diff --git a/packages/kbn-ftr-common-functional-ui-services/services/web_element_wrapper/web_element_wrapper.ts b/packages/kbn-ftr-common-functional-ui-services/services/web_element_wrapper/web_element_wrapper.ts
index 110251e4d759f4..423fab660695b5 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-ftr-common-functional-ui-services/services/web_element_wrapper/web_element_wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-ftr-common-functional-ui-services/services/web_element_wrapper/web_element_wrapper.ts
@@ -427,16 +427,16 @@ export class WebElementWrapper {
   /**
    * Moves the remote environment’s mouse cursor to the current element with optional offset
    * https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/lib/input_exports_Actions.html#move
-   * @param { xOffset: 0, yOffset: 0 } options
+   * @param { xOffset: 0, yOffset: 0, topOffset: number } options Optional
    * @return {Promise<void>}
    */
-  public async moveMouseTo(options = { xOffset: 0, yOffset: 0 }) {
+  public async moveMouseTo({ xOffset = 0, yOffset = 0, topOffset = 0 } = {}) {
     await this.retryCall(async function moveMouseTo(wrapper) {
-      await wrapper.scrollIntoViewIfNecessary();
+      await wrapper.scrollIntoViewIfNecessary(topOffset);
       await wrapper.getActions().move({ x: 0, y: 0 }).perform();
       await wrapper
         .getActions()
-        .move({ x: options.xOffset, y: options.yOffset, origin: wrapper._webElement })
+        .move({ x: xOffset, y: yOffset, origin: wrapper._webElement })
         .perform();
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-optimizer/limits.yml b/packages/kbn-optimizer/limits.yml
index bd0234eaa87ec7..7936e52ccbf184 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-optimizer/limits.yml
+++ b/packages/kbn-optimizer/limits.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pageLoadAssetSize:
   core: 564663
   crossClusterReplication: 65408
   customIntegrations: 22034
-  dashboard: 52967
+  dashboard: 68015
   dashboardEnhanced: 65646
   data: 454087
   dataQuality: 19384
diff --git a/packages/presentation/presentation_publishing/index.ts b/packages/presentation/presentation_publishing/index.ts
index ab5e396e657271..2b96c6d353eeee 100644
--- a/packages/presentation/presentation_publishing/index.ts
+++ b/packages/presentation/presentation_publishing/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ export {
   useInheritedViewMode,
   type CanAccessViewMode,
 } from './interfaces/can_access_view_mode';
+export {
+  apiCanLockHoverActions,
+  type CanLockHoverActions,
+} from './interfaces/can_lock_hover_actions';
 export { fetch$, useFetchContext, type FetchContext } from './interfaces/fetch/fetch';
 export {
   initializeTimeRange,
diff --git a/packages/presentation/presentation_publishing/interfaces/can_lock_hover_actions.ts b/packages/presentation/presentation_publishing/interfaces/can_lock_hover_actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..db7a0c5cc8a3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/presentation/presentation_publishing/interfaces/can_lock_hover_actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+import { PublishingSubject } from '../publishing_subject';
+
+/**
+ * This API can lock hover actions
+ */
+export interface CanLockHoverActions {
+  hasLockedHoverActions$: PublishingSubject<boolean>;
+  lockHoverActions: (lock: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export const apiCanLockHoverActions = (api: unknown): api is CanLockHoverActions => {
+  return Boolean(
+    api &&
+      (api as CanLockHoverActions).hasLockedHoverActions$ &&
+      (api as CanLockHoverActions).lockHoverActions &&
+      typeof (api as CanLockHoverActions).lockHoverActions === 'function'
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/add_to_library_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/add_to_library_action.tsx
index acd46f2763bbcc..90da6c3297cbd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/add_to_library_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/add_to_library_action.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { Action, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
 
 import { coreServices } from '../services/kibana_services';
 import { dashboardAddToLibraryActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
+import { DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP } from '.';
 
 export const ACTION_ADD_TO_LIBRARY = 'saveToLibrary';
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export class AddToLibraryAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_ADD_TO_LIBRARY;
   public readonly id = ACTION_ADD_TO_LIBRARY;
   public order = 8;
+  public grouping = [DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   public getDisplayName({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
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 5eec25f1f052ba..4eae444dfecb7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/clone_panel_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/clone_panel_action.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   HasUniqueId,
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { Action, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
+import { DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP } from '.';
 import { dashboardClonePanelActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
 
 export const ACTION_CLONE_PANEL = 'clonePanel';
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export class ClonePanelAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_CLONE_PANEL;
   public readonly id = ACTION_CLONE_PANEL;
   public order = 45;
+  public grouping = [DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   public getDisplayName({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/copy_to_dashboard_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/copy_to_dashboard_action.tsx
index fb318869197735..10b21fc36edccc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/copy_to_dashboard_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/copy_to_dashboard_action.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { DASHBOARD_CONTAINER_TYPE } from '../dashboard_container';
 import { coreServices } from '../services/kibana_services';
 import { getDashboardCapabilities } from '../utils/get_dashboard_capabilities';
 import { dashboardCopyToDashboardActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
+import { DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP } from '.';
 import { CopyToDashboardModal } from './copy_to_dashboard_modal';
 
 export const ACTION_COPY_TO_DASHBOARD = 'copyToDashboard';
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export class CopyToDashboardAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_COPY_TO_DASHBOARD;
   public readonly id = ACTION_COPY_TO_DASHBOARD;
   public order = 1;
+  public grouping = [DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   public getDisplayName({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!apiIsCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.test.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.test.tsx
index 09bc56ea88586c..1ebf937e470e56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.test.tsx
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ import { ExpandPanelActionApi, ExpandPanelAction } from './expand_panel_action';
 describe('Expand panel action', () => {
   let action: ExpandPanelAction;
   let context: { embeddable: ExpandPanelActionApi };
+  let expandPanelIdSubject: BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    expandPanelIdSubject = new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>(undefined);
     action = new ExpandPanelAction();
     context = {
       embeddable: {
         uuid: 'superId',
         parentApi: {
           expandPanel: jest.fn(),
-          expandedPanelId: new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>(undefined),
+          expandedPanelId: expandPanelIdSubject,
         },
       },
     };
@@ -38,19 +40,22 @@ describe('Expand panel action', () => {
     expect(await action.isCompatible(emptyContext)).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('calls onChange when expandedPanelId changes', async () => {
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    action.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(context, onChange);
+    expandPanelIdSubject.next('superPanelId');
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, action);
+  });
+
   it('returns the correct icon based on expanded panel id', async () => {
     expect(await action.getIconType(context)).toBe('expand');
-    context.embeddable.parentApi.expandedPanelId = new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>(
-      'superPanelId'
-    );
+    expandPanelIdSubject.next('superPanelId');
     expect(await action.getIconType(context)).toBe('minimize');
   });
 
   it('returns the correct display name based on expanded panel id', async () => {
     expect(await action.getDisplayName(context)).toBe('Maximize');
-    context.embeddable.parentApi.expandedPanelId = new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>(
-      'superPanelId'
-    );
+    expandPanelIdSubject.next('superPanelId');
     expect(await action.getDisplayName(context)).toBe('Minimize');
   });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.tsx
index b4f2a06e6895a9..a207d181d26cca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/expand_panel_action.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import {
   HasUniqueId,
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { Action, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
+import { skip } from 'rxjs';
+import { DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP } from '.';
 
 import { dashboardExpandPanelActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
 
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ const isApiCompatible = (api: unknown | null): api is ExpandPanelActionApi =>
 export class ExpandPanelAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_EXPAND_PANEL;
   public readonly id = ACTION_EXPAND_PANEL;
-  public order = 7;
+  public order = 9;
+  public grouping = [DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   public getDisplayName({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
@@ -47,6 +50,20 @@ export class ExpandPanelAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
     return isApiCompatible(embeddable);
   }
 
+  public couldBecomeCompatible({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
+    return apiHasParentApi(embeddable) && apiCanExpandPanels(embeddable.parentApi);
+  }
+
+  public subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(
+    { embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext,
+    onChange: (isCompatible: boolean, action: ExpandPanelAction) => void
+  ) {
+    if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) return;
+    return embeddable.parentApi.expandedPanelId.pipe(skip(1)).subscribe(() => {
+      onChange(isApiCompatible(embeddable), this);
+    });
+  }
+
   public async execute({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
     embeddable.parentApi.expandPanel(embeddable.uuid);
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/export_csv_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/export_csv_action.tsx
index fd55816134ed1d..94dbf9e3087aa6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/export_csv_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/export_csv_action.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const isApiCompatible = (api: unknown | null): api is ExportCsvActionApi =>
 export class ExportCSVAction implements Action<ExportContext> {
   public readonly id = ACTION_EXPORT_CSV;
   public readonly type = ACTION_EXPORT_CSV;
-  public readonly order = 18; // right after Export in discover which is 19
+  public readonly order = 18;
 
   public getIconType() {
     return 'exportAction';
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.test.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.test.tsx
index 29b03539790733..e639168b00c7f2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.test.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 import { Filter, FilterStateStore, type AggregateQuery, type Query } from '@kbn/es-query';
 
-import { ViewMode } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   FiltersNotificationAction,
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ describe('filters notification action', () => {
 
   let updateFilters: (filters: Filter[]) => void;
   let updateQuery: (query: Query | AggregateQuery | undefined) => void;
-  let updateViewMode: (viewMode: ViewMode) => void;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     const filtersSubject = new BehaviorSubject<Filter[] | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -50,14 +48,10 @@ describe('filters notification action', () => {
     const querySubject = new BehaviorSubject<Query | AggregateQuery | undefined>(undefined);
     updateQuery = (query) => querySubject.next(query);
 
-    const viewModeSubject = new BehaviorSubject<ViewMode>('edit');
-    updateViewMode = (viewMode) => viewModeSubject.next(viewMode);
-
     action = new FiltersNotificationAction();
     context = {
       embeddable: {
         uuid: 'testId',
-        viewMode: viewModeSubject,
         filters$: filtersSubject,
         query$: querySubject,
       },
@@ -83,22 +77,6 @@ describe('filters notification action', () => {
     expect(await action.isCompatible(context)).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('is incompatible when api is in view mode', async () => {
-    updateFilters([getMockPhraseFilter('SuperField', 'SuperValue')]);
-    updateQuery({ esql: 'FROM test_dataview' } as AggregateQuery);
-    updateViewMode('view');
-    expect(await action.isCompatible(context)).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('calls onChange when view mode changes', () => {
-    const onChange = jest.fn();
-    updateFilters([getMockPhraseFilter('SuperField', 'SuperValue')]);
-    updateQuery({ esql: 'FROM test_dataview' } as AggregateQuery);
-    action.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(context, onChange);
-    updateViewMode('view');
-    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, action);
-  });
-
   it('calls onChange when filters change', async () => {
     const onChange = jest.fn();
     action.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(context, onChange);
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.tsx
index 854ff5da948f4c..9662c8956dcc83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_action.tsx
@@ -13,17 +13,15 @@ import { merge } from 'rxjs';
 import { isOfAggregateQueryType, isOfQueryType } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { createKibanaReactContext } from '@kbn/kibana-react-plugin/public';
 import {
-  CanAccessViewMode,
+  apiPublishesPartialUnifiedSearch,
+  apiHasUniqueId,
   EmbeddableApiContext,
   HasParentApi,
   HasUniqueId,
   PublishesDataViews,
   PublishesUnifiedSearch,
-  apiCanAccessViewMode,
-  apiHasUniqueId,
-  apiPublishesPartialUnifiedSearch,
-  getInheritedViewMode,
-  getViewModeSubject,
+  CanLockHoverActions,
+  CanAccessViewMode,
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { Action, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
 
@@ -34,17 +32,16 @@ import { FiltersNotificationPopover } from './filters_notification_popover';
 export const BADGE_FILTERS_NOTIFICATION = 'ACTION_FILTERS_NOTIFICATION';
 
 export type FiltersNotificationActionApi = HasUniqueId &
-  CanAccessViewMode &
   Partial<PublishesUnifiedSearch> &
-  Partial<HasParentApi<Partial<PublishesDataViews>>>;
+  Partial<HasParentApi<Partial<PublishesDataViews>>> &
+  Partial<CanLockHoverActions> &
+  Partial<CanAccessViewMode>;
 
 const isApiCompatible = (api: unknown | null): api is FiltersNotificationActionApi =>
-  Boolean(
-    apiHasUniqueId(api) && apiCanAccessViewMode(api) && apiPublishesPartialUnifiedSearch(api)
-  );
+  Boolean(apiHasUniqueId(api) && apiPublishesPartialUnifiedSearch(api));
 
 const compatibilityCheck = (api: EmbeddableApiContext['embeddable']) => {
-  if (!isApiCompatible(api) || getInheritedViewMode(api) !== 'edit') return false;
+  if (!isApiCompatible(api)) return false;
   const query = api.query$?.value;
   return (
     (api.filters$?.value ?? []).length > 0 ||
@@ -97,9 +94,7 @@ export class FiltersNotificationAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   ) {
     if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) return;
     return merge(
-      ...[embeddable.query$, embeddable.filters$, getViewModeSubject(embeddable)].filter((value) =>
-        Boolean(value)
-      )
+      ...[embeddable.query$, embeddable.filters$].filter((value) => Boolean(value))
     ).subscribe(() => onChange(compatibilityCheck(embeddable), this));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.test.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.test.tsx
index b02443f01aaa8a..4488a96b52b683 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.test.tsx
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 import { AggregateQuery, Filter, FilterStateStore, Query } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { I18nProvider } from '@kbn/i18n-react';
 import { waitForEuiPopoverOpen } from '@elastic/eui/lib/test/rtl';
-import { ViewMode } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { FiltersNotificationActionApi } from './filters_notification_action';
 import { FiltersNotificationPopover } from './filters_notification_popover';
+import { ViewMode } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 
 const getMockPhraseFilter = (key: string, value: string): Filter => {
   return {
@@ -50,18 +50,23 @@ describe('filters notification popover', () => {
   let api: FiltersNotificationActionApi;
   let updateFilters: (filters: Filter[]) => void;
   let updateQuery: (query: Query | AggregateQuery | undefined) => void;
+  let updateViewMode: (viewMode: ViewMode) => void;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     const filtersSubject = new BehaviorSubject<Filter[] | undefined>(undefined);
     updateFilters = (filters) => filtersSubject.next(filters);
     const querySubject = new BehaviorSubject<Query | AggregateQuery | undefined>(undefined);
     updateQuery = (query) => querySubject.next(query);
+    const viewModeSubject = new BehaviorSubject<ViewMode>('view');
+    updateViewMode = (viewMode) => viewModeSubject.next(viewMode);
 
     api = {
       uuid: 'testId',
-      viewMode: new BehaviorSubject<ViewMode>('edit'),
       filters$: filtersSubject,
       query$: querySubject,
+      parentApi: {
+        viewMode: viewModeSubject,
+      },
     };
   });
 
@@ -87,7 +92,15 @@ describe('filters notification popover', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByTestId('filtersNotificationModal__query')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('does not render an edit button when not in edit mode', async () => {
+    await renderAndOpenPopover();
+    expect(
+      await screen.queryByTestId('filtersNotificationModal__editButton')
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('renders an edit button when the edit panel action is compatible', async () => {
+    updateViewMode('edit');
     updateFilters([getMockPhraseFilter('ay', 'oh')]);
     await renderAndOpenPopover();
     expect(await screen.findByTestId('filtersNotificationModal__editButton')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -104,6 +117,7 @@ describe('filters notification popover', () => {
   });
 
   it('calls edit action execute when edit button is clicked', async () => {
+    updateViewMode('edit');
     updateFilters([getMockPhraseFilter('ay', 'oh')]);
     await renderAndOpenPopover();
     const editButton = await screen.findByTestId('filtersNotificationModal__editButton');
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.tsx
index bafd06297fe7e2..5f23b21dc9155f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/filters_notification_popover.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import { AggregateQuery, getAggregateQueryMode, isOfQueryType } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { getEditPanelAction } from '@kbn/presentation-panel-plugin/public';
 import { FilterItems } from '@kbn/unified-search-plugin/public';
-import { useStateFromPublishingSubject } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
-import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  apiCanLockHoverActions,
+  getViewModeSubject,
+  useBatchedOptionalPublishingSubjects,
+} from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { dashboardFilterNotificationActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
 import { FiltersNotificationActionApi } from './filters_notification_action';
 
@@ -59,8 +62,10 @@ export function FiltersNotificationPopover({ api }: { api: FiltersNotificationAc
     }
   }, [api, setDisableEditButton]);
 
-  const dataViews = useStateFromPublishingSubject(
-    api.parentApi?.dataViews ? api.parentApi.dataViews : new BehaviorSubject(undefined)
+  const [hasLockedHoverActions, dataViews, parentViewMode] = useBatchedOptionalPublishingSubjects(
+    api.hasLockedHoverActions$,
+    api.parentApi?.dataViews,
+    getViewModeSubject(api ?? undefined)
   );
 
   return (
@@ -69,13 +74,23 @@ export function FiltersNotificationPopover({ api }: { api: FiltersNotificationAc
         <EuiButtonIcon
           color="text"
           iconType={'filter'}
-          onClick={() => setIsPopoverOpen(!isPopoverOpen)}
+          onClick={() => {
+            setIsPopoverOpen(!isPopoverOpen);
+            if (apiCanLockHoverActions(api)) {
+              api?.lockHoverActions(!hasLockedHoverActions);
+            }
+          }}
           data-test-subj={`embeddablePanelNotification-${api.uuid}`}
           aria-label={displayName}
         />
       }
       isOpen={isPopoverOpen}
-      closePopover={() => setIsPopoverOpen(false)}
+      closePopover={() => {
+        setIsPopoverOpen(false);
+        if (apiCanLockHoverActions(api)) {
+          api.lockHoverActions(false);
+        }
+      }}
       anchorPosition="upCenter"
     >
       <EuiPopoverTitle>{displayName}</EuiPopoverTitle>
@@ -112,8 +127,8 @@ export function FiltersNotificationPopover({ api }: { api: FiltersNotificationAc
           </EuiFormRow>
         )}
       </EuiForm>
-      <EuiPopoverFooter>
-        {!disableEditbutton && (
+      {!disableEditbutton && parentViewMode === 'edit' && (
+        <EuiPopoverFooter>
           <EuiFlexGroup
             gutterSize="s"
             alignItems="center"
@@ -132,8 +147,8 @@ export function FiltersNotificationPopover({ api }: { api: FiltersNotificationAc
               </EuiButton>
             </EuiFlexItem>
           </EuiFlexGroup>
-        )}
-      </EuiPopoverFooter>
+        </EuiPopoverFooter>
+      )}
     </EuiPopover>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/index.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/index.ts
index 55a371719d953e..1b9f2091fbce6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ interface BuildAllDashboardActionsProps {
   plugins: DashboardStartDependencies;
 }
 
