diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/index.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/index.ts
index e52f47835f5..fc76cf7eabd 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/index.ts
@@ -328,4 +328,5 @@ export {
   ElementSelectionContext,
   useElementSelection,
   type ElementSelectionContextState,
+  type ElementSelectionContextItem,
 } from './ElementSelectionContext/ElementSelectionContext';
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx
index 745782546c7..55ab34be79d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPane.tsx
@@ -2,27 +2,78 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { SceneObjectState, SceneObjectBase, SceneObject, SceneObjectRef } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { ToolbarButton, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import {
+  SceneObjectState,
+  SceneObjectBase,
+  SceneObject,
+  SceneObjectRef,
+  sceneGraph,
+  useSceneObjectState,
+} from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { ElementSelectionContextItem, ElementSelectionContextState, ToolbarButton, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-import { EditableDashboardElement, isEditableDashboardElement } from '../scene/types';
 import { getDashboardSceneFor } from '../utils/utils';
 
 import { ElementEditPane } from './ElementEditPane';
+import { useEditableElement } from './useEditableElement';
 
 export interface DashboardEditPaneState extends SceneObjectState {
   selectedObject?: SceneObjectRef<SceneObject>;
+  selectionContext: ElementSelectionContextState;
 }
 
 export class DashboardEditPane extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardEditPaneState> {
-  public selectObject(obj: SceneObject) {
+  public constructor() {
+    super({
+      selectionContext: {
+        enabled: false,
+        selected: [],
+        onSelect: (item, multi) => this.selectElement(item, multi),
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  public enableSelection() {
+    // Enable element selection
+    this.setState({ selectionContext: { ...this.state.selectionContext, enabled: true } });
+  }
+
+  public disableSelection() {
+    this.setState({ selectionContext: { ...this.state.selectionContext, enabled: false } });
+  }
+
+  private selectElement(element: ElementSelectionContextItem, multi?: boolean) {
+    const obj = sceneGraph.findByKey(this, element.id);
+    if (obj) {
+      this.selectObject(obj, element.id, multi);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public selectObject(obj: SceneObject, id: string, multi?: boolean) {
     const currentSelection = this.state.selectedObject?.resolve();
     if (currentSelection === obj) {
-      const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(this);
-      this.setState({ selectedObject: dashboard.getRef() });
-    } else {
-      this.setState({ selectedObject: obj.getRef() });
+      this.clearSelection();
+      return;
     }
+
+    this.setState({
+      selectedObject: obj.getRef(),
+      selectionContext: {
+        ...this.state.selectionContext,
+        selected: [{ id }],
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  public clearSelection() {
+    const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(this);
+    this.setState({
+      selectedObject: dashboard.getRef(),
+      selectionContext: {
+        ...this.state.selectionContext,
+        selected: [],
+      },
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -42,14 +93,20 @@ export function DashboardEditPaneRenderer({ editPane, isCollapsed, onToggleColla
       const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(editPane);
       editPane.setState({ selectedObject: dashboard.getRef() });
     }
-    editPane.activate();
+
+    editPane.enableSelection();
+
+    return () => {
+      editPane.disableSelection();
+    };
   }, [editPane]);
 
-  const { selectedObject } = editPane.useState();
+  const { selectedObject } = useSceneObjectState(editPane, { shouldActivateOrKeepAlive: true });
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const paneRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const editableElement = useEditableElement(selectedObject?.resolve());
 
-  if (!selectedObject) {
+  if (!editableElement) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -68,29 +125,13 @@ export function DashboardEditPaneRenderer({ editPane, isCollapsed, onToggleColla
     );
   }
 
