diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx
index 0c8b3b51e6b..8368463d25d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardControls.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   SceneObjectUrlValues,
   CancelActivationHandler,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { Box, Button, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Box, Button, Stack, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { playlistSrv } from 'app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv';
 
 import { PanelEditControls } from '../panel-edit/PanelEditControls';
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ export class DashboardControls extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardControlsState> {
   });
 
   protected _urlSync = new SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig(this, {
-    keys: ['_dash.hideTimePicker', '_dash.hideVariables', '_dash.hideLinks', '_dash.hideDashboardControls'],
+    keys: [
+      '_dash.hideTimePicker',
+      '_dash.hideVariables',
+      '_dash.hideAnnotations',
+      '_dash.hideLinks',
+      '_dash.hideDashboardControls',
+    ],
   });
 
   /**
@@ -171,17 +177,17 @@ function DashboardControlsRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<DashboardContr
       <div className={cx(styles.rightControls, editPanel && styles.rightControlsWrap)}>
         {/* Time controls */}
         {!hideTimeControls && (
-          <div className={styles.fixedControls}>
+          <Stack gap={1} justifyContent={'flex-end'}>
             <timePicker.Component model={timePicker} />
             <refreshPicker.Component model={refreshPicker} />
-          </div>
+          </Stack>
         )}
 
         {/* Actions (edit, play, share, etc.) */}
         {config.featureToggles.dashboardNewLayouts && (
-          <div className={styles.fixedControls}>
+          <Stack gap={1} justifyContent={'flex-end'}>
             <DashboardControlActions dashboard={dashboard} />
-          </div>
+          </Stack>
         )}
       </div>
 
@@ -191,7 +197,7 @@ function DashboardControlsRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<DashboardContr
         {!hideVariableControls && <VariableControls dashboard={dashboard} />}
         {!hideAnnotationControls && <DashboardDataLayerControls dashboard={dashboard} />}
         {!hideLinksControls && !editPanel && <DashboardLinksControls links={links} dashboard={dashboard} />}
-        {!hideDashboardControls && hasDashboardControls(dashboard) && <DashboardControlsButton dashboard={dashboard} />}
+        {!hideDashboardControls && hasDashboardControls && <DashboardControlsButton dashboard={dashboard} />}
       </div>
       {editPanel && <PanelEditControls panelEditor={editPanel} />}
       {showDebugger && <SceneDebugger scene={model} key={'scene-debugger'} />}
@@ -250,13 +256,14 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
     controls: css({
       gap: theme.spacing(1),
       padding: theme.spacing(2, 2, 1, 2),
-      flexDirection: 'row',
+      display: 'flex',
+      flexDirection: 'row-reverse',
       flexWrap: 'nowrap',
       position: 'relative',
       width: '100%',
       marginLeft: 'auto',
       [theme.breakpoints.down('sm')]: {
-        flexDirection: 'column-reverse',
+        flexDirection: 'column',
         alignItems: 'stretch',
       },
       '&:hover .dashboard-canvas-add-button': {
@@ -276,38 +283,33 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
     leftControls: css({
       display: 'flex',
       gap: theme.spacing(1),
-      float: 'left',
       alignItems: 'flex-start',
+      justifyContent: 'flex-start',
+      flex: 1,
       flexWrap: 'wrap',
       maxWidth: '100%',
       minWidth: 0,
     }),
     rightControls: css({
-      display: 'flex',
+      display: 'inline-flex',
       gap: theme.spacing(1),
-      float: 'right',
       alignItems: 'flex-start',
-      flexWrap: 'wrap',
+      justifyContent: 'flex-end',
+      flexWrap: 'nowrap',
+      flexShrink: 0,
       maxWidth: '100%',
       minWidth: 0,
-    }),
-    fixedControls: css({
-      display: 'flex',
-      justifyContent: 'flex-end',
-      gap: theme.spacing(1),
-      marginBottom: theme.spacing(1),
-      order: 2,
-      marginLeft: 'auto',
-      flexShrink: 0,
-      alignSelf: 'flex-start',
-    }),
-    dashboardControlsButton: css({
-      order: 2,
-      marginLeft: 'auto',
+      [theme.breakpoints.down('sm')]: {
+        flexWrap: 'wrap',
+      },
     }),
     rightControlsWrap: css({
       flexWrap: 'wrap',
       marginLeft: 'auto',
     }),
+    dashboardControlsButton: css({
+      order: 2,
+      marginLeft: 'auto',
+    }),
   };
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardDataLayerControls.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardDataLayerControls.tsx
index 94929687be2..f31f02be1de 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardDataLayerControls.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardDataLayerControls.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { SceneDataLayerProvider, sceneGraph } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { Stack } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { isDashboardDataLayerSetState } from './DashboardDataLayerSet';
 import { DashboardScene } from './DashboardScene';
@@ -16,11 +15,11 @@ export function DashboardDataLayerControls({ dashboard }: { dashboard: Dashboard
 