+export const DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP = { id: 'dashboard_actions', order: 10 } as const;
+
 export const buildAllDashboardActions = async ({
   plugins,
   allowByValueEmbeddables,
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_add_to_library_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_add_to_library_action.tsx
index dee049dc2874e5..6cc46b6af51e34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_add_to_library_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_add_to_library_action.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   HasLegacyLibraryTransforms,
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { Action, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
+import { DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP } from '.';
 
 import { dashboardAddToLibraryActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
 import { coreServices } from '../services/kibana_services';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export class LegacyAddToLibraryAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_LEGACY_ADD_TO_LIBRARY;
   public readonly id = ACTION_LEGACY_ADD_TO_LIBRARY;
   public order = 15;
+  public grouping = [DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   public getDisplayName({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_unlink_from_library_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_unlink_from_library_action.tsx
index 96daab215dec63..668f02dee3159f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_unlink_from_library_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/legacy_unlink_from_library_action.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   HasLegacyLibraryTransforms,
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { dashboardUnlinkFromLibraryActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
+import { DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP } from '.';
 import { coreServices } from '../services/kibana_services';
 
 export const ACTION_LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY = 'legacyUnlinkFromLibrary';
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export class LegacyUnlinkFromLibraryAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContex
   public readonly type = ACTION_LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY;
   public readonly id = ACTION_LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY;
   public order = 15;
+  public grouping = [DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   public getDisplayName({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!legacyUnlinkActionIsCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/unlink_from_library_action.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/unlink_from_library_action.tsx
index 14c1ed0f8f0517..ac7da809871cf0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/unlink_from_library_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/unlink_from_library_action.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { Action, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
 
 import { coreServices } from '../services/kibana_services';
 import { dashboardUnlinkFromLibraryActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
+import { DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP } from '.';
 
 export const ACTION_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY = 'unlinkFromLibrary';
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export class UnlinkFromLibraryAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY;
   public readonly id = ACTION_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY;
   public order = 15;
+  public grouping = [DASHBOARD_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   public getDisplayName({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
     if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/track_panel.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/track_panel.ts
index 42345f38d614f9..b9f9b3218488b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/track_panel.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/track_panel.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function initializeTrackPanel(untilEmbeddableLoaded: (id: string) => Prom
           };
           return;
         }
-        panelRef.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+        panelRef.scrollIntoView({ block: 'start' });
       });
     },
     scrollToTop: () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
index f6e7918fb1b0ba..49a6b01049da74 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .dshLayout--editing {
   .react-resizable-handle {
     @include size($euiSizeL);
-    z-index: $euiZLevel1; /* 1 */
+    z-index: $euiZLevel2; /* 1 */
     right: 0;
     bottom: 0;
     padding-right: $euiSizeS;
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
  */
 .dshLayout-isMaximizedPanel {
   height: 100% !important; /* 1. */
+
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsLeft {
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -40,8 +44,7 @@
  * Shifting the rendered panels offscreen prevents a quick flash when redrawing the panels on minimize
  */
 .dshDashboardGrid__item--hidden {
-  top: -9999px;
-  left: -9999px;
+  transform: translate(-9999px, -9999px);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -98,13 +101,26 @@
    */
   &.resizing,
   &.react-draggable-dragging {
-    z-index: $euiZLevel2 !important;
+    z-index: $euiZLevel3 !important;
   }
 
   &.react-draggable-dragging {
     transition: box-shadow $euiAnimSpeedFast $euiAnimSlightResistance;
     @include euiBottomShadowLarge;
     border-radius: $euiBorderRadius; // keeps shadow within bounds
+
+    .embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper {
+      z-index: $euiZLevel9;
+      top: -$euiSizeXL;
+
+      .embPanel__hoverActions:has(.embPanel--dragHandle) {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+
+      .embPanel__hoverActions:not(:has(.embPanel--dragHandle)) {
+        opacity: 0;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_panel.scss b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_panel.scss
index d54f513a207a43..93a95e1ef37e51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_panel.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/_dashboard_panel.scss
@@ -4,24 +4,42 @@
   * .embPanel--editing doesn't get updating without a hard refresh
   */
 
-.dshDashboardGrid__item {
-  scroll-margin-top: calc((var(--euiFixedHeadersOffset, 100) * 2) + $euiSizeS);
-  scroll-margin-bottom: $euiSizeS;
+.dshLayout--editing {
+  // change the style of the hover actions border to a dashed line in edit mode
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor {
+    .embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper {
+      .embPanel__hoverActions {
+        border-color: $euiColorMediumShade;
+        border-style: dashed;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // LAYOUT MODES
 // Adjust borders/etc... for non-spaced out and expanded panels
 .dshLayout-withoutMargins {
-  .embPanel {
+  .embPanel,
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor {
     box-shadow: none;
+    outline: none;
     border-radius: 0;
   }
 
-  .embPanel__content {
-    border-radius: 0;
+  &.dshLayout--editing {
+    .embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor:hover {
+      outline: 1px dashed $euiColorMediumShade;
+    }
   }
 
-  .dshDashboardGrid__item--highlighted {
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor:hover {
+    outline: $euiBorderThin;
+    z-index: $euiZLevel2;
+  }
+
+  .embPanel__content,
+  .dshDashboardGrid__item--highlighted,
+  .lnsExpressionRenderer {
     border-radius: 0;
   }
 }
@@ -35,6 +53,20 @@
     background-color: unset;
     cursor: default;
   }
+
+  .embPanel__hoverActions {
+    .embPanel--dragHandle {
+      visibility: hidden;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Hide hover actions when dashboard has an overlay
+.dshDashboardGrid__item--blurred,
+.dshDashboardGrid__item--focused {
+  .embPanel__hoverActions {
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes highlightOutline {
@@ -52,10 +84,11 @@
 }
 
 .dshDashboardGrid__item--highlighted {
-  border-radius: $euiSizeXS;
-  animation-name: highlightOutline;
-  animation-duration: 4s;
-  animation-timing-function: ease-out;
-  // keeps outline from getting cut off by other panels without margins
-  z-index: 999 !important;
+  .embPanel {
+    border-radius: $euiSizeXS;
+    animation-name: highlightOutline;
+    animation-duration: 4s;
+    animation-timing-function: ease-out;
+    z-index: $euiZLevel2;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx
index 577661b393c67b..0ef976af51eb6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export const DashboardGrid = ({ viewportWidth }: { viewportWidth: number }) => {
       rowHeight={DASHBOARD_GRID_HEIGHT}
       margin={useMargins ? [DASHBOARD_MARGIN_SIZE, DASHBOARD_MARGIN_SIZE] : [0, 0]}
       draggableHandle={'.embPanel--dragHandle'}
+      useCSSTransforms={false}
     >
       {panelComponents}
     </ResponsiveReactGridLayout>
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid_item.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid_item.tsx
index 7b21db4ea3f84c..9b5a00c6286080 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid_item.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/grid/dashboard_grid_item.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import { EmbeddablePanel, ReactEmbeddableRenderer } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
 
 import { useBatchedPublishingSubjects } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
+import { DASHBOARD_MARGIN_SIZE } from '../../../dashboard_constants';
 import { DashboardPanelState } from '../../../../common';
 import { useDashboardApi } from '../../../dashboard_api/use_dashboard_api';
 import { embeddableService, presentationUtilService } from '../../../services/kibana_services';
@@ -91,12 +92,21 @@ export const Item = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Props>(
       }
     }, [id, dashboardApi, scrollToPanelId, highlightPanelId, ref, blurPanel]);
 
+    const dashboardContainerTopOffset =
+      (document.querySelector('.dashboardContainer') as HTMLDivElement)?.offsetTop || 0;
+    const globalNavTopOffset =
+      (document.querySelector('#app-fixed-viewport') as HTMLDivElement)?.offsetTop || 0;
+
     const focusStyles = blurPanel
       ? css`
           pointer-events: none;
           opacity: 0.25;
         `
-      : undefined;
+      : css`
+          scroll-margin-top: ${dashboardContainerTopOffset +
+          globalNavTopOffset +
+          DASHBOARD_MARGIN_SIZE}px;
+        `;
 
     const renderedEmbeddable = useMemo(() => {
       const panelProps = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/_dashboard_viewport.scss b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/_dashboard_viewport.scss
index f0c51724b551ba..79e7c16bfe4a7f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/_dashboard_viewport.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/_dashboard_viewport.scss
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@
 .dashboardViewport--screenshotMode  .controlsWrapper--empty {
   display:none
 }
+
+.dshDashboardViewportWrapper--isFullscreen {
+  .dshDashboardGrid__item--expanded {
+    padding: $euiSizeS;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx
index ac39b3747b1bdc..664a3c43a8d9de 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/component/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export const DashboardViewportComponent = () => {
     viewMode,
     useMargins,
     uuid,
+    fullScreenMode,
   ] = useBatchedPublishingSubjects(
     dashboardApi.controlGroupApi$,
     dashboardApi.panelTitle,
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ export const DashboardViewportComponent = () => {
     dashboardApi.panels$,
     dashboardApi.viewMode,
     dashboardApi.useMargins$,
-    dashboardApi.uuid$
+    dashboardApi.uuid$,
+    dashboardApi.fullScreenMode$
   );
 
   const panelCount = useMemo(() => {
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ export const DashboardViewportComponent = () => {
     <div
       className={classNames('dshDashboardViewportWrapper', {
         'dshDashboardViewportWrapper--defaultBg': !useMargins,
+        'dshDashboardViewportWrapper--isFullscreen': fullScreenMode,
       })}
     >
       {viewMode !== ViewMode.PRINT ? (
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_top_nav/_dashboard_top_nav.scss b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_top_nav/_dashboard_top_nav.scss
index 6b0141a50861d7..0d3f80ae79fec3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_top_nav/_dashboard_top_nav.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_top_nav/_dashboard_top_nav.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   .dashboardTopNav {
     width: 100%;
     position: sticky;
-    z-index: $euiZLevel2;
+    z-index: $euiZLevel3;
     top: var(--euiFixedHeadersOffset, 0);
     background: $euiPageBackgroundColor;
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/embeddable/actions/view_saved_search_action.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/embeddable/actions/view_saved_search_action.ts
index 4d77e9dbd44003..d1092a28d9f553 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/embeddable/actions/view_saved_search_action.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/embeddable/actions/view_saved_search_action.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const ACTION_VIEW_SAVED_SEARCH = 'ACTION_VIEW_SAVED_SEARCH';
 export class ViewSavedSearchAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public id = ACTION_VIEW_SAVED_SEARCH;
   public readonly type = ACTION_VIEW_SAVED_SEARCH;
+  public readonly order = 20; // Same order as ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER
 
   constructor(
     private readonly application: ApplicationStart,
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export class ViewSavedSearchAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   }
 
   getIconType(): string | undefined {
-    return 'inspect';
+    return 'discoverApp';
   }
 
   async isCompatible({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/compatibility/legacy_embeddable_to_api.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/compatibility/legacy_embeddable_to_api.ts
index dab0968af00561..daab774d7f35dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/compatibility/legacy_embeddable_to_api.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/compatibility/legacy_embeddable_to_api.ts
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ export const legacyEmbeddableToApi = (
     return !isInputControl && !isMarkdown && !isImage && !isLinks;
   };
 
+  const hasLockedHoverActions$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
   return {
     api: {
       parentApi: parentApi as LegacyEmbeddableAPI['parentApi'],
@@ -270,6 +272,9 @@ export const legacyEmbeddableToApi = (
       disabledActionIds,
       setDisabledActionIds: (ids) => disabledActionIds.next(ids),
 
+      hasLockedHoverActions$,
+      lockHoverActions: (lock: boolean) => hasLockedHoverActions$.next(lock),
+
       panelTitle,
       setPanelTitle,
       defaultPanelTitle,
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx
index 89df109be5ef11..9fc3598bcd5ad2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable.tsx
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ export abstract class Embeddable<
       canUnlinkFromLibrary: this.canUnlinkFromLibrary,
       isCompatibleWithUnifiedSearch: this.isCompatibleWithUnifiedSearch,
       savedObjectId: this.savedObjectId,
+      hasLockedHoverActions$: this.hasLockedHoverActions$,
+      lockHoverActions: this.lockHoverActions,
     } = api);
 
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ export abstract class Embeddable<
   public canUnlinkFromLibrary: LegacyEmbeddableAPI['canUnlinkFromLibrary'];
   public isCompatibleWithUnifiedSearch: LegacyEmbeddableAPI['isCompatibleWithUnifiedSearch'];
   public savedObjectId: LegacyEmbeddableAPI['savedObjectId'];
+  public hasLockedHoverActions$: LegacyEmbeddableAPI['hasLockedHoverActions$'];
+  public lockHoverActions: LegacyEmbeddableAPI['lockHoverActions'];
 
   public async getEditHref(): Promise<string | undefined> {
     return this.getOutput().editUrl ?? undefined;
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts
index 779c1a235bc82d..57cf7eec6eb955 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/i_embeddable.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   PublishesSavedObjectId,
   HasLegacyLibraryTransforms,
   EmbeddableAppContext,
+  CanLockHoverActions,
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { EmbeddableInput } from '../../../common/types';
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ export type LegacyEmbeddableAPI = HasType &
   Partial<HasLegacyLibraryTransforms> &
   HasParentApi<DefaultPresentationPanelApi['parentApi']> &
   EmbeddableHasTimeRange &
-  PublishesSavedObjectId;
+  PublishesSavedObjectId &
+  CanLockHoverActions;
 
 export interface EmbeddableOutput {
   // Whether the embeddable is actively loading.
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.test.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.test.tsx
index 3722647526c792..63433d1d1319b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.test.tsx
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ describe('react embeddable renderer', () => {
         resetUnsavedChanges: expect.any(Function),
         snapshotRuntimeState: expect.any(Function),
         phase$: expect.any(Object),
+        hasLockedHoverActions$: expect.any(Object),
+        lockHoverActions: expect.any(Function),
       })
     );
   });
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.tsx
index 0f9ae361bbf939..c3dc06e198cd8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/react_embeddable_renderer.tsx
@@ -122,11 +122,16 @@ export const ReactEmbeddableRenderer = <
           const setApi = (
             apiRegistration: SetReactEmbeddableApiRegistration<SerializedState, RuntimeState, Api>
           ) => {
+            const hasLockedHoverActions$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
             return {
               ...apiRegistration,
               uuid,
               phase$,
               parentApi,
+              hasLockedHoverActions$,
+              lockHoverActions: (lock: boolean) => {
+                hasLockedHoverActions$.next(lock);
+              },
               type: factory.type,
             } as unknown as Api;
           };
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/types.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/types.ts
index 1ab43d4bb1b7d7..4ba8653310ff08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/react_embeddable_system/types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from '@kbn/presentation-containers';
 import { DefaultPresentationPanelApi } from '@kbn/presentation-panel-plugin/public/panel_component/types';
 import {
+  CanLockHoverActions,
   HasType,
   PublishesPhaseEvents,
   PublishesUnsavedChanges,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export type SetReactEmbeddableApiRegistration<
     SerializedState,
     RuntimeState
   >
-> = Omit<Api, 'uuid' | 'parent' | 'type' | 'phase$'>;
+> = Omit<Api, 'uuid' | 'parent' | 'type' | 'phase$' | keyof CanLockHoverActions>;
 
 /**
  * Defines the subset of the default embeddable API that the `buildApi` method uses, which allows implementors
diff --git a/src/plugins/links/public/embeddable/links_embeddable.tsx b/src/plugins/links/public/embeddable/links_embeddable.tsx
index 177f2f1c82118b..685f0a6c46a3b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/links/public/embeddable/links_embeddable.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/links/public/embeddable/links_embeddable.tsx
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ export const getLinksEmbeddableFactory = () => {
             data-shared-item
             data-rendering-count={1}
             data-test-subj="links--component"
+            borderRadius="none"
           >
             <EuiListGroup
               maxWidth={false}
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/inspect_panel_action/inspect_panel_action.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/inspect_panel_action/inspect_panel_action.ts
index f02a6079904104..9c70b049d84bde 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/inspect_panel_action/inspect_panel_action.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/inspect_panel_action/inspect_panel_action.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const isApiCompatible = (api: unknown | null): api is InspectPanelActionApi => {
 export class InspectPanelAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_INSPECT_PANEL;
   public readonly id = ACTION_INSPECT_PANEL;
-  public order = 20;
+  public order = 19; // right after Explore in Discover which is 20
 
   constructor() {}
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/remove_panel_action/remove_panel_action.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/remove_panel_action/remove_panel_action.ts
index b065ed5cedf594..335fda267a8002 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/remove_panel_action/remove_panel_action.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_actions/remove_panel_action/remove_panel_action.ts
@@ -33,14 +33,8 @@ const isApiCompatible = (api: unknown | null): api is RemovePanelActionApi =>
 export class RemovePanelAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = ACTION_REMOVE_PANEL;
   public readonly id = ACTION_REMOVE_PANEL;
-  public order = 1;
-
-  public grouping = [
-    {
-      id: 'delete_panel_action',
-      order: 1,
-    },
-  ];
+  public order = 0;
+  public grouping = [{ id: 'remove_panel_group', order: 1 }];
 
   constructor() {}
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/_presentation_panel.scss b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/_presentation_panel.scss
index 434cca42e7c9ff..5094cf6b02ba3e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/_presentation_panel.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/_presentation_panel.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   height: 100%;
   min-height: $euiSizeL + 2px; // + 2px to account for border
   position: relative;
+  border: none;
+  outline: $euiBorderThin;
 
   &-isLoading {
     // completely center the loading indicator
@@ -44,6 +46,13 @@
   display: flex;
   // ensure menu button is on the right even if the title doesn't exist
   justify-content: flex-end;
+  height: $euiSizeL;
+}
+
+.embPanel__header + .embPanel__content {
+  border-radius: 0;
+  border-bottom-left-radius: $euiBorderRadius;
+  border-bottom-right-radius: $euiBorderRadius;
 }
 
 .embPanel__title {
@@ -112,7 +121,6 @@
   &:focus {
     background-color: transparentize($euiColorLightestShade, .5);
   }
-
 }
 
 .embPanel__optionsMenuPopover-loading {
@@ -129,43 +137,20 @@
   font-size: $euiSizeL;
 }
 
-.embPanel .embPanel__optionsMenuButton {
-  opacity: 0; /* 1 */
-
-  &:focus {
-    opacity: 1; /* 2 */
-  }
-}
-
-.embPanel:hover {
-  .embPanel__optionsMenuButton {
-    opacity: 1;
-  }
-}
-
 // EDITING MODE
 
