diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
index 6027b566764..5ed081b00f0 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
@@ -844,7 +844,6 @@ export {
   DataLinkConfigOrigin,
   SupportedTransformationType,
   type InternalDataLink,
-  type LinkTarget,
   type LinkModel,
   type LinkModelSupplier,
   VariableOrigin,
@@ -852,6 +851,7 @@ export {
   VariableSuggestionsScope,
   OneClickMode,
 } from './types/dataLink';
+export { type LinkTarget } from './types/linkTarget';
 export {
   type Action,
   type ActionModel,
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts
index 815b67f0352..ad556a75c76 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ScopedVars } from './ScopedVars';
 import { ExploreCorrelationHelperData, ExplorePanelsState } from './explore';
+import { LinkTarget } from './linkTarget';
 import { InterpolateFunction } from './panel';
 import { DataQuery } from './query';
 import { TimeRange } from './time';
@@ -88,8 +89,6 @@ export interface InternalDataLink<T extends DataQuery = any> {
   range?: TimeRange;
 }
 
-export type LinkTarget = '_blank' | '_self' | undefined;
-
 /**
  * Processed Link Model. The values are ready to use
  */
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/linkTarget.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/linkTarget.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cdd963da7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/linkTarget.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * Target for links - controls whether link opens in new tab or same tab
+ */
+export type LinkTarget = '_blank' | '_self' | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
index f9ebb23fc07..815b9d04e2d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 
-import { LinkTarget } from './dataLink';
 import { IconName } from './icon';
+import { LinkTarget } from './linkTarget';
 
 export interface NavLinkDTO {
   id?: string;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/panel.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/panel.ts
index 52ccd5da731..b9d6491cf9b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/panel.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/panel.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import { AlertStateInfo } from './alerts';
 import { PanelModel } from './dashboard';
 import { LoadingState } from './data';
 import { DataFrame } from './dataFrame';
-import { LinkTarget } from './dataLink';
 import { DataQueryError, DataQueryRequest, DataQueryTimings } from './datasource';
 import { FieldConfigSource } from './fieldOverrides';
 import { IconName } from './icon';
+import { LinkTarget } from './linkTarget';
 import { OptionEditorConfig } from './options';
 import { PluginMeta } from './plugin';
 import { AbsoluteTimeRange, TimeRange, TimeZone } from './time';