diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
index b53074f8d0f..1e303539e32 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ export const Components = {
       containerByTitle: (title: string) => `${title} panel`,
       headerCornerInfo: (mode: string) => `Panel header ${mode}`,
       loadingBar: () => `Panel loading bar`,
+      HoverWidget: {
+        container: 'data-test-id hover-header-container',
+        dragIcon: 'data-testid drag-icon',
+      },
     },
     Visualization: {
       Graph: {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
index 6a78d7d9389..3105d991c54 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { ReactElement, useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { selectors as e2eSelectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors/src';
 
 import { useStyles2 } from '../../themes';
 import { Icon } from '../Icon/Icon';
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ interface Props {
   dragClass?: string;
 }
 
+const selectors = e2eSelectors.components.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget;
+
 export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32 }: Props) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const draggableRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32 }:
     <div
       className={cx(styles.container, { 'show-on-hover': !menuOpen })}
       style={{ top: `${offset}px` }}
-      data-testid="hover-header-container"
+      data-testid={selectors.container}
     >
       {dragClass && (
         <div
@@ -47,11 +50,12 @@ export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32 }:
           onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
           onPointerUp={onPointerUp}
           ref={draggableRef}
+          data-testid={selectors.dragIcon}
         >
           <Icon name="expand-arrows" className={styles.draggableIcon} />
         </div>
       )}
-      {!title && <h6 className={cx(styles.untitled, styles.draggable, dragClass)}>Untitled</h6>}
+      {!title && <h6 className={cx(styles.untitled, { [styles.draggable]: !!dragClass }, dragClass)}>Untitled</h6>}
       {children}
       {menu && (
         <PanelMenu
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.test.tsx
index df4ad02b0b7..61194d5f504 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { Router } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -8,11 +9,12 @@ import { getGrafanaContextMock } from 'test/mocks/getGrafanaContextMock';
 
 import { selectors as e2eSelectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors/src';
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { Dashboard, DashboardCursorSync } from '@grafana/schema/src';
+import { Dashboard, DashboardCursorSync, FieldConfigSource, ThresholdsMode, Panel } from '@grafana/schema/src';
+import config from 'app/core/config';
 import { GrafanaContext } from 'app/core/context/GrafanaContext';
 import { getRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/__mocks__/routeProps';
-import { DashboardInitPhase, DashboardMeta, DashboardRoutes } from 'app/types';
 import * as appTypes from 'app/types';
+import { DashboardInitPhase, DashboardMeta, DashboardRoutes } from 'app/types';
 
 import { SafeDynamicImport } from '../../../core/components/DynamicImports/SafeDynamicImport';
 import { configureStore } from '../../../store/configureStore';
@@ -125,6 +127,9 @@ const getTestDashboard = (overrides?: Partial<Dashboard>, metaOverrides?: Partia
 
 describe('PublicDashboardPage', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
+    config.featureToggles.publicDashboards = true;
+    config.featureToggles.newPanelChromeUI = true;
+
     jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
@@ -175,6 +180,68 @@ describe('PublicDashboardPage', () => {
         expect(screen.queryByTestId(publicDashboardSelector.NotAvailable.container)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       });
     });
+
+    it('Should render panel with hover widget but without drag icon when panel title is undefined', async () => {
+      const fieldConfig: FieldConfigSource = {
+        defaults: {
+          thresholds: {
+            mode: ThresholdsMode.Absolute,
+            steps: [
+              {
+                color: 'green',
+                value: 1,
+              },
+              {
+                color: 'red',
+                value: 80,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        overrides: [],
+      };
+      const panels: Panel[] = [
+        {
+          id: 1,
+          fieldConfig,
+          gridPos: {
+            h: 8,
+            w: 12,
+            x: 0,
+            y: 0,
+          },
+          options: {},
+          title: undefined,
+          type: 'timeseries',
+          repeatDirection: 'h',
+          transformations: [],
+          transparent: false,
+        },
+      ];
+
+      const newState = {
+        dashboard: {
+          getModel: () => getTestDashboard({ panels }),
+          initError: null,
+          initPhase: DashboardInitPhase.Completed,
+          permissions: [],
+        },
+      };
+      setup(undefined, newState);
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByTestId(selectors.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget.container)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+      await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId(selectors.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget.container));
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId(selectors.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget.dragIcon)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('Should render panel without hover widget when panel title is not undefined', async () => {
+      setup(undefined, newState);
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.queryByTestId(selectors.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget.container)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Given a public dashboard with time range enabled', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.tsx
index bf4ee765c2a..12e5fa6cda8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/containers/PublicDashboardPage.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const PublicDashboardPage = (props: Props) => {
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   gridContainer: css({
     flex: 1,
-    padding: theme.spacing(0, 2, 2, 2),
+    padding: theme.spacing(2, 2, 2, 2),
     overflow: 'auto',
   }),
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardGrid.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardGrid.tsx
index efdfc481df9..532f1e3b824 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardGrid.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardGrid.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class DashboardGrid extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     return { top, bottom: this.lastPanelBottom };
   }
 