-  const element = getEditableElementFor(selectedObject.resolve());
-
   return (
     <div className={styles.wrapper} ref={paneRef}>
-      <ElementEditPane element={element} key={element.getTypeName()} />
+      <ElementEditPane element={editableElement} key={editableElement.getTypeName()} />
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-function getEditableElementFor(obj: SceneObject): EditableDashboardElement {
-  if (isEditableDashboardElement(obj)) {
-    return obj;
-  }
-
-  for (const behavior of obj.state.$behaviors ?? []) {
-    if (isEditableDashboardElement(behavior)) {
-      return behavior;
-    }
-  }
-
-  throw new Error("Can't find editable element for selected object");
-}
-
 function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
   return {
     wrapper: css({
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx
index 5e1ce167895..c45c47be262 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneSplitter.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import React, { CSSProperties, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config, useChromeHeaderHeight } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { useSceneObjectState } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { ElementSelectionContext, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import NativeScrollbar from 'app/core/components/NativeScrollbar';
 
 import { useSnappingSplitter } from '../panel-edit/splitter/useSnappingSplitter';
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ interface Props {
 
 export function DashboardEditPaneSplitter({ dashboard, isEditing, body, controls }: Props) {
   const headerHeight = useChromeHeaderHeight();
+  const { editPane } = dashboard.state;
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles, headerHeight ?? 0);
   const [isCollapsed, setIsCollapsed] = useEditPaneCollapsed();
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ export function DashboardEditPaneSplitter({ dashboard, isEditing, body, controls
     setIsCollapsed(splitterState.collapsed);
   }, [splitterState.collapsed, setIsCollapsed]);
 
+  const { selectionContext } = useSceneObjectState(editPane, { shouldActivateOrKeepAlive: true });
   const containerStyle: CSSProperties = {};
 
   if (!isEditing) {
@@ -70,12 +73,16 @@ export function DashboardEditPaneSplitter({ dashboard, isEditing, body, controls
 
   return (
     <div {...containerProps} style={containerStyle}>
-      <div {...primaryProps} className={cx(primaryProps.className, styles.canvasWithSplitter)}>
+      <div
+        {...primaryProps}
+        className={cx(primaryProps.className, styles.canvasWithSplitter)}
+        onPointerDown={() => editPane.clearSelection()}
+      >
         <NavToolbarActions dashboard={dashboard} />
         <div className={cx(!isEditing && styles.controlsWrapperSticky)}>{controls}</div>
         <div className={styles.bodyWrapper}>
           <div className={cx(styles.body, isEditing && styles.bodyEditing)} ref={onBodyRef}>
-            {body}
+            <ElementSelectionContext.Provider value={selectionContext}>{body}</ElementSelectionContext.Provider>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ export function DashboardEditPaneSplitter({ dashboard, isEditing, body, controls
           <div {...splitterProps} data-edit-pane-splitter={true} />
           <div {...secondaryProps} className={cx(secondaryProps.className, styles.editPane)}>
             <DashboardEditPaneRenderer
-              editPane={dashboard.state.editPane}
+              editPane={editPane}
               isCollapsed={splitterState.collapsed}
               onToggleCollapse={onToggleCollapse}
             />
@@ -136,6 +143,8 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2, headerHeight: number) {
       bottom: 0,
       overflow: 'auto',
       scrollbarWidth: 'thin',
+      // The fixed controls headers is otherwise rendered over the selection outlinem, Maybe there is an other solution
+      paddingTop: '2px',
     }),
     editPane: css({
       flexDirection: 'column',
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneBehavior.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditableElement.tsx
similarity index 89%
rename from public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneBehavior.tsx
rename to public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditableElement.tsx
index 5e195498da2..f3814c2a7e1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneBehavior.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/DashboardEditableElement.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { SceneObjectBase } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { Input, TextArea } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor';
 import { OptionsPaneItemDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneItemDescriptor';
@@ -8,13 +7,14 @@ import { OptionsPaneItemDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/Pan
 import { DashboardScene } from '../scene/DashboardScene';
 import { useLayoutCategory } from '../scene/layouts-shared/DashboardLayoutSelector';
 import { EditableDashboardElement } from '../scene/types';
-import { getDashboardSceneFor } from '../utils/utils';
 
