diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
index e633b7fb0ce..b6aef4deccd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export function gridItemToPanel(
     x = gridItem.state.x ?? 0;
     y = gridItem.state.y ?? 0;
     w = gridItem.state.width ?? 0;
-    h = gridItem.state.height ?? 0;
+    h = gridItem.state.itemHeight ?? gridItem.state.height ?? 0;
 
     return libraryVizPanelToPanel(gridItem.state.body, { x, y, w, h });
   }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export function gridItemToPanel(
   x = gridItem_.state.x ?? 0;
   y = gridItem_.state.y ?? 0;
   w = gridItem_.state.width ?? 0;
-  h = gridItem_.state.height ?? 0;
+  h = gridItem_.state.itemHeight ?? gridItem_.state.height ?? 0;
 
   if (!vizPanel) {
     throw new Error('Unsupported grid item type');