 .embPanel--editing {
   transition: all $euiAnimSpeedFast $euiAnimSlightResistance;
+  outline: 1px dashed $euiColorMediumShade;
 
   .embPanel--dragHandle {
     transition: background-color $euiAnimSpeedFast $euiAnimSlightResistance;
 
-    &:hover {
+    .embPanel--dragHandle:hover {
       background-color: transparentize($euiColorWarning, lightOrDarkTheme(.9, .7));
       cursor: move;
     }
   }
-
-  .embPanel__content {
-    border-radius: 0;
-    border-bottom-left-radius: $euiBorderRadius;
-    border-bottom-right-radius: $euiBorderRadius;
-  }
-
-  .embPanel__optionsMenuButton {
-    opacity: 1; /* 3 */
-  }
 }
 
 // LOADING and ERRORS
@@ -184,3 +169,57 @@
   padding-left: $euiSizeS;
   z-index: $euiZLevel1;
 }
+
+.embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor {
+  position: relative;
+  height: 100%;
+
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper {
+    height: $euiSizeXL;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: 0 $euiSize;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    min-width: 100%;
+    z-index: -1;
+    pointer-events: none; // Prevent hover actions wrapper from blocking interactions with other panels
+  }
+
+  .embPanel__hoverActions {
+    opacity: 0;
+    padding: calc($euiSizeXS - 1px);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    border: $euiBorderThin;
+
+    background-color: $euiColorEmptyShade;
+    height: $euiSizeXL;
+
+    pointer-events: all; // Re-enable pointer-events for hover actions
+  }
+
+  .embPanel--dragHandle {
+    cursor: move;
+
+    img {
+      pointer-events: all !important;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .embPanel__descriptionTooltipAnchor {
+    padding: $euiSizeXS;
+  }
+
+  &:hover .embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper,
+  &:focus-within .embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper,
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper--lockHoverActions {
+    z-index: $euiZLevel9;
+    top: -$euiSizeXL;
+
+    .embPanel__hoverActions {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_context_menu.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_context_menu.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2376c4b43edbb0..00000000000000
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_context_menu.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
- * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
- * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
- * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
- * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
- */
-
-import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
-import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-
-import {
-  EuiButtonIcon,
-  EuiContextMenu,
-  EuiContextMenuItem,
-  EuiContextMenuPanel,
-  EuiContextMenuPanelDescriptor,
-  EuiPopover,
-  EuiSkeletonText,
-} from '@elastic/eui';
-import { Action, buildContextMenuForActions } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
-
-import {
-  getViewModeSubject,
-  useBatchedOptionalPublishingSubjects,
-} from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
-import { uiActions } from '../../kibana_services';
-import { contextMenuTrigger, CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER } from '../../panel_actions';
-import { getContextMenuAriaLabel } from '../presentation_panel_strings';
-import { DefaultPresentationPanelApi, PresentationPanelInternalProps } from '../types';
-
-export const PresentationPanelContextMenu = ({
-  api,
-  index,
-  getActions,
-  actionPredicate,
-}: {
-  index?: number;
-  api: DefaultPresentationPanelApi;
-  getActions: PresentationPanelInternalProps['getActions'];
-  actionPredicate?: (actionId: string) => boolean;
-}) => {
-  const [menuPanelsLoading, setMenuPanelsLoading] = useState(false);
-  const [contextMenuActions, setContextMenuActions] = useState<Array<Action<object>>>([]);
-  const [isContextMenuOpen, setIsContextMenuOpen] = useState<boolean | undefined>(undefined);
-  const [contextMenuPanels, setContextMenuPanels] = useState<EuiContextMenuPanelDescriptor[]>([]);
-
-  const [title, parentViewMode] = useBatchedOptionalPublishingSubjects(
-    api.panelTitle,
-
-    /**
-     * View mode changes often have the biggest influence over which actions will be compatible,
-     * so we build and update all actions when the view mode changes. This is temporary, as these
-     * actions should eventually all be Frequent Compatibility Change Actions which can track their
-     * own dependencies.
-     */
-    getViewModeSubject(api)
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    /**
-     * isContextMenuOpen starts as undefined which allows this use effect to run on mount. This
-     * is required so that showNotification is calculated on mount.
-     */
-    if (isContextMenuOpen === false || !api) return;
-
-    setMenuPanelsLoading(true);
-    let canceled = false;
-    (async () => {
-      /**
-       * Build and update all actions
-       */
-      let compatibleActions: Array<Action<object>> = await (async () => {
-        if (getActions) return await getActions(CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER, { embeddable: api });
-        return (
-          (await uiActions.getTriggerCompatibleActions(CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER, {
-            embeddable: api,
-          })) ?? []
-        );
-      })();
-      if (canceled) return;
-
-      const disabledActions = api.disabledActionIds?.value;
-      if (disabledActions) {
-        compatibleActions = compatibleActions.filter(
-          (action) => disabledActions.indexOf(action.id) === -1
-        );
-      }
-
-      if (actionPredicate) {
-        compatibleActions = compatibleActions.filter(({ id }) => actionPredicate(id));
-      }
-
-      compatibleActions.sort(
-        ({ order: orderA }, { order: orderB }) => (orderB || 0) - (orderA || 0)
-      );
-
-      /**
-       * Build context menu panel from actions
-       */
-      const panels = await buildContextMenuForActions({
-        actions: compatibleActions.map((action) => ({
-          action,
-          context: { embeddable: api },
-          trigger: contextMenuTrigger,
-        })),
-        closeMenu: () => setIsContextMenuOpen(false),
-      });
-      if (canceled) return;
-
-      setMenuPanelsLoading(false);
-      setContextMenuActions(compatibleActions);
-      setContextMenuPanels(panels);
-    })();
-    return () => {
-      canceled = true;
-    };
-  }, [actionPredicate, api, getActions, isContextMenuOpen, parentViewMode]);
-
-  const showNotification = useMemo(
-    () => contextMenuActions.some((action) => action.showNotification),
-    [contextMenuActions]
-  );
-
-  const contextMenuClasses = classNames({
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
-    embPanel__optionsMenuPopover: true,
-    'embPanel__optionsMenuPopover-notification': showNotification,
-  });
-
-  const ContextMenuButton = (
-    <EuiButtonIcon
-      color="text"
-      className="embPanel__optionsMenuButton"
-      data-test-subj="embeddablePanelToggleMenuIcon"
-      aria-label={getContextMenuAriaLabel(title, index)}
-      onClick={() => setIsContextMenuOpen((isOpen) => !isOpen)}
-      iconType={'boxesHorizontal'}
-    />
-  );
-
-  return (
-    <EuiPopover
-      repositionOnScroll
-      panelPaddingSize="none"
-      anchorPosition="downRight"
-      button={ContextMenuButton}
-      isOpen={isContextMenuOpen}
-      className={contextMenuClasses}
-      closePopover={() => setIsContextMenuOpen(false)}
-      data-test-subj={
-        isContextMenuOpen ? 'embeddablePanelContextMenuOpen' : 'embeddablePanelContextMenuClosed'
-      }
-    >
-      {menuPanelsLoading ? (
-        <EuiContextMenuPanel
-          className="embPanel__optionsMenuPopover-loading"
-          title={i18n.translate('presentationPanel.contextMenu.loadingTitle', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Options',
-          })}
-        >
-          <EuiContextMenuItem>
-            <EuiSkeletonText />
-          </EuiContextMenuItem>
-        </EuiContextMenuPanel>
-      ) : (
-        <EuiContextMenu
-          data-test-subj="presentationPanelContextMenuItems"
-          initialPanelId="mainMenu"
-          panels={contextMenuPanels}
-        />
-      )}
-    </EuiPopover>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_header.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_header.tsx
index 669f15cb2ba6bc..0747e4a4f82299 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_header.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_header.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React from 'react';
 import { getAriaLabelForTitle } from '../presentation_panel_strings';
 import { DefaultPresentationPanelApi, PresentationPanelInternalProps } from '../types';
-import { PresentationPanelContextMenu } from './presentation_panel_context_menu';
 import { PresentationPanelTitle } from './presentation_panel_title';
 import { usePresentationPanelHeaderActions } from './use_presentation_panel_header_actions';
 
@@ -24,23 +23,18 @@ export type PresentationPanelHeaderProps<ApiType extends DefaultPresentationPane
   hideTitle?: boolean;
   panelTitle?: string;
   panelDescription?: string;
-} & Pick<
-  PresentationPanelInternalProps,
-  'index' | 'showBadges' | 'getActions' | 'actionPredicate' | 'showNotifications'
->;
+} & Pick<PresentationPanelInternalProps, 'showBadges' | 'getActions' | 'showNotifications'>;
 
 export const PresentationPanelHeader = <
   ApiType extends DefaultPresentationPanelApi = DefaultPresentationPanelApi
 >({
   api,
-  index,
   viewMode,
   headerId,
   getActions,
   hideTitle,
   panelTitle,
   panelDescription,
-  actionPredicate,
   showBadges = true,
   showNotifications = true,
 }: PresentationPanelHeaderProps<ApiType>) => {
@@ -52,11 +46,9 @@ export const PresentationPanelHeader = <
   );
 
   const showPanelBar =
-    !hideTitle ||
-    panelDescription ||
-    viewMode !== 'view' ||
-    badgeElements.length > 0 ||
-    notificationElements.length > 0;
+    (!hideTitle && panelTitle) || badgeElements.length > 0 || notificationElements.length > 0;
+
+  if (!showPanelBar) return null;
 
   const ariaLabel = getAriaLabelForTitle(showPanelBar ? panelTitle : undefined);
   const ariaLabelElement = (
@@ -66,6 +58,7 @@ export const PresentationPanelHeader = <
   );
 
   const headerClasses = classNames('embPanel__header', {
+    'embPanel--dragHandle': viewMode === 'edit',
     'embPanel__header--floater': !showPanelBar,
   });
 
@@ -73,19 +66,6 @@ export const PresentationPanelHeader = <
     'embPanel--dragHandle': viewMode === 'edit',
   });
 
