diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/AddPanelWidget/AddPanelWidget.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/AddPanelWidget/AddPanelWidget.tsx
index fe04248524a..bdcc3c9d165 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/AddPanelWidget/AddPanelWidget.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/AddPanelWidget/AddPanelWidget.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ export class AddPanelWidget extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     const newPanel: any = {
       type: panelPluginInfo.id,
       title: 'Panel Title',
-      gridPos: { x: gridPos.x, y: gridPos.y, w: gridPos.w, h: gridPos.h },
+      gridPos: {
+        x: gridPos.x,
+        y: gridPos.y,
+        w: panelPluginInfo.defaults.gridPos.w,
+        h: panelPluginInfo.defaults.gridPos.h,
+      },
     };
 
     // apply panel template / defaults