diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts
index 663ee91d789..18632e11682 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/dashboard/DashboardsLoader.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   DataSourceVariable,
   QueryVariable,
   ConstantVariable,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   SceneDataTransformer,
   SceneGridItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
@@ -178,7 +179,13 @@ export function createDashboardSceneFromDashboardModel(oldModel: DashboardModel)
       children: createSceneObjectsForPanels(oldModel.panels),
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(oldModel.time),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [
+      new SceneTimePicker({}),
+      new SceneRefreshPicker({
+        refresh: oldModel.refresh,
+        intervals: oldModel.timepicker.refresh_intervals,
+      }),
+    ],
     $variables: variables,
     ...(variables && {
       controls: [new VariableValueSelectors({})],
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiTimeRange.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiTimeRange.tsx
index 3969e858028..68381d27ac5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiTimeRange.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiTimeRange.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   SceneTimePicker,
   SceneGridLayout,
   SceneTimeRange,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   SceneGridItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { TestDataQueryType } from 'app/plugins/datasource/testdata/dataquery.gen';
@@ -77,6 +78,6 @@ export function getGridWithMultipleTimeRanges(): DashboardScene {
     }),
     $timeRange: globalTimeRange,
     $data: getQueryRunnerWithRandomWalkQuery(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
   });
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiple.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiple.tsx
index 635b09c427f..beabe50e0c7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiple.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridMultiple.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   SceneFlexLayout,
   SceneGridLayout,
   SceneTimeRange,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   SceneGridItem,
   SceneFlexItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
@@ -135,6 +136,6 @@ export function getMultipleGridLayoutTest(): DashboardScene {
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
     $data: getQueryRunnerWithRandomWalkQuery(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
   });
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridWithMultipleData.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridWithMultipleData.tsx
index 90999900208..b377b44a38c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridWithMultipleData.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/gridWithMultipleData.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   SceneTimePicker,
   SceneGridLayout,
   SceneTimeRange,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   SceneGridItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { TestDataQueryType } from 'app/plugins/datasource/testdata/dataquery.gen';
@@ -119,6 +120,6 @@ export function getGridWithMultipleData(): DashboardScene {
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
     $data: getQueryRunnerWithRandomWalkQuery(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
   });
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/queryVariableDemo.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/queryVariableDemo.tsx
index 303dc3490fa..809eea886ac 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/queryVariableDemo.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/queryVariableDemo.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   CustomVariable,
   DataSourceVariable,
   QueryVariable,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   SceneFlexItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ export function getQueryVariableDemo(): DashboardScene {
       ],
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
     controls: [new VariableValueSelectors({})],
   });
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/sceneWithRows.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/sceneWithRows.tsx
index ef925e0da70..e4ffc455652 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/sceneWithRows.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/sceneWithRows.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   SceneTimePicker,
   SceneFlexLayout,
   SceneTimeRange,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   SceneFlexItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 
@@ -64,6 +65,6 @@ export function getSceneWithRows(): DashboardScene {
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
     $data: getQueryRunnerWithRandomWalkQuery(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
   });
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/transformations.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/transformations.tsx
index 43b8878ff70..4309c41971a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/transformations.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/transformations.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   VizPanel,
   SceneDataTransformer,
   SceneTimeRange,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   SceneFlexItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 
@@ -75,6 +76,6 @@ export function getTransformationsDemo(): DashboardScene {
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
     $data: getQueryRunnerWithRandomWalkQuery(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
   });
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx
index f1002e208e7..02ab81d9a92 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/scenes/variablesDemo.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   DataSourceVariable,
   TestVariable,
   NestedScene,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
   TextBoxVariable,
   SceneFlexItem,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ export function getVariablesDemo(): DashboardScene {
       ],
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
     controls: [new VariableValueSelectors({})],
   });
 }
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ export function getVariablesDemoWithAll(): DashboardScene {
       ],
     }),
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange(),
-    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({})],
+    actions: [new SceneTimePicker({}), new SceneRefreshPicker({})],
     controls: [new VariableValueSelectors({})],
   });
 }