diff --git a/grafana-cloud-integration-utils/util.libsonnet b/grafana-cloud-integration-utils/util.libsonnet
index 25d5fde43..84527711a 100644
--- a/grafana-cloud-integration-utils/util.libsonnet
+++ b/grafana-cloud-integration-utils/util.libsonnet
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ local integration_version_panel(version, statusPanelDataSource, height, width, x
                panelsHeight=config.statusPanelsGridPos[0],
                panelsWidth=config.statusPanelsGridPos[1],
                rowPositionY=config.statusPanelsGridPos[3],
-             )).panels.statusPanelsWithRow,
+               withRow=(if std.objectHas(config, 'statusPanelsWithRow') then config.statusPanelsWithRow else true),
+             )).panels.statusPanels,
             [
               panel {
                 gridPos+: {
diff --git a/status-panels-lib/README.md b/status-panels-lib/README.md
index 28ce4cbbf..a04c39a56 100644
--- a/status-panels-lib/README.md
+++ b/status-panels-lib/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ jb install https://github.com/grafana/jsonnet-libs/status-panels-lib
   panelsHeight=2,
   panelsWidth=8,
   rowPositionY=10,
-)).panels.statusPanelsWithRow
+  withRow=true,
+)).panels.statusPanels
 ```
 
 ## Logs
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ jb install https://github.com/grafana/jsonnet-libs/status-panels-lib
   panelsHeight=2,
   panelsWidth=8,
   rowPositionY=10,
-)).panels.statusPanelsWithRow
+  withRow=true,
+)).panels.statusPanels
 ```
 
 ## Only panels without row
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ jb install https://github.com/grafana/jsonnet-libs/status-panels-lib
   panelsHeight=2,
   panelsWidth=8,
   rowPositionY=10,
+  withRow=false,
 )).panels.statusPanels
 ```
 
@@ -123,6 +126,10 @@ Position (Default `0`)
 
 Override the datetime unit for panels (Default `dateTimeFromNow`)
 
+### withRow
+
+Whether to add a separate row for the status panels (Default `true`)
+
 ## Sample Dashboard
 
 `status-panel-dashboard.libsonnet`
@@ -149,7 +156,8 @@ local title = 'Status Panel Example';
             panelsHeight=2,
             panelsWidth=8,
             rowPositionY=10,
-          )).panels.statusPanelsWithRow
+            withRow=true,
+          )).panels.statusPanels
         )
   }
 }
diff --git a/status-panels-lib/status-panels/main.libsonnet b/status-panels-lib/status-panels/main.libsonnet
index 6d8415a48..59d8321b4 100644
--- a/status-panels-lib/status-panels/main.libsonnet
+++ b/status-panels-lib/status-panels/main.libsonnet
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ local variables = import './variables.libsonnet';
     panelsWidth=8,
     rowPositionY=0,
     dateTimeUnit='dateTimeFromNow',
+    withRow=true,
   ): {
 
     local this = self,
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ local variables = import './variables.libsonnet';
       panelsWidth,
       rowPositionY,
       dateTimeUnit,
+      withRow,
     ),
+
   },
 
 }
diff --git a/status-panels-lib/status-panels/panels.libsonnet b/status-panels-lib/status-panels/panels.libsonnet
index 6ce71e8db..dfdd19f86 100644
--- a/status-panels-lib/status-panels/panels.libsonnet
+++ b/status-panels-lib/status-panels/panels.libsonnet
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function(
   panelsWidth,
   rowPositionY,
   dateTimeUnit,
+  withRow,
 )
 
   {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ function(
     latestMetricReceivedLogs:: self.latestMetricReceivedInit(statusPanelsTargetLogs, 'logs'),
     integrationVersion:: self.integrationVersionInit(integrationVersion),
 
-    statusPanels: utils.join([
+    statusPanelsWithOutRow: utils.join([
       if type == 'metrics' || type == 'both' then
         [
           self.integrationStatusMetrics,
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ function(
       [
         self.row,
       ],
-      self.statusPanels,
+      self.statusPanelsWithOutRow,
     ]),
+
+    statusPanels: if withRow then
+      self.statusPanelsWithRow
+    else
+      self.statusPanelsWithOutRow,
   }