Merge branch 'main' into ihm/251217-fix-docs-shared-shortcode

* docs(time-range): document panel level time range pan feature

* docs(time-range-pan): include panel time range in panel viz docs pages

* docs(fix): correct "x" which was probably a placeholder

* Docs: Add pan panel time range (#115102)

* Added content to panel-zoom shared file from panel-pan.md and deleted panel-pan.md

* Renamed file

* Updated overview page and shared file reference in candlestick

* Updated shared file refs in other pages

* Fixed a couple typos

* docs(time-range-pan): reverence only one video of time range panning

* docs(dashboard): amend dashboard common time range controls section

---------

Co-authored-by: Isabel Matwawana <76437239+imatwawana@users.noreply.github.com>

docs/sources/shared/visualizations/panel-pan-zoom.md

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ comments: |
   This file is used in the following visualizations: candlestick, heatmap, state timeline, status history, time series.
 ---
 
-You can zoom the panel time range in and out, which in turn, changes the dashboard time range.
+You can pan the panel time range left and right, and zoom it and in and out.
+This, in turn, changes the dashboard time range.
 
 **Zoom in** - Click and drag on the panel to zoom in on a particular time range.
 
@@ -16,4 +17,9 @@ For example, if the original time range is from 9:00 to 9:59, the time range cha
 - Next range: 8:30 - 10:29
 - Next range: 7:30 - 11:29
 
-For screen recordings showing these interactions, refer to the [Panel overview documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/visualizations/panels-visualizations/panel-overview/#zoom-panel-time-range).
+**Pan** - Click and drag the x-axis area of the panel to pan the time range.
+
+The time range shifts by the distance you drag.
+For example, if the original time range is from 9:00 to 9:59 and you drag 30 minutes to the right, the time range changes to 9:30 to 10:29.
+
+For screen recordings showing these interactions, refer to the [Panel overview documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/visualizations/panels-visualizations/panel-overview/#pan-and-zoom-panel-time-range).

docs/sources/visualizations/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/index.md

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Each panel needs at least one query to display a visualization.
 
 ## Create a dashboard
 
+{{< docs/list >}}
+{{< shared id="create-dashboard" >}}
 To create a dashboard, follow these steps:
 
 1. Click **Dashboards** in the main menu.

docs/sources/visualizations/dashboards/use-dashboards/index.md

@@ -317,13 +317,16 @@ Click the **Copy time range to clipboard** icon to copy the current time range t
 
 You can also copy and paste a time range using the keyboard shortcuts `t+c` and `t+v` respectively.
 
-#### Zoom out (Cmd+Z or Ctrl+Z)
+#### Zoom out
 
-Click the **Zoom out** icon to view a larger time range in the dashboard or panel visualization.
+- Click the **Zoom out** icon to view a larger time range in the dashboard or panel visualizations
+- Double click on the panel graph area (time series family visualizations only)
+- Type the `t-` keyboard shortcut
 
-#### Zoom in (only applicable to graph visualizations)
+#### Zoom in
 
-Click and drag to select the time range in the visualization that you want to view.
+- Click and drag horizontally in the panel graph area to select a time range (time series family visualizations only)
+- Type the `t+` keyboard shortcut
 
 #### Refresh dashboard
 

docs/sources/visualizations/panels-visualizations/panel-overview/index.md

@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ By hovering over a panel with the mouse you can use some shortcuts that will tar
 - `pl`: Hide or show legend
 - `pr`: Remove Panel
 
-## Zoom panel time range
+## Pan and zoom panel time range
 
-You can zoom the panel time range in and out, which in turn, changes the dashboard time range.
+You can pan the panel time range left and right, and zoom it and in and out.
+This, in turn, changes the dashboard time range.
 
 This feature is supported for the following visualizations:
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ This feature is supported for the following visualizations:
 
 Click and drag on the panel to zoom in on a particular time range.
 
-The following screen recordings show this interaction in the time series and x visualizations:
+The following screen recordings show this interaction in the time series and candlestick visualizations:
 
 Time series
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ For example, if the original time range is from 9:00 to 9:59, the time range cha
 - Next range: 8:30 - 10:29
 - Next range: 7:30 - 11:29
 
-The following screen recordings demonstrate the preceding example in the time series and x visualizations:
+The following screen recordings demonstrate the preceding example in the time series and heatmap visualizations:
 
 Time series
 
@@ -221,6 +222,19 @@ Heatmap
 
 {{< video-embed src="/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/recording-heatmap-panel-time-zoom-out-mouse.mp4" >}}
 
+### Pan
+
+Click and drag the x-axis area of the panel to pan the time range.
+
+The time range shifts by the distance you drag.
+For example, if the original time range is from 9:00 to 9:59 and you drag 30 minutes to the right, the time range changes to 9:30 to 10:29.
+
+The following screen recordings show this interaction in the time series visualization:
+
+Time series
+
+{{< video-embed src="/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/recording-ts-time-pan-mouse.mp4" >}}
+
 ## Add a panel
 
 To add a panel in a new dashboard click **+ Add visualization** in the middle of the dashboard:

docs/sources/visualizations/panels-visualizations/visualizations/candlestick/index.md

@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ The data is converted as follows:
 
 {{< figure src="/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/screenshot-candles-volume-v11.6.png" max-width="750px" alt="A candlestick visualization showing the price movements of specific asset." >}}
 
-## Zoom panel time range
+## Pan and zoom panel time range
 
-{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
+{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-pan-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
 
 ## Configuration options
 

docs/sources/visualizations/panels-visualizations/visualizations/heatmap/index.md

@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ The data is converted as follows:
 
 {{< figure src="/static/img/docs/heatmap-panel/heatmap.png" max-width="1025px" alt="A heatmap visualization showing the random walk distribution over time" >}}
 
-## Zoom panel time range
+## Pan and zoom panel time range
 
-{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
+{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-pan-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
 
 ## Configuration options
 

docs/sources/visualizations/panels-visualizations/visualizations/state-timeline/index.md

@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ You can also create a state timeline visualization using time series data. To do
 
 ![State timeline with time series](/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/screenshot-state-timeline-time-series-v11.4.png)
 
-## Zoom panel time range
+## Pan and zoom panel time range
 
-{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
+{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-pan-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
 
 ## Configuration options
 

docs/sources/visualizations/panels-visualizations/visualizations/status-history/index.md

@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ The data is converted as follows:
 
 {{< figure src="/static/img/docs/status-history-panel/status_history.png" max-width="1025px" alt="A status history panel with two time columns showing the status of two servers" >}}
 
-## Zoom panel time range
+## Pan and zoom panel time range
 
-{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
+{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-pan-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
 
 ## Configuration options
 

docs/sources/visualizations/panels-visualizations/visualizations/time-series/index.md

@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ The following example shows three series: Min, Max, and Value. The Min and Max s
 
 {{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/multiple-y-axes.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" leveloffset="+2" >}}
 
-## Zoom panel time range
+## Pan and zoom panel time range
 
-{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
+{{< docs/shared lookup="visualizations/panel-pan-zoom.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
 
