diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts
index 16ef1ddc7a1..bc0e5ff8b3d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const availableIconsIndex = {
   'arrow-up': true,
   'arrows-h': true,
   'arrows-v': true,
+  'expand-arrows': true,
   at: true,
   backward: true,
   bars: true,
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
index cb16dfac8ca..c67a11837a2 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { css } from '@emotion/css';
-import classnames from 'classnames';
+import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { ReactElement, useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
@@ -38,18 +37,19 @@ export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32 }:
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={classnames(styles.container, { 'show-on-hover': !menuOpen })}
+      className={cx(styles.container, { 'show-on-hover': !menuOpen })}
       style={{ top: `${offset}px` }}
       data-testid="hover-header-container"
     >
       <div
-        className={classnames(styles.square, styles.draggable, dragClass)}
+        className={cx(styles.square, styles.draggable, dragClass)}
         onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
         onPointerUp={onPointerUp}
         ref={draggableRef}
       >
-        <Icon name="draggabledots" />
+        <Icon name="expand-arrows" className={styles.draggableIcon} />
       </div>
+      {!title && <h6 className={cx(styles.untitled, styles.draggable, dragClass)}>Untitled</h6>}
       {children}
       <div className={styles.square}>
         <PanelMenu
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
       position: 'absolute',
       zIndex: 1,
       right: 0,
-      boxSizing: 'border-box',
+      boxSizing: 'content-box',
       alignItems: 'center',
       background: theme.colors.background.secondary,
       color: theme.colors.text.primary,
@@ -92,18 +92,37 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
       alignItems: 'center',
       width: theme.spacing(4),
       height: '100%',
+      paddingRight: theme.spacing(0.5),
     }),
     draggable: css({
       cursor: 'move',
+      // mobile do not support draggable panels
+      [theme.breakpoints.down('md')]: {
+        display: 'none',
+      },
     }),
     menuButton: css({
-      color: theme.colors.text.primary,
+      // Background and border are overriden when topnav toggle is disabled
+      background: 'inherit',
+      border: 'none',
       '&:hover': {
-        background: 'inherit',
+        background: theme.colors.secondary.main,
       },
     }),
     title: css({
       padding: theme.spacing(0.75),
     }),
+    untitled: css({
+      color: theme.colors.text.disabled,
+      fontStyle: 'italic',
+      marginBottom: 0,
+    }),
+    draggableIcon: css({
+      transform: 'rotate(45deg)',
+      color: theme.colors.text.secondary,
+      '&:hover': {
+        color: theme.colors.text.primary,
+      },
+    }),
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
index d6d0c40c2c7..e822dada9f5 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { CSSProperties, ReactElement, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useMedia } from 'react-use';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2, LoadingState } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
@@ -84,7 +85,14 @@ export function PanelChrome({
 }: PanelChromeProps) {
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
-  const hasHeader = !hoverHeader;
+
+  const pointerQuery = '(pointer: coarse)';
+  // detect if we are on touch devices
+  const isTouchDevice = useMedia(pointerQuery);
+  const hasHeader = !hoverHeader || isTouchDevice;
+
+  // hover menu is only shown on hover when not on touch devices
+  const showOnHoverClass = !isTouchDevice ? 'show-on-hover' : '';
 
   const headerHeight = getHeaderHeight(theme, hasHeader);
   const { contentStyle, innerWidth, innerHeight } = getContentStyle(padding, theme, width, headerHeight, height);
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ export function PanelChrome({
         {loadingState === LoadingState.Loading ? <LoadingBar width={width} ariaLabel="Panel loading bar" /> : null}
       </div>
 
-      {hoverHeader && (
+      {hoverHeader && !isTouchDevice && (
         <>
           {menu && (
             <HoverWidget menu={menu} title={title} offset={hoverHeaderOffset} dragClass={dragClass}>
@@ -162,7 +170,12 @@ export function PanelChrome({
                 menu={menu}
                 title={title}
                 placement="bottom-end"
-                menuButtonClass={cx(styles.menuItem, dragClassCancel, 'show-on-hover')}
+                menuButtonClass={cx(
+                  { [styles.hiddenMenu]: !isTouchDevice },
+                  styles.menuItem,
+                  dragClassCancel,
+                  showOnHoverClass
+                )}
               />
             )}
 
@@ -296,9 +309,11 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
       justifyContent: 'center',
       alignItems: 'center',
     }),
+    hiddenMenu: css({
+      visibility: 'hidden',
+    }),
     menuItem: css({
       label: 'panel-menu',
-      visibility: 'hidden',
       border: 'none',
       background: theme.colors.secondary.main,
       '&:hover': {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/TitleItem.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/TitleItem.tsx
index 9fe041ef172..a062a64bd28 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/TitleItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/TitleItem.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const TitleItem = forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, TitleItemProps>(
           onClick={onClick}
           target={target}
           title={title}
-          className={cx(styles.item, className)}
+          className={cx(styles.linkItem, className)}
           {...rest}
         >
           {children}
@@ -46,29 +46,33 @@ export const TitleItem = forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, TitleItemProps>(
 TitleItem.displayName = 'TitleItem';
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
+  const item = css({
+    color: `${theme.colors.text.secondary}`,
+    label: 'panel-header-item',
+    cursor: 'auto',
+    border: 'none',
+    borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius()}`,
+    padding: `${theme.spacing(0, 1)}`,
+    height: `${theme.spacing(theme.components.panel.headerHeight)}`,
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+
+    '&:focus, &:focus-visible': {
+      ...getFocusStyles(theme),
+      zIndex: 1,
+    },
+    '&: focus:not(:focus-visible)': getMouseFocusStyles(theme),
+
+    '&:hover ': {
+      boxShadow: `${theme.shadows.z1}`,
+      background: `${theme.colors.background.secondary}`,
+      color: `${theme.colors.text.primary}`,
+    },
+  });
+
   return {
-    item: css({
-      color: `${theme.colors.text.secondary}`,
-      label: 'panel-header-item',
-      cursor: 'auto',
-      border: 'none',
-      borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius()}`,
-      padding: `${theme.spacing(0, 1)}`,
-      height: `${theme.spacing(theme.components.panel.headerHeight)}`,
-      display: 'flex',
-      alignItems: 'center',
-      justifyContent: 'center',
-
-      '&:focus, &:focus-visible': {
-        ...getFocusStyles(theme),
-        zIndex: 1,
-      },
-      '&: focus:not(:focus-visible)': getMouseFocusStyles(theme),
-
-      '&:hover ': {
-        boxShadow: `${theme.shadows.z1}`,
-        background: `${theme.colors.background.secondary}`,
-      },
-    }),
+    item,
+    linkItem: cx(item, css({ cursor: 'pointer' })),
   };
 };