diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
index ac6a7e7e30f..cf0f9b53f2c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ export const Pages = {
     Annotations: {
       marker: 'data-testid annotation-marker',
     },
+    Rows: {
+      Repeated: {
+        ConfigSection: {
+          warningMessage: 'data-testid Repeated rows warning message',
+        },
+      },
+    },
   },
   Dashboards: {
     url: '/dashboards',
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.test.tsx
index ae7153af8af..52cbaa67caa 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { screen, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import { SHARED_DASHBOARD_QUERY } from 'app/plugins/datasource/dashboard/types';
+
 import { PanelModel } from '../../state/PanelModel';
 
 import { DashboardRow } from './DashboardRow';
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ describe('DashboardRow', () => {
         canEdit: true,
       },
       events: { subscribe: jest.fn() },
+      getRowPanels: () => [],
     };
 
     panel = new PanelModel({ collapsed: false });
@@ -67,4 +70,28 @@ describe('DashboardRow', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Delete row' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Row options' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('Should return warning message when row panel has a panel with dashboard ds set', async () => {
+    const panel = new PanelModel({
+      datasource: {
+        type: 'datasource',
+        uid: SHARED_DASHBOARD_QUERY,
+      },
+    });
+    const rowPanel = new PanelModel({ collapsed: true, panels: [panel] });
+    const dashboardRow = new DashboardRow({ panel: rowPanel, dashboard: dashboardMock });
+    expect(dashboardRow.getWarning()).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('Should not return warning message when row panel does not have a panel with dashboard ds set', async () => {
+    const panel = new PanelModel({
+      datasource: {
+        type: 'datasource',
+        uid: 'ds-uid',
+      },
+    });
+    const rowPanel = new PanelModel({ collapsed: true, panels: [panel] });
+    const dashboardRow = new DashboardRow({ panel: rowPanel, dashboard: dashboardMock });
+    expect(dashboardRow.getWarning()).not.toBeDefined();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.tsx
index 8ce01c3f128..a8f871d11a6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashboardRow/DashboardRow.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { indexOf } from 'lodash';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Unsubscribable } from 'rxjs';
 
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { getTemplateSrv, RefreshEvent } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Icon } from '@grafana/ui';
 import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
+import { SHARED_DASHBOARD_QUERY } from 'app/plugins/datasource/dashboard/types';
 
 import { ShowConfirmModalEvent } from '../../../../types/events';
 import { DashboardModel } from '../../state/DashboardModel';
@@ -38,6 +40,23 @@ export class DashboardRow extends React.Component<DashboardRowProps> {
     this.props.dashboard.toggleRow(this.props.panel);
   };
 
