diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelLinks.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelLinks.tsx
index fd9916608e1..4dcf9c9a86d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelLinks.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelLinks.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function PanelLinks({ panelLinks, onShowPanelLinks }: Props) {
     return (
       <Menu>
         {interpolatedLinks?.map((link, idx) => {
-          return <Menu.Item key={idx} label={link.title} url={link.href} target={link.target} />;
+          return <Menu.Item key={idx} label={link.title} url={link.href} target={link.target} onClick={link.onClick} />;
         })}
       </Menu>
     );
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
index b6648bfc838..309f0baaeb3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelStateWrapper.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   toUtc,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
-import { getTemplateSrv, config, locationService, RefreshEvent } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { getTemplateSrv, config, locationService, RefreshEvent, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { VizLegendOptions } from '@grafana/schema';
 import {
   ErrorBoundary,
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class PanelStateWrapper extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   private readonly timeSrv: TimeSrv = getTimeSrv();
   private subs = new Subscription();
   private eventFilter: EventFilterOptions = { onlyLocal: true };
+  private descriptionInteractionReported = false;
 
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
@@ -602,6 +603,13 @@ export class PanelStateWrapper extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const { panel } = this.props;
     const descriptionMarkdown = getTemplateSrv().replace(panel.description, panel.scopedVars);
     const interpolatedDescription = renderMarkdown(descriptionMarkdown);
+
+    if (!this.descriptionInteractionReported) {
+      // Description rendering function can be called multiple times due to re-renders but we want to report the interaction once.
+      reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_description_displayed');
+      this.descriptionInteractionReported = true;
+    }
+
     return interpolatedDescription;
   };
 
@@ -610,7 +618,14 @@ export class PanelStateWrapper extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const linkSupplier = getPanelLinksSupplier(panel);
     if (linkSupplier) {
       const panelLinks = linkSupplier && linkSupplier.getLinks(panel.replaceVariables);
-      return panelLinks;
+
+      return panelLinks.map((panelLink) => ({
+        ...panelLink,
+        onClick: (...args) => {
+          reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_datalink_clicked', { has_multiple_links: panelLinks.length > 1 });
+          panelLink.onClick?.(...args);
+        },
+      }));
     }
     return [];
   };
@@ -623,6 +638,7 @@ export class PanelStateWrapper extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   onOpenErrorInspect = (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation();
     locationService.partial({ inspect: this.props.panel.id, inspectTab: InspectTab.Error });
+    reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_statusmessage_clicked');
   };
 
   render() {