diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelModel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelModel.ts
index 08d68628972..97d58089a15 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelModel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelModel.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ const mustKeepProps: { [str: string]: boolean } = {
   links: true,
   fullscreen: true,
   isEditing: true,
+  isViewing: true,
   hasRefreshed: true,
   events: true,
   cacheTimeout: true,