diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/icon/IconPanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/icon/IconPanel.tsx
index 7e4cced6a90..896a99e65e8 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/icon/IconPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/icon/IconPanel.tsx
@@ -27,11 +27,26 @@ export class IconPanel extends Component<Props> {
 
   initElement = (props: Props) => {
     this.element = new ElementState(iconItem, props.options.root as any);
-    this.element.updateSize(props.width, props.height);
+    this.updateSize(props);
     this.element.updateData(this.dims);
     return this.element;
   };
 
+  updateSize = (props: Props) => {
+    const { width, height } = props;
+    this.element.anchor = {
+      top: true,
+      left: true,
+    };
+    this.element.placement = {
+      left: 0,
+      top: 0,
+      width,
+      height,
+    };
+    this.element.updateSize(width, height);
+  };
+
   dims: DimensionContext = {
     getColor: (color: ColorDimensionConfig) => getColorDimensionFromData(this.props.data, color),
     getScale: (scale: ScaleDimensionConfig) => getScaleDimensionFromData(this.props.data, scale),
@@ -44,7 +59,7 @@ export class IconPanel extends Component<Props> {
     let changed = false;
 
     if (width !== nextProps.width || height !== nextProps.height) {
-      this.element.updateSize(nextProps.width, nextProps.height);
+      this.updateSize(nextProps);
       changed = true;
     }
     if (data !== nextProps.data) {