-export class DashboardEditPaneBehavior extends SceneObjectBase implements EditableDashboardElement {
+export class DashboardEditableElement implements EditableDashboardElement {
   public isEditableDashboardElement: true = true;
 
+  public constructor(private dashboard: DashboardScene) {}
+
   public useEditPaneOptions(): OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor[] {
-    const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(this);
+    const dashboard = this.dashboard;
 
     // When layout changes we need to update options list
     const { body } = dashboard.useState();
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/VizPanelEditPaneBehavior.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/VizPanelEditableElement.tsx
similarity index 82%
rename from public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/VizPanelEditPaneBehavior.tsx
rename to public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/VizPanelEditableElement.tsx
index 16ba425515d..a4b67f412d7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/VizPanelEditPaneBehavior.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/VizPanelEditableElement.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { sceneGraph, SceneObjectBase, VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { sceneGraph, VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { Button } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor';
 import { OptionsPaneItemDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneItemDescriptor';
 import { getVisualizationOptions2 } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/getVisualizationOptions';
@@ -14,21 +15,13 @@ import {
 import { EditableDashboardElement, isDashboardLayoutItem } from '../scene/types';
 import { dashboardSceneGraph } from '../utils/dashboardSceneGraph';
 
-export class VizPanelEditPaneBehavior extends SceneObjectBase implements EditableDashboardElement {
+export class VizPanelEditableElement implements EditableDashboardElement {
   public isEditableDashboardElement: true = true;
 
-  private getPanel(): VizPanel {
-    const panel = this.parent;
-
-    if (!(panel instanceof VizPanel)) {
-      throw new Error('VizPanelEditPaneBehavior must have a VizPanel parent');
-    }
-
-    return panel;
-  }
+  public constructor(private panel: VizPanel) {}
 
   public useEditPaneOptions(): OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor[] {
-    const panel = this.getPanel();
+    const panel = this.panel;
     const layoutElement = panel.parent!;
 
     const panelOptions = useMemo(() => {
@@ -108,22 +101,18 @@ export class VizPanelEditPaneBehavior extends SceneObjectBase implements Editabl
   }
 
   public onDelete = () => {
-    const layout = dashboardSceneGraph.getLayoutManagerFor(this);
-    layout.removePanel(this.getPanel());
+    const layout = dashboardSceneGraph.getLayoutManagerFor(this.panel);
+    layout.removePanel(this.panel);
   };
 
   public renderActions(): React.ReactNode {
     return (
       <>
         <Button size="sm" variant="secondary">
-          Edit
-        </Button>
-        <Button size="sm" variant="secondary">
-          Copy
-        </Button>
-        <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" fill="outline" onClick={this.onDelete}>
-          Delete
+          <Trans i18nKey="panel.header-menu.edit">Edit</Trans>
         </Button>
+        <Button size="sm" variant="secondary" icon="copy" />
+        <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" fill="outline" onClick={this.onDelete} icon="trash-alt" />
       </>
     );
   }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/useEditableElement.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/useEditableElement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2017326ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/edit-pane/useEditableElement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { SceneObject, VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
+
+import { DashboardScene } from '../scene/DashboardScene';
+import { EditableDashboardElement, isEditableDashboardElement } from '../scene/types';
+
+import { DashboardEditableElement } from './DashboardEditableElement';
+import { VizPanelEditableElement } from './VizPanelEditableElement';
+
+export function useEditableElement(sceneObj: SceneObject | undefined): EditableDashboardElement | undefined {
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    if (!sceneObj) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (isEditableDashboardElement(sceneObj)) {
+      return sceneObj;
+    }
+
+    if (sceneObj instanceof VizPanel) {
+      return new VizPanelEditableElement(sceneObj);
+    }
+
+    if (sceneObj instanceof DashboardScene) {
+      return new DashboardEditableElement(sceneObj);
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  }, [sceneObj]);
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
index fcecf9e15b7..d2efb1279b9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
       body: state.body ?? DefaultGridLayoutManager.fromVizPanels(),
       links: state.links ?? [],
       ...state,
-      editPane: new DashboardEditPane({}),
+      editPane: new DashboardEditPane(),
     });
 