-  const contextMenuElement = (
-    <PresentationPanelContextMenu {...{ index, api, getActions, actionPredicate }} />
-  );
-
-  if (!showPanelBar) {
-    return (
-      <div data-test-subj={`embeddablePanelHeading`} className={headerClasses}>
-        {contextMenuElement}
-        {ariaLabelElement}
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
   return (
     <figcaption
       className={headerClasses}
@@ -103,7 +83,6 @@ export const PresentationPanelHeader = <
         {showBadges && badgeElements}
       </h2>
       {showNotifications && notificationElements}
-      {contextMenuElement}
     </figcaption>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_hover_actions.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_hover_actions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..469a1f8c4f6e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_hover_actions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,563 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import React, {
+  MouseEventHandler,
+  ReactElement,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
+
+import {
+  EuiButtonIcon,
+  EuiContextMenu,
+  EuiContextMenuPanelDescriptor,
+  EuiIcon,
+  EuiIconTip,
+  EuiNotificationBadge,
+  EuiPopover,
+  EuiToolTip,
+  IconType,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
+import { ActionExecutionContext, buildContextMenuForActions } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
+
+import {
+  apiCanLockHoverActions,
+  EmbeddableApiContext,
+  getViewModeSubject,
+  useBatchedOptionalPublishingSubjects,
+  ViewMode,
+} from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
+import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { euiThemeVars } from '@kbn/ui-theme';
+import { css } from '@emotion/react';
+import { ActionWithContext } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels';
+import { uiActions } from '../../kibana_services';
+import {
+  contextMenuTrigger,
+  CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER,
+  panelNotificationTrigger,
+  PANEL_NOTIFICATION_TRIGGER,
+} from '../../panel_actions';
+import { getContextMenuAriaLabel } from '../presentation_panel_strings';
+import { DefaultPresentationPanelApi, PresentationPanelInternalProps } from '../types';
+import { AnyApiAction } from '../../panel_actions/types';
+
+const QUICK_ACTION_IDS = {
+  edit: [
+    'editPanel',
+    'ACTION_CONFIGURE_IN_LENS',
+    'ACTION_CUSTOMIZE_PANEL',
+    'ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER',
+    'ACTION_VIEW_SAVED_SEARCH',
+  ],
+  view: ['ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER', 'ACTION_VIEW_SAVED_SEARCH', 'openInspector', 'togglePanel'],
+} as const;
+
+const ALLOWED_NOTIFICATIONS = ['ACTION_FILTERS_NOTIFICATION'] as const;
+
+const ALL_ROUNDED_CORNERS = `border-radius: ${euiThemeVars.euiBorderRadius};
+`;
+const TOP_ROUNDED_CORNERS = `border-top-left-radius: ${euiThemeVars.euiBorderRadius};
+ border-top-right-radius: ${euiThemeVars.euiBorderRadius};
+ border-bottom: 0 !important;
+ `;
+
+const createClickHandler =
+  (action: AnyApiAction, context: ActionExecutionContext<EmbeddableApiContext>) =>
+  (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    if (event.currentTarget instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) {
+      // from react-router's <Link/>
+      if (
+        !event.defaultPrevented && // onClick prevented default
+        event.button === 0 && // ignore everything but left clicks
+        (!event.currentTarget.target || event.currentTarget.target === '_self') && // let browser handle "target=_blank" etc.
+        !(event.metaKey || event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey) // ignore clicks with modifier keys
+      ) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+      }
+    }
+    (event.currentTarget as HTMLElement).blur();
+    action.execute(context);
+  };
+
+export const PresentationPanelHoverActions = ({
+  api,
+  index,
+  getActions,
+  actionPredicate,
+  children,
+  className,
+  viewMode,
+  showNotifications = true,
+}: {
+  index?: number;
+  api: DefaultPresentationPanelApi | null;
+  getActions: PresentationPanelInternalProps['getActions'];
+  actionPredicate?: (actionId: string) => boolean;
+  children: ReactElement;
+  className?: string;
+  viewMode?: ViewMode;
+  showNotifications?: boolean;
+}) => {
+  const [quickActions, setQuickActions] = useState<AnyApiAction[]>([]);
+  const [contextMenuPanels, setContextMenuPanels] = useState<EuiContextMenuPanelDescriptor[]>([]);
+  const [showNotification, setShowNotification] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [isContextMenuOpen, setIsContextMenuOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [notifications, setNotifications] = useState<AnyApiAction[]>([]);
+  const hoverActionsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const anchorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const leftHoverActionsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const rightHoverActionsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const [combineHoverActions, setCombineHoverActions] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [borderStyles, setBorderStyles] = useState<string>(TOP_ROUNDED_CORNERS);
+
+  const updateCombineHoverActions = () => {
+    if (!hoverActionsRef.current || !anchorRef.current) return;
+    const anchorBox = anchorRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const anchorLeft = anchorBox.left;
+    const anchorTop = anchorBox.top;
+    const anchorWidth = anchorRef.current.offsetWidth;
+    const hoverActionsWidth =
+      (rightHoverActionsRef.current?.offsetWidth ?? 0) +
+      (leftHoverActionsRef.current?.offsetWidth ?? 0) +
+      parseInt(euiThemeVars.euiSize, 10) * 2;
+    const hoverActionsHeight = rightHoverActionsRef.current?.offsetHeight ?? 0;
+
+    // Left align hover actions when they would get cut off by the right edge of the window
+    if (anchorLeft - (hoverActionsWidth - anchorWidth) <= parseInt(euiThemeVars.euiSize, 10)) {
+      hoverActionsRef.current.style.removeProperty('right');
+      hoverActionsRef.current.style.setProperty('left', '0');
+    } else {
+      hoverActionsRef.current.style.removeProperty('left');
+      hoverActionsRef.current.style.setProperty('right', '0');
+    }
+
+    if (anchorRef.current && rightHoverActionsRef.current) {
+      const shouldCombine = anchorWidth < hoverActionsWidth;
+      const willGetCutOff = anchorTop < hoverActionsHeight;
+
+      if (shouldCombine !== combineHoverActions) {
+        setCombineHoverActions(shouldCombine);
+      }
+
+      if (willGetCutOff) {
+        hoverActionsRef.current.style.setProperty('position', 'absolute');
+        hoverActionsRef.current.style.setProperty('top', `-${euiThemeVars.euiSizeS}`);
+      } else if (shouldCombine) {
+        hoverActionsRef.current.style.setProperty('top', `-${euiThemeVars.euiSizeL}`);
+      } else {
+        hoverActionsRef.current.style.removeProperty('position');
+        hoverActionsRef.current.style.removeProperty('top');
+      }
+
+      if (shouldCombine || willGetCutOff) {
+        setBorderStyles(ALL_ROUNDED_CORNERS);
+      } else {
+        setBorderStyles(TOP_ROUNDED_CORNERS);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const [
+    defaultTitle,
+    title,
+    description,
+    hidePanelTitle,
+    hasLockedHoverActions,
+    parentHideTitle,
+    parentViewMode,
+  ] = useBatchedOptionalPublishingSubjects(
+    api?.defaultPanelTitle,
+    api?.panelTitle,
+    api?.panelDescription,
+    api?.hidePanelTitle,
+    api?.hasLockedHoverActions$,
+    api?.parentApi?.hidePanelTitle,
+    /**
+     * View mode changes often have the biggest influence over which actions will be compatible,
+     * so we build and update all actions when the view mode changes. This is temporary, as these
+     * actions should eventually all be Frequent Compatibility Change Actions which can track their
+     * own dependencies.
+     */
+    getViewModeSubject(api ?? undefined)
+  );
+
+  const hideTitle = hidePanelTitle || parentHideTitle;
+
+  const showDescription = description && (!title || hideTitle);
+
+  const quickActionIds = useMemo(
+    () => QUICK_ACTION_IDS[parentViewMode === 'edit' ? 'edit' : 'view'],
+    [parentViewMode]
+  );
+
+  const onClose = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsContextMenuOpen(false);
+    if (apiCanLockHoverActions(api)) {
+      api?.lockHoverActions(false);
+    }
+  }, [api]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!api) return;
+    let canceled = false;
+
+    const apiContext = { embeddable: api };
+    const subscriptions = new Subscription();
+    const handleActionCompatibilityChange = (
+      type: 'quickActions' | 'notifications',
+      isCompatible: boolean,
+      action: AnyApiAction
+    ) => {
+      if (canceled) return;
+      (type === 'quickActions' ? setQuickActions : setNotifications)((currentActions) => {
+        const newActions = currentActions?.filter((current) => current.id !== action.id);
+        if (isCompatible) return [...newActions, action];
+        return newActions;
+      });
+    };
+
+    (async () => {
+      // subscribe to any frequently changing context menu actions
+      const frequentlyChangingActions = uiActions.getFrequentlyChangingActionsForTrigger(
+        CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER,
+        apiContext
+      );
+
+      for (const frequentlyChangingAction of frequentlyChangingActions) {
+        if ((quickActionIds as readonly string[]).includes(frequentlyChangingAction.id)) {
+          subscriptions.add(
+            frequentlyChangingAction.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(
+              apiContext,
+              (isCompatible, action) =>
+                handleActionCompatibilityChange(
+                  'quickActions',
+                  isCompatible,
+                  action as AnyApiAction
+                )
+            )
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
+      // subscribe to any frequently changing notification actions
+      const frequentlyChangingNotifications = uiActions.getFrequentlyChangingActionsForTrigger(
+        PANEL_NOTIFICATION_TRIGGER,
+        apiContext
+      );
+
+      for (const frequentlyChangingNotification of frequentlyChangingNotifications) {
+        if (
+          (ALLOWED_NOTIFICATIONS as readonly string[]).includes(frequentlyChangingNotification.id)
+        ) {
+          subscriptions.add(
+            frequentlyChangingNotification.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(
+              apiContext,
+              (isCompatible, action) =>
+                handleActionCompatibilityChange(
+                  'notifications',
+                  isCompatible,
+                  action as AnyApiAction
+                )
+            )
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    })();
+
+    return () => {
+      canceled = true;
+      subscriptions.unsubscribe();
+    };
+  }, [api, quickActionIds]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!api) return;
+
+    let canceled = false;
+    const apiContext = { embeddable: api };
+
+    (async () => {
+      let compatibleActions = (await (async () => {
+        if (getActions) return await getActions(CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER, apiContext);
+        return (
+          (await uiActions.getTriggerCompatibleActions(CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER, {
+            embeddable: api,
+          })) ?? []
+        );
+      })()) as AnyApiAction[];
+      if (canceled) return;
+
+      const disabledActions = api.disabledActionIds?.value;
+      if (disabledActions) {
+        compatibleActions = compatibleActions.filter(
+          (action) => disabledActions.indexOf(action.id) === -1
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (actionPredicate) {
+        compatibleActions = compatibleActions.filter(({ id }) => actionPredicate(id));
+      }
+
+      compatibleActions.sort(
+        ({ order: orderA }, { order: orderB }) => (orderB || 0) - (orderA || 0)
+      );
+
+      const contextMenuActions = compatibleActions.filter(
+        ({ id }) => !(quickActionIds as readonly string[]).includes(id)
+      );
+
+      const menuPanels = await buildContextMenuForActions({
+        actions: contextMenuActions.map((action) => ({
+          action,
+          context: apiContext,
+          trigger: contextMenuTrigger,
+        })) as ActionWithContext[],
+        closeMenu: onClose,
+      });
+      setContextMenuPanels(menuPanels);
+      setShowNotification(contextMenuActions.some((action) => action.showNotification));
+      setQuickActions(
+        compatibleActions.filter(({ id }) => (quickActionIds as readonly string[]).includes(id))
+      );
+    })();
+
+    return () => {
+      canceled = true;
+    };
+  }, [
+    actionPredicate,
+    api,
+    getActions,
+    isContextMenuOpen,
+    onClose,
+    parentViewMode,
+    quickActionIds,
+  ]);
+
+  const quickActionElements = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!api || quickActions.length < 1) return [];
+
+    const apiContext = { embeddable: api, trigger: contextMenuTrigger };
+
+    return quickActions
+      .sort(({ order: orderA }, { order: orderB }) => {
+        const orderComparison = (orderB || 0) - (orderA || 0);
+        return orderComparison;
+      })
+      .map((action) => {
+        const name = action.getDisplayName(apiContext);
+        const iconType = action.getIconType(apiContext) as IconType;
+        const id = action.id;
+
+        return {
+          iconType,
+          'data-test-subj': `embeddablePanelAction-${action.id}`,
+          onClick: createClickHandler(action, apiContext),
+          name,
+          id,
+        };
+      });
+  }, [api, quickActions]);
+
+  const notificationElements = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!showNotifications || !api) return [];
+    return notifications?.map((notification) => {
+      let notificationComponent = notification.MenuItem ? (
+        React.createElement(notification.MenuItem, {
+          key: notification.id,
+          context: {
+            embeddable: api,
+            trigger: panelNotificationTrigger,
+          },
+        })
+      ) : (
+        <EuiNotificationBadge
+          data-test-subj={`embeddablePanelNotification-${notification.id}`}
+          key={notification.id}
+          style={{ marginTop: euiThemeVars.euiSizeXS, marginRight: euiThemeVars.euiSizeXS }}
+          onClick={() =>
+            notification.execute({ embeddable: api, trigger: panelNotificationTrigger })
+          }
+        >
+          {notification.getDisplayName({ embeddable: api, trigger: panelNotificationTrigger })}
+        </EuiNotificationBadge>
+      );
+
+      if (notification.getDisplayNameTooltip) {
+        const tooltip = notification.getDisplayNameTooltip({
+          embeddable: api,
+          trigger: panelNotificationTrigger,
+        });
+
+        if (tooltip) {
+          notificationComponent = (
+            <EuiToolTip position="top" delay="regular" content={tooltip} key={notification.id}>
+              {notificationComponent}
+            </EuiToolTip>
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
+      return notificationComponent;
+    });
+  }, [api, notifications, showNotifications]);
+
+  const contextMenuClasses = classNames({
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+    embPanel__optionsMenuPopover: true,
+    'embPanel__optionsMenuPopover-notification': showNotification,
+  });
+
+  const ContextMenuButton = (
+    <EuiButtonIcon
+      color="text"
+      data-test-subj="embeddablePanelToggleMenuIcon"
+      aria-label={getContextMenuAriaLabel(title, index)}
+      onClick={() => {
+        setIsContextMenuOpen(!isContextMenuOpen);
+        if (apiCanLockHoverActions(api)) {
+          api?.lockHoverActions(!hasLockedHoverActions);
+        }
+      }}
+      iconType="boxesVertical"
+    />
+  );
+
+  const dragHandle = (
+    <EuiIcon
+      type="move"
+      color="text"
+      className={`${viewMode === 'edit' ? 'embPanel--dragHandle' : ''}`}
+      aria-label={i18n.translate('presentationPanel.dragHandle', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Move panel',
+      })}
+      data-test-subj="embeddablePanelDragHandle"
+      css={css`
+        margin: ${euiThemeVars.euiSizeXS};
+      `}
+    />
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      onMouseOver={updateCombineHoverActions}
+      onFocus={updateCombineHoverActions}
+      ref={anchorRef}
+      className="embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor"
+      data-test-embeddable-id={api?.uuid}
+      data-test-subj={`embeddablePanelHoverActions-${(title || defaultTitle || '').replace(
+        /\s/g,
+        ''
+      )}`}
+    >
+      {children}
+      {api ? (
+        <div
+          ref={hoverActionsRef}
+          css={css`anchorStyles`}
+          className={classNames('embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper', {
+            'embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper--lockHoverActions': hasLockedHoverActions,
+          })}
+        >
+          {viewMode === 'edit' && !combineHoverActions ? (
+            <div
+              ref={leftHoverActionsRef}
+              data-test-subj="embPanel__hoverActions__left"
+              className={classNames(
+                'embPanel__hoverActions',
+                'embPanel__hoverActionsLeft',
+                className
+              )}
+              css={css`
+                ${borderStyles}
+              `}
+            >
+              {dragHandle}
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div /> // necessary for the right hover actions to align correctly when left hover actions are not present
+          )}
+          <div
+            ref={rightHoverActionsRef}
+            data-test-subj="embPanel__hoverActions__right"
+            className={classNames(
+              'embPanel__hoverActions',
+              'embPanel__hoverActionsRight',
+              className
+            )}
+            css={css`
+              ${borderStyles}
+            `}
+          >
+            {viewMode === 'edit' && combineHoverActions && dragHandle}
+            {showNotifications && notificationElements}
+            {showDescription && (
+              <EuiIconTip
+                title={!hideTitle ? title || undefined : undefined}
+                content={description}
+                delay="regular"
+                position="top"
+                anchorClassName="embPanel__descriptionTooltipAnchor"
+                data-test-subj="embeddablePanelDescriptionTooltip"
+                type="iInCircle"
+              />
+            )}
+            {quickActionElements.map(
+              ({ iconType, 'data-test-subj': dataTestSubj, onClick, name }, i) => (
+                <EuiToolTip key={`main_action_${dataTestSubj}_${api?.uuid}`} content={name}>
+                  <EuiButtonIcon
+                    iconType={iconType}
+                    color="text"
+                    onClick={onClick as MouseEventHandler}
+                    data-test-subj={dataTestSubj}
+                    aria-label={name as string}
+                  />
+                </EuiToolTip>
+              )
+            )}
+            {contextMenuPanels.length ? (
+              <EuiPopover
+                repositionOnScroll
+                panelPaddingSize="none"
+                anchorPosition="downRight"
+                button={ContextMenuButton}
+                isOpen={isContextMenuOpen}
+                className={contextMenuClasses}
+                closePopover={onClose}
+                data-test-subj={
+                  isContextMenuOpen
+                    ? 'embeddablePanelContextMenuOpen'
+                    : 'embeddablePanelContextMenuClosed'
+                }
+                focusTrapProps={{
+                  closeOnMouseup: true,
+                  clickOutsideDisables: false,
+                  onClickOutside: onClose,
+                }}
+              >
+                <EuiContextMenu
+                  data-test-subj="presentationPanelContextMenuItems"
+                  initialPanelId={'mainMenu'}
+                  panels={contextMenuPanels}
+                />
+              </EuiPopover>
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_title.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_title.tsx
index 4189250e394d3f..ef819c427c7652 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_title.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/presentation_panel_title.tsx
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ export const PresentationPanelTitle = ({
   }, [api, onClick]);
 
   const describedPanelTitleElement = useMemo(() => {
+    if (hideTitle) return null;
     if (!panelDescription) {
-      if (hideTitle) return null;
       return (
         <span data-test-subj="embeddablePanelTitleInner" className="embPanel__titleInner">
           {panelTitleElement}
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/use_presentation_panel_header_actions.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/use_presentation_panel_header_actions.tsx
index 570fdfd91e2298..b48a4eca7ae1ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/use_presentation_panel_header_actions.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/panel_header/use_presentation_panel_header_actions.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
 import { AnyApiAction } from '../../panel_actions/types';
 import { DefaultPresentationPanelApi, PresentationPanelInternalProps } from '../types';
 
+const disabledNotifications = ['ACTION_FILTERS_NOTIFICATION'];
+
 export const usePresentationPanelHeaderActions = <
   ApiType extends DefaultPresentationPanelApi = DefaultPresentationPanelApi
 >(
@@ -47,10 +49,8 @@ export const usePresentationPanelHeaderActions = <
           embeddable: api,
         })) as AnyApiAction[]) ?? [];
 
-      const disabledActions = api.disabledActionIds?.value;
-      if (disabledActions) {
-        nextActions = nextActions.filter((badge) => disabledActions.indexOf(badge.id) === -1);
-      }
+      const disabledActions = (api.disabledActionIds?.value ?? []).concat(disabledNotifications);
+      nextActions = nextActions.filter((badge) => disabledActions.indexOf(badge.id) === -1);
       return nextActions;
     };
 
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ export const usePresentationPanelHeaderActions = <
       );
       for (const badge of frequentlyChangingBadges) {
         subscriptions.add(
-          badge.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(apiContext, (isComptaible, action) =>
-            handleActionCompatibilityChange('badge', isComptaible, action as AnyApiAction)
+          badge.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(apiContext, (isCompatible, action) =>
+            handleActionCompatibilityChange('badge', isCompatible, action as AnyApiAction)
           )
         );
       }
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ export const usePresentationPanelHeaderActions = <
         apiContext
       );
       for (const notification of frequentlyChangingNotifications) {
-        subscriptions.add(
-          notification.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(apiContext, (isComptaible, action) =>
-            handleActionCompatibilityChange('notification', isComptaible, action as AnyApiAction)
-          )
-        );
+        if (!disabledNotifications.includes(notification.id))
+          subscriptions.add(
+            notification.subscribeToCompatibilityChanges(apiContext, (isCompatible, action) =>
+              handleActionCompatibilityChange('notification', isCompatible, action as AnyApiAction)
+            )
+          );
       }
     })();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.test.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.test.tsx
index 550c76a14aee1f..fa86060859098a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.test.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('Presentation panel', () => {
       <PresentationPanel {...props} Component={getMockPresentationPanelCompatibleComponent(api)} />
     );
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByTestId('embeddablePanelToggleMenuIcon')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('embeddablePanel')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   };
 
@@ -223,12 +223,10 @@ describe('Presentation panel', () => {
         viewMode: new BehaviorSubject<ViewMode>('view'),
       };
       await renderPresentationPanel({ api });
-      const header = await screen.findByTestId('embeddablePanelHeading');
-      const titleComponent = screen.queryByTestId('dashboardPanelTitle');
-      expect(header).not.toContainElement(titleComponent);
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('presentationPanelTitle')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('renders a placeholder title when in edit mode and the provided title is blank', async () => {
+    it('does not render a title when in edit mode and the provided title is blank', async () => {
       const api: DefaultPresentationPanelApi & PublishesDataViews & PublishesViewMode = {
         uuid: 'test',
         panelTitle: new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>(''),
@@ -236,9 +234,7 @@ describe('Presentation panel', () => {
         dataViews: new BehaviorSubject<DataView[] | undefined>([]),
       };
       await renderPresentationPanel({ api });
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(screen.getByTestId('embeddablePanelTitleInner')).toHaveTextContent('[No Title]');
-      });
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('presentationPanelTitle')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('opens customize panel flyout on title click when in edit mode', async () => {
@@ -274,7 +270,7 @@ describe('Presentation panel', () => {
       expect(screen.queryByTestId('embeddablePanelTitleLink')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('hides title when API hide title option is true', async () => {
+    it('hides title in view mode when API hide title option is true', async () => {
       const api: DefaultPresentationPanelApi & PublishesViewMode = {
         uuid: 'test',
         panelTitle: new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>('SUPER TITLE'),
@@ -285,7 +281,18 @@ describe('Presentation panel', () => {
       expect(screen.queryByTestId('presentationPanelTitle')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('hides title when parent hide title option is true', async () => {
+    it('hides title in edit mode when API hide title option is true', async () => {
+      const api: DefaultPresentationPanelApi & PublishesViewMode = {
+        uuid: 'test',
+        panelTitle: new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>('SUPER TITLE'),
+        hidePanelTitle: new BehaviorSubject<boolean | undefined>(true),
+        viewMode: new BehaviorSubject<ViewMode>('edit'),
+      };
+      await renderPresentationPanel({ api });
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('presentationPanelTitle')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('hides title in view mode when parent hide title option is true', async () => {
       const api: DefaultPresentationPanelApi & PublishesViewMode = {
         uuid: 'test',
         panelTitle: new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>('SUPER TITLE'),
@@ -298,5 +305,19 @@ describe('Presentation panel', () => {
       await renderPresentationPanel({ api });
       expect(screen.queryByTestId('presentationPanelTitle')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+
+    it('hides title in edit mode when parent hide title option is true', async () => {
+      const api: DefaultPresentationPanelApi & PublishesViewMode = {
+        uuid: 'test',
+        panelTitle: new BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>('SUPER TITLE'),
+        viewMode: new BehaviorSubject<ViewMode>('edit'),
+        parentApi: {
+          viewMode: new BehaviorSubject<ViewMode>('edit'),
+          ...getMockPresentationContainer(),
+        },
+      };
+      await renderPresentationPanel({ api });
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('presentationPanelTitle')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.tsx b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.tsx
index 6890ea2f76109b..ccf2e694d1b7a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/presentation_panel_internal.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { PresentationPanelHoverActions } from './panel_header/presentation_panel_hover_actions';
 import { PresentationPanelHeader } from './panel_header/presentation_panel_header';
 import { PresentationPanelError } from './presentation_panel_error';
 import { DefaultPresentationPanelApi, PresentationPanelInternalProps } from './types';
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export const PresentationPanelInternal = <
   const hideTitle =
     Boolean(hidePanelTitle) ||
     Boolean(parentHidePanelTitle) ||
-    (viewMode === 'view' && !Boolean(panelTitle ?? defaultPanelTitle));
+    !Boolean(panelTitle ?? defaultPanelTitle);
 
   const contentAttrs = useMemo(() => {
     const attrs: { [key: string]: boolean } = {};
@@ -90,55 +91,56 @@ export const PresentationPanelInternal = <
   }, [dataLoading, blockingError]);
 
   return (
-    <EuiPanel
-      role="figure"
-      paddingSize="none"
-      className={classNames('embPanel', {
-        'embPanel--editing': viewMode === 'edit',
-      })}
-      hasShadow={showShadow}
-      hasBorder={showBorder}
-      aria-labelledby={headerId}
-      data-test-embeddable-id={api?.uuid}
-      data-test-subj="embeddablePanel"
-      {...contentAttrs}
+    <PresentationPanelHoverActions
+      {...{ index, api, getActions, actionPredicate, viewMode, showNotifications }}
     >
-      {!hideHeader && api && (
-        <PresentationPanelHeader
-          api={api}
-          index={index}
-          headerId={headerId}
-          viewMode={viewMode}
-          hideTitle={hideTitle}
-          showBadges={showBadges}
-          getActions={getActions}
-          actionPredicate={actionPredicate}
-          showNotifications={showNotifications}
-          panelTitle={panelTitle ?? defaultPanelTitle}
-          panelDescription={panelDescription ?? defaultPanelDescription}
-        />
-      )}
-      {blockingError && api && (
-        <EuiFlexGroup
-          alignItems="center"
-          className="eui-fullHeight embPanel__error"
-          data-test-subj="embeddableError"
-          justifyContent="center"
-        >
-          <PresentationPanelError api={api} error={blockingError} />
-        </EuiFlexGroup>
-      )}
-      {!initialLoadComplete && <PanelLoader />}
-      <div className={blockingError ? 'embPanel__content--hidden' : 'embPanel__content'}>
-        <EuiErrorBoundary>
-          <Component
-            {...(componentProps as React.ComponentProps<typeof Component>)}
-            ref={(newApi) => {
-              if (newApi && !api) setApi(newApi);
-            }}
+      <EuiPanel
+        role="figure"
+        paddingSize="none"
+        className={classNames('embPanel', {
+          'embPanel--editing': viewMode === 'edit',
+        })}
+        hasShadow={showShadow}
+        hasBorder={showBorder}
+        aria-labelledby={headerId}
+        data-test-subj="embeddablePanel"
+        {...contentAttrs}
+      >
+        {!hideHeader && api && (
+          <PresentationPanelHeader
+            api={api}
+            headerId={headerId}
+            viewMode={viewMode}
+            hideTitle={hideTitle}
+            showBadges={showBadges}
+            getActions={getActions}
+            showNotifications={showNotifications}
+            panelTitle={panelTitle ?? defaultPanelTitle}
+            panelDescription={panelDescription ?? defaultPanelDescription}
           />
-        </EuiErrorBoundary>
-      </div>
-    </EuiPanel>
+        )}
+        {blockingError && api && (
+          <EuiFlexGroup
+            alignItems="center"
+            className="eui-fullHeight embPanel__error"
+            data-test-subj="embeddableError"
+            justifyContent="center"
+          >
+            <PresentationPanelError api={api} error={blockingError} />
+          </EuiFlexGroup>
+        )}
+        {!initialLoadComplete && <PanelLoader />}
+        <div className={blockingError ? 'embPanel__content--hidden' : 'embPanel__content'}>
+          <EuiErrorBoundary>
+            <Component
+              {...(componentProps as React.ComponentProps<typeof Component>)}
+              ref={(newApi) => {
+                if (newApi && !api) setApi(newApi);
+              }}
+            />
+          </EuiErrorBoundary>
+        </div>
+      </EuiPanel>
+    </PresentationPanelHoverActions>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/types.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/types.ts
index a05fbc6d92a752..fa60f134321ac0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_panel/public/panel_component/types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import { PresentationContainer } from '@kbn/presentation-containers';
 import {
+  CanLockHoverActions,
   HasParentApi,
   HasUniqueId,
   PublishesBlockingError,
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ export interface DefaultPresentationPanelApi
         HasParentApi<
           PresentationContainer &
             Partial<Pick<PublishesPanelTitle, 'hidePanelTitle'> & PublishesViewMode>
-        >
+        > &
+        CanLockHoverActions
     > {}
 
 export type PresentationPanelProps<
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx
index 7f02a934a4370b..d62551efce297a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const txtMore = i18n.translate('uiActions.actionPanel.more', {
   defaultMessage: 'More',
 });
 