-  renderPanels(gridWidth: number) {
+  renderPanels(gridWidth: number, isDashboardDraggable: boolean) {
     const panelElements = [];
 
     // Reset last panel bottom
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class DashboardGrid extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
           isViewing={panel.isViewing}
         >
           {(width: number, height: number) => {
-            return this.renderPanel(panel, width, height);
+            return this.renderPanel(panel, width, height, isDashboardDraggable);
           }}
         </GrafanaGridItem>
       );
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class DashboardGrid extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     return panelElements;
   }
 
-  renderPanel(panel: PanelModel, width: number, height: number) {
+  renderPanel(panel: PanelModel, width: number, height: number, isDraggable: boolean) {
     if (panel.type === 'row') {
       return <DashboardRow key={panel.key} panel={panel} dashboard={this.props.dashboard} />;
     }
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ export class DashboardGrid extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
         dashboard={this.props.dashboard}
         isEditing={panel.isEditing}
         isViewing={panel.isViewing}
+        isDraggable={isDraggable}
         width={width}
         height={height}
         hideMenu={this.props.hidePanelMenus}
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ export class DashboardGrid extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                     onResizeStop={this.onResizeStop}
                     onLayoutChange={this.onLayoutChange}
                   >
-                    {this.renderPanels(width)}
+                    {this.renderPanels(width, draggable)}
                   </ReactGridLayout>
                 </div>
               ) : (
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ export class DashboardGrid extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                   onResizeStop={this.onResizeStop}
                   onLayoutChange={this.onLayoutChange}
                 >
-                  {this.renderPanels(width)}
+                  {this.renderPanels(width, draggable)}
                 </ReactGridLayout>
               </div>
             );
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardPanel.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardPanel.tsx
index 3e6a31f5b5a..89da60bb032 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardPanel.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface OwnProps {
   dashboard: DashboardModel;
   isEditing: boolean;
   isViewing: boolean;
+  isDraggable?: boolean;
   width: number;
   height: number;
   lazy?: boolean;
@@ -72,7 +73,18 @@ export class DashboardPanelUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props> {
   };
 
   renderPanel = ({ isInView }: { isInView: boolean }) => {
-    const { dashboard, panel, isViewing, isEditing, width, height, plugin, timezone, hideMenu } = this.props;
+    const {
+      dashboard,
+      panel,
+      isViewing,
+      isEditing,
+      width,
+      height,
+      plugin,
+      timezone,
+      hideMenu,
+      isDraggable = true,
+    } = this.props;
 
     if (!plugin) {
       return null;
@@ -87,6 +99,7 @@ export class DashboardPanelUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props> {
           isViewing={isViewing}
           isEditing={isEditing}
           isInView={isInView}
+          isDraggable={isDraggable}
           width={width}
           height={height}
         />
@@ -101,6 +114,7 @@ export class DashboardPanelUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props> {
         isViewing={isViewing}
         isEditing={isEditing}
         isInView={isInView}
+        isDraggable={isDraggable}
         width={width}
         height={height}
         onInstanceStateChange={this.onInstanceStateChange}
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx
index 47d9f581ef9..435341e227d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ interface OwnProps {
   isViewing: boolean;
   isEditing: boolean;
   isInView: boolean;
+  isDraggable?: boolean;
   width: number;
   height: number;
   hideMenu?: boolean;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
index a05518aacde..a593580c61e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export interface Props {
   isViewing: boolean;
   isEditing: boolean;
   isInView: boolean;
+  isDraggable?: boolean;
   width: number;
   height: number;
   onInstanceStateChange: (value: any) => void;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx
index fb4a68d5c99..90cf4261878 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ interface CommonProps {
   isViewing: boolean;
   isEditing: boolean;
   isInView: boolean;
+  isDraggable?: boolean;
   width: number;
   height: number;
   hideMenu?: boolean;
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ export function getPanelChromeProps(props: CommonProps) {
 
   const description = props.panel.description ? onShowPanelDescription() : undefined;
 
-  const dragClass = !(props.isViewing || props.isEditing) ? 'grid-drag-handle' : '';
+  const dragClass =
+    !(props.isViewing || props.isEditing) && Boolean(props.isDraggable ?? true) ? 'grid-drag-handle' : '';
 
   const title = props.panel.getDisplayTitle();