diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/create/create_dashboard.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/create/create_dashboard.ts
index 124969c481798..cdd9cfd7d4dcd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/create/create_dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/create/create_dashboard.ts
@@ -13,18 +13,19 @@ import {
   CONTROL_GROUP_TYPE,
   getDefaultControlGroupInput,
 } from '@kbn/controls-plugin/common';
-import { GlobalQueryStateFromUrl, syncGlobalQueryStateWithUrl } from '@kbn/data-plugin/public';
+import { TimeRange } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { isErrorEmbeddable, ViewMode } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
 import { lazyLoadReduxToolsPackage } from '@kbn/presentation-util-plugin/public';
 import { type ControlGroupContainer, ControlGroupOutput } from '@kbn/controls-plugin/public';
+import { GlobalQueryStateFromUrl, syncGlobalQueryStateWithUrl } from '@kbn/data-plugin/public';
 
 import { DashboardContainerInput } from '../../../../common';
 import { DashboardContainer } from '../dashboard_container';
 import { pluginServices } from '../../../services/plugin_services';
-import { DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_INPUT, GLOBAL_STATE_STORAGE_KEY } from '../../../dashboard_constants';
 import { DashboardCreationOptions } from '../dashboard_container_factory';
 import { startSyncingDashboardDataViews } from './data_views/sync_dashboard_data_views';
 import { syncUnifiedSearchState } from './unified_search/sync_dashboard_unified_search_state';
+import { DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_INPUT, GLOBAL_STATE_STORAGE_KEY } from '../../../dashboard_constants';
 import { startSyncingDashboardControlGroup } from './controls/dashboard_control_group_integration';
 import { startDashboardSearchSessionIntegration } from './search_sessions/start_dashboard_search_session_integration';
 import { LoadDashboardFromSavedObjectReturn } from '../../../services/dashboard_saved_object/lib/load_dashboard_state_from_saved_object';
@@ -174,7 +175,13 @@ export const initializeDashboard = async ({
   // Set up unified search integration.
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   if (useUnifiedSearchIntegration && unifiedSearchSettings?.kbnUrlStateStorage) {
-    const { filters, query, timeRestore, timeRange, refreshInterval } = initialInput;
+    const {
+      query,
+      filters,
+      timeRestore,
+      timeRange: savedTimeRange,
+      refreshInterval: savedRefreshInterval,
+    } = initialInput;
     const { kbnUrlStateStorage } = unifiedSearchSettings;
 
     // apply filters and query to the query service
@@ -182,17 +189,24 @@ export const initializeDashboard = async ({
     queryString.setQuery(query ?? queryString.getDefaultQuery());
 
     /**
-     * If a global time range is not set explicitly and the time range was saved with the dashboard, apply
-     * time range and refresh interval to the query service. Otherwise, set the current dashboard time range
-     * from the query service. The order of the following lines is very important.
+     * Get initial time range, and set up dashboard time restore if applicable
      */
-    const inheritedTimeRange =
-      kbnUrlStateStorage.get<GlobalQueryStateFromUrl>(GLOBAL_STATE_STORAGE_KEY)?.time;
-    if (inheritedTimeRange || !timeRestore) {
-      initialInput.timeRange = inheritedTimeRange;
-    } else if (timeRestore) {
-      if (timeRange) timefilterService.setTime(timeRange);
-      if (refreshInterval) timefilterService.setRefreshInterval(refreshInterval);
+    const initialTimeRange: TimeRange = (() => {
+      // if there is an explicit time range in the URL it always takes precedence.
+      const urlOverrideTimeRange =
+        kbnUrlStateStorage.get<GlobalQueryStateFromUrl>(GLOBAL_STATE_STORAGE_KEY)?.time;
+      if (urlOverrideTimeRange) return urlOverrideTimeRange;
+
+      // if this Dashboard has timeRestore return the time range that was saved with the dashboard.
+      if (timeRestore && savedTimeRange) return savedTimeRange;
+
+      // otherwise fall back to the time range from the timefilterService.
+      return timefilterService.getTime();
+    })();
+    initialInput.timeRange = initialTimeRange;
+    if (timeRestore) {
+      if (savedTimeRange) timefilterService.setTime(savedTimeRange);
+      if (savedRefreshInterval) timefilterService.setRefreshInterval(savedRefreshInterval);
     }
 
     // start syncing global query state with the URL.