diff --git a/public/app/core/services/popover_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/popover_srv.ts
index 4711dc1b23c..73249a67b5b 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/popover_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/popover_srv.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ function popoverSrv($compile, $rootScope) {
     drop.on('close', () => {
       popoverScope.dismiss({fromDropClose: true});
       destroyDrop();
+      if (options.onClose) {
+        options.onClose();
+      }
     });
 
-    drop.open();
+    setTimeout(() => { drop.open(); }, 10);
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/series_overrides_ctrl.js b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/series_overrides_ctrl.js
index 2789a24923c..0ecedde8595 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/series_overrides_ctrl.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/series_overrides_ctrl.js
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ define([
         template: '<gf-color-picker></gf-color-picker>',
         model: {
           colorSelected: $scope.colorSelected,
+        },
+        onClose: function() {
+          $scope.ctrl.seriesOverrideChanged();
         }
       });
     };
diff --git a/public/test/specs/seriesOverridesCtrl-specs.js b/public/test/specs/seriesOverridesCtrl-specs.js
index f83a87d5977..d468b649573 100644
--- a/public/test/specs/seriesOverridesCtrl-specs.js
+++ b/public/test/specs/seriesOverridesCtrl-specs.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ define([
       ctx.scope.ctrl = {
         refresh: sinon.spy(),
         render: sinon.spy(),
+        seriesOverrideChanged: sinon.spy(),
         seriesList: []
       };
       ctx.scope.render = function() {};