diff --git a/public/app/features/apiserver/types.ts b/public/app/features/apiserver/types.ts
index aecc57b4f73..054aa62d810 100644
--- a/public/app/features/apiserver/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/apiserver/types.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const AnnoKeySavedFromUI = 'grafana.app/saved-from-ui';
 export const AnnoKeyDashboardNotFound = 'grafana.app/dashboard-not-found';
 export const AnnoKeyDashboardIsSnapshot = 'grafana.app/dashboard-is-snapshot';
 export const AnnoKeyDashboardSnapshotOriginalUrl = 'grafana.app/dashboard-snapshot-original-url';
+export const AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew = 'grafana.app/dashboard-is-new';
 export const AnnoKeyDashboardGnetId = 'grafana.app/dashboard-gnet-id';
 
 // Annotations provided by the API
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ type GrafanaClientAnnotations = {
   [AnnoKeyDashboardNotFound]?: boolean;
   [AnnoKeyDashboardIsSnapshot]?: boolean;
   [AnnoKeyDashboardSnapshotOriginalUrl]?: string;
+  [AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew]?: boolean;
 
   // TODO: This should be provided by the API
   // This is the dashboard ID for the Gcom API. This set when a dashboard is created through importing a dashboard from Grafana.com.
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/PanelInspectDrawer.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/PanelInspectDrawer.tsx
index 0a9704b3e49..2b75bec161f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/PanelInspectDrawer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/PanelInspectDrawer.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ export class PanelInspectDrawer extends SceneObjectBase<PanelInspectDrawerState>
   onClose = () => {
     const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(this);
     const meta = dashboard.state.meta;
-    const isNew = dashboard.state.uid === '';
 
     locationService.push(
       getDashboardUrl({
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ export class PanelInspectDrawer extends SceneObjectBase<PanelInspectDrawerState>
           inspect: null,
           inspectTab: null,
         },
-        isHomeDashboard: !meta.url && !meta.slug && !isNew,
+        isHomeDashboard: !meta.url && !meta.slug && !meta.isNew,
       })
     );
   };
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.test.ts
index c5d4f66de89..b1e60f6e0db 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.test.ts
@@ -136,12 +136,13 @@ describe('DashboardScenePageStateManager v1', () => {
     });
 
     describe('New dashboards', () => {
-      it('Should have new empty model and should not be cached', async () => {
+      it('Should have new empty model with meta.isNew and should not be cached', async () => {
         const loader = new DashboardScenePageStateManager({});
 
         await loader.loadDashboard({ uid: '', route: DashboardRoutes.New });
         const dashboard = loader.state.dashboard!;
 
+        expect(dashboard.state.meta.isNew).toBe(true);
         expect(dashboard.state.isEditing).toBe(undefined);
         expect(dashboard.state.isDirty).toBe(false);
 
@@ -433,12 +434,13 @@ describe('DashboardScenePageStateManager v2', () => {
     });
 
     describe('New dashboards', () => {
-      it('Should have new empty model and should not be cached', async () => {
+      it('Should have new empty model with meta.isNew and should not be cached', async () => {
         const loader = new DashboardScenePageStateManagerV2({});
 
         await loader.loadDashboard({ uid: '', route: DashboardRoutes.New });
         const dashboard = loader.state.dashboard!;
 
+        expect(dashboard.state.meta.isNew).toBe(true);
         expect(dashboard.state.isEditing).toBe(undefined);
         expect(dashboard.state.isDirty).toBe(false);
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataAlertingTab.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataAlertingTab.test.tsx
index 1d9e2764ce8..40aa3cd0926 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataAlertingTab.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataAlertingTab.test.tsx
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('PanelAlertTabContent', () => {
       }),
     ];
 
-    renderAlertTab(dashboard, dashboard);
+    renderAlertTab(dashboard);
 
     const defaults = await clickNewButton();
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ describe('PanelAlertTabContent', () => {
       }),
     ];
 
-    renderAlertTab(dashboard, dashboard);
+    renderAlertTab(dashboard);
     const defaults = await clickNewButton();
 
     expect(defaults.queries[0].model).toEqual({
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe('PanelAlertTabContent', () => {
       }),
     ];
 
-    renderAlertTab(dashboard, dashboard);
+    renderAlertTab(dashboard);
     const defaults = await clickNewButton();
 
     expect(defaults.queries[0].model).toEqual({
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ describe('PanelAlertTabContent', () => {
   it('Will render alerts belonging to panel and a button to create alert from panel queries', async () => {
     dashboard.panels = [panel];
 
-    renderAlertTab(dashboard, dashboard);
+    renderAlertTab(dashboard);
 
     const rows = await ui.row.findAll();
     expect(rows).toHaveLength(2);
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ describe('PanelAlertTabContent', () => {
   });
 });
 
