diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.test.tsx
index 1f8c08cdff0..f4172d626e0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.test.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ describe('PanelTimeRange', () => {
 
     expect(panelTime.state.timeInfo).toBe('Last 15 seconds timeshift -25s');
   });
+
+  it('should update panelTimeRange from/to based on scene timeRange on activate', () => {
+    const panelTime = new PanelTimeRange({});
+    const panel = new SceneCanvasText({ text: 'Hello', $timeRange: panelTime });
+    const scene = new SceneFlexLayout({
+      $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange({ from: 'now-12h', to: 'now-2h' }),
+      children: [new SceneFlexItem({ body: panel })],
+    });
+    activateFullSceneTree(scene);
+
+    expect(panelTime.state.from).toBe('now-12h');
+    expect(panelTime.state.to).toBe('now-2h');
+  });
 });
 
 function buildAndActivateSceneFor(panelTime: PanelTimeRange) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.tsx
index f6e5287c93e..d1f74707658 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelTimeRange.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ export class PanelTimeRange extends SceneTimeRangeTransformerBase<PanelTimeRange
         }
       })
     );
+
+    const { timeRange } = this.getTimeOverride(this.getAncestorTimeRange().state.value);
+
+    // set initial values on activate
+    this.setState({
+      value: timeRange,
+      from: timeRange.raw.from.toString(),
+      to: timeRange.raw.to.toString(),
+    });
   }
   protected ancestorTimeRangeChanged(timeRange: SceneTimeRangeState): void {
     const overrideResult = this.getTimeOverride(timeRange.value);