     this._scopesFacade = getClosestScopesFacade(this);
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
       dashboard: new DashboardModel(version.data),
       meta: this.state.meta,
     };
+
     const dashScene = transformSaveModelToScene(dashboardDTO);
     const newState = sceneUtils.cloneSceneObjectState(dashScene.state);
     newState.version = versionRsp.version;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx
index 1a224fadb0c..e7fab760328 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItem.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { SceneObjectState, SceneObjectBase, SceneComponentProps, sceneGraph } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { Button, Icon, Input, RadioButtonGroup, Switch, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Button, Icon, Input, RadioButtonGroup, Switch, useElementSelection, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneCategoryDescriptor';
 import { OptionsPaneItemDescriptor } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OptionsPaneItemDescriptor';
 
@@ -72,15 +72,8 @@ export class RowItem extends SceneObjectBase<RowItemState> implements LayoutPare
   public renderActions(): React.ReactNode {
     return (
       <>
-        <Button size="sm" variant="secondary">
-          Copy
-        </Button>
-        <Button size="sm" variant="primary" onClick={this.onAddPanel} fill="outline">
-          Add panel
-        </Button>
-        <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" fill="outline" onClick={this.onDelete}>
-          Delete
-        </Button>
+        <Button size="sm" variant="secondary" icon="copy" />
+        <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" fill="outline" onClick={this.onDelete} icon="trash-alt" />
       </>
     );
   }
@@ -97,16 +90,10 @@ export class RowItem extends SceneObjectBase<RowItemState> implements LayoutPare
     this.setState({ isCollapsed: !this.state.isCollapsed });
   };
 
-  public onAddPanel = () => {
-    const vizPanel = getDefaultVizPanel();
+  public onAddPanel = (vizPanel = getDefaultVizPanel()) => {
     this.state.layout.addPanel(vizPanel);
   };
 
-  public onEdit = () => {
-    const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(this);
-    dashboard.state.editPane.selectObject(this);
-  };
-
   public static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<RowItem>) => {
     const { layout, title, isCollapsed, height = 'expand' } = model.useState();
     const { isEditing } = getDashboardSceneFor(model).useState();
@@ -114,10 +101,16 @@ export class RowItem extends SceneObjectBase<RowItemState> implements LayoutPare
     const titleInterpolated = sceneGraph.interpolate(model, title, undefined, 'text');
     const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const shouldGrow = !isCollapsed && height === 'expand';
+    const { isSelected, onSelect } = useElementSelection(model.state.key);
 
     return (
       <div
-        className={cx(styles.wrapper, isCollapsed && styles.wrapperCollapsed, shouldGrow && styles.wrapperGrow)}
+        className={cx(
+          styles.wrapper,
+          isCollapsed && styles.wrapperCollapsed,
+          shouldGrow && styles.wrapperGrow,
+          isSelected && 'dashboard-selected-element'
+        )}
         ref={ref}
       >
         <div className={styles.rowHeader}>
@@ -132,7 +125,9 @@ export class RowItem extends SceneObjectBase<RowItemState> implements LayoutPare
               {titleInterpolated}
             </span>
           </button>
-          {isEditing && <Button icon="pen" variant="secondary" size="sm" fill="text" onClick={() => model.onEdit()} />}
+          {isEditing && (
+            <Button icon="pen" variant="secondary" size="sm" fill="text" onPointerDown={(evt) => onSelect?.(evt)} />
+          )}
         </div>
         {!isCollapsed && <layout.Component model={layout} />}
       </div>
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowsLayoutManager.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowsLayoutManager.tsx
index 1fa3e29bdf2..a0471add33d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowsLayoutManager.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowsLayoutManager.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { SceneComponentProps, SceneObjectBase, SceneObjectState, VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { SceneComponentProps, sceneGraph, SceneObjectBase, SceneObjectState, VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
+import { DashboardScene } from '../DashboardScene';
 import { ResponsiveGridLayoutManager } from '../layout-responsive-grid/ResponsiveGridLayoutManager';
 import { DashboardLayoutManager, LayoutRegistryItem } from '../types';
 
