diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.test.tsx
index 48cc1fd7ea9..d6080eed261 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.test.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { GetExploreUrlArguments } from 'app/core/utils/explore';
 
+import { buildPanelEditScene } from '../panel-edit/PanelEditor';
+
 import { DashboardScene } from './DashboardScene';
 import { VizPanelLinks, VizPanelLinksMenu } from './PanelLinks';
 import { panelMenuBehavior } from './PanelMenuBehavior';
@@ -93,6 +95,30 @@ describe('panelMenuBehavior', () => {
     expect(menu.state.items?.[4].subMenu?.length).toBe(3);
   });
 
+  it('should have reduced menu options when panel editor is open', async () => {
+    const { scene, menu, panel } = await buildTestScene({});
+    scene.setState({ editPanel: buildPanelEditScene(panel) });
+    panel.getPlugin = () => getPanelPlugin({ skipDataQuery: false });
+
+    mocks.contextSrv.hasAccessToExplore.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.getExploreUrl.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve('/explore'));
+
+    menu.activate();
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1));
+
+    expect(menu.state.items?.length).toBe(4);
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[0].text).toBe('Share');
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[1].text).toBe('Explore');
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[2].text).toBe('Inspect');
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[3].text).toBe('More...');
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[3].subMenu).toBeDefined();
+
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[3].subMenu?.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[3].subMenu?.[0].text).toBe('New alert rule');
+    expect(menu.state.items?.[3].subMenu?.[1].text).toBe('Get help');
+  });
+
   describe('when extending panel menu from plugins', () => {
     it('should contain menu item from link extension', async () => {
       getPluginLinkExtensionsMock.mockReturnValue({
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx
index 487b0970cdb..6ebf570080c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx
@@ -55,15 +55,18 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu, isRepeat = false) {
       return;
     }
 
-    items.push({
-      text: t('panel.header-menu.view', `View`),
-      iconClassName: 'eye',
-      shortcut: 'v',
-      onClick: () => DashboardInteractions.panelMenuItemClicked('view'),
-      href: getViewPanelUrl(panel),
-    });
+    const isEditingPanel = Boolean(dashboard.state.editPanel);
+    if (!isEditingPanel) {
+      items.push({
+        text: t('panel.header-menu.view', `View`),
+        iconClassName: 'eye',
+        shortcut: 'v',
+        onClick: () => DashboardInteractions.panelMenuItemClicked('view'),
+        href: getViewPanelUrl(panel),
+      });
+    }
 
-    if (dashboard.canEditDashboard() && !isRepeat) {
+    if (dashboard.canEditDashboard() && !isRepeat && !isEditingPanel) {
       // We could check isEditing here but I kind of think this should always be in the menu,
       // and going into panel edit should make the dashboard go into edit mode is it's not already
       items.push({
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu, isRepeat = false) {
       shortcut: 'p s',
     });
 
-    if (dashboard.state.isEditing && !isRepeat) {
+    if (dashboard.state.isEditing && !isRepeat && !isEditingPanel) {
       moreSubMenu.push({
         text: t('panel.header-menu.duplicate', `Duplicate`),
         onClick: () => {
@@ -96,15 +99,17 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu, isRepeat = false) {
       });
     }
 
-    moreSubMenu.push({
-      text: t('panel.header-menu.copy', `Copy`),
-      onClick: () => {
-        DashboardInteractions.panelMenuItemClicked('copy');
-        dashboard.copyPanel(panel);
-      },
-    });
+    if (!isEditingPanel) {
+      moreSubMenu.push({
+        text: t('panel.header-menu.copy', `Copy`),
+        onClick: () => {
+          DashboardInteractions.panelMenuItemClicked('copy');
+          dashboard.copyPanel(panel);
+        },
+      });
+    }
 
-    if (dashboard.state.isEditing && !isRepeat) {
+    if (dashboard.state.isEditing && !isRepeat && !isEditingPanel) {
       if (parent instanceof LibraryVizPanel) {
         moreSubMenu.push({
           text: t('panel.header-menu.unlink-library-panel', `Unlink library panel`),
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu, isRepeat = false) {
       onClick: (e) => onCreateAlert(panel),
     });
 
-    if (hasLegendOptions(panel.state.options)) {
+    if (hasLegendOptions(panel.state.options) && !isEditingPanel) {
       moreSubMenu.push({
         text: panel.state.options.legend.showLegend
           ? t('panel.header-menu.hide-legend', 'Hide legend')
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu, isRepeat = false) {
       });
     }
 
-    if (dashboard.state.isEditing && !isRepeat) {
+    if (dashboard.state.isEditing && !isRepeat && !isEditingPanel) {
       items.push({
         text: '',
         type: 'divider',