diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx
index 35f2ce7123b..e2e2b091420 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ export class DashboardEditPane extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardEditPaneState> {
 
   public clearSelection() {
     const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(this);
+
+    if (this.state.selection?.getFirstObject() === dashboard) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.setState({
       selection: new ElementSelection([[dashboard.state.uid!, dashboard.getRef()]]),
       selectionContext: {