diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
index e1874dfb15d..48424ea2b1a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -935,7 +935,9 @@ export class DashboardVariableDependency implements SceneVariableDependencyConfi
       for (const behavior of child.state.$behaviors) {
         if (behavior instanceof RowRepeaterBehavior) {
           if (behavior.isWaitingForVariables || (behavior.state.variableName === variable.state.name && hasChanged)) {
-            behavior.performRepeat();
+            behavior.performRepeat(true);
+          } else if (!behavior.isWaitingForVariables && behavior.state.variableName === variable.state.name) {
+            behavior.notifyRepeatedPanelsWaitingForVariables(variable);
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.test.tsx
index bddb841cc14..67701dfeacd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.test.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { VariableRefresh } from '@grafana/data';
 import { getPanelPlugin } from '@grafana/data/test/__mocks__/pluginMocks';
 import { setPluginImportUtils } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import {
@@ -144,6 +145,26 @@ describe('RowRepeaterBehavior', () => {
 
       expect(gridStateUpdates.length).toBe(1);
     });
+
+    it('Should update panels on refresh if variables load on time range change', async () => {
+      const { scene, repeatBehavior } = buildScene({
+        variableQueryTime: 0,
+        variableRefresh: VariableRefresh.onTimeRangeChanged,
+      });
+
+      const notifyPanelsSpy = jest.spyOn(repeatBehavior, 'notifyRepeatedPanelsWaitingForVariables');
+
+      activateFullSceneTree(scene);
+
+      expect(notifyPanelsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+      scene.state.$timeRange?.onRefresh();
+
+      //make sure notifier is called
+      expect(notifyPanelsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      notifyPanelsSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Should not repeat row', () => {
@@ -251,6 +272,7 @@ interface SceneOptions {
   maxPerRow?: number;
   itemHeight?: number;
   repeatDirection?: RepeatDirection;
+  variableRefresh?: VariableRefresh;
 }
 
 function buildScene(
@@ -334,6 +356,7 @@ function buildScene(
           isMulti: true,
           includeAll: true,
           delayMs: options.variableQueryTime,
+          refresh: options.variableRefresh,
           optionsToReturn: variableOptions ?? [
             { label: 'A', value: 'A1' },
             { label: 'B', value: 'B1' },
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.ts
index 663315e5d04..ae1aefee9f6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/RowRepeaterBehavior.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import {
   SceneGridRow,
   SceneObjectBase,
   SceneObjectState,
+  SceneVariable,
   SceneVariableSet,
   VariableDependencyConfig,
   VariableValueSingle,
   VizPanelMenu,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 
-import { getMultiVariableValues } from '../utils/utils';
+import { getMultiVariableValues, getQueryRunnerFor } from '../utils/utils';
 
 import { DashboardGridItem } from './DashboardGridItem';
 import { repeatPanelMenuBehavior } from './PanelMenuBehavior';
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export class RowRepeaterBehavior extends SceneObjectBase<RowRepeaterBehaviorStat
 
   public isWaitingForVariables = false;
   private _prevRepeatValues?: VariableValueSingle[];
+  private _clonedRows?: SceneGridRow[];
 
   public constructor(state: RowRepeaterBehaviorState) {
     super(state);
@@ -44,6 +46,23 @@ export class RowRepeaterBehavior extends SceneObjectBase<RowRepeaterBehaviorStat
     this.addActivationHandler(() => this._activationHandler());
   }
 
+  public notifyRepeatedPanelsWaitingForVariables(variable: SceneVariable) {
+    const allRows = [this._getRow(), ...(this._clonedRows ?? [])];
+
+    for (const row of allRows) {
+      for (const gridItem of row.state.children) {
+        if (!(gridItem instanceof DashboardGridItem)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        const queryRunner = getQueryRunnerFor(gridItem.state.body);
+        if (queryRunner) {
+          queryRunner.variableDependency?.variableUpdateCompleted(variable, false);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private _activationHandler() {
     this.performRepeat();
 
@@ -143,7 +162,7 @@ export class RowRepeaterBehavior extends SceneObjectBase<RowRepeaterBehaviorStat
 
     this._prevRepeatValues = values;
 
-    const rows: SceneGridRow[] = [];
+    this._clonedRows = [];
     const rowContent = rowToRepeat.state.children;
     const rowContentHeight = getRowContentHeight(rowContent);
 
@@ -205,10 +224,10 @@ export class RowRepeaterBehavior extends SceneObjectBase<RowRepeaterBehaviorStat
         rowContentHeight,
         children
       );
-      rows.push(rowClone);
+      this._clonedRows.push(rowClone);
     }
 
-    updateLayout(layout, rows, maxYOfRows, rowToRepeat);
+    updateLayout(layout, this._clonedRows, maxYOfRows, rowToRepeat);
 
     // Used from dashboard url sync
     this.publishEvent(new DashboardRepeatsProcessedEvent({ source: this }), true);