diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 42b0a38b41d..16d6a4be916 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -2511,10 +2511,6 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"]
     ],
-    "public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Use data-testid for E2E selectors instead of aria-label", "0"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Use data-testid for E2E selectors instead of aria-label", "1"]
-    ],
     "public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1"]
@@ -2523,9 +2519,6 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1"]
     ],
-    "public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/shared.tsx:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Use data-testid for E2E selectors instead of aria-label", "0"]
-    ],
     "public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e197870fd6..4734b6e8c82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     "@grafana/prometheus": "workspace:*",
     "@grafana/runtime": "workspace:*",
     "@grafana/saga-icons": "workspace:*",
-    "@grafana/scenes": "^4.2.1",
+    "@grafana/scenes": "^4.5.3",
     "@grafana/schema": "workspace:*",
     "@grafana/sql": "workspace:*",
     "@grafana/ui": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
index f40a8709f8e..abda6b077c4 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export const Pages = {
     save: 'Dashboard settings Save Dashboard Modal Save button',
     saveVariables: 'Dashboard settings Save Dashboard Modal Save variables checkbox',
     saveTimerange: 'Dashboard settings Save Dashboard Modal Save timerange checkbox',
+    saveRefresh: 'Dashboard settings Save Dashboard Modal Save refresh checkbox',
   },
   SharePanelModal: {
     linkToRenderedImage: 'Link to rendered image',
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardSceneChangeTracker.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardSceneChangeTracker.ts
index 2e04e4d0d25..26991da1f77 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardSceneChangeTracker.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardSceneChangeTracker.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ export class DashboardSceneChangeTracker {
 
   private onStateChanged({ payload }: SceneObjectStateChangedEvent) {
     if (payload.changedObject instanceof SceneRefreshPicker) {
-      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(payload.partialUpdate, 'intervals')) {
+      if (
+        Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(payload.partialUpdate, 'intervals') ||
+        Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(payload.partialUpdate, 'refresh')
+      ) {
         this.detectChanges();
       }
     }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DetectChangesWorker.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DetectChangesWorker.ts
index 4c29daef47f..3dc6e7ec8b0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DetectChangesWorker.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DetectChangesWorker.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import { getDashboardChanges } from './getDashboardChanges';
 
 self.onmessage = debounce((e: MessageEvent<{ initial: any; changed: any }>) => {
-  const result = getDashboardChanges(e.data.initial, e.data.changed, false, false);
+  const result = getDashboardChanges(e.data.initial, e.data.changed, false, false, false);
   self.postMessage(result);
 }, 500);
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx
index a015b2a8964..8aa5e9f9cc4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { TestProvider } from 'test/helpers/TestProvider';
 
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
-import { sceneGraph } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { sceneGraph, SceneRefreshPicker } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { SaveDashboardResponseDTO } from 'app/types';
 
 import { transformSaveModelToScene } from '../serialization/transformSaveModelToScene';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('SaveDashboardDrawer', () => {
       setup().openAndRender();
 
       expect(await screen.findByText('Save dashboard')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.queryByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.getByText('No changes to save')).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Tab Changes')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe('SaveDashboardDrawer', () => {
       openAndRender();
 
       expect(await screen.findByText('Save dashboard')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.queryByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange)).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('Should update diff when including time range is', async () => {
@@ -60,10 +60,43 @@ describe('SaveDashboardDrawer', () => {
       openAndRender();
 
       expect(await screen.findByText('Save dashboard')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.queryByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange)).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Tab Changes')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
-      await userEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange));
+      await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange));
+
+      expect(await screen.findByLabelText('Tab Changes')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('When refresh changed show save refresh option', async () => {
+      const { dashboard, openAndRender } = setup();
+
+      const refreshPicker = sceneGraph.findObject(dashboard, (obj) => obj instanceof SceneRefreshPicker);
+      if (refreshPicker instanceof SceneRefreshPicker) {
+        refreshPicker.setState({ refresh: '5s' });
+      }
+
+      openAndRender();
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText('Save dashboard')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveRefresh)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('Should update diff when including time range is', async () => {
+      const { dashboard, openAndRender } = setup();
+
+      const refreshPicker = sceneGraph.findObject(dashboard, (obj) => obj instanceof SceneRefreshPicker);
+      if (refreshPicker instanceof SceneRefreshPicker) {
+        refreshPicker.setState({ refresh: '5s' });
+      }
+
+      openAndRender();
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText('Save dashboard')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveRefresh)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Tab Changes')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveRefresh));
 
       expect(await screen.findByLabelText('Tab Changes')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
@@ -89,7 +122,7 @@ describe('SaveDashboardDrawer', () => {
 
       mockSaveDashboard();
 
