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 d5314c274531f..2510f2e015dfb 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
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ export const initializeDashboard = async ({
         hidePanelTitles: panelToUpdate.explicitInput.hidePanelTitles,
       };
       if (embeddableService.reactEmbeddableRegistryHasKey(incomingEmbeddable.type)) {
+        panelToUpdate.explicitInput = { id: panelToUpdate.explicitInput.id };
         runtimePanelsToRestore[incomingEmbeddable.embeddableId] = nextRuntimeState;
       } else {
         panelToUpdate.explicitInput = nextRuntimeState;