diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
index 36158cc4d67..03bf51af8ae 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export class DashboardPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const { dashboard } = this.props;
 
     const panelId = parseInt(urlPanelId!, 10);
+    dashboard!.expandParentRowFor(panelId);
     const panel = dashboard!.getPanelById(panelId);
 
     if (!panel) {
@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ export class DashboardPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       return;
     }
 
-    dashboard!.expandParentRowFor(panelId);
     callback(panel);
   }