-interface ActionWithContext<Context extends object = object> {
+export interface ActionWithContext<Context extends object = object> {
   action: Action<Context> | ActionInternal<Context>;
   context: Context;
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type ItemDescriptor = EuiContextMenuPanelItemDescriptor & {
 };
 
 type PanelDescriptor = EuiContextMenuPanelDescriptor & {
+  _order?: number;
   _level?: number;
   _icon?: string;
   items: ItemDescriptor[];
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ const removeItemMetaFields = (items: ItemDescriptor[]): EuiContextMenuPanelItemD
 const removePanelMetaFields = (panels: PanelDescriptor[]): EuiContextMenuPanelDescriptor[] => {
   const euiPanels: EuiContextMenuPanelDescriptor[] = [];
   for (const panel of panels) {
-    const { _level: omit, _icon: omit2, ...rest } = panel;
+    const { _level: omit, _icon: omit2, _order: omit3, ...rest } = panel;
     euiPanels.push({ ...rest, items: removeItemMetaFields(rest.items) });
   }
   return euiPanels;
@@ -124,15 +125,18 @@ export async function buildContextMenuForActions({
   const panels: Record<string, PanelDescriptor> = {
     mainMenu: {
       id: 'mainMenu',
-      title,
       items: [],
     },
   };
   const promises = actions.map(async (item) => {
     const { action } = item;
-    const context: ActionExecutionContext<object> = { ...item.context, trigger: item.trigger };
+    const context: ActionExecutionContext<object> = {
+      ...item.context,
+      trigger: item.trigger,
+    };
     const isCompatible = await item.action.isCompatible(context);
     if (!isCompatible) return;
+
     let parentPanel = '';
     let currentPanel = '';
     if (action.grouping) {
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ export async function buildContextMenuForActions({
             title: name,
             items: [],
             _level: i,
+            _order: group.order || 0,
             _icon: group.getIconType ? group.getIconType(context) : 'empty',
           };
           if (parentPanel) {
@@ -190,7 +195,11 @@ export async function buildContextMenuForActions({
 
   wrapMainPanelItemsIntoSubmenu(panels, 'mainMenu');
 
-  for (const panel of Object.values(panels)) {
+  const sortedPanels = Object.values(panels).sort((a, b) => {
+    return (b._order || 0) - (a._order || 0);
+  });
+
+  for (const panel of sortedPanels) {
     if (panel._level === 0) {
       if (panels.mainMenu.items.length > 0) {
         panels.mainMenu.items.push({
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ export async function buildContextMenuForActions({
           key: panel.id + '__separator',
         });
       }
-      if (panel.items.length > 3) {
+      if (panel.items.length > 4) {
         panels.mainMenu.items.push({
           name: panel.title || panel.id,
           icon: panel._icon || 'empty',
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/dynamic_actions/dynamic_action_grouping.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/dynamic_actions/dynamic_action_grouping.ts
index f1c64555e048e7..640a3bbb703912 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/dynamic_actions/dynamic_action_grouping.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/dynamic_actions/dynamic_action_grouping.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ export const dynamicActionGrouping: PresentableGrouping<{
         defaultMessage: 'Custom actions',
       }),
     getIconType: () => 'symlink',
-    order: 26,
+    order: 0,
   },
 ];
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group1/edit_embeddable_redirects.ts b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group1/edit_embeddable_redirects.ts
index 2f40111ce1ed09..6546f5091a0db9 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group1/edit_embeddable_redirects.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group1/edit_embeddable_redirects.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       const newTitle = 'wowee, my title just got cooler';
       await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       const originalPanelCount = await dashboard.getPanelCount();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
+      await dashboardPanelActions.editPanelByTitle('wowee, looks like I have a new title');
       await visualize.saveVisualizationExpectSuccess(newTitle, {
         saveAsNew: true,
         redirectToOrigin: true,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     it('loses originatingApp connection after save as when redirectToOrigin is false', async () => {
       const newTitle = 'wowee, my title just got cooler again';
       await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.editPanelByTitle('wowee, my title just got cooler');
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await visualize.linkedToOriginatingApp();
       await visualize.saveVisualizationExpectSuccess(newTitle, {
         saveAsNew: true,
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/panel_context_menu.ts b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/panel_context_menu.ts
index 0bf31cf58616c2..367dae942af92e 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/panel_context_menu.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/panel_context_menu.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     it('are shown in edit mode', async function () {
       await dashboard.switchToEditMode();
 
-      const isContextMenuIconVisible = await dashboardPanelActions.isContextMenuIconVisible();
-      expect(isContextMenuIconVisible).to.equal(true);
-
       await dashboardPanelActions.expectExistsEditPanelAction();
       await dashboardPanelActions.expectExistsClonePanelAction();
       await dashboardPanelActions.expectExistsRemovePanelAction();
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group5/saved_search_embeddable.ts b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group5/saved_search_embeddable.ts
index 4b488fdb25d8a9..25e525747edc6f 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group5/saved_search_embeddable.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group5/saved_search_embeddable.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
 
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(
         'embeddablePanelAction-ACTION_VIEW_SAVED_SEARCH'
       );
 
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts
index f6a3aec2eacd56..2a263e9aa8ca7b 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts
@@ -296,11 +296,13 @@ export class DashboardPageObject extends FtrService {
       // if the dashboard is not already in edit mode
       await this.testSubjects.click('dashboardEditMode');
     }
-    // wait until the count of dashboard panels equals the count of toggle menu icons
+    // wait until the count of dashboard panels equals the count of drag handles
     await this.retry.waitFor('in edit mode', async () => {
-      const panels = await this.testSubjects.findAll('embeddablePanel', 2500);
-      const menuIcons = await this.testSubjects.findAll('embeddablePanelToggleMenuIcon', 2500);
-      return panels.length === menuIcons.length;
+      const panels = await this.find.allByCssSelector('.embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper');
+      const dragHandles = await this.find.allByCssSelector(
+        '[data-test-subj="embeddablePanelDragHandle"]'
+      );
+      return panels.length === dragHandles.length;
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/area_chart.png b/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/area_chart.png
index 07004fbb366551..dc6ba3498298e9 100644
Binary files a/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/area_chart.png and b/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/area_chart.png differ
diff --git a/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/dashboard_embed_mode.png b/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/dashboard_embed_mode.png
index 53a928bc1514ab..fad76455a2a240 100644
Binary files a/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/dashboard_embed_mode.png and b/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/dashboard_embed_mode.png differ
diff --git a/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/tsvb_dashboard.png b/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/tsvb_dashboard.png
index 8b33a0077efa23..5d29b891e6fd0d 100644
Binary files a/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/tsvb_dashboard.png and b/test/functional/screenshots/baseline/tsvb_dashboard.png differ
diff --git a/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_actions.ts b/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_actions.ts
index 8cb8a9b635c2ca..75474fef41655a 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_actions.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_actions.ts
@@ -26,106 +26,109 @@ const LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ = 'embeddablePanelAction-legacyUnlink
 const UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ = 'embeddablePanelAction-unlinkFromLibrary';
 const CONVERT_TO_LENS_TEST_SUBJ = 'embeddablePanelAction-ACTION_EDIT_IN_LENS';
 
-const DASHBOARD_TOP_OFFSET = 96 + 105; // 96 for Kibana navigation bar + 105 for dashboard top nav bar (in edit mode)
+const DASHBOARD_MARGIN_SIZE = 8;
 
 export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
   private readonly log = this.ctx.getService('log');
   private readonly retry = this.ctx.getService('retry');
-  private readonly browser = this.ctx.getService('browser');
   private readonly find = this.ctx.getService('find');
   private readonly inspector = this.ctx.getService('inspector');
   private readonly testSubjects = this.ctx.getService('testSubjects');
+  private readonly browser = this.ctx.getService('browser');
 
   private readonly header = this.ctx.getPageObject('header');
   private readonly common = this.ctx.getPageObject('common');
   private readonly dashboard = this.ctx.getPageObject('dashboard');
 
-  async findContextMenu(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
+  async getContainerTopOffset() {
+    const containerSelector = (await this.find.existsByCssSelector('.dashboardContainer'))
+      ? '.dashboardContainer'
+      : '.canvasContainer';
+    return (
+      (await (await this.find.byCssSelector(containerSelector)).getPosition()).y +
+      DASHBOARD_MARGIN_SIZE
+    );
+  }
+
+  async findContextMenu(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
     this.log.debug('findContextMenu');
-    return parent
-      ? await this.testSubjects.findDescendant(OPEN_CONTEXT_MENU_ICON_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, parent)
+    return wrapper
+      ? await wrapper.findByTestSubject(OPEN_CONTEXT_MENU_ICON_DATA_TEST_SUBJ)
       : await this.testSubjects.find(OPEN_CONTEXT_MENU_ICON_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
   }
 
-  async isContextMenuIconVisible() {
-    this.log.debug('isContextMenuIconVisible');
-    return await this.testSubjects.exists(OPEN_CONTEXT_MENU_ICON_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+  async scrollPanelIntoView(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
+    this.log.debug(`scrollPanelIntoView`);
+    wrapper = wrapper || (await this.getPanelWrapper());
+    const yOffset = (await wrapper.getPosition()).y;
+    await this.browser.execute(`
+        const scrollY = window.scrollY;
+        window.scrollBy(0, scrollY - ${yOffset});
+      `);
+
+    const containerTop = await this.getContainerTopOffset();
+
+    await wrapper.moveMouseTo({
+      topOffset: containerTop,
+    });
   }
 
-  async toggleContextMenu(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
-    this.log.debug(`toggleContextMenu(${parent})`);
-    if (parent) {
-      await parent.scrollIntoViewIfNecessary(DASHBOARD_TOP_OFFSET);
-      await this.browser.getActions().move({ x: 0, y: 0, origin: parent._webElement }).perform();
-    } else {
-      await this.testSubjects.moveMouseTo('dashboardPanelTitle');
-    }
-    const toggleMenuItem = await this.findContextMenu(parent);
-    await toggleMenuItem.click(DASHBOARD_TOP_OFFSET);
+  async toggleContextMenu(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
+    this.log.debug(`toggleContextMenu`);
+    await this.scrollPanelIntoView(wrapper);
+    const toggleMenuItem = await this.findContextMenu(wrapper);
+    await toggleMenuItem.click(await this.getContainerTopOffset());
   }
 
   async toggleContextMenuByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`toggleContextMenu(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.toggleContextMenu(header);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    await this.toggleContextMenu(wrapper);
   }
 
   async expectContextMenuToBeOpen() {
     this.log.debug('expectContextMenuToBeOpen');
-    await this.testSubjects.existOrFail('embeddablePanelContextMenuOpen');
+    await this.testSubjects.existOrFail('embeddablePanelContextMenuOpen', { allowHidden: true });
   }
 
-  async openContextMenu(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
-    this.log.debug(`openContextMenu`);
+  async openContextMenu(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
+    this.log.debug(`openContextMenu(${wrapper}`);
     const open = await this.testSubjects.exists('embeddablePanelContextMenuOpen');
-    if (!open) await this.toggleContextMenu(parent);
+    if (!open) await this.toggleContextMenu(wrapper);
     await this.expectContextMenuToBeOpen();
   }
 
   async openContextMenuByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`openContextMenuByTitle(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.openContextMenu(header);
-  }
-
-  async hasContextMenuMoreItem() {
-    this.log.debug('hasContextMenuMoreItem');
-    return await this.testSubjects.exists('embeddablePanelMore-mainMenu', { timeout: 500 });
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    await this.openContextMenu(wrapper);
   }
 
-  async clickContextMenuMoreItem() {
-    this.log.debug('clickContextMenuMoreItem');
-    await this.expectContextMenuToBeOpen();
-    if (await this.hasContextMenuMoreItem()) {
-      await this.testSubjects.clickWhenNotDisabledWithoutRetry('embeddablePanelMore-mainMenu');
-    }
-  }
-
-  async openContextMenuMorePanel(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
-    this.log.debug('openContextMenuMorePanel');
-    await this.openContextMenu(parent);
-    await this.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
-  }
-
-  async clickContextMenuItem(testSubject: string, parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
-    this.log.debug(`clickContextMenuItem(${testSubject})`);
-    await this.openContextMenu(parent);
-    const exists = await this.testSubjects.exists(testSubject, { timeout: 500 });
+  async clickPanelAction(testSubject: string, wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
+    this.log.debug(`clickPanelAction(${testSubject})`);
+    wrapper = wrapper || (await this.getPanelWrapper());
+    await this.scrollPanelIntoView(wrapper);
+    const exists = await this.testSubjects.descendantExists(testSubject, wrapper);
+    let action;
     if (!exists) {
-      await this.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
+      await this.openContextMenu(wrapper);
+      action = await this.testSubjects.find(testSubject);
+    } else {
+      action = await this.testSubjects.findDescendant(testSubject, wrapper);
     }
-    await this.testSubjects.clickWhenNotDisabledWithoutRetry(testSubject, { timeout: 500 });
+
+    await action.click(await this.getContainerTopOffset());
   }
 
-  async clickContextMenuItemByTitle(testSubject: string, title = '') {
-    this.log.debug(`openContextMenuByTitle(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(testSubject, header);
+  async clickPanelActionByTitle(testSubject: string, title = '') {
+    this.log.debug(`clickPanelActionByTitle(${testSubject},${title})`);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    await this.clickPanelAction(testSubject, wrapper);
   }
 
-  async navigateToEditorFromFlyout() {
+  async navigateToEditorFromFlyout(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
     this.log.debug('navigateToEditorFromFlyout');
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(INLINE_EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+    await this.clickPanelAction(INLINE_EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, wrapper);
     await this.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
     await this.testSubjects.clickWhenNotDisabledWithoutRetry(EDIT_IN_LENS_EDITOR_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
     const isConfirmModalVisible = await this.testSubjects.exists('confirmModalConfirmButton');
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
 
   async clickInlineEdit() {
     this.log.debug('clickInlineEditAction');
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(INLINE_EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+    await this.clickPanelAction(INLINE_EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
     await this.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
     await this.common.waitForTopNavToBeVisible();
   }
@@ -147,20 +150,16 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
    * The dashboard/canvas panels can be either edited on their editor or inline.
    * The inline editing panels allow the navigation to the editor after the flyout opens
    */
-  async clickEdit(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
-    this.log.debug('clickEdit');
-    await this.openContextMenu(parent);
-    const isActionVisible = await this.testSubjects.exists(EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
-    const isInlineEditingActionVisible = await this.testSubjects.exists(
-      INLINE_EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ
-    );
-    if (!isActionVisible && !isInlineEditingActionVisible) await this.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
-    // navigate to the editor
-    if (await this.testSubjects.exists(EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ)) {
-      await this.testSubjects.clickWhenNotDisabledWithoutRetry(EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
-      // open the flyout and then navigate to the editor
+  async clickEdit(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
+    this.log.debug(`clickEdit`);
+    wrapper = wrapper || (await this.getPanelWrapper());
+    await this.scrollPanelIntoView(wrapper);
+    if (await this.testSubjects.descendantExists(EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, wrapper)) {
+      // navigate to the editor
+      await this.clickPanelAction(EDIT_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, wrapper);
     } else {
-      await this.navigateToEditorFromFlyout();
+      // open the flyout and then navigate to the editor
+      await this.navigateToEditorFromFlyout(wrapper);
     }
     await this.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
     await this.common.waitForTopNavToBeVisible();
@@ -172,55 +171,55 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
    */
   async editPanelByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`editPanelByTitle(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.clickEdit(header);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    await this.clickEdit(wrapper);
   }
 
   async clickExpandPanelToggle() {
     this.log.debug(`clickExpandPanelToggle`);
     await this.openContextMenu();
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(TOGGLE_EXPAND_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+    await this.clickPanelAction(TOGGLE_EXPAND_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
   }
 
-  async removePanel(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
+  async removePanel(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
     this.log.debug('removePanel');
-    await this.openContextMenu(parent);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(REMOVE_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, parent);
+    await this.clickPanelAction(REMOVE_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, wrapper);
   }
 
   async removePanelByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`removePanel(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    this.log.debug('found header? ', Boolean(header));
-    await this.removePanel(header);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    await this.removePanel(wrapper);
   }
 
   async customizePanel(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`customizePanel(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(CUSTOMIZE_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, header);
+    await this.clickPanelActionByTitle(CUSTOMIZE_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, title);
   }
 
   async clonePanel(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`clonePanel(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(CLONE_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, header);
+    await this.clickPanelActionByTitle(CLONE_PANEL_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, title);
     await this.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
   }
 
   async openCopyToModalByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`copyPanelTo(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(COPY_PANEL_TO_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, header);
+    await this.clickPanelActionByTitle(COPY_PANEL_TO_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, title);
+  }
+
+  async openInspector(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
+    this.log.debug(`openInspector`);
+    await this.clickPanelAction(OPEN_INSPECTOR_TEST_SUBJ, wrapper);
   }
 