-      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
+      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
 
       const dataSent = saveDashboardMutationMock.mock.calls[0][0];
       expect(dataSent.dashboard.title).toEqual('New title');
@@ -107,13 +140,13 @@ describe('SaveDashboardDrawer', () => {
 
       mockSaveDashboard({ saveError: 'version-mismatch' });
 
-      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
+      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
 
       expect(await screen.findByText('Someone else has updated this dashboard')).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(await screen.findByText('Save and overwrite')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
       // Now save and overwrite
-      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
+      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
 
       const dataSent = saveDashboardMutationMock.mock.calls[1][0];
       expect(dataSent.overwrite).toEqual(true);
@@ -129,7 +162,7 @@ describe('SaveDashboardDrawer', () => {
 
       mockSaveDashboard();
 
-      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByLabelText(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
+      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId(selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save));
 
       const dataSent = saveDashboardMutationMock.mock.calls[0][0];
       expect(dataSent.dashboard.uid).toEqual('');
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx
index e52aa49698e..26c08217605 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface SaveDashboardDrawerState extends SceneObjectState {
   showDiff?: boolean;
   saveTimeRange?: boolean;
   saveVariables?: boolean;
+  saveRefresh?: boolean;
   saveAsCopy?: boolean;
   onSaveSuccess?: () => void;
 }
@@ -33,9 +34,18 @@ export class SaveDashboardDrawer extends SceneObjectBase<SaveDashboardDrawerStat
     this.setState({ saveVariables: !this.state.saveVariables });
   };
 
+  public onToggleSaveRefresh = () => {
+    this.setState({ saveRefresh: !this.state.saveRefresh });
+  };
+
   static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<SaveDashboardDrawer>) => {
-    const { showDiff, saveAsCopy, saveTimeRange, saveVariables } = model.useState();
-    const changeInfo = getDashboardChangesFromScene(model.state.dashboardRef.resolve(), saveTimeRange, saveVariables);
+    const { showDiff, saveAsCopy, saveTimeRange, saveVariables, saveRefresh } = model.useState();
+    const changeInfo = getDashboardChangesFromScene(
+      model.state.dashboardRef.resolve(),
+      saveTimeRange,
+      saveVariables,
+      saveRefresh
+    );
     const { changedSaveModel, initialSaveModel, diffs, diffCount } = changeInfo;
     const dashboard = model.state.dashboardRef.resolve();
     const isProvisioned = dashboard.state.meta.provisioned;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx
index 128d7f07a35..3de8731f875 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardForm.tsx
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ export interface SaveDashboardFormCommonOptionsProps {
 }
 
 export function SaveDashboardFormCommonOptions({ drawer, changeInfo }: SaveDashboardFormCommonOptionsProps) {
-  const { saveVariables = false, saveTimeRange = false } = drawer.useState();
-  const { hasTimeChanges, hasVariableValueChanges } = changeInfo;
+  const { saveVariables = false, saveTimeRange = false, saveRefresh = false } = drawer.useState();
+  const { hasTimeChanges, hasVariableValueChanges, hasRefreshChange } = changeInfo;
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -141,7 +141,17 @@ export function SaveDashboardFormCommonOptions({ drawer, changeInfo }: SaveDashb
             id="save-timerange"
             checked={saveTimeRange}
             onChange={drawer.onToggleSaveTimeRange}
-            aria-label={selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange}
+            data-testid={selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveTimerange}
+          />
+        </Field>
+      )}
+      {hasRefreshChange && (
+        <Field label="Update default refresh value" description="Will make the current refresh the new default">
+          <Checkbox
+            id="save-refresh"
+            checked={saveRefresh}
+            onChange={drawer.onToggleSaveRefresh}
+            data-testid={selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveRefresh}
           />
         </Field>
       )}
@@ -151,7 +161,7 @@ export function SaveDashboardFormCommonOptions({ drawer, changeInfo }: SaveDashb
             id="save-variables"
             checked={saveVariables}
             onChange={drawer.onToggleSaveVariables}
-            aria-label={selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveVariables}
+            data-testid={selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.saveVariables}
           />
         </Field>
       )}
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts
index bd5bd4d7a30..9231ee43f5e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts
@@ -10,17 +10,23 @@ export function getDashboardChanges(
   initial: Dashboard,
   changed: Dashboard,
   saveTimeRange?: boolean,
-  saveVariables?: boolean
+  saveVariables?: boolean,
+  saveRefresh?: boolean
 ) {
   const initialSaveModel = initial;
   const changedSaveModel = changed;
   const hasTimeChanged = getHasTimeChanged(changedSaveModel, initialSaveModel);
   const hasVariableValueChanges = applyVariableChanges(changedSaveModel, initialSaveModel, saveVariables);
+  const hasRefreshChanged = changedSaveModel.refresh !== initialSaveModel.refresh;
 
