diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
index 3105d991c54..8bff29f9f0b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/HoverWidget.tsx
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ interface Props {
   title?: string;
   offset?: number;
   dragClass?: string;
+  onOpenMenu?: () => void;
 }
 
-const selectors = e2eSelectors.components.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget;
-
-export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32 }: Props) {
+export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32, onOpenMenu }: Props) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const draggableRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
+  const selectors = e2eSelectors.components.Panels.Panel.HoverWidget;
   // Capture the pointer to keep the widget visible while dragging
   const onPointerDown = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
     draggableRef.current?.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ export function HoverWidget({ menu, title, dragClass, children, offset = -32 }:
           placement="bottom"
           menuButtonClass={styles.menuButton}
           onVisibleChange={setMenuOpen}
+          onOpenMenu={onOpenMenu}
         />
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
index 2921b053527..4017fd4c30a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export interface PanelChromeProps {
   actions?: ReactNode;
   displayMode?: 'default' | 'transparent';
   onCancelQuery?: () => void;
+  /**
+   * callback when opening the panel menu
+   */
+  onOpenMenu?: () => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ export function PanelChrome({
   leftItems,
   actions,
   onCancelQuery,
+  onOpenMenu,
 }: PanelChromeProps) {
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
@@ -159,7 +164,13 @@ export function PanelChrome({
 
       {hoverHeader && !isTouchDevice && (
         <>
-          <HoverWidget menu={menu} title={title} offset={hoverHeaderOffset} dragClass={dragClass}>
+          <HoverWidget
+            menu={menu}
+            title={title}
+            offset={hoverHeaderOffset}
+            dragClass={dragClass}
+            onOpenMenu={onOpenMenu}
+          >
             {headerContent}
           </HoverWidget>
 
@@ -192,6 +203,7 @@ export function PanelChrome({
                 dragClassCancel,
                 showOnHoverClass
               )}
+              onOpenMenu={onOpenMenu}
             />
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelMenu.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelMenu.tsx
index c9180fe2882..2f80058db33 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelMenu.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { cx } from '@emotion/css';
-import React, { ReactElement } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactElement, useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface PanelMenuProps {
   placement?: TooltipPlacement;
   offset?: [number, number];
   onVisibleChange?: (state: boolean) => void;
+  onOpenMenu?: () => void;
 }
 
 export function PanelMenu({
@@ -25,10 +26,22 @@ export function PanelMenu({
   dragClassCancel,
   menuButtonClass,
   onVisibleChange,
+  onOpenMenu,
 }: PanelMenuProps) {
   const testId = title ? selectors.components.Panels.Panel.menu(title) : `panel-menu-button`;
+
+  const handleVisibility = useCallback(
+    (show: boolean) => {
+      if (show && onOpenMenu) {
+        onOpenMenu();
+      }
+      return onVisibleChange;
+    },
+    [onOpenMenu, onVisibleChange]
+  );
+
   return (
-    <Dropdown overlay={menu} placement={placement} offset={offset} onVisibleChange={onVisibleChange}>
+    <Dropdown overlay={menu} placement={placement} offset={offset} onVisibleChange={handleVisibility}>
       <ToolbarButton
         aria-label={`Menu for panel with ${title ? `title ${title}` : 'no title'}`}
         title="Menu"
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx
index 435341e227d..ced559cae25 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChromeAngular.tsx
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ export class PanelChromeAngularUnconnected extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
           hoverHeader={panelChromeProps.hasOverlayHeader()}
           displayMode={transparent ? 'transparent' : 'default'}
           onCancelQuery={panelChromeProps.onCancelQuery}
+          onOpenMenu={panelChromeProps.onOpenMenu}
         >
           {() => <div ref={(element) => (this.element = element)} className="panel-height-helper" />}
         </PanelChrome>
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeader.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeader.tsx
index 1b65818c5fa..144b7d4336a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeader.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeader.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { DataLink, GrafanaTheme2, PanelData } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Icon, useStyles2, ClickOutsideWrapper } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { DashboardModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/DashboardModel';
 import { PanelModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelModel';
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ export function PanelHeader({ panel, error, isViewing, isEditing, data, alertSta
   const className = cx('panel-header', !(isViewing || isEditing) ? 'grid-drag-handle' : '');
   const styles = useStyles2(panelStyles);
 
