diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx
index 8d3b8f91a75..2136356bad7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { sceneGraph, SceneObject, SceneObjectBase, SceneObjectState, VariableDependencyConfig } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
+import kbn from 'app/core/utils/kbn';
 import { OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor';
 
 import { ConditionalRendering } from '../../conditional-rendering/ConditionalRendering';
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ export class RowItem
     return this.state.layout;
   }
 
+  public getSlug(): string {
+    return kbn.slugifyForUrl(sceneGraph.interpolate(this, this.state.title ?? 'Row'));
+  }
+
   public switchLayout(layout: DashboardLayoutManager) {
     this.setState({ layout: this._layoutRestorer.getLayout(layout, this.state.layout) });
   }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItem.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItem.tsx
index df09763b00b..6bef7c0bf8d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItem.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { SceneObjectState, SceneObjectBase, sceneGraph, VariableDependencyConfig, SceneObject } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
+import kbn from 'app/core/utils/kbn';
 import { OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor';
 
 import { getDefaultVizPanel } from '../../utils/utils';
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ export class TabItem
     return this.state.layout;
   }
 
+  public getSlug(): string {
+    return kbn.slugifyForUrl(sceneGraph.interpolate(this, this.state.title ?? 'Tab'));
+  }
+
   public switchLayout(layout: DashboardLayoutManager) {
     this.setState({ layout: this._layoutRestorer.getLayout(layout, this.state.layout) });
   }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemRenderer.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemRenderer.tsx
index e3b7d66afdd..f0b5c1080ed 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemRenderer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemRenderer.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ export function TabItemRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<TabItem>) {
   const { tabs, currentTabIndex } = parentLayout.useState();
   const titleInterpolated = sceneGraph.interpolate(model, title, undefined, 'text');
   const { isSelected, onSelect, isSelectable } = useElementSelection(key);
+  const mySlug = model.getSlug();
+  const urlKey = parentLayout.getUrlKey();
   const myIndex = tabs.findIndex((tab) => tab === model);
   const isActive = myIndex === currentTabIndex;
   const location = useLocation();
-  const href = textUtil.sanitize(locationUtil.getUrlForPartial(location, { tab: myIndex }));
+  const href = textUtil.sanitize(locationUtil.getUrlForPartial(location, { [urlKey]: mySlug }));
 
   return (
     <Tab
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabsLayoutManager.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabsLayoutManager.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..079207b03cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabsLayoutManager.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { RowItem } from '../layout-rows/RowItem';
+import { RowsLayoutManager } from '../layout-rows/RowsLayoutManager';
+
+import { TabItem } from './TabItem';
+import { TabsLayoutManager } from './TabsLayoutManager';
+
+describe('TabsLayoutManager', () => {
+  describe('url sync', () => {
+    it('when on top level', () => {
+      const tabsLayoutManager = new TabsLayoutManager({
+        tabs: [new TabItem({ title: 'Performance' })],
+      });
+
+      const urlState = tabsLayoutManager.getUrlState();
+      expect(urlState).toEqual({ dtab: 'performance' });
+    });
+
+    it('when nested under row and parent tab', () => {
+      const innerMostTabs = new TabsLayoutManager({
+        tabs: [new TabItem({ title: 'Performance' })],
+      });
+
+      new RowsLayoutManager({
+        rows: [
+          new RowItem({
+            title: 'Overview',
+            layout: new TabsLayoutManager({
+              tabs: [
+                new TabItem({
+                  title: 'Frontend',
+                  layout: innerMostTabs,
+                }),
+              ],
+            }),
+          }),
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const urlState = innerMostTabs.getUrlState();
+      expect(urlState).toEqual({
+        ['overview-frontend-dtab']: 'performance',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabsLayoutManager.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabsLayoutManager.tsx
index 71af05bfce7..f4369290323 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabsLayoutManager.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabsLayoutManager.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ObjectRemovedFromCanvasEvent,
   ObjectsReorderedOnCanvasEvent,
 } from '../../edit-pane/shared';
+import { RowItem } from '../layout-rows/RowItem';
 import { RowsLayoutManager } from '../layout-rows/RowsLayoutManager';
 import { DashboardLayoutManager } from '../types/DashboardLayoutManager';
 import { LayoutRegistryItem } from '../types/LayoutRegistryItem';
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export class TabsLayoutManager extends SceneObjectBase<TabsLayoutManagerState> i
 
   public readonly descriptor = TabsLayoutManager.descriptor;
 
-  protected _urlSync = new SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig(this, { keys: ['tab'] });
+  protected _urlSync = new SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig(this, { keys: () => [this.getUrlKey()] });
 
   public constructor(state: Partial<TabsLayoutManagerState>) {
     super({
@@ -65,19 +66,23 @@ export class TabsLayoutManager extends SceneObjectBase<TabsLayoutManagerState> i
   }
 
   public getUrlState() {
-    return { tab: this.state.currentTabIndex.toString() };
+    const key = this.getUrlKey();
+    return { [key]: this.getCurrentTab().getSlug() };
   }
 
   public updateFromUrl(values: SceneObjectUrlValues) {
-    if (!values.tab) {
+    const key = this.getUrlKey();
+    const urlValue = values[key];
+
+    if (!urlValue) {
       return;
     }
-    if (typeof values.tab === 'string') {
-      const tabIndex = parseInt(values.tab, 10);
-      if (this.state.tabs[tabIndex]) {
-        this.setState({ currentTabIndex: tabIndex });
-      } else {
-        this.setState({ currentTabIndex: 0 });
+
+    if (typeof values[key] === 'string') {
+      // find tab with matching slug
+      const matchIndex = this.state.tabs.findIndex((tab) => tab.getSlug() === urlValue);
+      if (matchIndex !== -1) {
+        this.setState({ currentTabIndex: matchIndex });
       }
     }
   }
@@ -212,4 +217,24 @@ export class TabsLayoutManager extends SceneObjectBase<TabsLayoutManagerState> i
 
     return new TabsLayoutManager({ tabs });
   }
+
+  getUrlKey(): string {
+    let parent = this.parent;
+    // Panel edit uses tab key already so we are using dtab here to not conflict
+    let key = 'dtab';
+
+    while (parent) {
+      if (parent instanceof TabItem) {
+        key = `${parent.getSlug()}-${key}`;
+      }
+
+      if (parent instanceof RowItem) {
+        key = `${parent.getSlug()}-${key}`;
+      }
+
+      parent = parent.parent;
+    }
+
+    return key;
+  }
 }