+  getWarning = () => {
+    const panels = !!this.props.panel.panels?.length
+      ? this.props.panel.panels
+      : this.props.dashboard.getRowPanels(indexOf(this.props.dashboard.panels, this.props.panel));
+    const isAnyPanelUsingDashboardDS = panels.some((p) => p.datasource?.uid === SHARED_DASHBOARD_QUERY);
+    if (isAnyPanelUsingDashboardDS) {
+      return (
+        <p>
+          Panels in this row use the {SHARED_DASHBOARD_QUERY} data source. These panels will reference the panel in the
+          original row, not the ones in the repeated rows.
+        </p>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  };
+
   onUpdate = (title: string, repeat?: string | null) => {
     this.props.panel.setProperty('title', title);
     this.props.panel.setProperty('repeat', repeat ?? undefined);
@@ -94,6 +113,7 @@ export class DashboardRow extends React.Component<DashboardRowProps> {
               title={this.props.panel.title}
               repeat={this.props.panel.repeat}
               onUpdate={this.onUpdate}
+              warning={this.getWarning()}
             />
             <button type="button" className="pointer" onClick={this.onDelete} aria-label="Delete row">
               <Icon name="trash-alt" />
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsButton.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsButton.tsx
index 8f3427f39eb..3cae211487e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsButton.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsButton.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ export interface RowOptionsButtonProps {
   title: string;
   repeat?: string | null;
   onUpdate: OnRowOptionsUpdate;
+  warning?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-export const RowOptionsButton = ({ repeat, title, onUpdate }: RowOptionsButtonProps) => {
+export const RowOptionsButton = ({ repeat, title, onUpdate, warning }: RowOptionsButtonProps) => {
   const onUpdateChange = (hideModal: () => void) => (title: string, repeat?: string | null) => {
     onUpdate(title, repeat);
     hideModal();
@@ -26,7 +27,13 @@ export const RowOptionsButton = ({ repeat, title, onUpdate }: RowOptionsButtonPr
             className="pointer"
             aria-label="Row options"
             onClick={() => {
-              showModal(RowOptionsModal, { title, repeat, onDismiss: hideModal, onUpdate: onUpdateChange(hideModal) });
+              showModal(RowOptionsModal, {
+                title,
+                repeat,
+                onDismiss: hideModal,
+                onUpdate: onUpdateChange(hideModal),
+                warning,
+              });
             }}
           >
             <Icon name="cog" />
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsForm.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsForm.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96be5fb9f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsForm.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { TestProvider } from 'test/helpers/TestProvider';
+
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+
+import { RowOptionsForm } from './RowOptionsForm';
+
+jest.mock('../RepeatRowSelect/RepeatRowSelect', () => ({
+  RepeatRowSelect: () => <div />,
+}));
+describe('DashboardRow', () => {
+  it('Should show warning component when has warningMessage prop', () => {
+    render(
+      <TestProvider>
+        <RowOptionsForm repeat={'3'} title="" onCancel={jest.fn()} onUpdate={jest.fn()} warning="a warning message" />
+      </TestProvider>
+    );
+    expect(
+      screen.getByTestId(selectors.pages.Dashboard.Rows.Repeated.ConfigSection.warningMessage)
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('Should not show warning component when does not have warningMessage prop', () => {
+    render(
+      <TestProvider>
+        <RowOptionsForm repeat={'3'} title="" onCancel={jest.fn()} onUpdate={jest.fn()} />
+      </TestProvider>
+    );
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByTestId(selectors.pages.Dashboard.Rows.Repeated.ConfigSection.warningMessage)
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsForm.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsForm.tsx
index 52cab6a714b..1558225ee4e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsForm.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { Button, Field, Form, Modal, Input } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { Button, Field, Form, Modal, Input, Alert } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { RepeatRowSelect } from '../RepeatRowSelect/RepeatRowSelect';
 
@@ -11,9 +12,10 @@ export interface Props {
   repeat?: string | null;
   onUpdate: OnRowOptionsUpdate;
   onCancel: () => void;
+  warning?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-export const RowOptionsForm = ({ repeat, title, onUpdate, onCancel }: Props) => {
+export const RowOptionsForm = ({ repeat, title, warning, onUpdate, onCancel }: Props) => {
   const [newRepeat, setNewRepeat] = useState<string | null | undefined>(repeat);
   const onChangeRepeat = useCallback((name?: string | null) => setNewRepeat(name), [setNewRepeat]);
 
@@ -29,11 +31,20 @@ export const RowOptionsForm = ({ repeat, title, onUpdate, onCancel }: Props) =>
           <Field label="Title">
             <Input {...register('title')} type="text" />
           </Field>
-
           <Field label="Repeat for">
             <RepeatRowSelect repeat={newRepeat} onChange={onChangeRepeat} />
           </Field>
-
+          {warning && (
+            <Alert
+              data-testid={selectors.pages.Dashboard.Rows.Repeated.ConfigSection.warningMessage}
+              severity="warning"
+              title=""
+              topSpacing={3}
+              bottomSpacing={0}
+            >
+              {warning}
+            </Alert>
+          )}
           <Modal.ButtonRow>
             <Button type="button" variant="secondary" onClick={onCancel} fill="outline">
               Cancel
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsModal.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsModal.tsx
index d0bdaf41daf..fbd811d17dc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsModal.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/RowOptions/RowOptionsModal.tsx
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ import { OnRowOptionsUpdate, RowOptionsForm } from './RowOptionsForm';
 export interface RowOptionsModalProps {
   title: string;
   repeat?: string | null;
+  warning?: React.ReactNode;
   onDismiss: () => void;
   onUpdate: OnRowOptionsUpdate;
 }
 
-export const RowOptionsModal = ({ repeat, title, onDismiss, onUpdate }: RowOptionsModalProps) => {
+export const RowOptionsModal = ({ repeat, title, onDismiss, onUpdate, warning }: RowOptionsModalProps) => {
   const styles = getStyles();
   return (
     <Modal isOpen={true} title="Row options" icon="copy" onDismiss={onDismiss} className={styles.modal}>
-      <RowOptionsForm repeat={repeat} title={title} onCancel={onDismiss} onUpdate={onUpdate} />
+      <RowOptionsForm repeat={repeat} title={title} onCancel={onDismiss} onUpdate={onUpdate} warning={warning} />
     </Modal>
   );
 };