+  const onOpenMenu = () => {
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'menu' });
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <PanelHeaderLoadingIndicator state={data.state} onClick={onCancelQuery} />
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ export function PanelHeader({ panel, error, isViewing, isEditing, data, alertSta
         error={error}
       />
       <div className={className}>
-        <PanelHeaderMenuTrigger data-testid={selectors.components.Panels.Panel.title(title)}>
+        <PanelHeaderMenuTrigger data-testid={selectors.components.Panels.Panel.title(title)} onOpenMenu={onOpenMenu}>
           {({ closeMenu, panelMenuOpen }) => {
             return (
               <ClickOutsideWrapper onClick={closeMenu} parent={document}>
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenuTrigger.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenuTrigger.tsx
index 6d12cb3d1f5..daf3666ef03 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenuTrigger.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenuTrigger.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ interface PanelHeaderMenuTriggerApi {
 
 interface Props extends Omit<HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, 'children'> {
   children: (props: PanelHeaderMenuTriggerApi) => ReactElement;
+  onOpenMenu?: () => void;
 }
 
-export function PanelHeaderMenuTrigger({ children, ...divProps }: Props) {
+export function PanelHeaderMenuTrigger({ children, onOpenMenu, ...divProps }: Props) {
   const clickCoordinates = useRef<CartesianCoords2D>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
   const [panelMenuOpen, setPanelMenuOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
@@ -22,8 +23,11 @@ export function PanelHeaderMenuTrigger({ children, ...divProps }: Props) {
       }
 
       setPanelMenuOpen(!panelMenuOpen);
+      if (panelMenuOpen) {
+        onOpenMenu?.();
+      }
     },
-    [panelMenuOpen, setPanelMenuOpen]
+    [panelMenuOpen, setPanelMenuOpen, onOpenMenu]
   );
 
   const onMouseDown = useCallback((event: MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
index a593580c61e..2b5be94b746 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ export class PanelStateWrapper extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
           hoverHeader={panelChromeProps.hasOverlayHeader()}
           displayMode={transparent ? 'transparent' : 'default'}
           onCancelQuery={panelChromeProps.onCancelQuery}
+          onOpenMenu={panelChromeProps.onOpenMenu}
         >
           {(innerWidth, innerHeight) => (
             <>
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx
index 90cf4261878..32e4b6528d9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelChromeProps.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ export function getPanelChromeProps(props: CommonProps) {
 
   const title = props.panel.getDisplayTitle();
 
+  const onOpenMenu = () => {
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'menu' });
+  };
+
   return {
     hasOverlayHeader,
     onShowPanelDescription,
@@ -118,5 +122,6 @@ export function getPanelChromeProps(props: CommonProps) {
     dragClass,
     title,
     titleItems,
+    onOpenMenu,
   };
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts
index 405e971c6a0..84ca6f1ae10 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function getPanelMenu(
     locationService.partial({
       viewPanel: panel.id,
     });
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_view_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'view' });
   };
 
   const onEditPanel = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
@@ -48,25 +48,26 @@ export function getPanelMenu(
     locationService.partial({
       editPanel: panel.id,
     });
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_edit_clicked');
+
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'edit' });
   };
 
   const onSharePanel = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     sharePanel(dashboard, panel);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_share_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'share' });
   };
 
   const onAddLibraryPanel = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     addLibraryPanel(dashboard, panel);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_createlibrarypanel_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'createLibraryPanel' });
   };
 
   const onUnlinkLibraryPanel = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     unlinkLibraryPanel(panel);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_unlinklibrarypanel_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'unlinkLibraryPanel' });
   };
 
   const onInspectPanel = (tab?: InspectTab) => {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export function getPanelMenu(
       inspect: panel.id,
       inspectTab: tab,
     });
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_inspect_clicked', { tab: tab ?? InspectTab.Data });
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'inspect', tab: tab ?? InspectTab.Data });
   };
 
   const onMore = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
@@ -84,19 +85,19 @@ export function getPanelMenu(
   const onDuplicatePanel = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     duplicatePanel(dashboard, panel);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_duplicate_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'duplicate' });
   };
 
   const onCopyPanel = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     copyPanel(panel);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_copy_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'copy' });
   };
 
   const onRemovePanel = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     removePanel(dashboard, panel, true);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_remove_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'remove' });
   };
 
   const onNavigateToExplore = (event: React.MouseEvent<any>) => {
@@ -104,13 +105,13 @@ export function getPanelMenu(
     const openInNewWindow =
       event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey ? (url: string) => window.open(`${config.appSubUrl}${url}`) : undefined;
     store.dispatch(navigateToExplore(panel, { getDataSourceSrv, getTimeSrv, getExploreUrl, openInNewWindow }) as any);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_explore_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'explore' });
   };
 
   const onToggleLegend = (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     toggleLegend(panel);
-    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_togglelegend_clicked');
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'toggleLegend' });
   };
 
   const menu: PanelMenuItem[] = [];