 ## Configuration options
 

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/InteractiveTable.mdx

@@ -117,6 +117,44 @@ export const MyComponent = () => {
 };
 ```
 
+### Custom Header Rendering
+
+Column headers can be customized using strings, React elements, or renderer functions. The `header` property accepts any value that matches React Table's `Renderer` type.
+
+**Important:** When using custom header content, prefer inline elements (like `<span>`) over block elements (like `<div>`) to avoid layout issues. Block-level elements can cause extra spacing and alignment problems in table headers because they disrupt the table's inline flow. Use `display: inline-flex` or `display: inline-block` when you need flexbox or block-like behavior.
+
+```tsx
+const columns: Array<Column<TableData>> = [
+  // React element header
+  {
+    id: 'checkbox',
+    header: (
+      <>
+        <label htmlFor="select-all" className="sr-only">
+          Select all rows
+        </label>
+        <Checkbox id="select-all" />
+      </>
+    ),
+    cell: () => <Checkbox aria-label="Select row" />,
+  },
+
+  // Function renderer header
+  {
+    id: 'firstName',
+    header: () => (
+      <span style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}>
+        <Icon name="user" size="sm" />
+        <span>First Name</span>
+      </span>
+    ),
+  },
+
+  // String header
+  { id: 'lastName', header: 'Last name' },
+];
+```
+
 ### Custom Cell Rendering
 
 Individual cells can be rendered using custom content dy defining a `cell` property on the column definition.

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/InteractiveTable.story.tsx

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { CellProps } from 'react-table';
 
 import { LinkButton } from '../Button/Button';
+import { Checkbox } from '../Forms/Checkbox';
 import { Field } from '../Forms/Field';
+import { Icon } from '../Icon/Icon';
 import { Input } from '../Input/Input';
+import { Text } from '../Text/Text';
 
 import { FetchDataArgs, InteractiveTable, InteractiveTableHeaderTooltip } from './InteractiveTable';
 import mdx from './InteractiveTable.mdx';
@@ -297,4 +300,40 @@ export const WithControlledSort: StoryFn<typeof InteractiveTable> = (args) => {
   return <InteractiveTable {...args} data={data} pageSize={15} fetchData={fetchData} />;
 };
 
+export const WithCustomHeader: TableStoryObj = {
+  args: {
+    columns: [
+      // React element header
+      {
+        id: 'checkbox',
+        header: (
+          <>
+            <label htmlFor="select-all" className="sr-only">
+              Select all rows
+            </label>
+            <Checkbox id="select-all" />
+          </>
+        ),
+        cell: () => <Checkbox aria-label="Select row" />,
+      },
+      // Function renderer header
+      {
+        id: 'firstName',
+        header: () => (
+          <span style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}>
+            <Icon name="user" size="sm" />
+            <Text element="span">First Name</Text>
+          </span>
+        ),
+        sortType: 'string',
+      },
+      // String header
+      { id: 'lastName', header: 'Last name', sortType: 'string' },
+      { id: 'car', header: 'Car', sortType: 'string' },
+      { id: 'age', header: 'Age', sortType: 'number' },
+    ],
+    data: pageableData.slice(0, 10),
+    getRowId: (r) => r.id,
+  },
+};
 export default meta;

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/InteractiveTable.test.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import { Checkbox } from '../Forms/Checkbox';
+import { Icon } from '../Icon/Icon';
+
 import { InteractiveTable } from './InteractiveTable';
 import { Column } from './types';
 
@@ -247,4 +250,104 @@ describe('InteractiveTable', () => {
       expect(fetchData).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ sortBy: [{ id: 'id', desc: false }] });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('custom header rendering', () => {
+    it('should render string headers', () => {
+      const columns: Array<Column<TableData>> = [{ id: 'id', header: 'ID' }];
+      const data: TableData[] = [{ id: '1', value: '1', country: 'Sweden' }];
+      render(<InteractiveTable columns={columns} data={data} getRowId={getRowId} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole('columnheader', { name: 'ID' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should render React element headers', () => {
+      const columns: Array<Column<TableData>> = [
+        {
+          id: 'checkbox',
+          header: (
+            <>
+              <label htmlFor="select-all" className="sr-only">
+                Select all rows
+              </label>
+              <Checkbox id="select-all" data-testid="header-checkbox" />
+            </>
+          ),
+          cell: () => <Checkbox data-testid="cell-checkbox" aria-label="Select row" />,
+        },
+      ];
+      const data: TableData[] = [{ id: '1', value: '1', country: 'Sweden' }];
+      render(<InteractiveTable columns={columns} data={data} getRowId={getRowId} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('header-checkbox')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('cell-checkbox')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText('Select all rows')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText('Select row')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Select all rows')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should render function renderer headers', () => {
+      const columns: Array<Column<TableData>> = [
+        {
+          id: 'firstName',
+          header: () => (
+            <span style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}>
+              <Icon name="user" size="sm" data-testid="header-icon" />
+              <span>First Name</span>
+            </span>
+          ),
+          sortType: 'string',
+        },
+      ];
+      const data: TableData[] = [{ id: '1', value: '1', country: 'Sweden' }];
+      render(<InteractiveTable columns={columns} data={data} getRowId={getRowId} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('header-icon')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('columnheader', { name: /first name/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should render all header types together', () => {
+      const columns: Array<Column<TableData>> = [
+        {
+          id: 'checkbox',
+          header: (
+            <>
+              <label htmlFor="select-all" className="sr-only">
+                Select all rows
+              </label>
+              <Checkbox id="select-all" data-testid="header-checkbox" />
+            </>
+          ),
+          cell: () => <Checkbox aria-label="Select row" />,
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'id',
+          header: () => (
+            <span style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}>
+              <Icon name="user" size="sm" data-testid="header-icon" />
+              <span>ID</span>
+            </span>
+          ),
+          sortType: 'string',
+        },
+        { id: 'country', header: 'Country', sortType: 'string' },
+        { id: 'value', header: 'Value' },
+      ];
+      const data: TableData[] = [
+        { id: '1', value: 'Value 1', country: 'Sweden' },
+        { id: '2', value: 'Value 2', country: 'Norway' },
+      ];
+      render(<InteractiveTable columns={columns} data={data} getRowId={getRowId} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('header-checkbox')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('header-icon')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('columnheader', { name: 'Country' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('columnheader', { name: 'Value' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      // Verify data is rendered
+      expect(screen.getByText('Sweden')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Norway')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Value 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Value 2')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { CellProps, DefaultSortTypes, IdType, SortByFn } from 'react-table';
+import { CellProps, DefaultSortTypes, HeaderProps, IdType, Renderer, SortByFn } from 'react-table';
 
 export interface Column<TableData extends object> {
   /**
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ export interface Column<TableData extends object> {
    */
   cell?: (props: CellProps<TableData>) => ReactNode;
   /**
-   * Header name. if `undefined` the header will be empty. Useful for action columns.
+   * Header name. Can be a string, renderer function, or undefined. If `undefined` the header will be empty. Useful for action columns.
    */
-  header?: string;
+  header?: Renderer<HeaderProps<TableData>>;
   /**
    * Column sort type. If `undefined` the column will not be sortable.
    * */

pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go

@@ -76,21 +76,27 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Do not check permissions when the instance snapshot public mode is enabled
-	if !hs.Cfg.SnapshotPublicMode {
-		evaluator := ac.EvalAll(ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionSnapshotsCreate), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsRead, dashboards.ScopeDashboardsProvider.GetResourceScopeUID(cmd.Dashboard.GetNestedString("uid"))))
-		if canSave, err := hs.AccessControl.Evaluate(c.Req.Context(), c.SignedInUser, evaluator); err != nil || !canSave {
-			c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusForbidden, "forbidden", err)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	dashboardsnapshots.CreateDashboardSnapshot(c, snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
+	cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
 		SnapshotsEnabled:     hs.Cfg.SnapshotEnabled,
 		ExternalEnabled:      hs.Cfg.ExternalEnabled,
 		ExternalSnapshotName: hs.Cfg.ExternalSnapshotName,
 		ExternalSnapshotURL:  hs.Cfg.ExternalSnapshotUrl,
-	}, cmd, hs.dashboardsnapshotsService)
+	}
+
+	if hs.Cfg.SnapshotPublicMode {
+		// Public mode: no user or dashboard validation needed
+		dashboardsnapshots.CreateDashboardSnapshotPublic(c, cfg, cmd, hs.dashboardsnapshotsService)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Regular mode: check permissions
+	evaluator := ac.EvalAll(ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionSnapshotsCreate), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsRead, dashboards.ScopeDashboardsProvider.GetResourceScopeUID(cmd.Dashboard.GetNestedString("uid"))))
+	if canSave, err := hs.AccessControl.Evaluate(c.Req.Context(), c.SignedInUser, evaluator); err != nil || !canSave {
+		c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusForbidden, "forbidden", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	dashboardsnapshots.CreateDashboardSnapshot(c, cfg, cmd, hs.dashboardsnapshotsService)
 }
 
 // GET /api/snapshots/:key
@@ -213,13 +219,6 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) respon
 		return response.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "OrgID mismatch", nil)
 	}
 
-	if queryResult.External {
-		err := dashboardsnapshots.DeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(queryResult.ExternalDeleteURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			return response.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to delete external dashboard", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Dashboard can be empty (creation error or external snapshot). This means that the mustInt here returns a 0,
 	// which before RBAC would result in a dashboard which has no ACL. A dashboard without an ACL would fallback
 	// to the user’s org role, which for editors and admins would essentially always be allowed here. With RBAC,
@@ -239,6 +238,13 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) respon
 		}
 	}
 
+	if queryResult.External {
+		err := dashboardsnapshots.DeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(queryResult.ExternalDeleteURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return response.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to delete external dashboard", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	cmd := &dashboardsnapshots.DeleteDashboardSnapshotCommand{DeleteKey: queryResult.DeleteKey}
 
 	if err := hs.dashboardsnapshotsService.DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), cmd); err != nil {

pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy.go

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 var (
 	logger = glog.New("data-proxy-log")
 	client = newHTTPClient()
+
+	errPluginProxyRouteAccessDenied = errors.New("plugin proxy route access denied")
 )
 
 type DataSourceProxy struct {
@@ -308,12 +310,21 @@ func (proxy *DataSourceProxy) validateRequest() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// issues/116273: When we have an empty input route (or input that becomes relative to "."), we do not want it
+		//   to be ".". This is because the `CleanRelativePath` function will never return "./" prefixes, and as such,
+		//   the common prefix we need is an empty string.
+		if r1 == "." && proxy.proxyPath != "." {
+			r1 = ""
+		}
+		if r2 == "." && route.Path != "." {
+			r2 = ""
+		}
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(r1, r2) {
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if !proxy.hasAccessToRoute(route) {
-			return errors.New("plugin proxy route access denied")
+			return errPluginProxyRouteAccessDenied
 		}
 
 		proxy.matchedRoute = route

pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy_test.go