-  async openInspectorByTitle(title: string) {
+  async openInspectorByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`openInspector(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.openInspector(header);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    await this.openInspector(wrapper);
   }
 
-  async getSearchSessionIdByTitle(title: string) {
+  async getSearchSessionIdByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`getSearchSessionId(${title})`);
     await this.openInspectorByTitle(title);
     await this.inspector.openInspectorRequestsView();
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
     return searchSessionId;
   }
 
-  async getSearchResponseByTitle(title: string) {
+  async getSearchResponseByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`setSearchResponse(${title})`);
     await this.openInspectorByTitle(title);
     await this.inspector.openInspectorRequestsView();
@@ -240,31 +239,23 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
     return response;
   }
 
-  async openInspector(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
-    this.log.debug(`openInspector`);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(OPEN_INSPECTOR_TEST_SUBJ, parent);
-  }
-
   async legacyUnlinkFromLibrary(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`legacyUnlinkFromLibrary(${title}`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, header);
+    await this.clickPanelActionByTitle(LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
     await this.testSubjects.existOrFail('unlinkPanelSuccess');
     await this.expectNotLinkedToLibrary(title, true);
   }
 
   async unlinkFromLibrary(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`unlinkFromLibrary(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, header);
+    await this.clickPanelActionByTitle(UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
     await this.testSubjects.existOrFail('unlinkPanelSuccess');
     await this.expectNotLinkedToLibrary(title);
   }
 
   async legacySaveToLibrary(newTitle = '', oldTitle = '') {
     this.log.debug(`legacySaveToLibrary(${newTitle},${oldTitle})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(oldTitle);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(LEGACY_SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, header);
+    await this.clickPanelActionByTitle(LEGACY_SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, oldTitle);
     await this.testSubjects.setValue('savedObjectTitle', newTitle, {
       clearWithKeyboard: true,
     });
@@ -275,8 +266,7 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
 
   async saveToLibrary(newTitle = '', oldTitle = '') {
     this.log.debug(`saveToLibraryByTitle(${newTitle},${oldTitle})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(oldTitle);
-    await this.clickContextMenuItem(SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, header);
+    await this.clickPanelActionByTitle(SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, oldTitle);
     await this.testSubjects.setValue('savedObjectTitle', newTitle, {
       clearWithKeyboard: true,
     });
@@ -285,18 +275,31 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
     await this.expectLinkedToLibrary(newTitle);
   }
 
+  async panelActionExists(testSubject: string, wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
+    this.log.debug(`panelActionExists(${testSubject})`);
+    return wrapper
+      ? await this.testSubjects.descendantExists(testSubject, wrapper)
+      : await this.testSubjects.exists(testSubject, { allowHidden: true });
+  }
+
+  async panelActionExistsByTitle(testSubject: string, title = '') {
+    this.log.debug(`panelActionExists(${testSubject}) on "${title}"`);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    return await this.panelActionExists(testSubject, wrapper);
+  }
+
   async expectExistsPanelAction(testSubject: string, title = '') {
     this.log.debug('expectExistsPanelAction', testSubject, title);
 
-    const panelWrapper = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.openContextMenu(panelWrapper);
-    if (!(await this.testSubjects.exists(testSubject, { timeout: 1000 }))) {
-      if (await this.hasContextMenuMoreItem()) {
-        await this.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
-      }
-      await this.testSubjects.existOrFail(testSubject, { timeout: 1000 });
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+
+    const exists = await this.panelActionExists(testSubject, wrapper);
+
+    if (!exists) {
+      await this.openContextMenu(wrapper);
+      await this.testSubjects.existOrFail(testSubject, { allowHidden: true });
+      await this.toggleContextMenu(wrapper);
     }
-    await this.toggleContextMenu(panelWrapper);
   }
 
   async expectExistsRemovePanelAction(title = '') {
@@ -324,15 +327,16 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
   }
 
   async expectMissingPanelAction(testSubject: string, title = '') {
-    this.log.debug(`expectMissingPanelAction(${title})`, testSubject);
-    const panelWrapper = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.openContextMenu(panelWrapper);
-    await this.testSubjects.missingOrFail(testSubject);
-    if (await this.hasContextMenuMoreItem()) {
-      await this.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
+    this.log.debug('expectMissingPanelAction', testSubject, title);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+
+    const exists = await this.panelActionExists(testSubject, wrapper);
+
+    if (!exists) {
+      await this.openContextMenu(wrapper);
       await this.testSubjects.missingOrFail(testSubject);
+      await this.toggleContextMenu(wrapper);
     }
-    await this.toggleContextMenu(panelWrapper);
   }
 
   async expectMissingEditPanelAction(title = '') {
@@ -352,10 +356,21 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
 
   async getPanelHeading(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`getPanelHeading(${title})`);
-    if (!title) return await this.find.byClassName('embPanel__header');
+    if (!title) return await this.find.byClassName('embPanel__wrapper');
     return await this.testSubjects.find(`embeddablePanelHeading-${title.replace(/\s/g, '')}`);
   }
 
+  async getPanelWrapper(title = '') {
+    this.log.debug(`getPanelWrapper(${title})`);
+    if (!title) return await this.find.byClassName('embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor');
+    return await this.testSubjects.find(`embeddablePanelHoverActions-${title.replace(/\s/g, '')}`);
+  }
+
+  async getPanelWrapperById(embeddableId: string) {
+    this.log.debug(`getPanelWrapperById(${embeddableId})`);
+    return await this.find.byCssSelector(`[data-test-embeddable-id="${embeddableId}"]`);
+  }
+
   async getActionWebElementByText(text: string): Promise<WebElementWrapper> {
     this.log.debug(`getActionWebElement: "${text}"`);
     const menu = await this.testSubjects.find('multipleActionsContextMenu');
@@ -370,28 +385,23 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
     throw new Error(`No action matching text "${text}"`);
   }
 
-  async canConvertToLens(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
+  async canConvertToLens(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
     this.log.debug('canConvertToLens');
-    await this.openContextMenu(parent);
-    const isActionVisible = await this.testSubjects.exists(CONVERT_TO_LENS_TEST_SUBJ);
-    if (!isActionVisible) await this.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
-    return await this.testSubjects.exists(CONVERT_TO_LENS_TEST_SUBJ, { timeout: 1000 });
+    await this.openContextMenu(wrapper);
+    return await this.testSubjects.exists(CONVERT_TO_LENS_TEST_SUBJ, { timeout: 500 });
   }
 
   async canConvertToLensByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`canConvertToLens(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    await this.openContextMenu(header);
-    const isActionVisible = await this.testSubjects.exists(CONVERT_TO_LENS_TEST_SUBJ);
-    if (!isActionVisible) await this.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
-    return await this.testSubjects.exists(CONVERT_TO_LENS_TEST_SUBJ, { timeout: 1000 });
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    return await this.canConvertToLens(wrapper);
   }
 
-  async convertToLens(parent?: WebElementWrapper) {
+  async convertToLens(wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) {
     this.log.debug('convertToLens');
 
     await this.retry.try(async () => {
-      if (!(await this.canConvertToLens(parent))) {
+      if (!(await this.canConvertToLens(wrapper))) {
         throw new Error('Convert to Lens option not found');
       }
 
@@ -401,29 +411,31 @@ export class DashboardPanelActionsService extends FtrService {
 
   async convertToLensByTitle(title = '') {
     this.log.debug(`convertToLens(${title})`);
-    const header = await this.getPanelHeading(title);
-    return await this.convertToLens(header);
+    const wrapper = await this.getPanelWrapper(title);
+    return await this.convertToLens(wrapper);
   }
 
-  public async expectLinkedToLibrary(title = '', legacy?: boolean) {
+  async expectLinkedToLibrary(title = '', legacy?: boolean) {
     this.log.debug(`expectLinkedToLibrary(${title})`);
+    const isViewMode = await this.dashboard.getIsInViewMode();
+    if (isViewMode) await this.dashboard.switchToEditMode();
     if (legacy) {
       await this.expectExistsPanelAction(LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
     } else {
       await this.expectExistsPanelAction(UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
     }
-    await this.expectMissingPanelAction(LEGACY_SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
-    await this.expectMissingPanelAction(SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
+    if (isViewMode) await this.dashboard.clickCancelOutOfEditMode();
   }
 
-  public async expectNotLinkedToLibrary(title = '', legacy?: boolean) {
+  async expectNotLinkedToLibrary(title = '', legacy?: boolean) {
     this.log.debug(`expectNotLinkedToLibrary(${title})`);
+    const isViewMode = await this.dashboard.getIsInViewMode();
+    if (isViewMode) await this.dashboard.switchToEditMode();
     if (legacy) {
       await this.expectExistsPanelAction(LEGACY_SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
     } else {
       await this.expectExistsPanelAction(SAVE_TO_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
     }
-    await this.expectMissingPanelAction(LEGACY_UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
-    await this.expectMissingPanelAction(UNLINK_FROM_LIBRARY_TEST_SUBJ, title);
+    if (isViewMode) await this.dashboard.clickCancelOutOfEditMode();
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_drilldown_actions.ts b/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_drilldown_actions.ts
index 7c2e0278bc8e9e..8dad803a114a20 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_drilldown_actions.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/dashboard/panel_drilldown_actions.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function DashboardDrilldownPanelActionsProvider({
     async clickCreateDrilldown() {
       log.debug('clickCreateDrilldown');
       await this.expectExistsCreateDrilldownAction();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(CREATE_DRILLDOWN_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(CREATE_DRILLDOWN_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
     }
 
     async expectExistsManageDrilldownsAction() {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function DashboardDrilldownPanelActionsProvider({
 
     async clickManageDrilldowns() {
       log.debug('clickManageDrilldowns');
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(MANAGE_DRILLDOWNS_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(MANAGE_DRILLDOWNS_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
     }
 
     async expectMultipleActionsMenuOpened() {
@@ -93,14 +93,13 @@ export function DashboardDrilldownPanelActionsProvider({
     async getPanelDrilldownCount(panelIndex = 0): Promise<number> {
       log.debug('getPanelDrilldownCount');
       const panel = (await dashboard.getDashboardPanels())[panelIndex];
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu(panel);
 
       try {
         const exists = await testSubjects.exists(MANAGE_DRILLDOWNS_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, {
           timeout: 500,
         });
         if (!exists) {
-          await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
+          await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu(panel);
           if (!(await testSubjects.exists(MANAGE_DRILLDOWNS_DATA_TEST_SUBJ, { timeout: 500 }))) {
             return 0;
           }
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/panel_actions/panel_actions.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/panel_actions/panel_actions.ts
index 8db65c13b57b6d..186f91ba26944c 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/panel_actions/panel_actions.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/panel_actions/panel_actions.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: PluginFunctionalProvide
 
     it('allows to register links into the context menu', async () => {
       await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
-      const actionExists = await testSubjects.exists('embeddablePanelAction-samplePanelLink');
-      if (!actionExists) {
-        await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuMoreItem();
-      }
       const actionElement = await testSubjects.find('embeddablePanelAction-samplePanelLink');
       const actionElementTag = await actionElement.getTagName();
       expect(actionElementTag).to.be('a');
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/containerStyle.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/containerStyle.ts
index e54cfd503e1973..92376abbc72467 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/containerStyle.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/containerStyle.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function containerStyle(): ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
         types: ['string'],
         help: argHelp.overflow,
         options: Object.values(Overflow),
-        default: 'hidden',
+        default: 'visible',
       },
       padding: {
         types: ['string'],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/container_style.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/container_style.test.js
index 223b8532d8a56c..7b1884215a20a7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/container_style.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/common/container_style.test.js
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ describe('containerStyle', () => {
         result = fn(null, { overflow: 'hidden' });
         expect(result).toHaveProperty('overflow', 'hidden');
       });
-      it(`defaults to 'hidden'`, () => {
+      it(`defaults to 'visible'`, () => {
         const result = fn(null);
-        expect(result).toHaveProperty('overflow', 'hidden');
+        expect(result).toHaveProperty('overflow', 'visible');
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/embeddable/embeddable.scss b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/embeddable/embeddable.scss
index 29888d862db7ce..793cc423d79042 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/embeddable/embeddable.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/renderers/embeddable/embeddable.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     outline: none !important;
     background: none;
     border-radius: 0 !important;
+    box-shadow: none;
 
     .embPanel__title {
       margin-bottom: $euiSizeXS;
@@ -24,6 +25,15 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsLeft, .embPanel__hoverActions > .embPanel--dragHandle {
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
+
+  .embPanel--dragHandle:hover {
+    background-color: transparentize($euiColorWarning, lightOrDarkTheme(.9, .7));
+    cursor: move;
+  }
+
   .euiTable {
     background: none;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.scss b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.scss
index d27e759c63ea17..a0bc78749c5197 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
 .canvasElement {
   height: 100%;
   width: 100%;
-  overflow: hidden;
+
+  .embPanel {
+    .embPanel__content {
+      overflow: visible;
+    }
+
+    .embPanel__hoverActionsLeft, .embPanel__dragHandle {
+      visibility: hidden;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .canvasElement__content {
   height: 100%;
   width: 100%;
 }
+
+.canvas__element--selected {
+  .embPanel__hoverActionsAnchor {
+    .embPanel__hoverActionsWrapper {
+      z-index: $euiZLevel9;
+      top: -$euiSizeXL;
+
+      .embPanel__hoverActions {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.tsx
index 1c65c8f9cfa4e2..a6fb2e1af58f1a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/element_content.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { omitBy, isNil } from 'lodash';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 
 import { ExpressionRenderer } from '@kbn/expressions-plugin/common';
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ export interface Props {
   backgroundColor: string;
   selectElement: () => void;
   state: string;
+  selectedElementId: string | null;
+  id: string;
 }
 
 export const ElementContent = (props: Props) => {
@@ -59,7 +62,9 @@ export const ElementContent = (props: Props) => {
     <div
       css={css(renderable.css)}
       // TODO: 'canvas__element' was added for BWC, It can be removed after a while
-      className={'canvas__element canvasElement'}
+      className={classNames('canvas__element', 'canvasElement', {
+        'canvas__element--selected': props?.selectedElementId === props.id,
+      })}
       style={{ ...containerStyle, width, height }}
       data-test-subj="canvasWorkpadPageElementContent"
     >
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/index.tsx
index 72ff04cbf20557..e753be8cbc5277 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_content/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import { getSelectedPage, getPageById } from '../../state/selectors/workpad';
+import { getSelectedPage, getPageById, getSelectedElementId } from '../../state/selectors/workpad';
 import { ElementContent as Component, Props as ComponentProps } from './element_content';
 import { State } from '../../../types';
 import { getCanvasExpressionService } from '../../services/canvas_expressions_service';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type Props = Omit<ComponentProps, 'renderFunction' | 'backgroundColor'>;
 
 export const ElementContent = (props: Props) => {
   const selectedPageId = useSelector(getSelectedPage);
+  const selectedElementId = useSelector(getSelectedElementId);
   const backgroundColor =
     useSelector((state: State) => getPageById(state, selectedPageId)?.style.background) || '';
   const { renderable } = props;
@@ -24,5 +25,5 @@ export const ElementContent = (props: Props) => {
     return renderable ? getCanvasExpressionService().getRenderer(renderable.as) : null;
   }, [renderable]);
 
-  return <Component {...{ ...props, renderFunction, backgroundColor }} />;
+  return <Component {...{ ...props, renderFunction, backgroundColor, selectedElementId }} />;
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/element_wrapper.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/element_wrapper.js
index 80b2f0497e89e9..c1a40839530fd0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/element_wrapper.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/element_wrapper.js
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ import { Positionable } from '../positionable';
 import { ElementContent } from '../element_content';
 
 export const ElementWrapper = (props) => {
-  const { renderable, transformMatrix, width, height, state, handlers } = props;
+  const { renderable, transformMatrix, width, height, state, handlers, id } = props;
 
   return (
     <Positionable transformMatrix={transformMatrix} width={width} height={height}>
       <ElementContent
+        id={id}
         renderable={renderable}
         state={state}
         handlers={handlers}
@@ -35,4 +36,5 @@ ElementWrapper.propTypes = {
   renderable: PropTypes.object,
   state: PropTypes.string,
   handlers: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/index.js
index 1dfa5b9b546ce9..206370b27fb1f3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/element_wrapper/index.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const ElementWrapper = compose(
     // remove element and createHandlers from props passed to component
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
     const { element, createHandlers, selectedPage, ...restProps } = props;
-    return restProps;
+    return { ...restProps, id: element.id };
   })
 )(Component);
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/add_to_existing_case.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/add_to_existing_case.tsx
index 95654171411789..faa57e0878f558 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/add_to_existing_case.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/add_to_existing_case.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export const createAddToExistingCaseLensAction = (
   return createAction<EmbeddableApiContext>({
     id: ACTION_ID,
     type: 'actionButton',
+    order: 10,
+    grouping: [{ id: 'cases', order: 6 }],
     getIconType: () => 'casesApp',
     getDisplayName: () => ADD_TO_EXISTING_CASE_DISPLAYNAME,
     isCompatible: async ({ embeddable }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/mocks.ts
index 5db66cce872b1d..dea0c1ace09a79 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/mocks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/visualizations/actions/mocks.ts
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ export const getMockLensApi = (
   ({
     type: 'lens',
     getSavedVis: () => {},
-    canViewUnderlyingData: () => {},
+    canViewUnderlyingData$: new BehaviorSubject(true),
     getViewUnderlyingDataArgs: () => {},
     getFullAttributes: () => {
       return mockLensAttributes;
     },
     panelTitle: new BehaviorSubject('myPanel'),
-    hidePanelTitle: new BehaviorSubject('false'),
+    hidePanelTitle: new BehaviorSubject(false),
     timeslice$: new BehaviorSubject<[number, number] | undefined>(undefined),
     timeRange$: new BehaviorSubject<TimeRange | undefined>({
       from,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/drilldown_shared.ts b/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/drilldown_shared.ts
index 3fa6586dbb83ab..7d4458d02b556e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/drilldown_shared.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/drilldown_shared.ts
@@ -77,3 +77,5 @@ export const createDrilldownTemplatesFromSiblings = (
 };
 
 export const DRILLDOWN_MAX_WIDTH = 500;
+
+export const DRILLDOWN_ACTION_GROUP = { id: 'drilldown', order: 3 } as const;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_create_drilldown/flyout_create_drilldown.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_create_drilldown/flyout_create_drilldown.tsx
index b4d1455290c1ad..36c157470a2f21 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_create_drilldown/flyout_create_drilldown.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_create_drilldown/flyout_create_drilldown.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { StartDependencies } from '../../../../plugin';
 import {
   createDrilldownTemplatesFromSiblings,
+  DRILLDOWN_ACTION_GROUP,
   DRILLDOWN_MAX_WIDTH,
   ensureNestedTriggers,
 } from '../drilldown_shared';
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export class FlyoutCreateDrilldownAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext>
   public readonly type = OPEN_FLYOUT_ADD_DRILLDOWN;
   public readonly id = OPEN_FLYOUT_ADD_DRILLDOWN;
   public order = 12;
+  public grouping = [DRILLDOWN_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   constructor(protected readonly params: OpenFlyoutAddDrilldownParams) {}
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_edit_drilldown/flyout_edit_drilldown.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_edit_drilldown/flyout_edit_drilldown.tsx
index ca184c23c9603e..26f5311d5b3253 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_edit_drilldown/flyout_edit_drilldown.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/public/services/drilldowns/actions/flyout_edit_drilldown/flyout_edit_drilldown.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { MenuItem } from './menu_item';
 import { StartDependencies } from '../../../../plugin';
 import {
   createDrilldownTemplatesFromSiblings,
+  DRILLDOWN_ACTION_GROUP,
   DRILLDOWN_MAX_WIDTH,
   ensureNestedTriggers,
 } from '../drilldown_shared';
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export class FlyoutEditDrilldownAction implements Action<EmbeddableApiContext> {
   public readonly type = OPEN_FLYOUT_EDIT_DRILLDOWN;
   public readonly id = OPEN_FLYOUT_EDIT_DRILLDOWN;
   public order = 10;
+  public grouping = [DRILLDOWN_ACTION_GROUP];
 
   constructor(protected readonly params: FlyoutEditDrilldownParams) {}
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
index 5ef2a8d2029842..ce86b896d5fa04 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/embeddable.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { partition, uniqBy } from 'lodash';
 import React from 'react';
-import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { render, unmountComponentAtNode } from 'react-dom';
@@ -1034,6 +1034,8 @@ export class Embeddable
     this.activeData = newActiveData;
 
     this.renderUserMessages();
+
+    this.loadViewUnderlyingDataArgs();
   };
 
   private onRender: ExpressionWrapperProps['onRender$'] = () => {
@@ -1480,7 +1482,7 @@ export class Embeddable
     }
   }
 
