diff --git a/packages/grafana-schema/src/index.gen.ts b/packages/grafana-schema/src/index.gen.ts
index 4ec9a38b62f..6b17d832f7a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-schema/src/index.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-schema/src/index.gen.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ export {
 } from './veneer/dashboard.types';
 
 // Raw generated types from playlist entity type.
-export type { Playlist } from './raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen';
+export type {
+  Playlist,
+  PlaylistItem
+} from './raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen';
 
 // Raw generated default consts from playlist entity type.
 export { defaultPlaylist } from './raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen';
diff --git a/packages/grafana-schema/src/raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen.ts b/packages/grafana-schema/src/raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen.ts
index 73afa9d350f..ed13e0ef775 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-schema/src/raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-schema/src/raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@
 //
 // Run `make gen-cue` from repository root to regenerate.
 
+export interface PlaylistItem {
+  /**
+   * Title is an unused property -- it will be removed in the future
+   */
+  title?: string;
+  /**
+   * Type of the item.
+   */
+  type: ('dashboard_by_uid' | 'dashboard_by_id' | 'dashboard_by_tag');
+  /**
+   * Value depends on type and describes the playlist item.
+   * 
+   *  - dashboard_by_id: The value is an internal numerical identifier set by Grafana. This
+   *  is not portable as the numerical identifier is non-deterministic between different instances.
+   *  Will be replaced by dashboard_by_uid in the future. (deprecated)
+   *  - dashboard_by_tag: The value is a tag which is set on any number of dashboards. All
+   *  dashboards behind the tag will be added to the playlist.
+   *  - dashboard_by_uid: The value is the dashboard UID
+   */
+  value: string;
+}
+
 export interface Playlist {
   /**
    * Interval sets the time between switching views in a playlist.
@@ -15,27 +37,7 @@ export interface Playlist {
   /**
    * The ordered list of items that the playlist will iterate over.
    */
-  items?: Array<{
-    /**
-     * Type of the item.
-     */
-    type: ('dashboard_by_uid' | 'dashboard_by_id' | 'dashboard_by_tag');
-    /**
-     * Value depends on type and describes the playlist item.
-     * 
-     *  - dashboard_by_id: The value is an internal numerical identifier set by Grafana. This
-     *  is not portable as the numerical identifier is non-deterministic between different instances.
-     *  Will be replaced by dashboard_by_uid in the future. (deprecated)
-     *  - dashboard_by_tag: The value is a tag which is set on any number of dashboards. All
-     *  dashboards behind the tag will be added to the playlist.
-     *  - dashboard_by_uid: The value is the dashboard UID
-     */
-    value: string;
-    /**
-     * Title is an unused property -- it will be removed in the future
-     */
-    title: string;
-  }>;
+  items?: Array<PlaylistItem>;
   /**
    * Name of the playlist.
    */
diff --git a/pkg/coremodel/playlist/coremodel.cue b/pkg/coremodel/playlist/coremodel.cue
index f881798bade..4070cf3b848 100644
--- a/pkg/coremodel/playlist/coremodel.cue
+++ b/pkg/coremodel/playlist/coremodel.cue
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ seqs: [
 					//  dashboards behind the tag will be added to the playlist.
 					//  - dashboard_by_uid: The value is the dashboard UID
 					value: string
-					
+
 					// Title is an unused property -- it will be removed in the future
-    				title: string
-				}
+    				title?: string
+				} @cuetsy(kind="interface")
 			}
 		]
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/coremodel/playlist/playlist_gen.go b/pkg/coremodel/playlist/playlist_gen.go
index a742e99ac88..01f8fa2f044 100644
--- a/pkg/coremodel/playlist/playlist_gen.go
+++ b/pkg/coremodel/playlist/playlist_gen.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Model struct {
 // Equivalent Go types at stable import paths are provided in https://github.com/grafana/grok.
 type PlaylistItem struct {
 	// Title is an unused property -- it will be removed in the future
-	Title string `json:"title"`
+	Title *string `json:"title,omitempty"`
 
 	// Type of the item.
 	Type PlaylistItemType `json:"type"`
diff --git a/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go b/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go
index 14854213b7a..b1778475539 100644
--- a/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go
+++ b/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, q *playlist.GetPlaylistByUidQuery) (*
 	for i := 0; i < len(rawItems); i++ {
 		items[i].Type = playlist.PlaylistItemType(rawItems[i].Type)
 		items[i].Value = rawItems[i].Value
+
+		// Add the unused title to the result
+		title := rawItems[i].Title
+		if title != "" {
+			items[i].Title = &title
+		}
 	}
 	return &playlist.PlaylistDTO{
 		Uid:      v.UID,
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts b/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts
index bf8f58bcb01..0856917c176 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { PlaylistItem as PlaylistItemFromSchema } from '@grafana/schema/src/raw/playlist/x/playlist.gen';
+
 import { DashboardQueryResult } from '../search/service';
 
 export type PlaylistMode = boolean | 'tv';
@@ -16,10 +18,7 @@ export interface Playlist {
   items?: PlaylistItem[];
 }
 
-export interface PlaylistItem {
-  type: 'dashboard_by_tag' | 'dashboard_by_uid' | 'dashboard_by_id'; // _by_id is deprecated
-  value: string; // tag or uid
-
+export interface PlaylistItem extends PlaylistItemFromSchema {
   // Loaded in the frontend
   dashboards?: DashboardQueryResult[];
 }