@@ -673,6 +673,94 @@ func TestIntegrationDataSourceProxy_routeRule(t *testing.T) {
 			runDatasourceAuthTest(t, secretsService, secretsStore, cfg, test)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Regression of 116273: Fallback routes should apply fallback route roles", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, tc := range []struct {
+			InputPath         string
+			ConfigurationPath string
+			ExpectError       bool
+		}{
+			{
+				InputPath:         "api/v2/leak-ur-secrets",
+				ConfigurationPath: "",
+				ExpectError:       true,
+			},
+			{
+				InputPath:         "",
+				ConfigurationPath: "",
+				ExpectError:       true,
+			},
+			{
+				InputPath:         ".",
+				ConfigurationPath: ".",
+				ExpectError:       true,
+			},
+			{
+				InputPath:         "",
+				ConfigurationPath: ".",
+				ExpectError:       false,
+			},
+			{
+				InputPath:         "api",
+				ConfigurationPath: ".",
+				ExpectError:       false,
+			},
+		} {
+			orEmptyStr := func(s string) string {
+				if s == "" {
+					return "<empty>"
+				}
+				return s
+			}
+			t.Run(
+				fmt.Sprintf("with inputPath=%s, configurationPath=%s, expectError=%v",
+					orEmptyStr(tc.InputPath), orEmptyStr(tc.ConfigurationPath), tc.ExpectError),
+				func(t *testing.T) {
+					ds := &datasources.DataSource{
+						UID:      "dsUID",
+						JsonData: simplejson.New(),
+					}
+					routes := []*plugins.Route{
+						{
+							Path:    tc.ConfigurationPath,
+							ReqRole: org.RoleAdmin,
+							Method:  "GET",
+						},
+						{
+							Path:    tc.ConfigurationPath,
+							ReqRole: org.RoleAdmin,
+							Method:  "POST",
+						},
+						{
+							Path:    tc.ConfigurationPath,
+							ReqRole: org.RoleAdmin,
+							Method:  "PUT",
+						},
+						{
+							Path:    tc.ConfigurationPath,
+							ReqRole: org.RoleAdmin,
+							Method:  "DELETE",
+						},
+					}
+
+					req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(t.Context(), "GET", "http://localhost/"+tc.InputPath, nil)
+					require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create HTTP request")
+					ctx := &contextmodel.ReqContext{
+						Context:      &web.Context{Req: req},
+						SignedInUser: &user.SignedInUser{OrgRole: org.RoleViewer},
+					}
+					proxy, err := setupDSProxyTest(t, ctx, ds, routes, tc.InputPath)
+					require.NoError(t, err, "failed to setup proxy test")
+					err = proxy.validateRequest()
+					if tc.ExpectError {
+						require.ErrorIs(t, err, errPluginProxyRouteAccessDenied, "request was not denied due to access denied?")
+					} else {
+						require.NoError(t, err, "request was unexpectedly denied access")
+					}
+				},
+			)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 // test DataSourceProxy request handling.

pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots/service.go

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ var client = &http.Client{
 	Transport: &http.Transport{Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment},
 }
 
+// CreateDashboardSnapshot creates a snapshot when running Grafana in regular mode.
+// It validates the user and dashboard exist before creating the snapshot.
+// This mode supports both local and external snapshots.
 func CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, cfg snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions, cmd CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand, svc Service) {
 	if !cfg.SnapshotsEnabled {
 		c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusForbidden, "Dashboard Snapshots are disabled", nil)
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ func CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, cfg snapshot.SnapshotSh
 	}
 
 	uid := cmd.Dashboard.GetNestedString("uid")
+
 	user, err := identity.GetRequester(c.Req.Context())
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusBadRequest, "missing user in context", nil)
@@ -59,21 +63,18 @@ func CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, cfg snapshot.SnapshotSh
 		return
 	}
 
+	cmd.ExternalURL = ""
+	cmd.OrgID = user.GetOrgID()
+	cmd.UserID, _ = identity.UserIdentifier(user.GetID())
+
 	if cmd.Name == "" {
 		cmd.Name = "Unnamed snapshot"
 	}
 
-	var snapshotUrl string
-	cmd.ExternalURL = ""
-	cmd.OrgID = user.GetOrgID()
-	cmd.UserID, _ = identity.UserIdentifier(user.GetID())
-	originalDashboardURL, err := createOriginalDashboardURL(&cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Invalid app URL", err)
-		return
-	}
+	var snapshotURL string
 
 	if cmd.External {
+		// Handle external snapshot creation
 		if !cfg.ExternalEnabled {
 			c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusForbidden, "External dashboard creation is disabled", nil)
 			return
@@ -85,40 +86,83 @@ func CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, cfg snapshot.SnapshotSh
 			return
 		}
 
-		snapshotUrl = resp.Url
 		cmd.Key = resp.Key
 		cmd.DeleteKey = resp.DeleteKey
 		cmd.ExternalURL = resp.Url
 		cmd.ExternalDeleteURL = resp.DeleteUrl
 		cmd.Dashboard = &common.Unstructured{}
+		snapshotURL = resp.Url
 
 		metrics.MApiDashboardSnapshotExternal.Inc()
 	} else {
-		cmd.Dashboard.SetNestedField(originalDashboardURL, "snapshot", "originalUrl")
-
-		if cmd.Key == "" {
-			var err error
-			cmd.Key, err = util.GetRandomString(32)
-			if err != nil {
-				c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not generate random string", err)
-				return
-			}
+		// Handle local snapshot creation
+		originalDashboardURL, err := createOriginalDashboardURL(&cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Invalid app URL", err)
+			return
 		}
 
-		if cmd.DeleteKey == "" {
-			var err error
-			cmd.DeleteKey, err = util.GetRandomString(32)
-			if err != nil {
-				c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not generate random string", err)
-				return
-			}
+		snapshotURL, err = prepareLocalSnapshot(&cmd, originalDashboardURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not generate random string", err)
+			return
 		}
 
-		snapshotUrl = setting.ToAbsUrl("dashboard/snapshot/" + cmd.Key)
-
 		metrics.MApiDashboardSnapshotCreate.Inc()
 	}
 
+	saveAndRespond(c, svc, cmd, snapshotURL)
+}
+
+// CreateDashboardSnapshotPublic creates a snapshot when running Grafana in public mode.
+// In public mode, there is no user or dashboard information to validate.
+// Only local snapshots are supported (external snapshots are not available).
+func CreateDashboardSnapshotPublic(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, cfg snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions, cmd CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand, svc Service) {
+	if !cfg.SnapshotsEnabled {
+		c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusForbidden, "Dashboard Snapshots are disabled", nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if cmd.Name == "" {
+		cmd.Name = "Unnamed snapshot"
+	}
+
+	snapshotURL, err := prepareLocalSnapshot(&cmd, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not generate random string", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	metrics.MApiDashboardSnapshotCreate.Inc()
+
+	saveAndRespond(c, svc, cmd, snapshotURL)
+}
+
+// prepareLocalSnapshot prepares the command for a local snapshot and returns the snapshot URL.
+func prepareLocalSnapshot(cmd *CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand, originalDashboardURL string) (string, error) {
+	cmd.Dashboard.SetNestedField(originalDashboardURL, "snapshot", "originalUrl")
+
+	if cmd.Key == "" {
+		key, err := util.GetRandomString(32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		cmd.Key = key
+	}
+
+	if cmd.DeleteKey == "" {
+		deleteKey, err := util.GetRandomString(32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		cmd.DeleteKey = deleteKey
+	}
+
+	return setting.ToAbsUrl("dashboard/snapshot/" + cmd.Key), nil
+}
+
+// saveAndRespond saves the snapshot and sends the response.
+func saveAndRespond(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, svc Service, cmd CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand, snapshotURL string) {
 	result, err := svc.CreateDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), &cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JsonApiErr(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to create snapshot", err)
@@ -128,7 +172,7 @@ func CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, cfg snapshot.SnapshotSh
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, snapshot.DashboardCreateResponse{
 		Key:       result.Key,
 		DeleteKey: result.DeleteKey,
-		URL:       snapshotUrl,
+		URL:       snapshotURL,
 		DeleteURL: setting.ToAbsUrl("api/snapshots-delete/" + result.DeleteKey),
 	})
 }

pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots/service_test.go

@@ -20,40 +20,30 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/web"
 )
 
-func TestCreateDashboardSnapshot_DashboardNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	mockService := &MockService{}
-	cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
-		SnapshotsEnabled: true,
-		ExternalEnabled:  false,
+func createTestDashboard(t *testing.T) *common.Unstructured {
+	t.Helper()
+	dashboard := &common.Unstructured{}
+	dashboardData := map[string]any{
+		"uid": "test-dashboard-uid",
+		"id":  123,
 	}
-	testUser := &user.SignedInUser{
+	dashboardBytes, _ := json.Marshal(dashboardData)
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(dashboardBytes, dashboard)
+	return dashboard
+}
+
+func createTestUser() *user.SignedInUser {
+	return &user.SignedInUser{
 		UserID: 1,
 		OrgID:  1,
 		Login:  "testuser",
 		Name:   "Test User",
 		Email:  "test@example.com",
 	}
-	dashboard := &common.Unstructured{}
-	dashboardData := map[string]interface{}{
-		"uid": "test-dashboard-uid",
-		"id":  123,
-	}
-	dashboardBytes, _ := json.Marshal(dashboardData)
-	_ = json.Unmarshal(dashboardBytes, dashboard)
-
-	cmd := CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{
-		DashboardCreateCommand: snapshot.DashboardCreateCommand{
-			Dashboard: dashboard,
-			Name:      "Test Snapshot",
-		},
-	}
-
-	mockService.On("ValidateDashboardExists", mock.Anything, int64(1), "test-dashboard-uid").
-		Return(dashboards.ErrDashboardNotFound)
-
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/snapshots", nil)
-	req = req.WithContext(identity.WithRequester(req.Context(), testUser))
+}
 
+func createReqContext(t *testing.T, req *http.Request, testUser *user.SignedInUser) (*contextmodel.ReqContext, *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+	t.Helper()
 	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	ctx := &contextmodel.ReqContext{
 		Context: &web.Context{
@@ -63,13 +53,319 @@ func TestCreateDashboardSnapshot_DashboardNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		SignedInUser: testUser,
 		Logger:       log.NewNopLogger(),
 	}
-
-	CreateDashboardSnapshot(ctx, cfg, cmd, mockService)
-
-	mockService.AssertExpectations(t)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, recorder.Code)
-	var response map[string]interface{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Dashboard not found", response["message"])
+	return ctx, recorder
+}
+
+// TestCreateDashboardSnapshot tests snapshot creation in regular mode (non-public instance).
+// These tests cover scenarios when Grafana is running as a regular server with user authentication.
+func TestCreateDashboardSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("should return error when dashboard not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockService := &MockService{}
+		cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
+			SnapshotsEnabled: true,
+			ExternalEnabled:  false,
+		}
+		testUser := createTestUser()
+		dashboard := createTestDashboard(t)
+
+		cmd := CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{
+			DashboardCreateCommand: snapshot.DashboardCreateCommand{
+				Dashboard: dashboard,
+				Name:      "Test Snapshot",
+			},
+		}
+
+		mockService.On("ValidateDashboardExists", mock.Anything, int64(1), "test-dashboard-uid").
+			Return(dashboards.ErrDashboardNotFound)
+
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/snapshots", nil)
+		req = req.WithContext(identity.WithRequester(req.Context(), testUser))
+		ctx, recorder := createReqContext(t, req, testUser)
+
+		CreateDashboardSnapshot(ctx, cfg, cmd, mockService)
+
+		mockService.AssertExpectations(t)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, recorder.Code)
+		var response map[string]any
+		err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Dashboard not found", response["message"])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should create external snapshot when external is enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		externalServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			assert.Equal(t, "/api/snapshots", r.URL.Path)
+			assert.Equal(t, "POST", r.Method)
+
+			response := map[string]any{
+				"key":       "external-key",
+				"deleteKey": "external-delete-key",
+				"url":       "https://external.example.com/dashboard/snapshot/external-key",
+				"deleteUrl": "https://external.example.com/api/snapshots-delete/external-delete-key",
+			}
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+		}))
+		defer externalServer.Close()
+
+		mockService := NewMockService(t)
+		cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
+			SnapshotsEnabled:    true,
+			ExternalEnabled:     true,
+			ExternalSnapshotURL: externalServer.URL,
+		}
+		testUser := createTestUser()
+		dashboard := createTestDashboard(t)
+
+		cmd := CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{
+			DashboardCreateCommand: snapshot.DashboardCreateCommand{
+				Dashboard: dashboard,
