diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
index 224b04707a3..5f5e8d30559 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ type DashboardPageRouteSearchParams = {
   editview?: string;
   inspect?: string;
   kiosk?: UrlQueryValue;
+  from?: string;
+  to?: string;
+  refresh?: string;
 };
 
 export interface Props extends GrafanaRouteComponentProps<DashboardPageRouteParams, DashboardPageRouteSearchParams> {
@@ -138,9 +141,19 @@ export class DashboardPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     }
 
     if (prevProps.location.search !== this.props.location.search) {
-      getTimeSrv().updateTimeRangeFromUrl();
+      const prevUrlParams = prevProps.queryParams;
+      const urlParams = this.props.queryParams;
+
+      if (urlParams?.from !== prevUrlParams?.from && urlParams?.to !== prevUrlParams?.to) {
+        getTimeSrv().updateTimeRangeFromUrl();
+      }
+
+      if (!prevUrlParams?.refresh && urlParams?.refresh) {
+        getTimeSrv().setAutoRefresh(urlParams.refresh);
+      }
 
       const templateVarChanges = findTemplateVarChanges(this.props.queryParams, prevProps.queryParams);
+
       if (templateVarChanges) {
         templateVarsChangedInUrl(templateVarChanges);
       }