-function renderAlertTab(dashboard: DashboardModel, dto: DashboardDataDTO) {
-  const model = createModel(dashboard, dto);
+function renderAlertTab(dashboard: DashboardModel) {
+  const model = createModel(dashboard);
   renderAlertTabContent(model);
 }
 
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ async function clickNewButton() {
   return defaults;
 }
 
-function createModel(dashboard: DashboardModel, dto: DashboardDataDTO) {
-  const scene = createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(dashboard, dto);
+function createModel(dashboard: DashboardModel) {
+  const scene = createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(dashboard, {} as DashboardDataDTO);
   const vizPanel = findVizPanelByKey(scene, getVizPanelKeyForPanelId(34))!;
   const model = new PanelDataAlertingTab({ panelRef: vizPanel.getRef() });
   jest.spyOn(utils, 'getDashboardSceneFor').mockReturnValue(scene);
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
index 2c54e174bea..c0ac4ea98c7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,27 @@ describe('DashboardScene', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('Given new dashboard in edit mode', () => {
+      it('when saving it should clear isNew state', () => {
+        const scene = buildTestScene({
+          meta: { isNew: true },
+        });
+
+        scene.activate();
+        scene.onEnterEditMode();
+        scene.saveCompleted({} as Dashboard, {
+          id: 1,
+          slug: 'slug',
+          uid: 'dash-1',
+          url: 'sss',
+          version: 2,
+          status: 'aaa',
+        });
+
+        expect(scene.state.meta.isNew).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('Given scene in edit mode', () => {
       let scene: DashboardScene;
       let deactivateScene: () => void;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
index 2b38dcf2260..d2efb1279b9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export interface DashboardSceneState extends SceneObjectState {
   /** True when user made a change */
   isDirty?: boolean;
   /** meta flags */
-  meta: Omit<DashboardMeta, 'isNew'>;
+  meta: DashboardMeta;
   /** Version of the dashboard */
   version?: number;
   /** Panel to inspect */
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
 
   private _activationHandler() {
     let prevSceneContext = window.__grafanaSceneContext;
-    const isNew = this.state.uid === '';
+
     window.__grafanaSceneContext = this;
 
     this._initializePanelSearch();
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
       this._changeTracker.startTrackingChanges();
     }
 
-    if (isNew) {
+    if (this.state.meta.isNew) {
       this.onEnterEditMode();
       this.setState({ isDirty: true });
     }
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
         url: result.url,
         slug: result.slug,
         folderUid: folderUid,
+        isNew: false,
         version: result.version,
       },
     });
@@ -412,7 +413,6 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
 
   public getPageNav(location: H.Location, navIndex: NavIndex) {
     const { meta, viewPanelScene, editPanel, title, uid } = this.state;
-    const isNew = uid === '';
 
     if (meta.dashboardNotFound) {
       return { text: 'Not found' };
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
         slug: meta.slug,
         currentQueryParams: location.search,
         updateQuery: { viewPanel: null, inspect: null, editview: null, editPanel: null, tab: null, shareView: null },
-        isHomeDashboard: !meta.url && !meta.slug && !isNew && !meta.isSnapshot,
+        isHomeDashboard: !meta.url && !meta.slug && !meta.isNew && !meta.isSnapshot,
         isSnapshot: meta.isSnapshot,
       }),
     };
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/NavToolbarActions.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/NavToolbarActions.tsx
index 53ce0af2169..fd6b419538f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/NavToolbarActions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/NavToolbarActions.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export function ToolbarActions({ dashboard }: Props) {
   const isEditedPanelDirty = usePanelEditDirty(editPanel);
   const isEditingLibraryPanel = editPanel && isLibraryPanel(editPanel.state.panelRef.resolve());
   const isNotFound = Boolean(meta.dashboardNotFound);
-  const isNew = uid === '';
   const hasCopiedPanel = store.exists(LS_PANEL_COPY_KEY);
   // Means we are not in settings view, fullscreen panel or edit panel
   const isShowingDashboard = !editview && !isViewingPanel && !isEditingPanel;
@@ -468,7 +467,7 @@ export function ToolbarActions({ dashboard }: Props) {
 
   toolbarActions.push({
     group: 'main-buttons',
-    condition: isEditing && !isNew && isShowingDashboard,
+    condition: isEditing && !meta.isNew && isShowingDashboard,
     render: () => (
       <Button
         onClick={() => dashboard.exitEditMode({ skipConfirm: false })}
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ export function ToolbarActions({ dashboard }: Props) {
     condition: isEditing && !isEditingLibraryPanel && (meta.canSave || canSaveAs),
     render: () => {
       // if we  only can save
-      if (isNew) {
+      if (meta.isNew) {
         return (
           <Button
             onClick={() => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.ts
index eba43ee791c..8ff45f88f6f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class V2DashboardSerializer
     );
 