+				Name:      "Test External Snapshot",
+				External:  true,
+			},
+		}
+
+		mockService.On("ValidateDashboardExists", mock.Anything, int64(1), "test-dashboard-uid").
+			Return(nil)
+		mockService.On("CreateDashboardSnapshot", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+			Return(&DashboardSnapshot{
+				Key:       "external-key",
+				DeleteKey: "external-delete-key",
+			}, nil)
+
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/snapshots", nil)
+		req = req.WithContext(identity.WithRequester(req.Context(), testUser))
+		ctx, recorder := createReqContext(t, req, testUser)
+
+		CreateDashboardSnapshot(ctx, cfg, cmd, mockService)
+
+		mockService.AssertExpectations(t)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+		var response map[string]any
+		err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "external-key", response["key"])
+		assert.Equal(t, "external-delete-key", response["deleteKey"])
+		assert.Equal(t, "https://external.example.com/dashboard/snapshot/external-key", response["url"])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should return forbidden when external is disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockService := NewMockService(t)
+		cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
+			SnapshotsEnabled: true,
+			ExternalEnabled:  false,
+		}
+		testUser := createTestUser()
+		dashboard := createTestDashboard(t)
+
+		cmd := CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{
+			DashboardCreateCommand: snapshot.DashboardCreateCommand{
+				Dashboard: dashboard,
+				Name:      "Test External Snapshot",
+				External:  true,
+			},
+		}
+
+		mockService.On("ValidateDashboardExists", mock.Anything, int64(1), "test-dashboard-uid").
+			Return(nil)
+
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/snapshots", nil)
+		req = req.WithContext(identity.WithRequester(req.Context(), testUser))
+		ctx, recorder := createReqContext(t, req, testUser)
+
+		CreateDashboardSnapshot(ctx, cfg, cmd, mockService)
+
+		mockService.AssertExpectations(t)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, recorder.Code)
+
+		var response map[string]any
+		err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "External dashboard creation is disabled", response["message"])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should create local snapshot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockService := NewMockService(t)
+		cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
+			SnapshotsEnabled: true,
+		}
+		testUser := createTestUser()
+		dashboard := createTestDashboard(t)
+
+		cmd := CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{
+			DashboardCreateCommand: snapshot.DashboardCreateCommand{
+				Dashboard: dashboard,
+				Name:      "Test Local Snapshot",
+			},
+			Key:       "local-key",
+			DeleteKey: "local-delete-key",
+		}
+
+		mockService.On("ValidateDashboardExists", mock.Anything, int64(1), "test-dashboard-uid").
+			Return(nil)
+		mockService.On("CreateDashboardSnapshot", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+			Return(&DashboardSnapshot{
+				Key:       "local-key",
+				DeleteKey: "local-delete-key",
+			}, nil)
+
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/snapshots", nil)
+		req = req.WithContext(identity.WithRequester(req.Context(), testUser))
+		ctx, recorder := createReqContext(t, req, testUser)
+
+		CreateDashboardSnapshot(ctx, cfg, cmd, mockService)
+
+		mockService.AssertExpectations(t)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+		var response map[string]any
+		err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "local-key", response["key"])
+		assert.Equal(t, "local-delete-key", response["deleteKey"])
+		assert.Contains(t, response["url"], "dashboard/snapshot/local-key")
+		assert.Contains(t, response["deleteUrl"], "api/snapshots-delete/local-delete-key")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestCreateDashboardSnapshotPublic tests snapshot creation in public mode.
+// These tests cover scenarios when Grafana is running as a public snapshot server
+// where no user authentication or dashboard validation is required.
+func TestCreateDashboardSnapshotPublic(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("should create local snapshot without user context", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockService := NewMockService(t)
+		cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
+			SnapshotsEnabled: true,
+		}
+		dashboard := createTestDashboard(t)
+
+		cmd := CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{
+			DashboardCreateCommand: snapshot.DashboardCreateCommand{
+				Dashboard: dashboard,
+				Name:      "Test Snapshot",
+			},
+			Key:       "test-key",
+			DeleteKey: "test-delete-key",
+		}
+
+		mockService.On("CreateDashboardSnapshot", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+			Return(&DashboardSnapshot{
+				Key:       "test-key",
+				DeleteKey: "test-delete-key",
+			}, nil)
+
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/snapshots", nil)
+		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		ctx := &contextmodel.ReqContext{
+			Context: &web.Context{
+				Req:  req,
+				Resp: web.NewResponseWriter("POST", recorder),
+			},
+			Logger: log.NewNopLogger(),
+		}
+
+		CreateDashboardSnapshotPublic(ctx, cfg, cmd, mockService)
+
+		mockService.AssertExpectations(t)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+		var response map[string]any
+		err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-key", response["key"])
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-delete-key", response["deleteKey"])
+		assert.Contains(t, response["url"], "dashboard/snapshot/test-key")
+		assert.Contains(t, response["deleteUrl"], "api/snapshots-delete/test-delete-key")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should return forbidden when snapshots are disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockService := NewMockService(t)
+		cfg := snapshot.SnapshotSharingOptions{
+			SnapshotsEnabled: false,
+		}
+		dashboard := createTestDashboard(t)
+
+		cmd := CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{
+			DashboardCreateCommand: snapshot.DashboardCreateCommand{
+				Dashboard: dashboard,
+				Name:      "Test Snapshot",
+			},
+		}
+
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/snapshots", nil)
+		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		ctx := &contextmodel.ReqContext{
+			Context: &web.Context{
+				Req:  req,
+				Resp: web.NewResponseWriter("POST", recorder),
+			},
+			Logger: log.NewNopLogger(),
+		}
+
+		CreateDashboardSnapshotPublic(ctx, cfg, cmd, mockService)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, recorder.Code)
+
+		var response map[string]any
+		err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Dashboard Snapshots are disabled", response["message"])
+	})
+}
+
+// TestDeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot tests deletion of external snapshots.
+// This function is called in public mode and doesn't require user context.
+func TestDeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("should return nil on successful deletion", func(t *testing.T) {
+		server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			assert.Equal(t, "GET", r.Method)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		}))
+		defer server.Close()
+
+		err := DeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(server.URL)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should gracefully handle already deleted snapshot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			response := map[string]any{
+				"message": "Failed to get dashboard snapshot",
+			}
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+		}))
+		defer server.Close()
+
+		err := DeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(server.URL)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should return error on unexpected status code", func(t *testing.T) {
+		server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		}))
+		defer server.Close()
+
+		err := DeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(server.URL)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "unexpected response when deleting external snapshot")
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "404")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should return error on 500 with different message", func(t *testing.T) {
+		server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			response := map[string]any{
+				"message": "Some other error",
+			}
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+		}))
+		defer server.Close()
+
+		err := DeleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(server.URL)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "500")
+	})
 }

pkg/storage/unified/resource/datastore.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/validation"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/sql/dbutil"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/sql/rvmanager"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/sql/sqltemplate"
 	gocache "github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 )
@@ -868,10 +869,18 @@ func (d *dataStore) applyBackwardsCompatibleChanges(ctx context.Context, tx db.T
 	if key.Action == DataActionDeleted {
 		generation = 0
 	}
+
+	// In compatibility mode, the previous RV, when available, is saved as a microsecond
+	// timestamp, as is done in the SQL backend.
+	previousRV := event.PreviousRV
+	if event.PreviousRV > 0 && isSnowflake(event.PreviousRV) {
+		previousRV = rvmanager.RVFromSnowflake(event.PreviousRV)
+	}
+
 	_, err := dbutil.Exec(ctx, tx, sqlKVUpdateLegacyResourceHistory, sqlKVLegacyUpdateHistoryRequest{
 		SQLTemplate: sqltemplate.New(kv.dialect),
 		GUID:        key.GUID,
-		PreviousRV:  event.PreviousRV,
+		PreviousRV:  previousRV,
 		Generation:  generation,
 	})
 
@@ -900,7 +909,7 @@ func (d *dataStore) applyBackwardsCompatibleChanges(ctx context.Context, tx db.T
 			Name:        key.Name,
 			Action:      action,
 			Folder:      key.Folder,
-			PreviousRV:  event.PreviousRV,
+			PreviousRV:  previousRV,
 		})
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -916,7 +925,7 @@ func (d *dataStore) applyBackwardsCompatibleChanges(ctx context.Context, tx db.T
 			Name:        key.Name,
 			Action:      action,
 			Folder:      key.Folder,
-			PreviousRV:  event.PreviousRV,
+			PreviousRV:  previousRV,
 		})
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -938,3 +947,15 @@ func (d *dataStore) applyBackwardsCompatibleChanges(ctx context.Context, tx db.T
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// isSnowflake returns whether the argument passed is a snowflake ID (new) or a microsecond timestamp (old).
+// We try to interpret the number as a microsecond timestamp first. If it represents a time in the past,
+// it is considered a microsecond timestamp. Snowflake IDs are much larger integers and would lead
+// to dates in the future if interpreted as a microsecond timestamp.
+func isSnowflake(rv int64) bool {
+	ts := time.UnixMicro(rv)
+	oneHourFromNow := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	isMicroSecRV := ts.Before(oneHourFromNow)
+
+	return !isMicroSecRV
+}

pkg/storage/unified/resource/notifier.go

@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ const (
 	defaultBufferSize     = 10000
 )
 
-type notifier struct {
+type notifier interface {
+	Watch(context.Context, watchOptions) <-chan Event
+}
+
+type pollingNotifier struct {
 	eventStore *eventStore
 	log        logging.Logger
 }
 
 type notifierOptions struct {
-	log logging.Logger
+	log                logging.Logger
+	useChannelNotifier bool
 }
 
 type watchOptions struct {
@@ -44,15 +49,26 @@ func defaultWatchOptions() watchOptions {
 	}
 }
 
-func newNotifier(eventStore *eventStore, opts notifierOptions) *notifier {
+func newNotifier(eventStore *eventStore, opts notifierOptions) notifier {
 	if opts.log == nil {
 		opts.log = &logging.NoOpLogger{}
 	}
-	return &notifier{eventStore: eventStore, log: opts.log}
+
+	if opts.useChannelNotifier {
+		return &channelNotifier{}
+	}
+
+	return &pollingNotifier{eventStore: eventStore, log: opts.log}
+}
+
+type channelNotifier struct{}
+
+func (cn *channelNotifier) Watch(ctx context.Context, opts watchOptions) <-chan Event {
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Return the last resource version from the event store
-func (n *notifier) lastEventResourceVersion(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
+func (n *pollingNotifier) lastEventResourceVersion(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
 	e, err := n.eventStore.LastEventKey(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -60,11 +76,11 @@ func (n *notifier) lastEventResourceVersion(ctx context.Context) (int64, error)
 	return e.ResourceVersion, nil
 }
 
-func (n *notifier) cacheKey(evt Event) string {
+func (n *pollingNotifier) cacheKey(evt Event) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s~%s~%s~%s~%d", evt.Namespace, evt.Group, evt.Resource, evt.Name, evt.ResourceVersion)
 }
 
-func (n *notifier) Watch(ctx context.Context, opts watchOptions) <-chan Event {
+func (n *pollingNotifier) Watch(ctx context.Context, opts watchOptions) <-chan Event {
 	if opts.MinBackoff <= 0 {
 		opts.MinBackoff = defaultMinBackoff
 	}

pkg/storage/unified/resource/notifier_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func setupTestNotifier(t *testing.T) (*notifier, *eventStore) {
+func setupTestNotifier(t *testing.T) (*pollingNotifier, *eventStore) {
 	db := setupTestBadgerDB(t)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		err := db.Close()
