diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.test.tsx
index f2ba0d14a2b..39a11c6babd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.test.tsx
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ describe('DefaultGridLayoutManager', () => {
       const newGridItem = grid.state.children[grid.state.children.length - 1] as DashboardGridItem;
 
       expect(newGridItem.state.height).toBe(1);
+      expect(newGridItem.state.itemHeight).toBe(1);
     });
 
     it('Should duplicate a repeated panel', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
index 914b852d8e6..f3f318c2c01 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export class DefaultGridLayoutManager
       x: gridItem.state.x,
       y: gridItem.state.y,
       height: gridItem.state.height,
+      itemHeight: gridItem.state.height,
       width: gridItem.state.width,
       variableName: gridItem.state.variableName,
       repeatDirection: gridItem.state.repeatDirection,