diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
index 7e9aa1052aa..97362791486 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
@@ -485,7 +485,10 @@ export const getLinksSupplier =
       if (href) {
         href = locationUtil.assureBaseUrl(href.replace(/\n/g, ''));
         href = replaceVariables(href, dataLinkScopedVars, VariableFormatID.UriEncode);
-        href = locationUtil.processUrl(href);
+
+        if (href?.length > 0) {
+          href = locationUtil.processUrl(href);
+        }
       }
 
       if (link.onClick) {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx
index 3e95d3946b4..4993c3c617b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx
@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@ export const DataLinksCell = (props: TableCellProps) => {
 
   return (
     <div {...cellProps} className={tableStyles.cellContainerText}>
-      {links &&
-        links.map((link, idx) => {
-          return (
-            // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events, jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions
-            <span key={idx} className={tableStyles.cellLink} onClick={link.onClick}>
-              <a href={link.href} target={link.target}>
-                {link.title}
-              </a>
-            </span>
-          );
-        })}
+      {links?.map((link, idx) => {
+        return !link.href && link.onClick == null ? (
+          <span key={idx} className={tableStyles.cellLinkEmpty}>
+            {link.title}
+          </span>
+        ) : (
+          // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events, jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions
+          <span key={idx} className={tableStyles.cellLink} onClick={link.onClick}>
+            <a href={link.href} target={link.target}>
+              {link.title}
+            </a>
+          </span>
+        );
+      })}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DefaultCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DefaultCell.tsx
index 5b0cf8bcc5e..8dbfabc32f3 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DefaultCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Cells/DefaultCell.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const DefaultCell = (props: TableCellProps) => {
   const showFilters = props.onCellFilterAdded && field.config.filterable;
   const showActions = (showFilters && cell.value !== undefined) || inspectEnabled;
   const cellOptions = getCellOptions(field);
-  const hasLinks = Boolean(getCellLinks(field, row)?.length);
+  const cellLinks = getCellLinks(field, row);
+  const hasLinks = cellLinks?.some((link) => link.href || link.onClick != null);
   const clearButtonStyle = useStyles2(clearLinkButtonStyles);
   let value: string | ReactElement;
 
@@ -79,7 +80,9 @@ export const DefaultCell = (props: TableCellProps) => {
   return (
     <div key={key} {...rest} className={cellStyle}>
       {hasLinks ? (
-        <DataLinksContextMenu links={() => getCellLinks(field, row) || []}>
+        <DataLinksContextMenu
+          links={() => getCellLinks(field, row)?.filter((link) => link.href || link.onClick != null) || []}
+        >
           {(api) => {
             if (api.openMenu) {
               return (
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/AutoCell.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/AutoCell.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f041887502b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/AutoCell.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { Field, FieldType, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
+import { TableCellDisplayMode } from '@grafana/schema';
+
+import AutoCell from './AutoCell';
+
+describe('AutoCell', () => {
+  describe('Displays data Links', () => {
+    const getFieldWithLinks = (links: LinkModel[]): Field => {
+      return {
+        name: 'Category',
+        type: FieldType.string,
+        values: ['A', 'B', 'A', 'B', 'A'],
+        config: {
+          custom: {
+            cellOptions: {
+              type: TableCellDisplayMode.Auto,
+              wrapText: false,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        display: (value: unknown) => ({
+          text: String(value),
+          numeric: 0,
+          color: undefined,
+          prefix: undefined,
+          suffix: undefined,
+        }),
+        state: {},
+        getLinks: () => links,
+      };
+    };
+
+    it('shows multiple datalinks in a context menu behind a button', () => {
+      const linksForField = [
+        { href: 'http://asdasd.com', title: 'Test Title' } as LinkModel,
+        { href: 'http://asdasd2.com', title: 'Test Title2' } as LinkModel,
+      ];
+
+      jest.mock('../utils', () => ({
+        getCellLinks: () => linksForField,
+      }));
+
+      const field = getFieldWithLinks(linksForField);
+
+      render(
+        <AutoCell
+          value="test"
+          field={field}
+          justifyContent="normal"
+          rowIdx={0}
+          cellOptions={{ type: TableCellDisplayMode.Auto }}
+        />
+      );
+      const submitButton = screen.getByRole('button');
+      expect(submitButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('does not show button for menu for multiple links if one is invalid', () => {
+      const linksForField = [
+        { href: 'http://asdasd.com', title: 'Test Title' } as LinkModel,
+        { title: 'Test Title2' } as LinkModel,
+      ];
+
+      jest.mock('../utils', () => ({
+        getCellLinks: () => linksForField,
+      }));
+
+      const field = getFieldWithLinks(linksForField);
+
+      render(
+        <AutoCell
+          value="test"
+          field={field}
+          justifyContent="normal"
+          rowIdx={0}
+          cellOptions={{ type: TableCellDisplayMode.Auto }}
+        />
+      );
+      const submitButton = screen.queryByRole('button');
+      expect(submitButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/AutoCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/AutoCell.tsx
index c484601c8b6..d40e363d569 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/AutoCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/AutoCell.tsx
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@ export default function AutoCell({ value, field, justifyContent, rowIdx, cellOpt
 
