diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
index 3b8e86998821..487397536d76 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { act, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 import React from 'react';
@@ -253,6 +253,18 @@ describe('DashboardScenePage', () => {
     const editMenuItem = await screen.findAllByText('Edit');
     expect(editMenuItem).toHaveLength(1);
   });
+
+  describe('home page', () => {
+    it('should not show controls', async () => {
+      getDashboardScenePageStateManager().clearDashboardCache();
+      loadDashboardMock.mockClear();
+      loadDashboardMock.mockResolvedValue({ dashboard: { panels: [] }, meta: {} });
+
+      setup();
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Refresh')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 interface VizOptions {