-  private async loadViewUnderlyingDataArgs(): Promise<boolean> {
+  private async loadViewUnderlyingDataArgs(): Promise<void> {
     if (
       !this.savedVis ||
       !this.activeData ||
@@ -1489,13 +1491,15 @@ export class Embeddable
       !this.activeVisualization ||
       !this.activeVisualizationState
     ) {
-      return false;
+      this.canViewUnderlyingData$.next(false);
+      return;
     }
 
     const mergedSearchContext = this.getMergedSearchContext();
 
     if (!mergedSearchContext.timeRange) {
-      return false;
+      this.canViewUnderlyingData$.next(false);
+      return;
     }
 
     const viewUnderlyingDataArgs = getViewUnderlyingDataArgs({
@@ -1517,7 +1521,8 @@ export class Embeddable
     if (loaded) {
       this.viewUnderlyingDataArgs = viewUnderlyingDataArgs;
     }
-    return loaded;
+
+    this.canViewUnderlyingData$.next(loaded);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1529,9 +1534,7 @@ export class Embeddable
     return this.viewUnderlyingDataArgs;
   }
 
-  public canViewUnderlyingData() {
-    return this.loadViewUnderlyingDataArgs();
-  }
+  public canViewUnderlyingData$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
   async initializeOutput() {
     if (!this.savedVis) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/interfaces/lens_api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/interfaces/lens_api.ts
index 3a03e63ded311b..11b70cd6e7763d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/interfaces/lens_api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/embeddable/interfaces/lens_api.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   HasType,
   PublishesUnifiedSearch,
   PublishesPanelTitle,
+  PublishingSubject,
 } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import {
   apiIsOfType,
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ import { LensSavedObjectAttributes, ViewUnderlyingDataArgs } from '../embeddable
 
 export type HasLensConfig = HasType<'lens'> & {
   getSavedVis: () => Readonly<LensSavedObjectAttributes | undefined>;
-  canViewUnderlyingData: () => Promise<boolean>;
+  canViewUnderlyingData$: PublishingSubject<boolean>;
   getViewUnderlyingDataArgs: () => ViewUnderlyingDataArgs;
   getFullAttributes: () => LensSavedObjectAttributes | undefined;
 };
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export const isLensApi = (api: unknown): api is LensApi => {
     api &&
       apiIsOfType(api, 'lens') &&
       typeof (api as HasLensConfig).getSavedVis === 'function' &&
-      typeof (api as HasLensConfig).canViewUnderlyingData === 'function' &&
+      (api as HasLensConfig).canViewUnderlyingData$ &&
       typeof (api as HasLensConfig).getViewUnderlyingDataArgs === 'function' &&
       typeof (api as HasLensConfig).getFullAttributes === 'function' &&
       apiPublishesPanelTitle(api) &&
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.test.ts
index 45dc8cbe32898f..fd1ef4f746c41a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('open in discover action', () => {
     query$: new BehaviorSubject({ query: 'test', language: 'kuery' }),
     timeRange$: new BehaviorSubject({ from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' }),
     getSavedVis: jest.fn(() => undefined),
-    canViewUnderlyingData: () => Promise.resolve(true),
+    canViewUnderlyingData$: new BehaviorSubject(true),
     getFullAttributes: jest.fn(() => undefined),
     getViewUnderlyingDataArgs: jest.fn(() => ({
       dataViewSpec: { id: 'index-pattern-id' },
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ describe('open in discover action', () => {
       // setup
       const embeddable = {
         ...compatibleEmbeddableApi,
-        canViewUnderlyingData: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(false)),
-        getViewUnderlyingDataArgs: jest.fn(() => undefined),
+        canViewUnderlyingData$: { getValue: jest.fn(() => false) },
       };
 
       // test false
@@ -93,10 +92,11 @@ describe('open in discover action', () => {
         } as ActionExecutionContext<EmbeddableApiContext>)
       ).toBeFalsy();
 
-      expect(embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData$.getValue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
       // test true
-      embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(true));
+      embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData$.getValue = jest.fn(() => true);
+
       expect(
         await createOpenInDiscoverAction(
           {} as DiscoverAppLocator,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('open in discover action', () => {
         } as ActionExecutionContext<EmbeddableApiContext>)
       ).toBeTruthy();
 
-      expect(embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData$.getValue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.ts
index 9b48c41e418562..d9dccab616d5bf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_action.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { createAction } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
+import { Action, createAction, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
 import { EmbeddableApiContext } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import type { DataViewsService } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/public';
 import type { DiscoverAppLocator } from './open_in_discover_helpers';
+import { LensApi } from '../embeddable';
 
 const ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER = 'ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER';
 
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ export const createOpenInDiscoverAction = (
   locator: DiscoverAppLocator,
   dataViews: Pick<DataViewsService, 'get'>,
   hasDiscoverAccess: boolean
-) =>
-  createAction<EmbeddableApiContext>({
+) => {
+  const actionDefinition = {
     type: ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER,
     id: ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER,
-    order: 19, // right after Inspect which is 20
-    getIconType: () => 'popout',
+    order: 20, // right before Inspect which is 19
+    getIconType: () => 'discoverApp',
     getDisplayName: () =>
       i18n.translate('xpack.lens.action.exploreInDiscover', {
         defaultMessage: 'Explore in Discover',
@@ -47,8 +48,26 @@ export const createOpenInDiscoverAction = (
         embeddable: context.embeddable,
       });
     },
+    couldBecomeCompatible: ({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) => {
+      if (!typeof (embeddable as LensApi).canViewUnderlyingData$)
+        throw new IncompatibleActionError();
+      return hasDiscoverAccess && Boolean((embeddable as LensApi).canViewUnderlyingData$);
+    },
+    subscribeToCompatibilityChanges: (
+      { embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext,
+      onChange: (isCompatible: boolean, action: Action<EmbeddableApiContext>) => void
+    ) => {
+      if (!typeof (embeddable as LensApi).canViewUnderlyingData$)
+        throw new IncompatibleActionError();
+      return (embeddable as LensApi).canViewUnderlyingData$.subscribe((canViewUnderlyingData) => {
+        onChange(canViewUnderlyingData, actionDefinition);
+      });
+    },
     execute: async (context: EmbeddableApiContext) => {
       const { execute } = await getDiscoverHelpersAsync();
       return execute({ ...context, locator, dataViews, hasDiscoverAccess });
     },
-  });
+  };
+
+  return createAction<EmbeddableApiContext>(actionDefinition);
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_helpers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_helpers.ts
index 0276674767120a..0a52ea6b4711fb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_helpers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/trigger_actions/open_in_discover_helpers.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ type Context = EmbeddableApiContext & {
   timeFieldName?: string;
 };
 
-export async function isCompatible({ hasDiscoverAccess, embeddable }: Context) {
+export function isCompatible({ hasDiscoverAccess, embeddable }: Context) {
   if (!hasDiscoverAccess) return false;
   try {
-    return isLensApi(embeddable) && (await embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData());
+    return isLensApi(embeddable) && embeddable.canViewUnderlyingData$.getValue();
   } catch (e) {
     // Fetching underlying data failed, log the error and behave as if the action is not compatible
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/open_vis_in_ml_action.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/open_vis_in_ml_action.tsx
index 84f053aafcaf57..6091eccbe28ad6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/open_vis_in_ml_action.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/ui_actions/open_vis_in_ml_action.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export function createVisToADJobAction(
   return {
     id: 'create-ml-ad-job-action',
     type: CREATE_LENS_VIS_TO_ML_AD_JOB_ACTION,
+    order: 8,
+    grouping: [{ id: 'ml', order: 3 }],
     getIconType(context): string {
       return 'machineLearningApp';
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_actions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_actions.ts
index cf24d50473467d..21feb23a9ca9aa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_actions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_actions.ts
@@ -190,5 +190,6 @@ const getAddToCaseAction = ({ callback }: { callback: () => void }): Action => {
       return;
     },
     order: 48,
+    grouping: [{ id: 'observability', order: 5 }],
   };
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
index 2c76d6c9573191..ee89bfc78b6428 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
@@ -5983,7 +5983,6 @@
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabel": "Options de panneau",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabelWithIndex": "Options pour le panneau {index}",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabelWithTitle": "Options de panneau pour {title}",
-    "presentationPanel.contextMenu.loadingTitle": "Options",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenuTrigger.description": "Une nouvelle action sera ajoutée au menu contextuel du panneau",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenuTrigger.title": "Menu contextuel",
     "presentationPanel.emptyErrorMessage": "Erreur",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index b7b13e022bb150..5d18d2518d4e83 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -5737,7 +5737,6 @@
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabel": "パネルオプション",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabelWithIndex": "パネル{index}のオプション",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabelWithTitle": "{title} のパネルオプション",
-    "presentationPanel.contextMenu.loadingTitle": "オプション",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenuTrigger.description": "新しいアクションがパネルのコンテキストメニューに追加されます",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenuTrigger.title": "コンテキストメニュー",
     "presentationPanel.emptyErrorMessage": "エラー",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 47bbff06074b2b..7d1682a99f5fc2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -5750,7 +5750,6 @@
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabel": "面板选项",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabelWithIndex": "面板 {index} 的选项",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenu.ariaLabelWithTitle": "{title} 的面板选项",
-    "presentationPanel.contextMenu.loadingTitle": "选项",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenuTrigger.description": "会将一个新操作添加到该面板的上下文菜单",
     "presentationPanel.contextMenuTrigger.title": "上下文菜单",
     "presentationPanel.emptyErrorMessage": "错误",
diff --git a/x-pack/test/accessibility/apps/group1/dashboard_panel_options.ts b/x-pack/test/accessibility/apps/group1/dashboard_panel_options.ts
index 92c558f17dadc4..9ef299ca1cf2dd 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/accessibility/apps/group1/dashboard_panel_options.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/accessibility/apps/group1/dashboard_panel_options.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import type { WebElementWrapper } from '@kbn/ftr-common-functional-ui-services';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
   // Failing: See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/147667
   describe.skip('Dashboard panel options a11y tests', () => {
-    let header: WebElementWrapper;
+    const title = '[Flights] Flight count';
     before(async () => {
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('home', '/tutorial_directory/sampleData', {
         useActualUrl: true,
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
       await testSubjects.click('dashboardListingTitleLink-[Flights]-Global-Flight-Dashboard');
-      header = await dashboardPanelActions.getPanelHeading('[Flights] Flight count');
     });
 
     after(async () => {
@@ -40,13 +38,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     // dashboard panel options in view mode
     it('dashboard panel - open menu', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(header);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenuByTitle(title);
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(header);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenuByTitle(title);
     });
 
     it('dashboard panel - customize time range', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(header);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenuByTitle(title);
       await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-CUSTOM_TIME_RANGE');
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
       await testSubjects.click('cancelPerPanelTimeRangeButton');
@@ -79,21 +77,14 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await inspector.close();
     });
 
-    it('dashboard panel- more options in view mode', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuMorePanel(header);
-      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
-    });
-
     it('dashboard panel - maximize', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuMorePanel(header);
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickExpandPanelToggle();
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuMorePanel(header);
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickExpandPanelToggle();
     });
 
     it('dashboard panel - copy to dashboard', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuMorePanel(header);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuByTitle(title);
       await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-copyToDashboard');
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
       await testSubjects.click('cancelCopyToButton');
@@ -103,14 +94,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     it('dashboard panel - clone panel', async () => {
       await testSubjects.click('dashboardEditMode');
-      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(header);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuByTitle(title);
       await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-clonePanel');
       await toasts.dismissAll();
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
     });
 
     it('dashboard panel - edit panel title', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(header);
       await dashboardPanelActions.customizePanel();
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
       await testSubjects.click('customEmbeddablePanelHideTitleSwitch');
@@ -120,8 +110,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('dashboard panel - Create drilldown panel', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(header);
-      await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelMore-mainMenu');
+      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuByTitle(title);
       await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-OPEN_FLYOUT_ADD_DRILLDOWN');
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
       await testSubjects.click('actionFactoryItem-DASHBOARD_TO_DASHBOARD_DRILLDOWN');
@@ -136,30 +125,16 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('dashboard panel - manage drilldown', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(header);
-      await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelMore-mainMenu');
+      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuByTitle(title);
       await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-OPEN_FLYOUT_EDIT_DRILLDOWN');
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
       await testSubjects.click('euiFlyoutCloseButton');
     });
 
-    it('dashboard panel - more options in edit view', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuMorePanel(header);
-      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
-    });
-
     it('dashboard panel - save to library', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuMorePanel(header);
-      await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-saveToLibrary');
+      await dashboardPanelActions.legacySaveToLibrary('', title);
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
       await testSubjects.click('saveCancelButton');
     });
-
-    it('dashboard panel - replace panel', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenuMorePanel(header);
-      await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-replacePanel');
-      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
-      await testSubjects.click('euiFlyoutCloseButton');
-    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/lens.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/lens.ts
index 2bd2ec820b6f3c..ebd85a0ab27202 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/lens.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/lens.ts
@@ -34,32 +34,8 @@ export default function canvasLensTest({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvid
       await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
     });
 
-    describe('by-reference', () => {
-      it('adds existing lens embeddable from the visualize library', async () => {
-        await canvas.clickAddFromLibrary();
-        await dashboardAddPanel.addEmbeddable('Artistpreviouslyknownaslens', 'lens');
-        await testSubjects.existOrFail('embeddablePanelHeading-Artistpreviouslyknownaslens');
-      });
-
-      it('edits lens by-reference embeddable', async () => {
-        await dashboardPanelActions.editPanelByTitle('Artistpreviouslyknownaslens');
-        await lens.save('Artistpreviouslyknownaslens v2', false, true);
-        await testSubjects.existOrFail('embeddablePanelHeading-Artistpreviouslyknownaslensv2');
-      });
-
-      it('renders lens visualization using savedLens expression', async () => {
-        // load test workpad
-        await canvas.goToListingPage();
-        await canvas.loadFirstWorkpad('Test Workpad');
-        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-
-        await lens.assertLegacyMetric('Maximum of bytes', '16,788');
-      });
-    });
-
     describe('by-value', () => {
       it('creates new lens embeddable', async () => {
-        await canvas.addNewPage();
         await canvas.createNewVis('lens');
         await lens.goToTimeRange();
         await lens.configureDimension({
@@ -79,8 +55,6 @@ export default function canvasLensTest({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvid
 
       it('edits lens by-value embeddable', async () => {
         await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-        const panelHeader = await testSubjects.find('embeddablePanelHeading-');
-        await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu(panelHeader);
         await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
         await lens.saveAndReturn();
         await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
@@ -88,8 +62,34 @@ export default function canvasLensTest({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvid
       });
     });
 
+    describe('by-reference', () => {
+      it('adds existing lens embeddable from the visualize library', async () => {
+        await canvas.goToListingPageViaBreadcrumbs();
+        await canvas.createNewWorkpad();
+        await canvas.clickAddFromLibrary();
+        await dashboardAddPanel.addEmbeddable('Artistpreviouslyknownaslens', 'lens');
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('embeddablePanelHeading-Artistpreviouslyknownaslens');
+      });
+
+      it('edits lens by-reference embeddable', async () => {
+        await dashboardPanelActions.editPanelByTitle('Artistpreviouslyknownaslens');
+        await lens.save('Artistpreviouslyknownaslens v2', false, true);
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('embeddablePanelHeading-Artistpreviouslyknownaslensv2');
+      });
+
+      it('renders lens visualization using savedLens expression', async () => {
+        // load test workpad
+        await canvas.goToListingPage();
+        await canvas.loadFirstWorkpad('Test Workpad');
+        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+
+        await lens.assertLegacyMetric('Maximum of bytes', '16,788');
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('switch page smoke test', () => {
       it('loads embeddables on page change', async () => {
+        await canvas.addNewPage();
         await canvas.goToPreviousPage();
         await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         await lens.assertLegacyMetric('Maximum of bytes', '16,788');
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/maps.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/maps.ts
index 2a63c4f64b57a7..ac6a861e9796ea 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/maps.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/maps.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       it('edits map by-value embeddable', async () => {
         const originalEmbeddableCount = await canvas.getEmbeddableCount();
-        await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
         await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
         await maps.saveMap('canvas test map');
         const embeddableCount = await canvas.getEmbeddableCount();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/visualization.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/visualization.ts
index 9cb0d55371f725..7de1ef28a43a17 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/visualization.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/canvas/embeddables/visualization.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       it('edits tsvb by-value embeddable', async () => {
         const originalEmbeddableCount = await canvas.getEmbeddableCount();
-        await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
         await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
         await visualize.saveVisualizationAndReturn();
         await retry.try(async () => {
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       it('edits vega by-value embeddable', async () => {
         const originalEmbeddableCount = await canvas.getEmbeddableCount();
-        await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
         await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
         await visualize.saveVisualizationAndReturn();
         await retry.try(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts
index 3e648f5000945a..a974eb8c1284b1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_lens_by_value.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     it('edits to a by value lens panel are properly applied', async () => {
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await lens.switchToVisualization('pie');
       await lens.saveAndReturn();
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     it('editing and saving a lens by value panel retains number of panels', async () => {
       const originalPanelCount = await dashboard.getPanelCount();
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await lens.switchToVisualization('treemap');
       await lens.saveAndReturn();
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       const newTitle = 'look out library, here I come!';
       const originalPanelCount = await dashboard.getPanelCount();
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await lens.save(newTitle, false, true);
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_maps_by_value.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_maps_by_value.ts
index a55c3c3c0433c6..4c890b41e0612b 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_maps_by_value.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/dashboard_maps_by_value.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await dashboard.switchToEditMode();
     }
 
