diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashNav/DashNav.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashNav/DashNav.tsx
index b3efafc9e39..05dc6a57c1e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashNav/DashNav.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/DashNav/DashNav.tsx
@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ export const DashNav = React.memo<Props>((props) => {
       );
     }
 
+    if (config.featureToggles.scenes) {
+      buttons.push(
+        <DashNavButton
+          key="button-scenes"
+          tooltip={'View as Scene'}
+          icon="apps"
+          onClick={() => locationService.push(`/scenes/dashboard/${dashboard.uid}`)}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
     addCustomContent(customLeftActions, buttons);
     return buttons;
   };
@@ -310,16 +321,6 @@ export const DashNav = React.memo<Props>((props) => {
 
     buttons.push(renderTimeControls());
 
-    if (config.featureToggles.scenes) {
-      buttons.push(
-        <ToolbarButton
-          key="button-scenes"
-          tooltip={'View as Scene'}
-          icon="apps"
-          onClick={() => locationService.push(`/scenes/dashboard/${dashboard.uid}`)}
-        />
-      );
-    }
     return buttons;
   };
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardScene.tsx
index c37f000c4a4..203bf398cb8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -1,72 +1,55 @@
-import { css } from '@emotion/css';
-import React from 'react';
+import {
+  getUrlSyncManager,
+  SceneGridItem,
+  SceneObject,
+  SceneObjectBase,
+  SceneObjectState,
+  SceneObjectStateChangedEvent,
+} from '@grafana/scenes';
 
-import { GrafanaTheme2, PageLayoutType } from '@grafana/data';
-import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { SceneObjectBase, SceneComponentProps, SceneObject, SceneObjectState } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { ToolbarButton, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { AppChromeUpdate } from 'app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeUpdate';
-import { Page } from 'app/core/components/Page/Page';
+import { DashboardSceneRenderer } from './DashboardSceneRenderer';
 
-interface DashboardSceneState extends SceneObjectState {
+export interface DashboardSceneState extends SceneObjectState {
   title: string;
   uid?: string;
   body: SceneObject;
   actions?: SceneObject[];
   controls?: SceneObject[];
+  isEditing?: boolean;
+  isDirty?: boolean;
 }
 
 export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
   static Component = DashboardSceneRenderer;
-}
 
-function DashboardSceneRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<DashboardScene>) {
-  const { title, body, actions = [], uid, controls } = model.useState();
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  constructor(state: DashboardSceneState) {
+    super(state);
 
-  const toolbarActions = (actions ?? []).map((action) => <action.Component key={action.state.key} model={action} />);
+    this.addActivationHandler(() => {
+      return () => getUrlSyncManager().cleanUp(this);
+    });
 
-  if (uid?.length) {
-    toolbarActions.push(
-      <ToolbarButton
-        icon="apps"
-        onClick={() => locationService.push(`/d/${uid}`)}
-        tooltip="View as Dashboard"
-        key="scene-to-dashboard-switch"
-      />
-    );
+    this.subscribeToEvent(SceneObjectStateChangedEvent, this.onChildStateChanged);
   }
 
-  return (
-    <Page navId="scenes" pageNav={{ text: title }} layout={PageLayoutType.Canvas}>
-      <AppChromeUpdate actions={toolbarActions} />
-      {controls && (
-        <div className={styles.controls}>
-          {controls.map((control) => (
-            <control.Component key={control.state.key} model={control} />
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
-      <div className={styles.body}>
-        <body.Component model={body} />
-      </div>
-    </Page>
-  );
-}
+  onChildStateChanged = (event: SceneObjectStateChangedEvent) => {
+    // Temporary hacky way to detect changes
+    if (event.payload.changedObject instanceof SceneGridItem) {
+      this.setState({ isDirty: true });
+    }
+  };
 
