diff --git a/eslint-suppressions.json b/eslint-suppressions.json
index 2fcb6da5ee3..ed74e615414 100644
--- a/eslint-suppressions.json
+++ b/eslint-suppressions.json
@@ -1830,11 +1830,6 @@
       "count": 1
     }
   },
-  "public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.tsx": {
-    "no-restricted-syntax": {
-      "count": 1
-    }
-  },
   "public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx": {
     "@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions": {
       "count": 2
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.test.tsx
index 9b1d53a6cd9..36337a6ddef 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.test.tsx
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe('InspectJsonTab', () => {
     expect(obj.kind).toEqual('Panel');
     expect(obj.spec.id).toEqual(12);
     expect(obj.spec.data.kind).toEqual('QueryGroup');
-    expect(tab.isEditable()).toBe(false);
+    expect(tab.isEditable()).toBe(true);
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.tsx
index 6085174b9af..648f6de57ef 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectJsonTab.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   VizPanel,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { LibraryPanel } from '@grafana/schema/';
-import { Button, CodeEditor, Field, Select, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Alert, Button, CodeEditor, Field, Select, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { isDashboardV2Spec } from 'app/features/dashboard/api/utils';
 import { getPanelDataFrames } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/HelpWizard/utils';
 import { PanelModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelModel';
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { getPrettyJSON } from 'app/features/inspector/utils/utils';
 import { reportPanelInspectInteraction } from 'app/features/search/page/reporting';
 
 import { DashboardGridItem } from '../scene/layout-default/DashboardGridItem';
+import { buildVizPanel } from '../serialization/layoutSerializers/utils';
 import { buildGridItemForPanel } from '../serialization/transformSaveModelToScene';
 import { gridItemToPanel, vizPanelToPanel } from '../serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel';
 import { vizPanelToSchemaV2 } from '../serialization/transformSceneToSaveModelSchemaV2';
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import {
   getQueryRunnerFor,
   isLibraryPanel,
 } from '../utils/utils';
+import { isPanelKindV2 } from '../v2schema/validation';
 
 export type ShowContent = 'panel-json' | 'panel-data' | 'data-frames';
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export interface InspectJsonTabState extends SceneObjectState {
   source: ShowContent;
   jsonText: string;
   onClose: () => void;
+  error?: string;
 }
 
 export class InspectJsonTab extends SceneObjectBase<InspectJsonTabState> {
@@ -102,38 +105,77 @@ export class InspectJsonTab extends SceneObjectBase<InspectJsonTabState> {
   }
 
   public onChangeSource = (value: SelectableValue<ShowContent>) => {
-    this.setState({ source: value.value!, jsonText: getJsonText(value.value!, this.state.panelRef.resolve()) });
+    this.setState({
+      source: value.value!,
+      jsonText: getJsonText(value.value!, this.state.panelRef.resolve()),
+      error: undefined,
+    });
   };
 
   public onApplyChange = () => {
     const panel = this.state.panelRef.resolve();
     const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(panel);
-    const jsonObj = JSON.parse(this.state.jsonText);
-
-    const panelModel = new PanelModel(jsonObj);
-    const gridItem = buildGridItemForPanel(panelModel);
-    const newState = sceneUtils.cloneSceneObjectState(gridItem.state);
-
-    if (!(panel.parent instanceof DashboardGridItem)) {
-      console.error('Cannot update state of panel', panel, gridItem);
+    let jsonObj: unknown;
+    try {
+      jsonObj = JSON.parse(this.state.jsonText);
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.setState({
+        error: t('dashboard-scene.inspect-json-tab.error-invalid-json', 'Invalid JSON'),
+      });
       return;
     }
 
-    this.state.onClose();
+    if (isDashboardV2Spec(dashboard.getSaveModel())) {
+      if (!isPanelKindV2(jsonObj)) {
+        this.setState({
+          error: t(
+            'dashboard-scene.inspect-json-tab.error-invalid-v2-panel',
+            'Panel JSON did not pass validation. Please check the JSON and try again.'
+          ),
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      const vizPanel = buildVizPanel(jsonObj, jsonObj.spec.id);
 
