diff --git a/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.bar-gauge.spec.ts b/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.bar-gauge.spec.ts
index 199c081602..789d6c798e 100644
--- a/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.bar-gauge.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.bar-gauge.spec.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ const store = {
   },
   dispatch: vi.fn(),
 };
-const drilldown = [{ name: "Logs", type: "byUrl", data: { url: "https://example.com" } }];
+const drilldown = [
+  {
+    name: "Logs",
+    type: "byUrl",
+    data: { url: "https://example.com/?name=${series.__name}&value=${series.__value}" },
+  },
+];
 
 const field = (alias: string, column: string, functionName: string | null = null) => ({
   label: column,
@@ -211,11 +217,21 @@ describe("drilldown on the new chart types", () => {
 
       expect(params.componentType).toBe("series");
       expect(params.dataIndex).not.toBeUndefined();
-      const clickedRow = grouped.find((row) => row.x_axis_1 === params.name);
-      expect(params.data.rawValue).toBe(clickedRow?.y_axis_1);
       expect(popup.style.display).toBe("block");
       expect(api.drilldownArray.value.map((item: any) => item.name)).toEqual(["Logs"]);
       expect(hideChartTooltip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      // The bar is drawn at its 0..1 fill; the resolved URL must carry the row's real value.
+      const open = vi.spyOn(window, "open").mockReturnValue(null);
+      await api.openDrilldown(0);
+      expect(open).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      const url = new URL(String(open.mock.calls[0][0]));
+      expect(url.searchParams.get("name")).toBe(params.name);
+      const rowValues = grouped
+        .filter((row) => row.x_axis_1 === params.name)
+        .map((row) => row.y_axis_1);
+      expect(rowValues).toContain(Number(url.searchParams.get("value")));
+      open.mockRestore();
     },
   );
 });
diff --git a/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.spec.ts b/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.spec.ts
index d45f9468a7..1d90c3cba0 100644
--- a/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.spec.ts
@@ -508,6 +508,33 @@ describe("usePanelDrilldown", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("a gauge dial standing in for a blank label drills down with the blank, not (empty)", async () => {
+    const deps = makeDeps();
+    deps.panelSchema.value.type = "gauge";
+    deps.panelSchema.value.config.drilldown = [
+      {
+        name: "Dial",
+        type: "byUrl",
+        data: { url: "https://example.com/?axis=${series.__axisValue}&v=${series.__value}" },
+      },
+    ];
+    const openSpy = vi.spyOn(window, "open").mockImplementation(() => null);
+    const api = usePanelDrilldown(deps as any);
+    await api.onChartClick({
+      componentType: "series",
+      event: { offsetX: 1, offsetY: 1 },
+      seriesName: "series",
+      name: "(empty)",
+      value: 88,
+      data: { name: "(empty)", rawName: "", value: 88 },
+    });
+    await api.openDrilldown(0);
+    const url = new URL(String(openSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0]));
+    openSpy.mockRestore();
+    expect(url.searchParams.get("axis")).toBe("");
+    expect(url.searchParams.get("v")).toBe("88");
+  });
+
   describe("heatmap drilldown", () => {
     const heatmapDeps = (options: any, extras: any = {}) => {
       const deps = makeDeps();
diff --git a/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.ts b/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.ts
index 18cef8a7f9..d0e9ec47e9 100644
--- a/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.ts
+++ b/web/src/composables/dashboard/usePanelDrilldown.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ export function usePanelDrilldown({
     return {
       __name: NAMED_ITEM_TYPES.includes(panelSchema.value.type) ? params?.name : params?.seriesName,
       __value: value,
-      __axisValue: params?.value?.[0] ?? params?.name,
+      // A gauge dial named "(empty)" stands in for a blank label; drilldowns filter on the blank.
+      __axisValue: params?.value?.[0] ?? params?.data?.rawName ?? params?.name,
     };
   };