diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d19328620..e4fde14ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+1. [#5579](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5579): Disable default dashboard auto refresh.
+
 ### Features
 
 1. [#5577](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5577): Allow to configure HTTP basic access authentication.
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/constants/index.ts b/ui/src/shared/constants/index.ts
index 7f19d2f93..c926e5f4b 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/constants/index.ts
+++ b/ui/src/shared/constants/index.ts
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export const HTTP_FORBIDDEN = 403
 export const HTTP_NOT_FOUND = 404
 
 export const AUTOREFRESH_DEFAULT = 0 // in milliseconds
-export const DASHBOARD_REFRESH_DEFAULT = 10000 // in milliseconds
+export const DASHBOARD_REFRESH_DEFAULT = 0 // in milliseconds
 export const SHOW_TEMP_VAR_CONTROL_BAR_DEFAULT = false
 
 export const GRAPH = 'graph'