diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management_service/lib/update_dashboard_meta.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management_service/lib/update_dashboard_meta.ts
index 64488dda808be..d6febbeda5a31 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management_service/lib/update_dashboard_meta.ts
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management_service/lib/update_dashboard_meta.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ export const updateDashboardMeta = async ({
   await contentManagementService.client.update<DashboardUpdateIn, DashboardUpdateOut>({
     contentTypeId: DASHBOARD_CONTENT_ID,
     id,
-    data: { title, description, tags },
-    options: { references: [] },
+    data: { ...dashboard.attributes, title, description, tags },
+    options: {
+      references: dashboard.references,
+      /** perform a "full" update instead, where the provided attributes will fully replace the existing ones */
+      mergeAttributes: false,
+    },
   });
 
   getDashboardContentManagementCache().deleteDashboard(id);