   const displayValue = field.display!(value);
   const formattedValue = formattedValueToString(displayValue);
-  const hasLinks = Boolean(getCellLinks(field, rowIdx)?.length);
+  const cellLinks = getCellLinks(field, rowIdx);
+  const hasLinks = cellLinks?.some((link) => link.href || link.onClick != null);
   const clearButtonStyle = useStyles2(clearLinkButtonStyles);
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.cell}>
       {hasLinks ? (
-        <DataLinksContextMenu links={() => getCellLinks(field, rowIdx) || []}>
+        <DataLinksContextMenu
+          links={() => getCellLinks(field, rowIdx)?.filter((link) => link.href || link.onClick != null) || []}
+        >
           {(api) => {
             if (api.openMenu) {
               return (
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/DataLinksCell.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/DataLinksCell.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3584e48a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/DataLinksCell.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { Field, FieldType, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
+import { TableCellDisplayMode } from '@grafana/schema';
+
+import { DataLinksCell } from './DataLinksCell';
+
+describe('DataLinksCell', () => {
+  describe('Displays data Links', () => {
+    const getFieldWithLinks = (links: LinkModel[]): Field => {
+      return {
+        name: 'Category',
+        type: FieldType.string,
+        values: ['A', 'B', 'A', 'B', 'A'],
+        config: {
+          custom: {
+            cellOptions: {
+              type: TableCellDisplayMode.Auto,
+              wrapText: false,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        display: (value: unknown) => ({
+          text: String(value),
+          numeric: 0,
+          color: undefined,
+          prefix: undefined,
+          suffix: undefined,
+        }),
+        state: {},
+        getLinks: () => links,
+      };
+    };
+
+    it('shows multiple datalinks in separate spans', () => {
+      const linksForField = [
+        { href: 'http://asdasd.com', title: 'Test Title' } as LinkModel,
+        { href: 'http://asdasd2.com', title: 'Test Title2' } as LinkModel,
+      ];
+
+      jest.mock('../utils', () => ({
+        getCellLinks: () => linksForField,
+      }));
+
+      const field = getFieldWithLinks(linksForField);
+
+      render(<DataLinksCell field={field} rowIdx={0} />);
+
+      linksForField.forEach((link) => {
+        expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: link.title })).toHaveAttribute('href', link.href);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('Does not create a link if href is missing from link', () => {
+      const linksForField = [
+        { href: 'http://asdasd.com', title: 'Test Title' } as LinkModel,
+        { title: 'Test Title2' } as LinkModel,
+      ];
+
+      jest.mock('../utils', () => ({
+        getCellLinks: () => linksForField,
+      }));
+
+      const field = getFieldWithLinks(linksForField);
+
+      render(<DataLinksCell field={field} rowIdx={0} />);
+
+      linksForField.forEach((link) => {
+        if (link.href !== undefined) {
+          expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: link.title })).toHaveAttribute('href', link.href);
+        } else {
+          expect(screen.queryByRole('link', { name: link.title })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+          expect(screen.getByText(link.title)).toBeInTheDocument();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx
index 858faa49b4d..5163d7414cd 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/DataLinksCell.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ export const DataLinksCell = ({ field, rowIdx }: DataLinksCellProps) => {
     <div>
       {links &&
         links.map((link, idx) => {
-          return (
+          return !link.href && link.onClick == null ? (
+            <span key={idx} className={styles.cellLinkEmpty}>
+              {link.title}
+            </span>
+          ) : (
             // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events, jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions
             <span key={idx} className={styles.linkCell} onClick={link.onClick}>
               <a href={link.href} target={link.target}>
@@ -46,4 +50,12 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
       color: theme.colors.text.link,
     },
   }),
+  cellLinkEmpty: css({
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+    userSelect: 'text',
+    whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+    fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightMedium,
+    paddingRight: theme.spacing(1.5),
+  }),
 });
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableRT/styles.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableRT/styles.ts
index f276de36abc..24fcf5e17cc 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableRT/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableRT/styles.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ export function useTableStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2, cellHeightOption: TableCell
         color: theme.colors.text.link,
       },
     }),
+    cellLinkEmpty: css({
+      overflow: 'hidden',
+      textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+      userSelect: 'text',
+      whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+      fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightMedium,
+      paddingRight: theme.spacing(1.5),
+    }),
     cellLinkForColoredCell: css({
       cursor: 'pointer',
       overflow: 'hidden',