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ func setupTestNotifier(t *testing.T) (*notifier, *eventStore) {
 	kv := NewBadgerKV(db)
 	eventStore := newEventStore(kv)
 	notifier := newNotifier(eventStore, notifierOptions{log: &logging.NoOpLogger{}})
-	return notifier, eventStore
+	return notifier.(*pollingNotifier), eventStore
 }
 
-func setupTestNotifierSqlKv(t *testing.T) (*notifier, *eventStore) {
+func setupTestNotifierSqlKv(t *testing.T) (*pollingNotifier, *eventStore) {
 	dbstore := db.InitTestDB(t)
 	eDB, err := dbimpl.ProvideResourceDB(dbstore, setting.NewCfg(), nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func setupTestNotifierSqlKv(t *testing.T) (*notifier, *eventStore) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	eventStore := newEventStore(kv)
 	notifier := newNotifier(eventStore, notifierOptions{log: &logging.NoOpLogger{}})
-	return notifier, eventStore
+	return notifier.(*pollingNotifier), eventStore
 }
 
 func TestNewNotifier(t *testing.T) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestDefaultWatchOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultBufferSize, opts.BufferSize)
 }
 
-func runNotifierTestWith(t *testing.T, storeName string, newStoreFn func(*testing.T) (*notifier, *eventStore), testFn func(*testing.T, context.Context, *notifier, *eventStore)) {
+func runNotifierTestWith(t *testing.T, storeName string, newStoreFn func(*testing.T) (*pollingNotifier, *eventStore), testFn func(*testing.T, context.Context, *pollingNotifier, *eventStore)) {
 	t.Run(storeName, func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		notifier, eventStore := newStoreFn(t)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestNotifier_lastEventResourceVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	runNotifierTestWith(t, "sqlkv", setupTestNotifierSqlKv, testNotifierLastEventResourceVersion)
 }
 
-func testNotifierLastEventResourceVersion(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *notifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
+func testNotifierLastEventResourceVersion(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *pollingNotifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
 	// Test with no events
 	rv, err := notifier.lastEventResourceVersion(ctx)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestNotifier_cachekey(t *testing.T) {
 	runNotifierTestWith(t, "sqlkv", setupTestNotifierSqlKv, testNotifierCachekey)
 }
 
-func testNotifierCachekey(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *notifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
+func testNotifierCachekey(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *pollingNotifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		event    Event
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestNotifier_Watch_NoEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	runNotifierTestWith(t, "sqlkv", setupTestNotifierSqlKv, testNotifierWatchNoEvents)
 }
 
-func testNotifierWatchNoEvents(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *notifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
+func testNotifierWatchNoEvents(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *pollingNotifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 500*time.Millisecond)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestNotifier_Watch_WithExistingEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	runNotifierTestWith(t, "sqlkv", setupTestNotifierSqlKv, testNotifierWatchWithExistingEvents)
 }
 
-func testNotifierWatchWithExistingEvents(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *notifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
+func testNotifierWatchWithExistingEvents(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *pollingNotifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 2*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestNotifier_Watch_EventDeduplication(t *testing.T) {
 	runNotifierTestWith(t, "sqlkv", setupTestNotifierSqlKv, testNotifierWatchEventDeduplication)
 }
 
-func testNotifierWatchEventDeduplication(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *notifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
+func testNotifierWatchEventDeduplication(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *pollingNotifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 2*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func TestNotifier_Watch_ContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 	runNotifierTestWith(t, "sqlkv", setupTestNotifierSqlKv, testNotifierWatchContextCancellation)
 }
 
-func testNotifierWatchContextCancellation(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *notifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
+func testNotifierWatchContextCancellation(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *pollingNotifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
 	// Add an initial event so that lastEventResourceVersion doesn't return ErrNotFound
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func TestNotifier_Watch_MultipleEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	runNotifierTestWith(t, "sqlkv", setupTestNotifierSqlKv, testNotifierWatchMultipleEvents)
 }
 
-func testNotifierWatchMultipleEvents(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *notifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
+func testNotifierWatchMultipleEvents(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier *pollingNotifier, eventStore *eventStore) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	rv := time.Now().UnixNano()
@@ -456,33 +456,27 @@ func testNotifierWatchMultipleEvents(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, notifier
 		},
 	}
 
+	errCh := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
 		for _, event := range testEvents {
-			err := eventStore.Save(ctx, event)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
+			errCh <- eventStore.Save(ctx, event)
 		}
 	}()
 
 	// Receive events
-	receivedEvents := make([]Event, 0, len(testEvents))
-	for i := 0; i < len(testEvents); i++ {
+	receivedEvents := make([]string, 0, len(testEvents))
+	for len(receivedEvents) != len(testEvents) {
 		select {
 		case event := <-events:
-			receivedEvents = append(receivedEvents, event)
+			receivedEvents = append(receivedEvents, event.Name)
+		case err := <-errCh:
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
-			t.Fatalf("Timed out waiting for event %d", i+1)
+			t.Fatalf("Timed out waiting for event %d", len(receivedEvents)+1)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Verify all events were received
-	assert.Len(t, receivedEvents, len(testEvents))
-
 	// Verify the events match and ordered by resource version
-	receivedNames := make([]string, len(receivedEvents))
-	for i, event := range receivedEvents {
-		receivedNames[i] = event.Name
-	}
-
 	expectedNames := []string{"test-resource-1", "test-resource-2", "test-resource-3"}
-	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expectedNames, receivedNames)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expectedNames, receivedEvents)
 }

pkg/storage/unified/resource/sqlkv.go

@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ func (k *sqlKV) Delete(ctx context.Context, section string, key string) error {
 		return ErrNotFound
 	}
 
-	// TODO reflect change to resource table
-
 	return nil
 }
 

pkg/storage/unified/resource/storage_backend.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type kvStorageBackend struct {
 	bulkLock                     *BulkLock
 	dataStore                    *dataStore
 	eventStore                   *eventStore
-	notifier                     *notifier
+	notifier                     notifier
 	builder                      DocumentBuilder
 	log                          logging.Logger
 	withPruner                   bool
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type KVBackendOptions struct {
 	Tracer                       trace.Tracer          // TODO add tracing
 	Reg                          prometheus.Registerer // TODO add metrics
 
+	UseChannelNotifier bool
 	// Adding RvManager overrides the RV generated with snowflake in order to keep backwards compatibility with
 	// unified/sql
 	RvManager *rvmanager.ResourceVersionManager
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func NewKVStorageBackend(opts KVBackendOptions) (KVBackend, error) {
 		bulkLock:                     NewBulkLock(),
 		dataStore:                    newDataStore(kv),
 		eventStore:                   eventStore,
-		notifier:                     newNotifier(eventStore, notifierOptions{}),
+		notifier:                     newNotifier(eventStore, notifierOptions{useChannelNotifier: opts.UseChannelNotifier}),
 		snowflake:                    s,
 		builder:                      StandardDocumentBuilder(), // For now we use the standard document builder.
 		log:                          &logging.NoOpLogger{},     // Make this configurable
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ func (k *kvStorageBackend) WriteEvent(ctx context.Context, event WriteEvent) (in
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to write data: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		rv = rvmanager.SnowflakeFromRv(rv)
+		rv = rvmanager.SnowflakeFromRV(rv)
 		dataKey.ResourceVersion = rv
 	} else {
 		err := k.dataStore.Save(ctx, dataKey, bytes.NewReader(event.Value))

pkg/storage/unified/sql/rvmanager/rv_manager.go

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (m *ResourceVersionManager) execBatch(ctx context.Context, group, resource
 		// Allocate the RVs
 		for i, guid := range guids {
 			guidToRV[guid] = rv
-			guidToSnowflakeRV[guid] = SnowflakeFromRv(rv)
+			guidToSnowflakeRV[guid] = SnowflakeFromRV(rv)
 			rvs[i] = rv
 			rv++
 		}
@@ -364,12 +364,20 @@ func (m *ResourceVersionManager) execBatch(ctx context.Context, group, resource
 	}
 }
 
-// takes a unix microsecond rv and transforms into a snowflake format. The timestamp is converted from microsecond to
+// takes a unix microsecond RV and transforms into a snowflake format. The timestamp is converted from microsecond to
 // millisecond (the integer division) and the remainder is saved in the stepbits section. machine id is always 0
-func SnowflakeFromRv(rv int64) int64 {
+func SnowflakeFromRV(rv int64) int64 {
 	return (((rv / 1000) - snowflake.Epoch) << (snowflake.NodeBits + snowflake.StepBits)) + (rv % 1000)
 }
 
+// It is generally not possible to convert from a snowflakeID to a microsecond RV due to the loss in precision
+// (snowflake ID stores timestamp in milliseconds). However, this implementation stores the microsecond fraction
+// in the step bits (see SnowflakeFromRV), allowing us to compute the microsecond timestamp.
+func RVFromSnowflake(snowflakeID int64) int64 {
+	microSecFraction := snowflakeID & ((1 << snowflake.StepBits) - 1)
+	return ((snowflakeID>>(snowflake.NodeBits+snowflake.StepBits))+snowflake.Epoch)*1000 + microSecFraction
+}
+
 // helper utility to compare two RVs. The first RV must be in snowflake format. Will convert rv2 to snowflake and retry
 // if comparison fails
 func IsRvEqual(rv1, rv2 int64) bool {
@@ -377,7 +385,7 @@ func IsRvEqual(rv1, rv2 int64) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	return rv1 == SnowflakeFromRv(rv2)
+	return rv1 == SnowflakeFromRV(rv2)
 }
 
 // Lock locks the resource version for the given key

pkg/storage/unified/sql/rvmanager/rv_manager_test.go

@@ -63,3 +63,13 @@ func TestResourceVersionManager(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, rv, int64(200))
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSnowflakeFromRVRoundtrips(t *testing.T) {
+	// 2026-01-12 19:33:58.806211 +0000 UTC
+	offset := int64(1768246438806211) // in microseconds
+
+	for n := range int64(100) {
+		ts := offset + n
+		require.Equal(t, ts, RVFromSnowflake(SnowflakeFromRV(ts)))
+	}
+}

pkg/storage/unified/sql/server.go

@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ func NewResourceServer(opts ServerOptions) (resource.ResourceServer, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		isHA := isHighAvailabilityEnabled(opts.Cfg.SectionWithEnvOverrides("database"),
+			opts.Cfg.SectionWithEnvOverrides("resource_api"))
+
 		if opts.Cfg.EnableSQLKVBackend {
 			sqlkv, err := resource.NewSQLKV(eDB)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -106,9 +109,10 @@ func NewResourceServer(opts ServerOptions) (resource.ResourceServer, error) {
 			}
 
 			kvBackendOpts := resource.KVBackendOptions{
-				KvStore: sqlkv,
-				Tracer:  opts.Tracer,
-				Reg:     opts.Reg,
+				KvStore:            sqlkv,
+				Tracer:             opts.Tracer,
+				Reg:                opts.Reg,
+				UseChannelNotifier: !isHA,
 			}
 
 			ctx := context.Background()
@@ -140,9 +144,6 @@ func NewResourceServer(opts ServerOptions) (resource.ResourceServer, error) {
 			serverOptions.Backend = kvBackend
 			serverOptions.Diagnostics = kvBackend
 		} else {
-			isHA := isHighAvailabilityEnabled(opts.Cfg.SectionWithEnvOverrides("database"),
-				opts.Cfg.SectionWithEnvOverrides("resource_api"))
-
 			backend, err := NewBackend(BackendOptions{
 				DBProvider:           eDB,
 				Reg:                  opts.Reg,

pkg/storage/unified/testing/storage_backend_sql_compatibility.go

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func verifyKeyPath(t *testing.T, db sqldb.DB, ctx context.Context, key *resource
 	var keyPathRV int64
 	if isSqlBackend {
 		// Convert microsecond RV to snowflake for key_path construction
-		keyPathRV = rvmanager.SnowflakeFromRv(resourceVersion)
+		keyPathRV = rvmanager.SnowflakeFromRV(resourceVersion)
 	} else {
 		// KV backend already provides snowflake RV
 		keyPathRV = resourceVersion
