diff --git a/internal/acc/workspace.go b/internal/acc/workspace.go
index 39374f229e..69ab0e715d 100644
--- a/internal/acc/workspace.go
+++ b/internal/acc/workspace.go
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package acc
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/apierr"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/compute"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/workspace"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -94,3 +97,30 @@ func (t *WorkspaceT) RunPython(code string) (string, error) {
 	require.True(t, ok, "unexpected type %T", results.Data)
 	return output, nil
 }
+
+func (t *WorkspaceT) TemporaryWorkspaceDir(name ...string) string {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	me, err := t.W.CurrentUser.Me(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	basePath := fmt.Sprintf("/Users/%s/%s", me.UserName, RandomName(name...))
+
+	t.Logf("Creating %s", basePath)
+	err = t.W.Workspace.MkdirsByPath(ctx, basePath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Remove test directory on test completion.
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		t.Logf("Removing %s", basePath)
+		err := t.W.Workspace.Delete(ctx, workspace.Delete{
+			Path:      basePath,
+			Recursive: true,
+		})
+		if err == nil || apierr.IsMissing(err) {
+			return
+		}
+		t.Logf("Unable to remove temporary workspace directory %s: %#v", basePath, err)
+	})
+
+	return basePath
+}
diff --git a/internal/dashboard_assumptions_test.go b/internal/dashboard_assumptions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..912e046b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dashboard_assumptions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/internal/acc"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn/convert"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn/merge"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/apierr"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/dashboards"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/workspace"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// Verify that importing a dashboard through the Workspace API retains the identity of the underying resource,
+// as well as properties exclusively accessible through the dashboards API.
+func TestAccDashboardAssumptions_WorkspaceImport(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, wt := acc.WorkspaceTest(t)
+
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	dashboardName := "New Dashboard"
+	dashboardPayload := []byte(`{"pages":[{"name":"2506f97a","displayName":"New Page"}]}`)
+	warehouseId := acc.GetEnvOrSkipTest(t, "TEST_DEFAULT_WAREHOUSE_ID")
+
+	dir := wt.TemporaryWorkspaceDir("dashboard-assumptions-")
+
+	dashboard, err := wt.W.Lakeview.Create(ctx, dashboards.CreateDashboardRequest{
+		DisplayName:         dashboardName,
+		ParentPath:          dir,
+		SerializedDashboard: string(dashboardPayload),
+		WarehouseId:         warehouseId,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Logf("Dashboard ID (per Lakeview API): %s", dashboard.DashboardId)
+
+	// Overwrite the dashboard via the workspace API.
+	{
+		err := wt.W.Workspace.Import(ctx, workspace.Import{
+			Format:    workspace.ImportFormatAuto,
+			Path:      dashboard.Path,
+			Content:   base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(dashboardPayload),
+			Overwrite: true,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	// Cross-check consistency with the workspace object.
+	{
+		obj, err := wt.W.Workspace.GetStatusByPath(ctx, dashboard.Path)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Confirm that the resource ID included in the response is equal to the dashboard ID.
+		require.Equal(t, dashboard.DashboardId, obj.ResourceId)
+		t.Logf("Dashboard ID (per workspace object status): %s", obj.ResourceId)
+	}
+
+	// Try to overwrite the dashboard via the Lakeview API (and expect failure).
+	{
+		_, err := wt.W.Lakeview.Create(ctx, dashboards.CreateDashboardRequest{
+			DisplayName:         dashboardName,
+			ParentPath:          dir,
+			SerializedDashboard: string(dashboardPayload),
+		})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, apierr.ErrResourceAlreadyExists)
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve the dashboard object and confirm that only select fields were updated by the import.
+	{
+		previousDashboard := dashboard
+		currentDashboard, err := wt.W.Lakeview.Get(ctx, dashboards.GetDashboardRequest{
+			DashboardId: dashboard.DashboardId,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Convert the dashboard object to a [dyn.Value] to make comparison easier.
+		previous, err := convert.FromTyped(previousDashboard, dyn.NilValue)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		current, err := convert.FromTyped(currentDashboard, dyn.NilValue)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Collect updated paths.
+		var updatedFieldPaths []string
+		_, err = merge.Override(previous, current, merge.OverrideVisitor{
+			VisitDelete: func(basePath dyn.Path, left dyn.Value) error {
+				assert.Fail(t, "unexpected delete operation")
+				return nil
+			},
+			VisitInsert: func(basePath dyn.Path, right dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+				assert.Fail(t, "unexpected insert operation")
+				return right, nil
+			},
+			VisitUpdate: func(basePath dyn.Path, left dyn.Value, right dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+				updatedFieldPaths = append(updatedFieldPaths, basePath.String())
+				return right, nil
+			},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Confirm that only the expected fields have been updated.
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{
+			"etag",
+			"update_time",
+		}, updatedFieldPaths)
+	}
+}