   if (!saveTimeRange) {
     changedSaveModel.time = initialSaveModel.time;
   }
 
+  if (!saveRefresh) {
+    changedSaveModel.refresh = initialSaveModel.refresh;
+  }
+
   const diff = jsonDiff(initialSaveModel, changedSaveModel);
 
   let diffCount = 0;
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ export function getDashboardChanges(
     hasTimeChanges: hasTimeChanged,
     isNew: changedSaveModel.version === 0,
     hasVariableValueChanges,
+    hasRefreshChange: hasRefreshChanged,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.test.ts
index 59d74c83b15..7ddab4930a7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { AdHocFiltersVariable, GroupByVariable, MultiValueVariable, sceneGraph } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import {
+  AdHocFiltersVariable,
+  GroupByVariable,
+  MultiValueVariable,
+  sceneGraph,
+  SceneRefreshPicker,
+} from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { VariableModel } from '@grafana/schema';
 
 import { buildPanelEditScene } from '../panel-edit/PanelEditor';
@@ -38,6 +44,33 @@ describe('getDashboardChangesFromScene', () => {
     expect(result.diffCount).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it('Can detect refresh changed', () => {
+    const dashboard = setup();
+
+    const refreshPicker = sceneGraph.findObject(dashboard, (obj) => obj instanceof SceneRefreshPicker);
+    if (refreshPicker instanceof SceneRefreshPicker) {
+      refreshPicker.setState({ refresh: '5s' });
+    }
+
+    const result = getDashboardChangesFromScene(dashboard, false, false, false);
+    expect(result.hasChanges).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.diffCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.hasRefreshChange).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('Can save refresh change', () => {
+    const dashboard = setup();
+
+    const refreshPicker = sceneGraph.findObject(dashboard, (obj) => obj instanceof SceneRefreshPicker);
+    if (refreshPicker instanceof SceneRefreshPicker) {
+      refreshPicker.setState({ refresh: '5s' });
+    }
+
+    const result = getDashboardChangesFromScene(dashboard, false, false, true);
+    expect(result.hasChanges).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.diffCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
   describe('variable changes', () => {
     it('Can detect variable change', () => {
       const dashboard = setup();
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.ts
index 4859fe77f4b..4d01fdce1bb 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChangesFromScene.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@ import { transformSceneToSaveModel } from '../serialization/transformSceneToSave
 
 import { getDashboardChanges } from './getDashboardChanges';
 
-export function getDashboardChangesFromScene(scene: DashboardScene, saveTimeRange?: boolean, saveVariables?: boolean) {
+export function getDashboardChangesFromScene(
+  scene: DashboardScene,
+  saveTimeRange?: boolean,
+  saveVariables?: boolean,
+  saveRefresh?: boolean
+) {
   const changeInfo = getDashboardChanges(
     scene.getInitialSaveModel()!,
     transformSceneToSaveModel(scene),
     saveTimeRange,
-    saveVariables
+    saveVariables,
+    saveRefresh
   );
   return changeInfo;
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getSaveDashboardChange.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getSaveDashboardChange.ts
index f9f9ab943cb..f802919b6e0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getSaveDashboardChange.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getSaveDashboardChange.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import { DashboardChangeInfo } from './shared';
 export function getSaveDashboardChange(
   dashboard: DashboardScene,
   saveTimeRange?: boolean,
-  saveVariables?: boolean
+  saveVariables?: boolean,
+  saveRefresh?: boolean
 ): DashboardChangeInfo {
   const initialSaveModel = dashboard.getInitialSaveModel()!;
 
