diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 11f9acdc59b..e605baa2fd0 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
     "packages/grafana-data/src/panel/registryFactories.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "2"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "2"],
+      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "3"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-data/src/text/text.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts
index f4227054aae..150c53e7895 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { createFieldConfigRegistry } from './registryFactories';
 export type StandardOptionConfig = {
   defaultValue?: any;
   settings?: any;
+  hideFromDefaults?: boolean;
 };
 
 /** @beta */
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/registryFactories.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/registryFactories.ts
index 54a292a984f..1cd6e8524d1 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/registryFactories.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/registryFactories.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,18 @@ export function createFieldConfigRegistry<TFieldConfigOptions>(
       }
     }
     if (config.standardOptions) {
+      const customHideFromDefaults =
+        config.standardOptions[fieldConfigProp.id as FieldConfigProperty]?.hideFromDefaults;
       const customDefault = config.standardOptions[fieldConfigProp.id as FieldConfigProperty]?.defaultValue;
       const customSettings = config.standardOptions[fieldConfigProp.id as FieldConfigProperty]?.settings;
+
+      if (customHideFromDefaults) {
+        fieldConfigProp = {
+          ...fieldConfigProp,
+          hideFromDefaults: customHideFromDefaults,
+        };
+      }
+
       if (customDefault) {
         fieldConfigProp = {
           ...fieldConfigProp,