-function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
-  return {
-    body: css({
-      flexGrow: 1,
-      display: 'flex',
-      gap: '8px',
-    }),
-    controls: css({
-      display: 'flex',
-      paddingBottom: theme.spacing(2),
-      flexWrap: 'wrap',
-      alignItems: 'center',
-      gap: theme.spacing(1),
-    }),
+  initUrlSync() {
+    getUrlSyncManager().initSync(this);
+  }
+
+  onEnterEditMode = () => {
+    this.setState({ isEditing: true });
+  };
+
+  onDiscard = () => {
+    // TODO open confirm modal if dirty
+    // TODO actually discard changes
+    this.setState({ isEditing: false });
   };
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardSceneRenderer.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardSceneRenderer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ba0e0adc21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardSceneRenderer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { GrafanaTheme2, PageLayoutType } from '@grafana/data';
+import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { SceneComponentProps } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { Button, CustomScrollbar, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { AppChromeUpdate } from 'app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeUpdate';
+import { NavToolbarSeparator } from 'app/core/components/AppChrome/NavToolbar/NavToolbarSeparator';
+import { Page } from 'app/core/components/Page/Page';
+import { DashNavButton } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/DashNav/DashNavButton';
+
+import { DashboardScene } from './DashboardScene';
+
+export function DashboardSceneRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<DashboardScene>) {
+  const { title, body, actions = [], controls, isEditing, isDirty, uid } = model.useState();
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  const toolbarActions = (actions ?? []).map((action) => <action.Component key={action.state.key} model={action} />);
+
+  if (uid) {
+    toolbarActions.push(
+      <DashNavButton
+        key="button-scenes"
+        tooltip={'View as dashboard'}
+        icon="apps"
+        onClick={() => locationService.push(`/d/${uid}`)}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  toolbarActions.push(<NavToolbarSeparator leftActionsSeparator />);
+
+  if (!isEditing) {
+    // TODO check permissions
+    toolbarActions.push(
+      <Button
+        onClick={model.onEnterEditMode}
+        tooltip="Enter edit mode"
+        key="edit"
+        variant="primary"
+        icon="pen"
+        fill="text"
+      >
+        Edit
+      </Button>
+    );
+  } else {
+    // TODO check permissions
+    toolbarActions.push(
+      <Button onClick={model.onEnterEditMode} tooltip="Save as copy" fill="text" key="save-as">
+        Save as
+      </Button>
+    );
+    toolbarActions.push(
+      <Button onClick={model.onDiscard} tooltip="Save changes" fill="text" key="discard" variant="destructive">
+        Discard
+      </Button>
+    );
+    toolbarActions.push(
+      <Button onClick={model.onEnterEditMode} tooltip="Save changes" key="save" disabled={!isDirty}>
+        Save
+      </Button>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Page navId="scenes" pageNav={{ text: title }} layout={PageLayoutType.Custom}>
+      <CustomScrollbar autoHeightMin={'100%'}>
+        <div className={styles.canvasContent}>
+          <AppChromeUpdate actions={toolbarActions} />
+          {controls && (
+            <div className={styles.controls}>
+              {controls.map((control) => (
+                <control.Component key={control.state.key} model={control} />
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+          <div className={styles.body}>
+            <body.Component model={body} />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </CustomScrollbar>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}
+
+function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
+  return {
+    canvasContent: css({
+      label: 'canvas-content',
+      display: 'flex',
+      flexDirection: 'column',
+      padding: theme.spacing(0, 2),
+      flexBasis: '100%',
+      flexGrow: 1,
+    }),
+    body: css({
+      flexGrow: 1,
+      display: 'flex',
+      gap: '8px',
+    }),
+    controls: css({
+      display: 'flex',
+      flexWrap: 'wrap',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+      gap: theme.spacing(1),
+      position: 'sticky',
+      top: 0,
+      background: theme.colors.background.canvas,
+      zIndex: 1,
+      padding: theme.spacing(2, 0),
+    }),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts
index 2d10839abf7..bca6a8f5f1b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import {
   SceneGridItem,
   SceneDataProvider,
   getUrlSyncManager,
+  SceneObject,
+  SceneControlsSpacer,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { StateManagerBase } from 'app/core/services/StateManagerBase';
 import { dashboardLoaderSrv } from 'app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardLoaderSrv';
@@ -177,6 +179,16 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel)
     });
   }
 
+  const controls: SceneObject[] = [
+    new VariableValueSelectors({}),
+    new SceneControlsSpacer(),
+    new SceneTimePicker({}),
+    new SceneRefreshPicker({
+      refresh: oldModel.refresh,
+      intervals: oldModel.timepicker.refresh_intervals,
+    }),
+  ];
+
   return new DashboardScene({
     title: oldModel.title,
     uid: oldModel.uid,
@@ -184,17 +196,8 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel)
       children: createSceneObjectsForPanels(oldModel.panels),
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(oldModel.time),
-    actions: [
-      new SceneTimePicker({}),
-      new SceneRefreshPicker({
-        refresh: oldModel.refresh,
-        intervals: oldModel.timepicker.refresh_intervals,
-      }),
-    ],
     $variables: variables,
-    ...(variables && {
-      controls: [new VariableValueSelectors({})],
-    }),
+    controls: controls,
   });
 }