@@ -24,11 +25,16 @@ export function getSaveDashboardChange(
   const hasTimeChanged = getHasTimeChanged(changedSaveModel, initialSaveModel);
 
   const hasVariableValueChanges = applyVariableChanges(changedSaveModel, initialSaveModel, saveVariables);
+  const hasRefreshChanged = changedSaveModel.refresh !== initialSaveModel.refresh;
 
   if (!saveTimeRange) {
     changedSaveModel.time = initialSaveModel.time;
   }
 
+  if (!saveRefresh) {
+    changedSaveModel.refresh = initialSaveModel.refresh;
+  }
+
   const diff = jsonDiff(initialSaveModel, changedSaveModel);
 
   let diffCount = 0;
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ export function getSaveDashboardChange(
     hasTimeChanges: hasTimeChanged,
     isNew: changedSaveModel.version === 0,
     hasVariableValueChanges,
+    hasRefreshChange: hasRefreshChanged,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/shared.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/shared.tsx
index ad52947cb44..39010d3f86b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/shared.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/shared.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface DashboardChangeInfo {
   hasChanges: boolean;
   hasTimeChanges: boolean;
   hasVariableValueChanges: boolean;
+  hasRefreshChange: boolean;
   isNew?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export function SaveButton({ overwrite, isLoading, isValid, onSave }: SaveButton
     <Button
       disabled={!isValid || isLoading}
       icon={isLoading ? 'spinner' : undefined}
-      aria-label={selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save}
+      data-testid={selectors.pages.SaveDashboardModal.save}
       onClick={() => onSave(overwrite)}
       variant={overwrite ? 'destructive' : 'primary'}
     >
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
index a4a56bf480c..11dc59ba56e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a scene with rows Should transform back
       "type": "row",
     },
   ],
+  "refresh": "",
   "schemaVersion": 39,
   "tags": [
     "templating",
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with custom settings Sho
       "type": "text",
     },
   ],
+  "refresh": "5m",
   "schemaVersion": 39,
   "tags": [
     "tag1",
@@ -805,6 +807,7 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with variables Should tr
       "type": "text",
     },
   ],
+  "refresh": "",
   "schemaVersion": 39,
   "tags": [
     "gdev",
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts
index 194c944fbf7..b0de9690f56 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ describe('transformSceneToSaveModel', () => {
         weekStart: 'monday',
         graphTooltip: 1,
         editable: false,
+        refresh: '5m',
         timepicker: {
           ...dashboard_to_load1.timepicker,
           refresh_intervals: ['5m', '15m', '30m', '1h'],
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
index 8b75842bfbf..a3e2ab87d66 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel.ts
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ export function transformSceneToSaveModel(scene: DashboardScene, isSnapshot = fa
 
   const controlsState = state.controls?.state;
 
+  const refreshPicker = controlsState?.refreshPicker;
+
   const timePickerWithoutDefaults = removeDefaults<TimePickerConfig>(
     {
-      refresh_intervals: controlsState?.refreshPicker.state.intervals,
+      refresh_intervals: refreshPicker?.state.intervals,
       hidden: controlsState?.hideTimeControls,
       nowDelay: timeRange.UNSAFE_nowDelay,
     },
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ export function transformSceneToSaveModel(scene: DashboardScene, isSnapshot = fa
     graphTooltip,
     liveNow,
     schemaVersion: DASHBOARD_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+    refresh: refreshPicker?.state.refresh,
   };
 
   return sortedDeepCloneWithoutNulls(dashboard);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 407da1382ab..7cd7c490884 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4170,9 +4170,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@grafana/scenes@npm:^4.2.1":
-  version: 4.3.0
-  resolution: "@grafana/scenes@npm:4.3.0"
+"@grafana/scenes@npm:^4.5.3":
+  version: 4.5.3
+  resolution: "@grafana/scenes@npm:4.5.3"
   dependencies:
     "@grafana/e2e-selectors": "npm:10.3.3"
     react-grid-layout: "npm:1.3.4"
@@ -4186,7 +4186,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@grafana/ui": ^10.0.3
     react: ^18.0.0
     react-dom: ^18.0.0
-  checksum: 10/c8af6135ec96307c45cb2ed60fc17580abb5bd304c8f2948e1d901604394f48c3e7378d1274548a88eb9ae76fd6093fcb2194b746e105b08110a0e14423c6731
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@@ -18651,7 +18651,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@grafana/prometheus": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/runtime": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/saga-icons": "workspace:*"
-    "@grafana/scenes": "npm:^4.2.1"
+    "@grafana/scenes": "npm:^4.5.3"
     "@grafana/schema": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/sql": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/tsconfig": "npm:^1.3.0-rc1"