-    await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
     await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
     await maps.clickAddLayer();
     await maps.selectLayerGroupCard();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/panel_titles.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/panel_titles.ts
index c3d5bfce6e6210..7d8456a9e81a8d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/panel_titles.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group2/panel_titles.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const { dashboard, lens } = getPageObjects(['dashboard', 'lens']);
 
-  const EMPTY_TITLE = '[No Title]';
+  const EMPTY_TITLE = undefined;
 
   describe('panel titles', () => {
     before(async () => {
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
 
       it('resetting description on a by reference panel sets it to the library title', async () => {
-        await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
         await dashboardPanelActions.navigateToEditorFromFlyout();
         // legacySaveToLibrary UI cannot set description
         await lens.save(
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/drilldowns/explore_data_panel_action.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/drilldowns/explore_data_panel_action.ts
index ca6f23d09e3756..050483c98ac7bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/drilldowns/explore_data_panel_action.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/drilldowns/explore_data_panel_action.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     it('action exists in panel context menu', async () => {
       await dashboard.loadSavedDashboard(drilldowns.DASHBOARD_WITH_PIE_CHART_NAME);
-      await panelActions.openContextMenu();
-      await testSubjects.existOrFail(ACTION_TEST_SUBJ);
+      await panelActions.expectExistsPanelAction(ACTION_TEST_SUBJ);
     });
 
     it('is a link <a> element', async () => {
+      await panelActions.openContextMenuByTitle('Visualization PieChart');
       const actionElement = await testSubjects.find(ACTION_TEST_SUBJ);
       const tag = await actionElement.getTagName();
 
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         exitFromEditMode: true,
       });
 
-      await panelActions.openContextMenu();
-      await testSubjects.clickWhenNotDisabledWithoutRetry(ACTION_TEST_SUBJ);
+      await panelActions.clickPanelAction(ACTION_TEST_SUBJ);
       await discover.waitForDiscoverAppOnScreen();
 
       const text = await timePicker.getShowDatesButtonText();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/download_csv.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/download_csv.ts
index 2cf3f91c6a38e6..ea2a66028ada50 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/download_csv.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/download_csv.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+import { WebElementWrapper } from '@kbn/ftr-common-functional-ui-services';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const reportingService = getService('reporting');
   const dashboardAddPanel = getService('dashboardAddPanel');
   const filterBar = getService('filterBar');
-  const find = getService('find');
   const retry = getService('retry');
   const toasts = getService('toasts');
   const { reporting, common, dashboard, timePicker } = getPageObjects([
@@ -45,14 +45,21 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     return res.text;
   };
 
-  const clickActionsMenu = async (headingTestSubj: string) => {
-    const savedSearchPanel = await testSubjects.find('embeddablePanelHeading-' + headingTestSubj);
-    await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(savedSearchPanel);
+  const clickDownloadCsv = async (wrapper?: WebElementWrapper) => {
+    log.debug('click "Generate CSV"');
+    await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(
+      'embeddablePanelAction-generateCsvReport',
+      wrapper
+    );
+    await testSubjects.existOrFail('csvReportStarted'); // validate toast panel
   };
 
-  const clickDownloadCsv = async () => {
-    log.debug('click "Generate CSV"');
-    await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem('embeddablePanelAction-generateCsvReport');
+  const clickDownloadCsvByTitle = async (title?: string) => {
+    log.debug(`click "Generate CSV" on "${title}"`);
+    await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelActionByTitle(
+      'embeddablePanelAction-generateCsvReport',
+      title
+    );
     await testSubjects.existOrFail('csvReportStarted'); // validate toast panel
   };
 
@@ -82,8 +89,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       it('Generate CSV export of a saved search panel', async function () {
         await dashboard.loadSavedDashboard('Ecom Dashboard - 3 Day Period');
-        await clickActionsMenu('EcommerceData');
-        await clickDownloadCsv();
+        await clickDownloadCsvByTitle('EcommerceData');
 
         const csvFile = await getCsvReportData();
         expect(csvFile.length).to.be(76137);
@@ -95,9 +101,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
         // add a filter
         await filterBar.addFilter({ field: 'category', operation: 'is', value: `Men's Shoes` });
-
-        await clickActionsMenu('EcommerceData');
-        await clickDownloadCsv();
+        await clickDownloadCsvByTitle('EcommerceData');
 
         const csvFile = await getCsvReportData();
         expect(csvFile.length).to.be(17106);
@@ -106,9 +110,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       it('Downloads a saved search panel with a custom time range that does not intersect with dashboard time range', async function () {
         await dashboard.loadSavedDashboard('Ecom Dashboard - 3 Day Period - custom time range');
-
-        await clickActionsMenu('EcommerceData');
-        await clickDownloadCsv();
+        await clickDownloadCsvByTitle('EcommerceData');
 
         const csvFile = await getCsvReportData();
         expect(csvFile.length).to.be(23277);
@@ -117,12 +119,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       it('Gets the correct filename if panel titles are hidden', async () => {
         await dashboard.loadSavedDashboard('Ecom Dashboard Hidden Panel Titles');
-        const savedSearchPanel = await find.byCssSelector(
-          '[data-test-embeddable-id="94eab06f-60ac-4a85-b771-3a8ed475c9bb"]'
+        const savedSearchPanel = await dashboardPanelActions.getPanelWrapperById(
+          '94eab06f-60ac-4a85-b771-3a8ed475c9bb'
         ); // panel title is hidden
-        await dashboardPanelActions.toggleContextMenu(savedSearchPanel);
 
-        await clickDownloadCsv();
+        await clickDownloadCsv(savedSearchPanel);
         await testSubjects.existOrFail('csvReportStarted');
 
         const csvFile = await getCsvReportData();
@@ -158,8 +159,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
 
       it('Downloads filtered Discover saved search report', async () => {
-        await clickActionsMenu(TEST_SEARCH_TITLE.replace(/ /g, ''));
-        await clickDownloadCsv();
+        await clickDownloadCsvByTitle(TEST_SEARCH_TITLE);
 
         const csvFile = await getCsvReportData();
         expect(csvFile.length).to.be(2446);
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
 
       it('Generate CSV export of a saved search panel', async () => {
-        await clickActionsMenu('namessearch');
-        await clickDownloadCsv();
+        await clickDownloadCsvByTitle('namessearch');
 
         const csvFile = await getCsvReportData();
         expect(csvFile.length).to.be(166);
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/baseline/sample_data_ecommerce_76.png b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/baseline/sample_data_ecommerce_76.png
index 1ce272bd4a86fa..e188f1c6f4c1cb 100644
Binary files a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/baseline/sample_data_ecommerce_76.png and b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/baseline/sample_data_ecommerce_76.png differ
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group1/ad_hoc_data_view.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group1/ad_hoc_data_view.ts
index 38f66db31dc92b..b7c4cbdddd5fa2 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group1/ad_hoc_data_view.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group1/ad_hoc_data_view.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   }
 
   const checkDiscoverNavigationResult = async () => {
-    await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(
-      'embeddablePanelAction-ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER'
-    );
+    await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction('embeddablePanelAction-ACTION_OPEN_IN_DISCOVER');
 
     const [, discoverHandle] = await browser.getAllWindowHandles();
     await browser.switchToWindow(discoverHandle);
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/dashboard_inline_editing.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/dashboard_inline_editing.ts
index 2d92d98dc36061..312bddba10eacd 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/dashboard_inline_editing.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/dashboard_inline_editing.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await lens.save('New Lens from Modal', false, false, false, 'new');
 
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickInlineEdit();
 
       log.debug('Adds a secondary dimension');
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       await dashboardPanelActions.legacySaveToLibrary('My by reference visualization');
 
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickInlineEdit();
 
       log.debug('Removes breakdown dimension');
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await lens.save('New Lens from Modal', false, false, false, 'new');
 
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickInlineEdit();
 
       log.debug('Adds a secondary dimension');
@@ -150,7 +147,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
       await elasticChart.setNewChartUiDebugFlag(true);
 
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickInlineEdit();
 
       log.debug('Adds annotation');
@@ -177,7 +173,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
       await elasticChart.setNewChartUiDebugFlag(true);
 
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickInlineEdit();
 
       log.debug('Adds reference line');
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group4/show_underlying_data_dashboard.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group4/show_underlying_data_dashboard.ts
index 70625ecafaa75a..de563366af3fb6 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group4/show_underlying_data_dashboard.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group4/show_underlying_data_dashboard.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         exitFromEditMode: true,
       });
 
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(OPEN_IN_DISCOVER_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(OPEN_IN_DISCOVER_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
 
       const [dashboardWindowHandle, discoverWindowHandle] = await browser.getAllWindowHandles();
       await browser.switchToWindow(discoverWindowHandle);
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     it('should show the open button for a compatible saved visualization with annotations and reference line', async () => {
       await dashboard.switchToEditMode();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       await lens.createLayer('annotations');
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         exitFromEditMode: true,
       });
 
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(OPEN_IN_DISCOVER_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(OPEN_IN_DISCOVER_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
 
       const [dashboardWindowHandle, discoverWindowHandle] = await browser.getAllWindowHandles();
       await browser.switchToWindow(discoverWindowHandle);
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     it('should bring both dashboard context and visualization context to discover', async () => {
       await dashboard.switchToEditMode();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await savedQueryManagementComponent.openSavedQueryManagementComponent();
       await queryBar.switchQueryLanguage('lucene');
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await dashboardPanelActions.expectExistsPanelAction(OPEN_IN_DISCOVER_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
       await dashboard.clickCancelOutOfEditMode();
 
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(OPEN_IN_DISCOVER_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(OPEN_IN_DISCOVER_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
 
       const [dashboardWindowHandle, discoverWindowHandle] = await browser.getAllWindowHandles();
       await browser.switchToWindow(discoverWindowHandle);
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group6/lens_tagging.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group6/lens_tagging.ts
index 7c3c14150d2b2c..56f97c8751d77c 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group6/lens_tagging.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group6/lens_tagging.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('retains its saved object tags after save and return', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await lens.saveAndReturn();
       await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/open_in_lens/tsvb/dashboard.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/open_in_lens/tsvb/dashboard.ts
index 593f42c14db4a8..bf799673c2491f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/open_in_lens/tsvb/dashboard.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/open_in_lens/tsvb/dashboard.ts
@@ -53,14 +53,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await dashboardCustomizePanel.clickSaveButton();
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
       await dashboardBadgeActions.expectExistsTimeRangeBadgeAction();
-      await panelActions.openContextMenu();
-      const editInLensExists = await testSubjects.exists(
-        'embeddablePanelAction-ACTION_EDIT_IN_LENS'
-      );
-      if (!editInLensExists) {
-        await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelMore-mainMenu');
-      }
-      await testSubjects.click('embeddablePanelAction-ACTION_EDIT_IN_LENS');
+      await panelActions.convertToLens();
 
       await lens.waitForVisualization('xyVisChart');
       await retry.try(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/group2/embeddable/filter_by_map_extent.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/group2/embeddable/filter_by_map_extent.ts
index 60ef9b8799d3c0..1f5a09d1449345 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/group2/embeddable/filter_by_map_extent.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/group2/embeddable/filter_by_map_extent.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('should filter dashboard by map extent when "filter by map extent" is enabled', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItemByTitle(
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelActionByTitle(
         FILTER_BY_MAP_EXTENT_DATA_TEST_SUBJ,
         'document example'
       );
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('should remove map extent filter dashboard when "filter by map extent" is disabled', async () => {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItemByTitle(
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelActionByTitle(
         FILTER_BY_MAP_EXTENT_DATA_TEST_SUBJ,
         'document example'
       );
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/saved_query_management/feature_controls/security.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/saved_query_management/feature_controls/security.ts
index 6c57295a0c353d..9c3b9898824697 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/saved_query_management/feature_controls/security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/saved_query_management/feature_controls/security.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default function (ctx: FtrProviderContext) {
         break;
       case 'dashboard':
         await dashboard.navigateToApp();
-        await dashboard.gotoDashboardEditMode('A Dashboard');
+        await dashboard.loadSavedDashboard('A Dashboard');
         break;
       case 'maps':
         await maps.openNewMap();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/lens_visualizations.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/lens_visualizations.ts
index 7bb49e7397e9d9..2b95bfc1bd2c81 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/lens_visualizations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/lens_visualizations.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function MachineLearningLensVisualizationsProvider(
 
   return {
     async clickCreateMLJobMenuAction(title = '') {
-      await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItemByTitle(
+      await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelActionByTitle(
         'embeddablePanelAction-create-ml-ad-job-action',
         title
       );
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/cases/group2/attachment_framework.ts b/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/cases/group2/attachment_framework.ts
index 146e72ab3698e0..e887f6ee80e382 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/cases/group2/attachment_framework.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/cases/group2/attachment_framework.ts
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
         await common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
         await dashboard.preserveCrossAppState();
         await dashboard.loadSavedDashboard(myDashboardName);
-        await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(ADD_TO_EXISTING_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+        await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(ADD_TO_EXISTING_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
         await testSubjects.click('cases-table-add-case-filter-bar');
 
         await cases.create.createCase({
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
         await dashboard.preserveCrossAppState();
         await dashboard.loadSavedDashboard(myDashboardName);
 
-        await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(ADD_TO_EXISTING_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+        await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(ADD_TO_EXISTING_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
 
         await testSubjects.click(`cases-table-row-select-${theCase.id}`);
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting_functional/services/scenarios.ts b/x-pack/test/reporting_functional/services/scenarios.ts
index 1b5c23a1f65684..aea50c207dc20d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/reporting_functional/services/scenarios.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/reporting_functional/services/scenarios.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function createScenarios(
   };
 
   const tryDashboardGenerateCsvFail = async (savedSearchTitle: string) => {
-    await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItemByTitle(
+    await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelActionByTitle(
       GENERATE_CSV_DATA_TEST_SUBJ,
       savedSearchTitle
     );
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function createScenarios(
       GENERATE_CSV_DATA_TEST_SUBJ,
       savedSearchTitle
     );
-    await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItemByTitle(
+    await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelActionByTitle(
       GENERATE_CSV_DATA_TEST_SUBJ,
       savedSearchTitle
     );
diff --git a/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/dashboard/session_sharing/lens.ts b/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/dashboard/session_sharing/lens.ts
index 2942e31ee2f773..b32eafc8c68996 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/dashboard/session_sharing/lens.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/dashboard/session_sharing/lens.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       // Navigating to lens and back should create a new session
       const byRefSessionId = await dashboardPanelActions.getSearchSessionIdByTitle(lensTitle);
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await lens.saveAndReturn();
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       const byValueSessionId = await dashboardPanelActions.getSearchSessionIdByTitle(lensTitle);
 
       // Navigating to lens and back should keep the session
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await lens.saveAndReturn();
       await dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/visualizations/group2/open_in_lens/agg_based/gauge.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/visualizations/group2/open_in_lens/agg_based/gauge.ts
index ab86b163ef6ee0..de95f3b2a243a0 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/visualizations/group2/open_in_lens/agg_based/gauge.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/visualizations/group2/open_in_lens/agg_based/gauge.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,11 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('should show the "Convert to Lens" menu item', async () => {
-      const visPanel = await panelActions.getPanelHeading('Gauge - Basic');
-      expect(await panelActions.canConvertToLens(visPanel)).to.eql(true);
+      expect(await panelActions.canConvertToLensByTitle('Gauge - Basic')).to.eql(true);
     });
 
     it('should convert aggregation with params', async () => {
-      const visPanel = await panelActions.getPanelHeading('Gauge - Agg with params');
-      await panelActions.convertToLens(visPanel);
+      await panelActions.convertToLensByTitle('Gauge - Agg with params');
       await lens.waitForVisualization('gaugeChart');
 
       expect(await lens.getLayerCount()).to.be(1);
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/cases/attachment_framework.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/cases/attachment_framework.ts
index c429fef23fdd92..17caa3d6560f26 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/cases/attachment_framework.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/cases/attachment_framework.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       it('adds lens visualization to a new case', async () => {
         const caseTitle = 'case created in observability from my dashboard with lens visualization';
 
-        await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+        await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
 
         await retry.waitFor('wait for the modal to open', async () => {
           return (
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
 
         await svlCommonNavigation.sidenav.clickLink({ deepLinkId: 'dashboards' });
 
-        await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+        await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
         // verify that solution filter is not visible
         await testSubjects.missingOrFail('options-filter-popover-button-owner');
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/dashboards/build_dashboard.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/dashboards/build_dashboard.ts
index 1f13f10d9e948c..8f97f53c6275f5 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/dashboards/build_dashboard.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/dashboards/build_dashboard.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     it('can edit a Lens panel by value and save changes', async () => {
       await PageObjects.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
-      await dashboardPanelActions.openContextMenu();
       await dashboardPanelActions.clickEdit();
       await PageObjects.lens.switchToVisualization('pie');
       await PageObjects.lens.saveAndReturn();
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/cases/attachment_framework.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/cases/attachment_framework.ts
index 648309b3d5cabc..d8b43ca1c43011 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/cases/attachment_framework.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/ftr/cases/attachment_framework.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
         const caseTitle =
           'case created in security solution from my dashboard with lens visualization';
 
-        await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+        await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
 
         await retry.waitFor('wait for the modal to open', async () => {
           return (
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
           await testSubjects.click('edit-unsaved-New-Dashboard');
         }
 
-        await dashboardPanelActions.clickContextMenuItem(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+        await dashboardPanelActions.clickPanelAction(ADD_TO_CASE_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
 
         // verify that solution filter is not visible
         await testSubjects.missingOrFail('options-filter-popover-button-owner');