     const hasFolderChanges = scene.getInitialState()?.meta.folderUid !== scene.state.meta.folderUid;
-    const isNew = scene.getInitialState()?.uid === '';
+    const isNew = scene.getInitialState()?.meta.isNew;
 
     return {
       ...changeInfo,
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/buildNewDashboardSaveModel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/buildNewDashboardSaveModel.ts
index b82e4e3ca24..6acef80c830 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/buildNewDashboardSaveModel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/buildNewDashboardSaveModel.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   defaultTimeSettingsSpec,
   GroupByVariableKind,
 } from '@grafana/schema/dist/esm/schema/dashboard/v2alpha0/dashboard.gen';
-import { AnnoKeyFolder } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
+import { AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew, AnnoKeyFolder } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
 import { DashboardWithAccessInfo } from 'app/features/dashboard/api/types';
 import { getDatasourceSrv } from 'app/features/plugins/datasource_srv';
 import { DashboardDTO } from 'app/types';
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export async function buildNewDashboardSaveModelV2(
       creationTimestamp: '0',
       annotations: {
         [AnnoKeyFolder]: '',
+        [AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew]: true,
       },
     },
   };
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.test.ts
index af99d67aaba..1bc3fe195a0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   TextVariableKind,
 } from '@grafana/schema/dist/esm/schema/dashboard/v2alpha0/dashboard.gen';
 import { handyTestingSchema } from '@grafana/schema/dist/esm/schema/dashboard/v2alpha0/examples';
+import { AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
 import { DashboardWithAccessInfo } from 'app/features/dashboard/api/types';
 import { MIXED_DATASOURCE_NAME } from 'app/plugins/datasource/mixed/MixedDataSource';
 
@@ -470,5 +471,26 @@ describe('transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene', () => {
         expect(scene.state.meta.canDelete).toBe(true);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('is new dashboard handling', () => {
+      it('handles undefined is new dashbaord annotation', () => {
+        const scene = transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene(defaultDashboard);
+        expect(scene.state.meta.isNew).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it('handles defined is new dashbaord annotation', () => {
+        const dashboard: DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardV2Spec> = {
+          ...defaultDashboard,
+          metadata: {
+            ...defaultDashboard.metadata,
+            annotations: {
+              ...defaultDashboard.metadata.annotations,
+              [AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew]: true,
+            },
+          },
+        };
+        const scene = transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene(dashboard);
+        expect(scene.state.meta.isNew).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.ts
index bf51c88161d..7bf5db88fe6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import {
   AnnoKeyFolder,
   AnnoKeyUpdatedBy,
   AnnoKeyUpdatedTimestamp,
+  AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew,
   AnnoKeyDashboardIsSnapshot,
 } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
 import { DashboardWithAccessInfo } from 'app/features/dashboard/api/types';
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export function transformSaveModelSchemaV2ToScene(dto: DashboardWithAccessInfo<D
     hasUnsavedFolderChange: false,
     dashboardNotFound: Boolean(dto.metadata.annotations?.[AnnoKeyDashboardNotFound]),
     version: parseInt(metadata.resourceVersion, 10),
+    isNew: Boolean(dto.metadata.annotations?.[AnnoKeyDashboardIsNew]),
   };
 
   // Ref: DashboardModel.initMeta
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts
index 0a7108cdcf3..22a8c119054 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel,
   let variables: SceneVariableSet | undefined;
   let annotationLayers: SceneDataLayerProvider[] = [];
   let alertStatesLayer: AlertStatesDataLayer | undefined;
-  const uid = dto.uid;
 
   if (oldModel.templating?.list?.length) {
     if (oldModel.meta.isSnapshot) {
@@ -229,16 +228,15 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel,
     addPanelsOnLoadBehavior,
     new DashboardScopesFacade({
       reloadOnParamsChange: config.featureToggles.reloadDashboardsOnParamsChange && oldModel.meta.reloadOnParamsChange,
-      uid,
+      uid: oldModel.uid,
     }),
     new DashboardReloadBehavior({
       reloadOnParamsChange: config.featureToggles.reloadDashboardsOnParamsChange && oldModel.meta.reloadOnParamsChange,
-      uid,
+      uid: oldModel.uid,
       version: oldModel.version,
     }),
   ];
   const dashboardScene = new DashboardScene({
-    uid,
     description: oldModel.description,
     editable: oldModel.editable,
     preload: dto.preload ?? false,
@@ -248,6 +246,7 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel,
     meta: oldModel.meta,
     tags: oldModel.tags || [],
     title: oldModel.title,
+    uid: oldModel.uid,
     version: oldModel.version,
     body: new DefaultGridLayoutManager({
       grid: new SceneGridLayout({