@@ -434,9 +434,6 @@ func verifyResourceHistoryTable(t *testing.T, db sqldb.DB, namespace string, res
 
 	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, query, namespace)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		_ = rows.Close()
-	}()
 
 	var records []ResourceHistoryRecord
 	for rows.Next() {
@@ -460,33 +457,34 @@ func verifyResourceHistoryTable(t *testing.T, db sqldb.DB, namespace string, res
 	for resourceIdx, res := range resources {
 		// Check create record (action=1, generation=1)
 		createRecord := records[recordIndex]
-		verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t, createRecord, res, resourceIdx, 1, 0, 1, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][0])
+		verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t, createRecord, namespace, res, resourceIdx, 1, 0, 1, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][0])
 		recordIndex++
 	}
 
 	for resourceIdx, res := range resources {
 		// Check update record (action=2, generation=2)
 		updateRecord := records[recordIndex]
-		verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t, updateRecord, res, resourceIdx, 2, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][0], 2, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][1])
+		verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t, updateRecord, namespace, res, resourceIdx, 2, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][0], 2, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][1])
 		recordIndex++
 	}
 
 	for resourceIdx, res := range resources[:2] {
 		// Check delete record (action=3, generation=0) - only first 2 resources were deleted
 		deleteRecord := records[recordIndex]
-		verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t, deleteRecord, res, resourceIdx, 3, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][1], 0, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][2])
+		verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t, deleteRecord, namespace, res, resourceIdx, 3, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][1], 0, resourceVersions[resourceIdx][2])
 		recordIndex++
 	}
 }
 
 // verifyResourceHistoryRecord validates a single resource_history record
-func verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t *testing.T, record ResourceHistoryRecord, expectedRes struct{ name, folder string }, resourceIdx, expectedAction int, expectedPrevRV int64, expectedGeneration int, expectedRV int64) {
+func verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t *testing.T, record ResourceHistoryRecord, namespace string, expectedRes struct{ name, folder string }, resourceIdx, expectedAction int, expectedPrevRV int64, expectedGeneration int, expectedRV int64) {
 	// Validate GUID (should be non-empty)
 	require.NotEmpty(t, record.GUID, "GUID should not be empty")
 
 	// Validate group/resource/namespace/name
 	require.Equal(t, "playlist.grafana.app", record.Group)
 	require.Equal(t, "playlists", record.Resource)
+	require.Equal(t, namespace, record.Namespace)
 	require.Equal(t, expectedRes.name, record.Name)
 
 	// Validate value contains expected JSON - server modifies/formats the JSON differently for different operations
@@ -513,8 +511,12 @@ func verifyResourceHistoryRecord(t *testing.T, record ResourceHistoryRecord, exp
 	// For KV backend operations, expectedPrevRV is now in snowflake format (returned by KV backend)
 	// but resource_history table stores microsecond RV, so we need to use IsRvEqual for comparison
 	if strings.Contains(record.Namespace, "-kv") {
-		require.True(t, rvmanager.IsRvEqual(expectedPrevRV, record.PreviousResourceVersion),
-			"Previous resource version should match (KV backend snowflake format)")
+		if expectedPrevRV == 0 {
+			require.Zero(t, record.PreviousResourceVersion)
+		} else {
+			require.Equal(t, expectedPrevRV, rvmanager.SnowflakeFromRV(record.PreviousResourceVersion),
+				"Previous resource version should match (KV backend snowflake format)")
+		}
 	} else {
 		require.Equal(t, expectedPrevRV, record.PreviousResourceVersion)
 	}
@@ -546,9 +548,6 @@ func verifyResourceTable(t *testing.T, db sqldb.DB, namespace string, resources
 
 	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, query, namespace)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		_ = rows.Close()
-	}()
 
 	var records []ResourceRecord
 	for rows.Next() {
@@ -612,9 +611,6 @@ func verifyResourceVersionTable(t *testing.T, db sqldb.DB, namespace string, res
 	// Check that we have exactly one entry for playlist.grafana.app/playlists
 	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, query, "playlist.grafana.app", "playlists")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		_ = rows.Close()
-	}()
 
 	var records []ResourceVersionRecord
 	for rows.Next() {
@@ -649,7 +645,7 @@ func verifyResourceVersionTable(t *testing.T, db sqldb.DB, namespace string, res
 	isKvBackend := strings.Contains(namespace, "-kv")
 	recordResourceVersion := record.ResourceVersion
 	if isKvBackend {
-		recordResourceVersion = rvmanager.SnowflakeFromRv(record.ResourceVersion)
+		recordResourceVersion = rvmanager.SnowflakeFromRV(record.ResourceVersion)
 	}
 
 	require.Less(t, recordResourceVersion, int64(9223372036854775807), "resource_version should be reasonable")
@@ -841,24 +837,20 @@ func runMixedConcurrentOperations(t *testing.T, sqlServer, kvServer resource.Res
 	}
 
 	// SQL backend operations
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
+	wg.Go(func() {
 		<-startBarrier // Wait for signal to start
 		if err := runBackendOperationsWithCounts(ctx, sqlServer, namespace+"-sql", "sql", opCounts); err != nil {
 			errors <- fmt.Errorf("SQL backend operations failed: %w", err)
 		}
-	}()
+	})
 
 	// KV backend operations
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
+	wg.Go(func() {
 		<-startBarrier // Wait for signal to start
 		if err := runBackendOperationsWithCounts(ctx, kvServer, namespace+"-kv", "kv", opCounts); err != nil {
 			errors <- fmt.Errorf("KV backend operations failed: %w", err)
 		}
-	}()
+	})
 
 	// Start both goroutines simultaneously
 	close(startBarrier)

pkg/storage/unified/testing/storage_backend_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/resource"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util/testutil"
 )
 
 func TestBadgerKVStorageBackend(t *testing.T) {
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ func TestBadgerKVStorageBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestSQLKVStorageBackend(t *testing.T) {
+func TestIntegrationSQLKVStorageBackend(t *testing.T) {
+	testutil.SkipIntegrationTestInShortMode(t)
+
 	skipTests := map[string]bool{
 		TestWatchWriteEvents:          true,
 		TestList:                      true,

public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/ExportAsCode.tsx

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export class ExportAsCode extends ShareExportTab {
   public getTabLabel(): string {
     return t('export.json.title', 'Export dashboard');
   }
+
+  public getSubtitle(): string | undefined {
+    return t('export.json.info-text', 'Copy or download a file containing the definition of your dashboard');
+  }
 }
 
 function ExportAsCodeRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<ExportAsCode>) {
@@ -53,12 +57,6 @@ function ExportAsCodeRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<ExportAsCode>) {
 
   return (
     <div data-testid={selector.container} className={styles.container}>
-      <p>
-        <Trans i18nKey="export.json.info-text">
-          Copy or download a file containing the definition of your dashboard
-        </Trans>
-      </p>
-
       {config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboards ? (
         <ResourceExport
           dashboardJson={dashboardJson}

public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/ResourceExport.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { AsyncState } from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
+
+import { selectors as e2eSelectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { Dashboard } from '@grafana/schema';
+import { Spec as DashboardV2Spec } from '@grafana/schema/dist/esm/schema/dashboard/v2';
+
+import { ExportMode, ResourceExport } from './ResourceExport';
+
+type DashboardJsonState = AsyncState<{
+  json: Dashboard | DashboardV2Spec | { error: unknown };
+  hasLibraryPanels?: boolean;
+  initialSaveModelVersion: 'v1' | 'v2';
+}>;
+
+const selector = e2eSelectors.pages.ExportDashboardDrawer.ExportAsJson;
+
+const createDefaultProps = (overrides?: Partial<Parameters<typeof ResourceExport>[0]>) => {
+  const defaultProps: Parameters<typeof ResourceExport>[0] = {
+    dashboardJson: {
+      loading: false,
+      value: {
+        json: { title: 'Test Dashboard' } as Dashboard,
+        hasLibraryPanels: false,
+        initialSaveModelVersion: 'v1',
+      },
+    } as DashboardJsonState,
+    isSharingExternally: false,
+    exportMode: ExportMode.Classic,
+    isViewingYAML: false,
+    onExportModeChange: jest.fn(),
+    onShareExternallyChange: jest.fn(),
+    onViewYAML: jest.fn(),
+  };
+
+  return { ...defaultProps, ...overrides };
+};
+
+const createV2DashboardJson = (hasLibraryPanels = false): DashboardJsonState => ({
+  loading: false,
+  value: {
+    json: {
+      title: 'Test V2 Dashboard',
+      spec: {
+        elements: {},
+      },
+    } as unknown as DashboardV2Spec,
+    hasLibraryPanels,
+    initialSaveModelVersion: 'v2',
+  },
+});
+
+const expandOptions = async () => {
+  const button = screen.getByRole('button', { expanded: false });
+  await userEvent.click(button);
+};
+
+describe('ResourceExport', () => {
+  describe('export mode options for v1 dashboard', () => {
+    it('should show three export mode options in correct order: Classic, V1 Resource, V2 Resource', async () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps()} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      const radioGroup = screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /model/i });
+      const labels = within(radioGroup)
+        .getAllByRole('radio')
+        .map((radio) => radio.parentElement?.textContent?.trim());
+
+      expect(labels).toHaveLength(3);
+      expect(labels).toEqual(['Classic', 'V1 Resource', 'V2 Resource']);
+    });
+
+    it('should have first option selected by default when exportMode is Classic', async () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.Classic })} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      const radioGroup = screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /model/i });
+      const radios = within(radioGroup).getAllByRole('radio');
+      expect(radios[0]).toBeChecked();
+    });
+
+    it('should call onExportModeChange when export mode is changed', async () => {
+      const onExportModeChange = jest.fn();
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ onExportModeChange })} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      const radioGroup = screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /model/i });
+      const radios = within(radioGroup).getAllByRole('radio');
+      await userEvent.click(radios[1]); // V1 Resource
+      expect(onExportModeChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ExportMode.V1Resource);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('export mode options for v2 dashboard', () => {
+    it('should not show export mode options', async () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ dashboardJson: createV2DashboardJson() })} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('radiogroup', { name: /model/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('format options', () => {
+    it('should not show format options when export mode is Classic', async () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.Classic })} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /model/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('radiogroup', { name: /format/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it.each([ExportMode.V1Resource, ExportMode.V2Resource])(
+      'should show format options when export mode is %s',
+      async (exportMode) => {
+        render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode })} />);
+        await expandOptions();
+
+        expect(screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /model/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /format/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+      }
+    );
+
+    it('should have first format option selected when isViewingYAML is false', async () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.V1Resource, isViewingYAML: false })} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      const formatGroup = screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /format/i });
+      const formatRadios = within(formatGroup).getAllByRole('radio');
+      expect(formatRadios[0]).toBeChecked(); // JSON
+    });
+
+    it('should have second format option selected when isViewingYAML is true', async () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.V1Resource, isViewingYAML: true })} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      const formatGroup = screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /format/i });
+      const formatRadios = within(formatGroup).getAllByRole('radio');
+      expect(formatRadios[1]).toBeChecked(); // YAML
+    });
+
+    it('should call onViewYAML when format is changed', async () => {
+      const onViewYAML = jest.fn();
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.V1Resource, onViewYAML })} />);
+      await expandOptions();
+
+      const formatGroup = screen.getByRole('radiogroup', { name: /format/i });
