diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValue.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValue.tsx
index 3019977bf75..762cd2e893b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValue.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValue.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ export interface Props extends Themeable2 {
    * Used by BigValueTextMode.Auto text mode.
    */
   count?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Disable the wide layout for the BigValue
+   */
+  disableWideLayout?: boolean;
 }
 
 export class BigValue extends PureComponent<Props> {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValueLayout.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValueLayout.tsx
index 8e52e9f379b..15ff7a04b69 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValueLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BigValue/BigValueLayout.tsx
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export class StackedWithNoChartLayout extends BigValueLayout {
 
 export function buildLayout(props: Props): BigValueLayout {
   const { width, height, sparkline } = props;
-  const useWideLayout = width / height > 2.5;
+  const useWideLayout = width / height > 2.5 && !props.disableWideLayout;
 
   if (useWideLayout) {
     if (height > 50 && !!sparkline && sparkline.y.values.length > 1) {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx
index 25750a7aaee..2300fc20dcd 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class StatPanel extends PureComponent<PanelProps<Options>> {
         theme={config.theme2}
         onClick={openMenu}
         className={targetClassName}
+        disableWideLayout={true}
       />
     );
   };