diff --git a/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast.go b/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast.go
index 262ea795df0..0c246bcdcdb 100644
--- a/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast.go
+++ b/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast.go
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ func (b *BroadcastRunner) OnPublish(_ context.Context, u *models.SignedInUser, e
 	if err := b.liveMessageStore.SaveLiveMessage(query); err != nil {
 		return models.PublishReply{}, 0, err
 	}
-	return models.PublishReply{}, backend.PublishStreamStatusOK, nil
+	return models.PublishReply{Data: e.Data}, backend.PublishStreamStatusOK, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast_test.go b/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast_test.go
index bd0f5be41ef..afc5b350541 100644
--- a/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/live/features/broadcast_test.go
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ func TestBroadcastRunner_OnPublish(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, backend.PublishStreamStatusOK, status)
-	require.Nil(t, reply.Data)
+	require.Equal(t, data, reply.Data)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/live/live.go b/pkg/services/live/live.go
index 791e0c91200..eabee22374f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/live/live.go
+++ b/pkg/services/live/live.go
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ func (g *GrafanaLive) HandleHTTPPublish(ctx *models.ReqContext, cmd dtos.LivePub
 		return response.Error(code, text, nil)
 	}
 	if reply.Data != nil {
-		_, err = g.node.Publish(cmd.Channel, cmd.Data)
+		err = g.Publish(ctx.OrgId, cmd.Channel, cmd.Data)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("Error publish to channel", "error", err, "channel", cmd.Channel)
 			return response.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), nil)