+      const formatRadios = within(formatGroup).getAllByRole('radio');
+      await userEvent.click(formatRadios[1]); // YAML
+      expect(onViewYAML).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('share externally switch', () => {
+    it('should show share externally switch for Classic mode', () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.Classic })} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByTestId(selector.exportExternallyToggle)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should show share externally switch for V2Resource mode with V2 dashboard', () => {
+      render(
+        <ResourceExport
+          {...createDefaultProps({
+            dashboardJson: createV2DashboardJson(),
+            exportMode: ExportMode.V2Resource,
+          })}
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByTestId(selector.exportExternallyToggle)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should call onShareExternallyChange when switch is toggled', async () => {
+      const onShareExternallyChange = jest.fn();
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.Classic, onShareExternallyChange })} />);
+
+      const switchElement = screen.getByTestId(selector.exportExternallyToggle);
+      await userEvent.click(switchElement);
+      expect(onShareExternallyChange).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should reflect isSharingExternally value in switch', () => {
+      render(<ResourceExport {...createDefaultProps({ exportMode: ExportMode.Classic, isSharingExternally: true })} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByTestId(selector.exportExternallyToggle)).toBeChecked();
+    });
+  });
+});

public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/ResourceExport.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { selectors as e2eSelectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { Trans, t } from '@grafana/i18n';
 import { Dashboard } from '@grafana/schema';
 import { Spec as DashboardV2Spec } from '@grafana/schema/dist/esm/schema/dashboard/v2';
-import { Alert, Label, RadioButtonGroup, Stack, Switch } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Alert, Icon, Label, RadioButtonGroup, Stack, Switch, Box, Tooltip } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { QueryOperationRow } from 'app/core/components/QueryOperationRow/QueryOperationRow';
 import { DashboardJson } from 'app/features/manage-dashboards/types';
 
 import { ExportableResource } from '../ShareExportTab';
@@ -48,80 +49,90 @@ export function ResourceExport({
 
   const switchExportLabel =
     exportMode === ExportMode.V2Resource
-      ? t('export.json.export-remove-ds-refs', 'Remove deployment details')
-      : t('share-modal.export.share-externally-label', `Export for sharing externally`);
+      ? t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.share-externally', 'Share dashboard with another instance')
+      : t('share-modal.export.share-externally-label', 'Export for sharing externally');
+  const switchExportTooltip = t(
+    'dashboard-scene.resource-export.share-externally-tooltip',
+    'Removes all instance-specific metadata and data source references from the resource before export.'
+  );
   const switchExportModeLabel = t('export.json.export-mode', 'Model');
   const switchExportFormatLabel = t('export.json.export-format', 'Format');
 
+  const exportResourceOptions = [
+    {
+      label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.classic', 'Classic'),
+      value: ExportMode.Classic,
+    },
+    {
+      label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.v1-resource', 'V1 Resource'),
+      value: ExportMode.V1Resource,
+    },
+    {
+      label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.v2-resource', 'V2 Resource'),
+      value: ExportMode.V2Resource,
+    },
+  ];
+
   return (
-    <Stack gap={2} direction="column">
-      <Stack gap={1} direction="column">
-        {initialSaveModelVersion === 'v1' && (
-          <Stack alignItems="center">
-            <Label>{switchExportModeLabel}</Label>
-            <RadioButtonGroup
-              options={[
-                { label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.classic', 'Classic'), value: ExportMode.Classic },
-                {
-                  label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.v1-resource', 'V1 Resource'),
-                  value: ExportMode.V1Resource,
-                },
-                {
-                  label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.v2-resource', 'V2 Resource'),
-                  value: ExportMode.V2Resource,
-                },
-              ]}
-              value={exportMode}
-              onChange={(value) => onExportModeChange(value)}
-            />
+    <>
+      <QueryOperationRow
+        id="Advanced options"
+        index={0}
+        title={t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.advanced-options', 'Advanced options')}
+        isOpen={false}
+      >
+        <Box marginTop={2}>
+          <Stack gap={1} direction="column">
+            {initialSaveModelVersion === 'v1' && (
+              <Stack gap={1} alignItems="center">
+                <Label>{switchExportModeLabel}</Label>
+                <RadioButtonGroup
+                  options={exportResourceOptions}
+                  value={exportMode}
+                  onChange={(value) => onExportModeChange(value)}
+                  aria-label={switchExportModeLabel}
+                />
+              </Stack>
+            )}
+
+            {exportMode !== ExportMode.Classic && (
+              <Stack gap={1} alignItems="center">
+                <Label>{switchExportFormatLabel}</Label>
+                <RadioButtonGroup
+                  options={[
+                    { label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.json', 'JSON'), value: 'json' },
+                    { label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.yaml', 'YAML'), value: 'yaml' },
+                  ]}
+                  value={isViewingYAML ? 'yaml' : 'json'}
+                  onChange={onViewYAML}
+                  aria-label={switchExportFormatLabel}
+                />
+              </Stack>
+            )}
           </Stack>
-        )}
-        {initialSaveModelVersion === 'v2' && (
-          <Stack alignItems="center">
-            <Label>{switchExportModeLabel}</Label>
-            <RadioButtonGroup
-              options={[
-                {
-                  label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.v2-resource', 'V2 Resource'),
-                  value: ExportMode.V2Resource,
-                },
-                {
-                  label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.v1-resource', 'V1 Resource'),
-                  value: ExportMode.V1Resource,
-                },
-              ]}
-              value={exportMode}
-              onChange={(value) => onExportModeChange(value)}
-            />
-          </Stack>
-        )}
-        {exportMode !== ExportMode.Classic && (
-          <Stack gap={1} alignItems="center">
-            <Label>{switchExportFormatLabel}</Label>
-            <RadioButtonGroup
-              options={[
-                { label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.json', 'JSON'), value: 'json' },
-                { label: t('dashboard-scene.resource-export.label.yaml', 'YAML'), value: 'yaml' },
-              ]}
-              value={isViewingYAML ? 'yaml' : 'json'}
-              onChange={onViewYAML}
-            />
-          </Stack>
-        )}
-        {(isV2Dashboard ||
-          exportMode === ExportMode.Classic ||
-          (initialSaveModelVersion === 'v2' && exportMode === ExportMode.V1Resource)) && (
-          <Stack gap={1} alignItems="start">
-            <Label>{switchExportLabel}</Label>
-            <Switch
-              label={switchExportLabel}
-              value={isSharingExternally}
-              onChange={onShareExternallyChange}
-              data-testid={selector.exportExternallyToggle}
-            />
-          </Stack>
-        )}
-      </Stack>
+        </Box>
+      </QueryOperationRow>
+
+      {(isV2Dashboard ||
+        exportMode === ExportMode.Classic ||
+        (initialSaveModelVersion === 'v2' && exportMode === ExportMode.V1Resource)) && (
+        <Stack gap={1} alignItems="start">
+          <Label>
+            <Stack gap={0.5} alignItems="center">
+              <Tooltip content={switchExportTooltip} placement="bottom">
+                <Icon name="info-circle" size="sm" />
+              </Tooltip>
+              {switchExportLabel}
+            </Stack>
+          </Label>
+          <Switch
+            label={switchExportLabel}
+            value={isSharingExternally}
+            onChange={onShareExternallyChange}
+            data-testid={selector.exportExternallyToggle}
+          />
+        </Stack>
+      )}
 
       {showV2LibPanelAlert && (
         <Alert
@@ -130,6 +141,7 @@ export function ResourceExport({
             'Library panels will be converted to regular panels'
           )}
           severity="warning"
+          topSpacing={2}
         >
           <Trans i18nKey="dashboard-scene.save-dashboard-form.schema-v2-library-panels-export">
             Due to limitations in the new dashboard schema (V2), library panels will be converted to regular panels with
@@ -137,6 +149,6 @@ export function ResourceExport({
           </Trans>
         </Alert>
       )}
-    </Stack>
+    </>
   );
 }

public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ShareDrawer/ShareDrawer.tsx

@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ function ShareDrawerRenderer({ model }: SceneComponentProps<ShareDrawer>) {
   const dashboard = getDashboardSceneFor(model);
 
   return (
-    <Drawer title={activeShare?.getTabLabel()} onClose={model.onDismiss} size="md">
+    <Drawer
+      title={activeShare?.getTabLabel()}
+      subtitle={activeShare?.getSubtitle?.()}
+      onClose={model.onDismiss}
+      size="md"
+    >
       <ShareDrawerContext.Provider value={{ dashboard, onDismiss: model.onDismiss }}>
         {activeShare && <activeShare.Component model={activeShare} />}
       </ShareDrawerContext.Provider>

public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ShareExportTab.tsx

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ export class ShareExportTab extends SceneObjectBase<ShareExportTabState> impleme
     return t('share-modal.tab-title.export', 'Export');
   }
 
+  public getSubtitle(): string | undefined {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   public onShareExternallyChange = () => {
     this.setState({
       isSharingExternally: !this.state.isSharingExternally,

public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/types.ts

@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ export interface SceneShareTab<T extends SceneShareTabState = SceneShareTabState
 
 export interface ShareView extends SceneObject {
   getTabLabel(): string;
+  getSubtitle?(): string | undefined;
   onDismiss?: () => void;
 }

public/app/features/panel/components/PanelDataErrorView.test.tsx

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { defaultsDeep } from 'lodash';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 
-import { FieldType, getDefaultTimeRange, LoadingState } from '@grafana/data';
-import { PanelDataErrorViewProps } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { CoreApp, EventBusSrv, FieldType, getDefaultTimeRange, LoadingState } from '@grafana/data';
+import { config, PanelDataErrorViewProps } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { usePanelContext } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { configureStore } from 'app/store/configureStore';
 
 import { PanelDataErrorView } from './PanelDataErrorView';
@@ -16,7 +17,24 @@ jest.mock('app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv', () => ({
   },
 }));
 
+jest.mock('@grafana/ui', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@grafana/ui'),
+  usePanelContext: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockUsePanelContext = jest.mocked(usePanelContext);
+const RUN_QUERY_MESSAGE = 'Run a query to visualize it here or go to all visualizations to add other panel types';
+const panelContextRoot = {
+  app: CoreApp.Dashboard,
+  eventsScope: 'global',
+  eventBus: new EventBusSrv(),
+};
+
 describe('PanelDataErrorView', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockUsePanelContext.mockReturnValue(panelContextRoot);
+  });
+
   it('show No data when there is no data', () => {
     renderWithProps();
 
@@ -70,6 +88,45 @@ describe('PanelDataErrorView', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Query returned nothing')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('should show "Run a query..." message when no query is configured and feature toggle is enabled', () => {
+    mockUsePanelContext.mockReturnValue(panelContextRoot);
+
+    const originalFeatureToggle = config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions;
+    config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions = true;
+
+    renderWithProps({
+      data: {
+        state: LoadingState.Done,
+        series: [],
+        timeRange: getDefaultTimeRange(),
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(RUN_QUERY_MESSAGE)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions = originalFeatureToggle;
+  });
+
+  it('should show "No data" message when feature toggle is disabled even without queries', () => {
+    mockUsePanelContext.mockReturnValue(panelContextRoot);
+
+    const originalFeatureToggle = config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions;
