calculateFontSize } from '../../utils/measureText';
@@ -8,21 +14,13 @@ import { calculateFontSize } from '../../utils/measureText';
 import { RadialShape, RadialTextMode } from './RadialGauge';
 import { GaugeDimensions } from './utils';
 
-// function toCartesian(centerX: number, centerY: number, radius: number, angleInDegrees: number) {
-//   let radian = ((angleInDegrees - 90) * Math.PI) / 180.0;
-//   return {
-//     x: centerX + radius * Math.cos(radian),
-//     y: centerY + radius * Math.sin(radian),
-//   };
-// }
-
 interface RadialTextProps {
   displayValue: DisplayValue;
   theme: GrafanaTheme2;
   dimensions: GaugeDimensions;
-  textMode: RadialTextMode;
-  vizCount: number;
+  textMode: Exclude<RadialTextMode, 'auto'>;
   shape: RadialShape;
+  sparkline?: FieldSparkline;
   alignmentFactors?: DisplayValueAlignmentFactors;
   valueManualFontSize?: number;
   nameManualFontSize?: number;
@@ -33,8 +31,8 @@ export function RadialText({
   theme,
   dimensions,
   textMode,
-  vizCount,
   shape,
+  sparkline,
   alignmentFactors,
   valueManualFontSize,
   nameManualFontSize,
@@ -46,10 +44,6 @@ export function RadialText({
     return null;
   }
 
-  if (textMode === 'auto') {
-    textMode = vizCount === 1 ? 'value' : 'value_and_name';
-  }
-
   const nameToAlignTo = (alignmentFactors ? alignmentFactors.title : displayValue.title) ?? '';
   const valueToAlignTo = formattedValueToString(alignmentFactors ? alignmentFactors : displayValue);
 
@@ -59,7 +53,7 @@ export function RadialText({
 
   // Not sure where this comes from but svg text is not using body line-height
   const lineHeight = 1.21;
-  const valueWidthToRadiusFactor = 0.85;
+  const valueWidthToRadiusFactor = 0.82;
   const nameToHeightFactor = 0.45;
   const largeRadiusScalingDecay = 0.86;
 
@@ -104,12 +98,22 @@ export function RadialText({
   const nameColor = showValue ? theme.colors.text.secondary : theme.colors.text.primary;
   const suffixShift = (valueFontSize - unitFontSize * 1.2) / 2;
 
-  // For gauge shape we shift text up a bit
-  const valueDy = shape === 'gauge' ? -valueFontSize * 0.3 : 0;
-  const nameDy = shape === 'gauge' ? -nameFontSize * 0.7 : 0;
+  // adjust the text up on gauges and when sparklines are present
+  let dy = 0;
+  if (shape === 'gauge') {
+    if (showName) {
+      dy -= nameFontSize * 0.2;
+    }
+    if (showValue) {
+      dy -= valueFontSize * 0.3;
+    }
+  }
+  if (sparkline) {
+    dy -= 8;
+  }
 
   return (
-    <g>
+    <g transform={`translate(0, ${dy})`}>
       {showValue && (
         <text
           x={centerX}
@@ -119,7 +123,6 @@ export function RadialText({
           className={styles.text}
           textAnchor="middle"
           dominantBaseline="middle"
-          dy={valueDy}
         >
           <tspan fontSize={unitFontSize}>{displayValue.prefix ?? ''}</tspan>
           <tspan>{displayValue.text}</tspan>
@@ -133,7 +136,6 @@ export function RadialText({
           fontSize={nameFontSize}
           x={centerX}
           y={nameY}
-          dy={nameDy}
           textAnchor="middle"
           dominantBaseline="middle"
           fill={nameColor}
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/effects.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/effects.tsx
index 551d9d91186..52c4c3621fa 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/effects.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/effects.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { GaugeDimensions } from './utils';
 
 export interface GlowGradientProps {
   id: string;
-  radius: number;
+  barWidth: number;
 }
 
-export function GlowGradient({ id, radius }: GlowGradientProps) {
-  const glowSize = 0.02 * radius;
+export function GlowGradient({ id, barWidth }: GlowGradientProps) {
+  const glowSize = 0.75 + barWidth * 0.08;
 
   return (
     <filter id={id} filterUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function MiddleCircleGlow({ dimensions, gaugeId, color }: CenterGlowProps
     <>
       <defs>
         <radialGradient id={gradientId} r={'50%'} fr={'0%'}>
-          <stop offset="0%" stopColor={color} stopOpacity={0.2} />
+          <stop offset="0%" stopColor={color} stopOpacity={0.15} />
           <stop offset="90%" stopColor={color} stopOpacity={0} />
         </radialGradient>
       </defs>