-    if (!dashboard.state.isEditing) {
-      dashboard.onEnterEditMode();
+      if (!dashboard.state.isEditing) {
+        dashboard.onEnterEditMode();
+      }
+
+      reportPanelInspectInteraction(InspectTab.JSON, 'apply', {
+        panel_type_changed: panel.state.pluginId !== jsonObj.spec.vizConfig.group,
+        panel_id_changed: getPanelIdForVizPanel(panel) !== jsonObj.spec.id,
+        panel_grid_pos_changed: false, // Grid cant be edited from inspect in v2 panels.
+        panel_targets_changed: hasQueriesChanged(getQueryRunnerFor(panel), getQueryRunnerFor(vizPanel.state.$data)),
+      });
+
+      panel.setState(vizPanel.state);
+      this.state.onClose();
+    } else {
+      const panelModel = new PanelModel(jsonObj);
+      const gridItem = buildGridItemForPanel(panelModel);
+      const newState = sceneUtils.cloneSceneObjectState(gridItem.state);
+
+      if (!(panel.parent instanceof DashboardGridItem)) {
+        console.error('Cannot update state of panel', panel, gridItem);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.state.onClose();
+
+      if (!dashboard.state.isEditing) {
+        dashboard.onEnterEditMode();
+      }
+
+      panel.parent.setState(newState);
+
+      //Report relevant updates
+      reportPanelInspectInteraction(InspectTab.JSON, 'apply', {
+        panel_type_changed: panel.state.pluginId !== panelModel.type,
+        panel_id_changed: getPanelIdForVizPanel(panel) !== panelModel.id,
+        panel_grid_pos_changed: hasGridPosChanged(panel.parent.state, newState),
+        panel_targets_changed: hasQueriesChanged(getQueryRunnerFor(panel), getQueryRunnerFor(newState.$data)),
+      });
     }
-
-    panel.parent.setState(newState);
-
-    //Report relevant updates
-    reportPanelInspectInteraction(InspectTab.JSON, 'apply', {
-      panel_type_changed: panel.state.pluginId !== panelModel.type,
-      panel_id_changed: getPanelIdForVizPanel(panel) !== panelModel.id,
-      panel_grid_pos_changed: hasGridPosChanged(panel.parent.state, newState),
-      panel_targets_changed: hasQueriesChanged(getQueryRunnerFor(panel), getQueryRunnerFor(newState.$data)),
-    });
   };
 
   public onCodeEditorBlur = (value: string) => {
@@ -152,11 +194,6 @@ export class InspectJsonTab extends SceneObjectBase<InspectJsonTabState> {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // V2 dashboard panels are not editable from the inspect
-    if (isDashboardV2Spec(getDashboardSceneFor(panel).getSaveModel())) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
     // Only support normal grid items for now and not repeated items
     if (panel.parent instanceof DashboardGridItem && panel.parent.isRepeated()) {
       return false;
@@ -170,14 +207,14 @@ export class InspectJsonTab extends SceneObjectBase<InspectJsonTabState> {
 }
 
 function InspectJsonTabComponent({ model }: SceneComponentProps<InspectJsonTab>) {
-  const { source: show, jsonText } = model.useState();
+  const { source: show, jsonText, error } = model.useState();
   const styles = useStyles2(getPanelInspectorStyles2);
   const options = model.getOptions();
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.wrap}>
       <div className={styles.toolbar} data-testid={selectors.components.PanelInspector.Json.content}>
-        <Field label={t('dashboard.inspect-json.select-source', 'Select source')} className="flex-grow-1">
+        <Field label={t('dashboard.inspect-json.select-source', 'Select source')} className="flex-grow-1" noMargin>
           <Select
             inputId="select-source-dropdown"
             options={options}
@@ -192,6 +229,12 @@ function InspectJsonTabComponent({ model }: SceneComponentProps<InspectJsonTab>)
         )}
       </div>
 