   if (isDashboardDataLayerSetState(state)) {
     return (
-      <Stack gap={1}>
+      <>
         {state.annotationLayers.filter(isDefaultPlacement).map((layer) => (
           <DataLayerControl key={layer.state.key} layer={layer} />
         ))}
-      </Stack>
+      </>
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinkRenderer.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinkRenderer.tsx
index d2571314782..92ea9aa473f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinkRenderer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinkRenderer.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
       display: 'inline-flex',
       alignItems: 'center',
       verticalAlign: 'middle',
-      marginBottom: theme.spacing(1),
     }),
   };
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinksControls.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinksControls.tsx
index 5a9569dd298..8053055fe81 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinksControls.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardLinksControls.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { sceneGraph } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { DashboardLink } from '@grafana/schema';
-import { Stack } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { DashboardLinkRenderer } from './DashboardLinkRenderer';
 import { DashboardScene } from './DashboardScene';
@@ -19,12 +18,12 @@ export function DashboardLinksControls({ links, dashboard }: Props) {
   }
 
   return (
-    <Stack gap={1}>
+    <>
       {links
         .filter((link) => link.placement === undefined)
         .map((link: DashboardLink, index: number) => (
           <DashboardLinkRenderer link={link} dashboardUID={uid} key={`${link.title}-$${index}`} />
         ))}
-    </Stack>
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/VariableControls.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/VariableControls.tsx
index 457a6a06fad..cd4f0aa4265 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/VariableControls.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/VariableControls.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   ControlsLayout,
   sceneUtils,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { Stack, useElementSelection, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { useElementSelection, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { DashboardScene } from './DashboardScene';
 import { AddVariableButton } from './VariableControlsAddButton';
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ export function VariableControls({ dashboard }: { dashboard: DashboardScene }) {
   const { variables } = sceneGraph.getVariables(dashboard)!.useState();
 
   return (
-    <Stack gap={1}>
+    <>
       {variables
         .filter((v) => v.state.hide !== VariableHide.inControlsMenu)
         .map((variable) => (
           <VariableValueSelectWrapper key={variable.state.key} variable={variable} />
         ))}
       {config.featureToggles.dashboardNewLayouts ? <AddVariableButton dashboard={dashboard} /> : null}
-    </Stack>
+    </>
   );
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
       borderTopLeftRadius: 'unset',
       borderBottomLeftRadius: 'unset',
     }),
-    marginBottom: theme.spacing(1),
   }),
   verticalContainer: css({
     display: 'flex',
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/SubMenu/DashboardLinksDashboard.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/SubMenu/DashboardLinksDashboard.tsx
index ae5cffb9b31..f2d0d9e026f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/SubMenu/DashboardLinksDashboard.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/SubMenu/DashboardLinksDashboard.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
       display: 'inline-flex',
       alignItems: 'center',
       verticalAlign: 'middle',
-      marginBottom: theme.spacing(1),
     }),
   };
 }