diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
index be880be8dad..8838fae9826 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) GetNavTree(c *models.ReqContext, hasEditPerm bool, prefs *
 		})
 	}
 
-	if hasAccess(ac.ReqSignedIn, ac.EvalAny(ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsRead), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsCreate))) {
+	if c.IsPublicDashboardView || hasAccess(ac.ReqSignedIn, ac.EvalAny(ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsRead), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsCreate))) {
 		dashboardChildLinks := s.buildDashboardNavLinks(c, hasEditPerm)
 
 		dashboardLink := &navtree.NavLink{