+      {error && (
+        <Alert severity="error" title={t('dashboard-scene.inspect-json-tab.validation-error', 'Validation error')}>
+          <p>{error}</p>
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+
       <div className={styles.content}>
         <AutoSizer disableWidth>
           {({ height }) => (
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/v2schema/validation.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/v2schema/validation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6afb42eeb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/v2schema/validation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {
+  defaultPanelKind,
+  defaultQueryGroupKind,
+  defaultPanelQueryKind,
+  defaultVizConfigKind,
+} from '@grafana/schema/dist/esm/schema/dashboard/v2';
+
+import { isPanelKindV2 } from './validation';
+
+describe('v2schema validation', () => {
+  it('isPanelKindV2 returns true for a minimal valid PanelKind', () => {
+    const panel = defaultPanelKind();
+    // Ensure minimal required properties exist (defaults should be fine)
+    panel.spec.vizConfig = defaultVizConfigKind();
+    panel.spec.data = defaultQueryGroupKind();
+
+    expect(isPanelKindV2(panel)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when kind is not "Panel"', () => {
+    const panel = defaultPanelKind();
+    // @ts-expect-error intentional invalid kind for test
+    panel.kind = 'NotAPanel';
+    expect(isPanelKindV2(panel)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when data kind is wrong', () => {
+    const panel = defaultPanelKind();
+    // @ts-expect-error intentional invalid kind for test
+    panel.spec.data = { kind: 'Wrong', spec: {} };
+    expect(isPanelKindV2(panel)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when queries contain invalid entries', () => {
+    const panel = defaultPanelKind();
+    panel.spec.data = defaultQueryGroupKind();
+    // @ts-expect-error push an invalid query shape
+    panel.spec.data.spec.queries = [{}];
+    expect(isPanelKindV2(panel)).toBe(false);
+
+    // Ensure a valid query shape passes
+    panel.spec.data.spec.queries = [defaultPanelQueryKind()];
+    expect(isPanelKindV2(panel)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when vizConfig.group is not a string', () => {
+    const panel = defaultPanelKind();
+    panel.spec.vizConfig = defaultVizConfigKind();
+    // @ts-expect-error force wrong type
+    panel.spec.vizConfig.group = 42;
+    expect(isPanelKindV2(panel)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when transparent is not a boolean', () => {
+    const panel = defaultPanelKind();
+    // @ts-expect-error wrong type
+    panel.spec.transparent = 'yes';
+    expect(isPanelKindV2(panel)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/v2schema/validation.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/v2schema/validation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b256f9b1a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/v2schema/validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import {
+  PanelKind,
+  QueryGroupKind,
+  VizConfigKind,
+  PanelQueryKind,
+  TransformationKind,
+} from '@grafana/schema/dist/esm/schema/dashboard/v2';
+
+function isObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function isPanelQueryKind(value: unknown): value is PanelQueryKind {
+  if (!isObject(value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (value.kind !== 'PanelQuery' || !isObject(value.spec)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // Minimal checks for query spec; accept additional properties
+  if (typeof value.spec.refId !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof value.spec.hidden !== 'boolean') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // value.spec.query is an opaque "DataQueryKind" which is { kind: string, spec: Record<string, any> }
+  const q = value.spec.query;
+  if (!isObject(q) || typeof q.kind !== 'string' || !isObject(q.spec)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+function isTransformationKind(value: unknown): value is TransformationKind {
+  if (!isObject(value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof value.kind !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isObject(value.spec)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+function isQueryGroupKind(value: unknown): value is QueryGroupKind {
+  if (!isObject(value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (value.kind !== 'QueryGroup' || !isObject(value.spec)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const spec = value.spec;
+  if (!Array.isArray(spec.queries) || !spec.queries.every(isPanelQueryKind)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!Array.isArray(spec.transformations) || !spec.transformations.every(isTransformationKind)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isObject(spec.queryOptions)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+function isVizConfigKind(value: unknown): value is VizConfigKind {
+  if (!isObject(value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (value.kind !== 'VizConfig') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof value.group !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof value.version !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isObject(value.spec)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const spec = value.spec;
+  if (!isObject(spec.options)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isObject(spec.fieldConfig)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // Minimal fieldConfig shape (defaults/overrides may be empty)
+  if (!isObject(spec.fieldConfig)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+export function isPanelKindV2(value: unknown): value is PanelKind {
+  if (!isObject(value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (value.kind !== 'Panel') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isObject(value.spec)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const spec = value.spec;
+  if (typeof spec.id !== 'number') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof spec.title !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof spec.description !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!Array.isArray(spec.links)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isQueryGroupKind(spec.data)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isVizConfigKind(spec.vizConfig)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (spec.transparent !== undefined && typeof spec.transparent !== 'boolean') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+export function validatePanelKindV2(value: unknown): asserts value is PanelKind {
+  if (!isPanelKindV2(value)) {
+    throw new Error('Provided JSON is not a valid v2 Panel spec');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 42b7e6b8cb2..96a20fc1e3f 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -6146,7 +6146,10 @@
       "no-data-found": "No data found"
     },
     "inspect-json-tab": {
-      "apply": "Apply"
+      "apply": "Apply",
+      "error-invalid-json": "Invalid JSON",
+      "error-invalid-v2-panel": "Panel JSON did not pass validation. Please check the JSON and try again.",
+      "validation-error": "Validation error"
     },
     "interval-variable-form": {
       "description-auto-option": "Dynamically calculates interval by dividing time range by the count specified",