diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management/lib/load_dashboard_state.test.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management/lib/load_dashboard_state.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b2289ac5ca975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management/lib/load_dashboard_state.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * 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 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 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { registry } from '../../plugin_services.stub';
+import { pluginServices } from '../../plugin_services';
+import { getSampleDashboardInput } from '../../../mocks';
+import { loadDashboardState } from './load_dashboard_state';
+import { dashboardContentManagementCache } from '../dashboard_content_management_service';
+
+pluginServices.setRegistry(registry.start({}));
+const { data, embeddable, contentManagement, savedObjectsTagging } = pluginServices.getServices();
+
+const allServices = {
+  data,
+  embeddable,
+  contentManagement,
+  savedObjectsTagging,
+};
+
+describe('Load dashboard state', () => {
+  it('should return cached result if available', async () => {
+    dashboardContentManagementCache.fetchDashboard = jest.fn().mockImplementation((id: string) => {
+      return {
+        item: {
+          id,
+          version: 1,
+          references: [],
+          type: 'dashboard',
+          attributes: {
+            kibanaSavedObjectMeta: { searchSourceJSON: '' },
+            title: 'Test dashboard',
+          },
+        },
+        meta: {},
+      };
+    });
+    dashboardContentManagementCache.addDashboard = jest.fn();
+    contentManagement.client.get = jest.fn();
+
+    const { id } = getSampleDashboardInput();
+    const result = await loadDashboardState({
+      id,
+      ...allServices,
+    });
+    expect(dashboardContentManagementCache.fetchDashboard).toBeCalled();
+    expect(dashboardContentManagementCache.addDashboard).not.toBeCalled();
+    expect(contentManagement.client.get).not.toBeCalled();
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      dashboardId: id,
+      dashboardFound: true,
+      dashboardInput: {
+        title: 'Test dashboard',
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should not add to cache for alias redirect result', async () => {
+    dashboardContentManagementCache.fetchDashboard = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    dashboardContentManagementCache.addDashboard = jest.fn();
+    contentManagement.client.get = jest.fn().mockImplementation(({ id }) => {
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        item: { id },
+        meta: {
+          outcome: 'aliasMatch',
+        },
+      });
+    });
+    const { id } = getSampleDashboardInput();
+    await loadDashboardState({
+      id,
+      ...allServices,
+    });
+    expect(dashboardContentManagementCache.fetchDashboard).toBeCalled();
+    expect(dashboardContentManagementCache.addDashboard).not.toBeCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management/lib/load_dashboard_state.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management/lib/load_dashboard_state.ts
index c022e05d91d3d..5b748c740cea4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management/lib/load_dashboard_state.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/services/dashboard_content_management/lib/load_dashboard_state.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export const loadDashboardState = async ({
   /**
    * Load the saved object from Content Management
    */
-  let rawDashboardContent;
-  let resolveMeta;
+  let rawDashboardContent: DashboardCrudTypes['GetOut']['item'];
+  let resolveMeta: DashboardCrudTypes['GetOut']['meta'];
 
   const cachedDashboard = dashboardContentManagementCache.fetchDashboard(id);
   if (cachedDashboard) {
@@ -81,8 +81,15 @@ export const loadDashboardState = async ({
         throw new SavedObjectNotFound(DASHBOARD_CONTENT_ID, id);
       });
 
-    dashboardContentManagementCache.addDashboard(result);
     ({ item: rawDashboardContent, meta: resolveMeta } = result);
+    const { outcome: loadOutcome } = resolveMeta;
+    if (loadOutcome !== 'aliasMatch') {
+      /**
+       * Only add the dashboard to the cache if it does not require a redirect - otherwise, the meta
+       * alias info gets cached and prevents the dashboard contents from being updated
+       */
+      dashboardContentManagementCache.addDashboard(result);
+    }
   }
 
   if (!rawDashboardContent || !rawDashboardContent.version) {