diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/clone_panel_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/clone_panel_action.tsx
index e028d8f387312..8b3e9545114ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/clone_panel_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/clone_panel_action.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class ClonePanelAction implements Action<ClonePanelActionContext> {
           explicitInput: {
             ...(await embeddable.getInputAsValueType()),
             hidePanelTitles: panelToClone.explicitInput.hidePanelTitles,
-            title: newTitle,
+            ...(newTitle ? { title: newTitle } : {}),
             id,
           },
         };