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 44a69b8fb23..e299272de78 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
       // disable flex grow on the SceneGridLayouts first div
       '> div:first-child': {
         flexGrow: `0 !important`,
-        minHeight: '250px',
+        minHeight: 1,
       },
       ...dashboardCanvasAddButtonHoverStyles,
     }),