@@ -18,7 +19,22 @@ export class RowsLayoutManager extends SceneObjectBase<RowsLayoutManagerState> i
 
   public editModeChanged(isEditing: boolean): void {}
 
-  public addPanel(vizPanel: VizPanel): void {}
+  public addPanel(vizPanel: VizPanel): void {
+    // Try to add new panels to the selected row
+    const selectedObject = this.getSelectedObject();
+    if (selectedObject instanceof RowItem) {
+      return selectedObject.onAddPanel(vizPanel);
+    }
+
+    // If we don't have selected row add it to the first row
+    if (this.state.rows.length > 0) {
+      return this.state.rows[0].onAddPanel(vizPanel);
+    }
+
+    // Otherwise fallback to adding a new row and a panel
+    this.addNewRow();
+    this.state.rows[this.state.rows.length - 1].onAddPanel(vizPanel);
+  }
 
   public addNewRow(): void {
     this.setState({
@@ -67,6 +83,10 @@ export class RowsLayoutManager extends SceneObjectBase<RowsLayoutManagerState> i
     return RowsLayoutManager.getDescriptor();
   }
 
+  public getSelectedObject() {
+    return sceneGraph.getAncestor(this, DashboardScene).state.editPane.state.selectedObject?.resolve();
+  }
+
   public static getDescriptor(): LayoutRegistryItem {
     return {
       name: 'Rows',
@@ -106,7 +126,7 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
       display: 'flex',
       flexDirection: 'column',
       gap: theme.spacing(1),
-      height: '100%',
+      flexGrow: 1,
       width: '100%',
     }),
   };
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts
index cb6b746d137..22a8c119054 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSaveModelToScene.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { PanelModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelModel';
 import { DashboardDTO, DashboardDataDTO } from 'app/types';
 
 import { addPanelsOnLoadBehavior } from '../addToDashboard/addPanelsOnLoadBehavior';
-import { DashboardEditPaneBehavior } from '../edit-pane/DashboardEditPaneBehavior';
 import { AlertStatesDataLayer } from '../scene/AlertStatesDataLayer';
 import { DashboardAnnotationsDataLayer } from '../scene/DashboardAnnotationsDataLayer';
 import { DashboardControls } from '../scene/DashboardControls';
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel,
     new behaviors.SceneQueryController(),
     registerDashboardMacro,
     registerPanelInteractionsReporter,
-    new DashboardEditPaneBehavior({}),
     new behaviors.LiveNowTimer({ enabled: oldModel.liveNow }),
     preserveDashboardSceneStateInLocalStorage,
     addPanelsOnLoadBehavior,
@@ -238,11 +236,6 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel,
       version: oldModel.version,
     }),
   ];
-
-  if (config.featureToggles.dashboardNewLayouts) {
-    behaviorList.push(new DashboardEditPaneBehavior({}));
-  }
-
   const dashboardScene = new DashboardScene({
     description: oldModel.description,
     editable: oldModel.editable,
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModelSchemaV2.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModelSchemaV2.test.ts
index 035c7298a8a..ce5a898e5ed 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModelSchemaV2.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModelSchemaV2.test.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ describe('transformSceneToSaveModelSchemaV2', () => {
         }),
       }),
       meta: {},
-      editPane: new DashboardEditPane({}),
+      editPane: new DashboardEditPane(),
       $behaviors: [
         new behaviors.CursorSync({
           sync: DashboardCursorSyncV1.Crosshair,