+    config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions = false;
+
+    renderWithProps({
+      data: {
+        state: LoadingState.Done,
+        series: [],
+        timeRange: getDefaultTimeRange(),
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('No data')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(RUN_QUERY_MESSAGE)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions = originalFeatureToggle;
+  });
 });
 
 function renderWithProps(overrides?: Partial<PanelDataErrorViewProps>) {

public/app/features/panel/components/PanelDataErrorView.tsx

@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ import {
   FieldType,
   getPanelDataSummary,
   GrafanaTheme2,
+  PanelData,
   PanelDataSummary,
   PanelPluginVisualizationSuggestion,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { t, Trans } from '@grafana/i18n';
-import { PanelDataErrorViewProps, locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { PanelDataErrorViewProps, locationService, config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { usePanelContext, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Icon, usePanelContext, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { CardButton } from 'app/core/components/CardButton';
 import { LS_VISUALIZATION_SELECT_TAB_KEY } from 'app/core/constants';
 import store from 'app/core/store';
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ import { findVizPanelByKey, getVizPanelKeyForPanelId } from 'app/features/dashbo
 import { useDispatch } from 'app/types/store';
 
 import { changePanelPlugin } from '../state/actions';
+import { hasData } from '../suggestions/utils';
+
+function hasNoQueryConfigured(data: PanelData): boolean {
+  return !data.request?.targets || data.request.targets.length === 0;
+}
 
 export function PanelDataErrorView(props: PanelDataErrorViewProps) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
@@ -93,8 +99,14 @@ export function PanelDataErrorView(props: PanelDataErrorViewProps) {
     }
   };
 
+  const noData = !hasData(props.data);
+  const noQueryConfigured = hasNoQueryConfigured(props.data);
+  const showEmptyState =
+    config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions && context.app === CoreApp.PanelEditor && noQueryConfigured && noData;
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.wrapper}>
+      {showEmptyState && <Icon name="chart-line" size="xxxl" className={styles.emptyStateIcon} />}
       <div className={styles.message} data-testid={selectors.components.Panels.Panel.PanelDataErrorMessage}>
         {message}
       </div>
@@ -131,7 +143,17 @@ function getMessageFor(
     return message;
   }
 
-  if (!data.series || data.series.length === 0 || data.series.every((frame) => frame.length === 0)) {
+  const noData = !hasData(data);
+  const noQueryConfigured = hasNoQueryConfigured(data);
+
+  if (config.featureToggles.newVizSuggestions && noQueryConfigured && noData) {
+    return t(
+      'dashboard.new-panel.empty-state-message',
+      'Run a query to visualize it here or go to all visualizations to add other panel types'
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (noData) {
     return fieldConfig?.defaults.noValue ?? t('panel.panel-data-error-view.no-value.default', 'No data');
   }
 
@@ -176,5 +198,9 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
       width: '100%',
       maxWidth: '600px',
     }),
+    emptyStateIcon: css({
+      color: theme.colors.text.secondary,
+      marginBottom: theme.spacing(2),
+    }),
   };
 };

public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/EditorTypeSelector.tsx

@@ -1,29 +1,26 @@
 import { SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import { RadioButtonGroup } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-import { useDispatch } from '../../hooks/useStatelessReducer';
 import { EditorType } from '../../types';
 
-import { useQuery } from './ElasticsearchQueryContext';
-import { changeEditorTypeAndResetQuery } from './state';
-
 const BASE_OPTIONS: Array<SelectableValue<EditorType>> = [
   { value: 'builder', label: 'Builder' },
   { value: 'code', label: 'Code' },
 ];
 
-export const EditorTypeSelector = () => {
-  const query = useQuery();
-  const dispatch = useDispatch();
-
-  // Default to 'builder' if editorType is empty
-  const editorType: EditorType = query.editorType === 'code' ? 'code' : 'builder';
-
-  const onChange = (newEditorType: EditorType) => {
-    dispatch(changeEditorTypeAndResetQuery(newEditorType));
-  };
+interface Props {
+  value: EditorType;
+  onChange: (editorType: EditorType) => void;
+}
 
+export const EditorTypeSelector = ({ value, onChange }: Props) => {
   return (
-    <RadioButtonGroup<EditorType> fullWidth={false} options={BASE_OPTIONS} value={editorType} onChange={onChange} />
+    <RadioButtonGroup<EditorType>
+      data-testid="elasticsearch-editor-type-toggle"
+      size="sm"
+      options={BASE_OPTIONS}
+      value={value}
+      onChange={onChange}
+    />
   );
 };

public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/RawQueryEditor.tsx

@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ interface Props {
   onRunQuery: () => void;
 }
 
+// This offset was chosen by testing to match Prometheus behavior
+const EDITOR_HEIGHT_OFFSET = 2;
+
 export function RawQueryEditor({ value, onChange, onRunQuery }: Props) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const editorRef = useRef<monacoTypes.editor.IStandaloneCodeEditor | null>(null);
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   const handleEditorDidMount = useCallback(
     (editor: monacoTypes.editor.IStandaloneCodeEditor, monaco: Monaco) => {
@@ -22,6 +26,22 @@ export function RawQueryEditor({ value, onChange, onRunQuery }: Props) {
       editor.addCommand(monaco.KeyMod.CtrlCmd | monaco.KeyCode.Enter, () => {
         onRunQuery();
       });
+
+      // Make the editor resize itself so that the content fits (grows taller when necessary)
+      // this code comes from the Prometheus query editor.
+      // We may wish to consider abstracting it into the grafana/ui repo in the future
+      const updateElementHeight = () => {
+        const containerDiv = containerRef.current;
+        if (containerDiv !== null) {
+          const pixelHeight = editor.getContentHeight();
+          containerDiv.style.height = `${pixelHeight + EDITOR_HEIGHT_OFFSET}px`;
+          const pixelWidth = containerDiv.clientWidth;
+          editor.layout({ width: pixelWidth, height: pixelHeight });
+        }
+      };
+
+      editor.onDidContentSizeChange(updateElementHeight);
+      updateElementHeight();
     },
     [onRunQuery]
   );
@@ -65,7 +85,17 @@ export function RawQueryEditor({ value, onChange, onRunQuery }: Props) {
 
   return (
     <Box>
-      <div className={styles.header}>
+      <div ref={containerRef} className={styles.editorContainer}>
+        <CodeEditor
+          value={value ?? ''}
+          language="json"
+          width="100%"
+          onBlur={handleQueryChange}
+          monacoOptions={monacoOptions}
+          onEditorDidMount={handleEditorDidMount}
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div className={styles.footer}>
         <Stack gap={1}>
           <Button
             size="sm"
@@ -76,20 +106,8 @@ export function RawQueryEditor({ value, onChange, onRunQuery }: Props) {
           >
             Format
           </Button>
-          <Button size="sm" variant="primary" icon="play" onClick={onRunQuery} tooltip="Run query (Ctrl/Cmd+Enter)">
-            Run
-          </Button>
         </Stack>
       </div>
-      <CodeEditor
-        value={value ?? ''}
-        language="json"
-        height={200}
-        width="100%"
-        onBlur={handleQueryChange}
-        monacoOptions={monacoOptions}
-        onEditorDidMount={handleEditorDidMount}
-      />
     </Box>
   );
 }
@@ -100,7 +118,11 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     flexDirection: 'column',
     gap: theme.spacing(1),
   }),
-  header: css({
+  editorContainer: css({
+    width: '100%',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+  }),
+  footer: css({
     display: 'flex',
     justifyContent: 'flex-end',
     padding: theme.spacing(0.5, 0),

public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/components/QueryEditor/index.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
-import { useEffect, useId, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useId, useState } from 'react';
 import { SemVer } from 'semver';
 
 import { getDefaultTimeRange, GrafanaTheme2, QueryEditorProps } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { Alert, InlineField, InlineLabel, Input, QueryField, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Alert, ConfirmModal, InlineField, InlineLabel, Input, QueryField, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { ElasticsearchDataQuery } from '../../dataquery.gen';
 import { ElasticDatasource } from '../../datasource';
 import { useNextId } from '../../hooks/useNextId';
 import { useDispatch } from '../../hooks/useStatelessReducer';
-import { ElasticsearchOptions } from '../../types';
+import { EditorType, ElasticsearchOptions } from '../../types';
 import { isSupportedVersion, isTimeSeriesQuery, unsupportedVersionMessage } from '../../utils';
 
 import { BucketAggregationsEditor } from './BucketAggregationsEditor';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { MetricAggregationsEditor } from './MetricAggregationsEditor';
 import { metricAggregationConfig } from './MetricAggregationsEditor/utils';
 import { QueryTypeSelector } from './QueryTypeSelector';
 import { RawQueryEditor } from './RawQueryEditor';
-import { changeAliasPattern, changeQuery, changeRawDSLQuery } from './state';
+import { changeAliasPattern, changeEditorTypeAndResetQuery, changeQuery, changeRawDSLQuery } from './state';
 
 export type ElasticQueryEditorProps = QueryEditorProps<ElasticDatasource, ElasticsearchDataQuery, ElasticsearchOptions>;
 
@@ -97,31 +97,61 @@ const QueryEditorForm = ({ value, onRunQuery }: Props & { onRunQuery: () => void
   const inputId = useId();
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
 
+  const [switchModalOpen, setSwitchModalOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [pendingEditorType, setPendingEditorType] = useState<EditorType | null>(null);
+
   const isTimeSeries = isTimeSeriesQuery(value);
 
   const isCodeEditor = value.editorType === 'code';
   const rawDSLFeatureEnabled = config.featureToggles.elasticsearchRawDSLQuery;
 
+  // Default to 'builder' if editorType is empty
+  const currentEditorType: EditorType = value.editorType === 'code' ? 'code' : 'builder';
+
   const showBucketAggregationsEditor = value.metrics?.every(
     (metric) => metricAggregationConfig[metric.type].impliedQueryType === 'metrics'
   );
 
+  const onEditorTypeChange = useCallback((newEditorType: EditorType) => {
+    // Show warning modal when switching modes
+    setPendingEditorType(newEditorType);
+    setSwitchModalOpen(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const confirmEditorTypeChange = useCallback(() => {
+    if (pendingEditorType) {
+      dispatch(changeEditorTypeAndResetQuery(pendingEditorType));
+    }
+    setSwitchModalOpen(false);
+    setPendingEditorType(null);
+  }, [dispatch, pendingEditorType]);
+
+  const cancelEditorTypeChange = useCallback(() => {
+    setSwitchModalOpen(false);
+    setPendingEditorType(null);
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <>
+      <ConfirmModal
+        isOpen={switchModalOpen}
+        title="Switch editor"
+        body="Switching between editors will reset your query. Are you sure you want to continue?"
+        confirmText="Continue"
+        onConfirm={confirmEditorTypeChange}
+        onDismiss={cancelEditorTypeChange}
+      />
       <div className={styles.root}>
         <InlineLabel width={17}>Query type</InlineLabel>
         <div className={styles.queryItem}>
           <QueryTypeSelector />
         </div>
-      </div>
-      {rawDSLFeatureEnabled && (
-        <div className={styles.root}>
-          <InlineLabel width={17}>Editor type</InlineLabel>
-          <div className={styles.queryItem}>
-            <EditorTypeSelector />
+        {rawDSLFeatureEnabled && (
+          <div style={{ marginLeft: 'auto' }}>
+            <EditorTypeSelector value={currentEditorType} onChange={onEditorTypeChange} />
           </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
+        )}
+      </div>
 
       {isCodeEditor && rawDSLFeatureEnabled && (
         <RawQueryEditor

public/locales/en-US/grafana.json

@@ -6383,12 +6383,15 @@
     },
     "resource-export": {
       "label": {
+        "advanced-options": "Advanced options",
         "classic": "Classic",
         "json": "JSON",
         "v1-resource": "V1 Resource",
         "v2-resource": "V2 Resource",
         "yaml": "YAML"
-      }
+      },
+      "share-externally": "Share dashboard with another instance",
+      "share-externally-tooltip": "Removes all instance-specific metadata and data source references from the resource before export."
     },
     "revert-dashboard-modal": {
       "body-restore-version": "Are you sure you want to restore the dashboard to version {{version}}? All unsaved changes will be lost.",
@@ -7842,7 +7845,6 @@
       "export-externally-label": "Export the dashboard to use in another instance",
       "export-format": "Format",
       "export-mode": "Model",
-      "export-remove-ds-refs": "Remove deployment details",
       "info-text": "Copy or download a file containing the definition of your dashboard",
       "title": "Export dashboard"
     },