diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
index 03da9d2a7ba..886dd0a9391 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-default/DefaultGridLayoutManager.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ export class DefaultGridLayoutManager
 
     // Remove from source and append to destination
     sourceGrid.setState({ children: [] });
+    for (const child of movedChildren) {
+      child.clearParent();
+    }
     this.state.grid.setState({ children: [...this.state.grid.state.children, ...movedChildren] });
   }