diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
index 3fe7ba89db6..51777c2fd7a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import { config, getPluginLinkExtensions, locationService, setPluginImportUtils
 import { VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { Dashboard } from '@grafana/schema';
 import { getRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/__mocks__/routeProps';
+import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/types';
 import store from 'app/core/store';
 import { DashboardLoaderSrv, setDashboardLoaderSrv } from 'app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardLoaderSrv';
 import { DASHBOARD_FROM_LS_KEY } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard';
+import { DashboardRoutes } from 'app/types';
 
 import { dashboardSceneGraph } from '../utils/dashboardSceneGraph';
 
@@ -24,6 +26,11 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
   ...jest.requireActual('@grafana/runtime'),
   setPluginExtensionGetter: jest.fn(),
   getPluginLinkExtensions: jest.fn(),
+  getBackendSrv: () => {
+    return {
+      get: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ dashboard: simpleDashboard, meta: { url: '' } }),
+    };
+  },
   getDataSourceSrv: () => {
     return {
       get: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
@@ -37,12 +44,19 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
 
 const getPluginLinkExtensionsMock = jest.mocked(getPluginLinkExtensions);
 
-function setup() {
+function setup({ routeProps }: { routeProps?: Partial<GrafanaRouteComponentProps> } = {}) {
   const context = getGrafanaContextMock();
+  const defaultRouteProps = getRouteComponentProps();
   const props: Props = {
-    ...getRouteComponentProps(),
+    ...defaultRouteProps,
+    match: {
+      ...defaultRouteProps.match,
+      params: {
+        uid: 'my-dash-uid',
+      },
+    },
+    ...routeProps,
   };
-  props.match.params.uid = 'my-dash-uid';
 
   const renderResult = render(
     <TestProvider grafanaContext={context}>
@@ -258,14 +272,39 @@ describe('DashboardScenePage', () => {
   });
 
   describe('home page', () => {
-    it('should not show controls', async () => {
+    it('should render the dashboard when the route is home', async () => {
+      setup({
+        routeProps: {
+          route: {
+            ...getRouteComponentProps().route,
+            routeName: DashboardRoutes.Home,
+          },
+          match: {
+            ...getRouteComponentProps().match,
+            path: '/',
+            params: {},
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      await waitForDashbordToRender();
+
+      expect(await screen.findByTitle('Panel A')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await screen.findByText('Content A')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      expect(await screen.findByTitle('Panel B')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await screen.findByText('Content B')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should show controls', async () => {
       getDashboardScenePageStateManager().clearDashboardCache();
       loadDashboardMock.mockClear();
       loadDashboardMock.mockResolvedValue({ dashboard: { panels: [] }, meta: {} });
 
       setup();
 
-      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Refresh')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Refresh')).toBeInTheDocument());
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Last 6 hours')).toBeInTheDocument());
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx
index 0df1d89260b..7159235f8c1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ export function DashboardScenePage({ match, route, queryParams, history }: Props
   }
 
   // Do not render anything when transitioning from one dashboard to another
-  if (match.params.type !== 'snapshot' && dashboard.state.uid && dashboard.state.uid !== match.params.uid) {
+  if (
+    match.params.type !== 'snapshot' &&
+    dashboard.state.uid &&
+    dashboard.state.uid !== match.params.uid &&
+    route.routeName !== DashboardRoutes.Home
+  ) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.test.tsx
index 52b46d49c99..30b391e0aba 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.test.tsx
@@ -104,17 +104,29 @@ describe('DashboardControls', () => {
       expect(scene.state.hideTimeControls).toBeTruthy();
       expect(scene.state.hideVariableControls).toBeTruthy();
       expect(scene.state.hideLinksControls).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('should not override state if no new state comes from url', () => {
+      const scene = buildTestScene({ hideTimeControls: true, hideVariableControls: true, hideLinksControls: true });
       scene.updateFromUrl({});
-      expect(scene.state.hideTimeControls).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(scene.state.hideVariableControls).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(scene.state.hideLinksControls).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(scene.state.hideTimeControls).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(scene.state.hideVariableControls).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(scene.state.hideLinksControls).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it('should not call setState if no changes', () => {
       const scene = buildTestScene();
       const setState = jest.spyOn(scene, 'setState');
-      scene.updateFromUrl({});
-      scene.updateFromUrl({});
+      scene.updateFromUrl({
+        '_dash.hideTimePicker': 'true',
+        '_dash.hideVariables': 'true',
+        '_dash.hideLinks': 'true',
+      });
+      scene.updateFromUrl({
+        '_dash.hideTimePicker': 'true',
+        '_dash.hideVariables': 'true',
+        '_dash.hideLinks': 'true',
+      });
       expect(setState).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
   });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx
index 39db075bc44..5614c57bfd4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx
@@ -54,9 +54,14 @@ export class DashboardControls extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardControlsState> {
   updateFromUrl(values: SceneObjectUrlValues) {
     const update: Partial<DashboardControlsState> = {};
 
-    update.hideTimeControls = values['_dash.hideTimePicker'] === 'true' || values['_dash.hideTimePicker'] === '';
-    update.hideVariableControls = values['_dash.hideVariables'] === 'true' || values['_dash.hideVariables'] === '';
-    update.hideLinksControls = values['_dash.hideLinks'] === 'true' || values['_dash.hideLinks'] === '';
+    update.hideTimeControls =
+      values['_dash.hideTimePicker'] === 'true' || values['_dash.hideTimePicker'] === '' || this.state.hideTimeControls;
+    update.hideVariableControls =
+      values['_dash.hideVariables'] === 'true' ||
+      values['_dash.hideVariables'] === '' ||
+      this.state.hideVariableControls;
+    update.hideLinksControls =
+      values['_dash.hideLinks'] === 'true' || values['_dash.hideLinks'] === '' || this.state.hideLinksControls;
 
     if (Object.entries(update).some(([k, v]) => v !== this.state[k as keyof DashboardControlsState])) {
       this.setState(update);
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardSceneRenderer.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardSceneRenderer.tsx
index f8e77d21856..553710923cf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardSceneRenderer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardSceneRenderer.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function DashboardSceneRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<DashboardS
         >
           {scopes && <scopes.Component model={scopes} />}
           <NavToolbarActions dashboard={model} />
-          {!isHomePage && controls && hasControls && (
+          {controls && hasControls && (
             <div
               className={cx(styles.controlsWrapper, scopes && !isScopesExpanded && styles.controlsWrapperWithScopes)}
             >