diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/actions/cellEditorOverlay.ts b/ui/src/dashboards/actions/cellEditorOverlay.ts
index 018444bad6..245894d60c 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/actions/cellEditorOverlay.ts
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/actions/cellEditorOverlay.ts
@@ -1,211 +1,114 @@
 import {Cell} from 'src/types'
-import {CellType, ThresholdType} from 'src/types/dashboards'
 import {ColorNumber, ColorString} from 'src/types/colors'
-import {
-  Axes,
-  DecimalPlaces,
-  FieldOption,
-  TableOptions,
-} from 'src/types/dashboards'
+import * as DashboardData from 'src/types/dashboards'
+import * as CellEditorOverlayActions from 'src/types/actions/cellEditorOverlay'
 
-export type Action =
-  | ShowCellEditorOverlayAction
-  | HideCellEditorOverlayAction
-  | ChangeCellTypeAction
-  | RenameCellAction
-  | UpdateThresholdsListColorsAction
-  | UpdateThresholdsListTypeAction
-  | UpdateGaugeColorsAction
-  | UpdateAxesAction
-  | UpdateTableOptionsAction
-  | UpdateLineColorsAction
-  | ChangeTimeFormatAction
-  | ChangeDecimalPlacesAction
-  | UpdateFieldOptionsAction
-
-export type ShowCellEditorOverlayActionCreator = (
+export const showCellEditorOverlay: CellEditorOverlayActions.ShowCellEditorOverlayActionCreator = (
   cell: Cell
-) => ShowCellEditorOverlayAction
-
-interface ShowCellEditorOverlayAction {
-  type: 'SHOW_CELL_EDITOR_OVERLAY'
-  payload: {
-    cell: Cell
-  }
-}
-export const showCellEditorOverlay: ShowCellEditorOverlayActionCreator = (
-  cell: Cell
-): ShowCellEditorOverlayAction => ({
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.ShowCellEditorOverlayAction => ({
   type: 'SHOW_CELL_EDITOR_OVERLAY',
   payload: {
     cell,
   },
 })
 
-export type HideCellEditorOverlayActionCreator = () => HideCellEditorOverlayAction
-
-interface HideCellEditorOverlayAction {
-  type: 'HIDE_CELL_EDITOR_OVERLAY'
-}
-export const hideCellEditorOverlay = (): HideCellEditorOverlayAction => ({
+export const hideCellEditorOverlay = (): CellEditorOverlayActions.HideCellEditorOverlayAction => ({
   type: 'HIDE_CELL_EDITOR_OVERLAY',
 })
 
-interface ChangeCellTypeAction {
-  type: 'CHANGE_CELL_TYPE'
-  payload: {
-    cellType: CellType
-  }
-}
-
-export const changeCellType = (cellType: CellType): ChangeCellTypeAction => ({
+export const changeCellType = (
+  cellType: DashboardData.CellType
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.ChangeCellTypeAction => ({
   type: 'CHANGE_CELL_TYPE',
   payload: {
     cellType,
   },
 })
 
-interface RenameCellAction {
-  type: 'RENAME_CELL'
-  payload: {
-    cellName: string
-  }
-}
-export const renameCell = (cellName: string): RenameCellAction => ({
+export const renameCell = (
+  cellName: string
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.RenameCellAction => ({
   type: 'RENAME_CELL',
   payload: {
     cellName,
   },
 })
 
-interface UpdateThresholdsListColorsAction {
-  type: 'UPDATE_THRESHOLDS_LIST_COLORS'
-  payload: {
-    thresholdsListColors: ColorNumber[]
-  }
-}
 export const updateThresholdsListColors = (
   thresholdsListColors: ColorNumber[]
-): UpdateThresholdsListColorsAction => ({
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.UpdateThresholdsListColorsAction => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_THRESHOLDS_LIST_COLORS',
   payload: {
     thresholdsListColors,
   },
 })
 
-interface UpdateThresholdsListTypeAction {
-  type: 'UPDATE_THRESHOLDS_LIST_TYPE'
-  payload: {
-    thresholdsListType: ThresholdType
-  }
-}
-
 export const updateThresholdsListType = (
-  thresholdsListType: ThresholdType
-): UpdateThresholdsListTypeAction => ({
+  thresholdsListType: DashboardData.ThresholdType
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.UpdateThresholdsListTypeAction => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_THRESHOLDS_LIST_TYPE',
   payload: {
     thresholdsListType,
   },
 })
 
-interface UpdateGaugeColorsAction {
-  type: 'UPDATE_GAUGE_COLORS'
-  payload: {
-    gaugeColors: ColorNumber[]
-  }
-}
 export const updateGaugeColors = (
   gaugeColors: ColorNumber[]
-): UpdateGaugeColorsAction => ({
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.UpdateGaugeColorsAction => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_GAUGE_COLORS',
   payload: {
     gaugeColors,
   },
 })
 
-interface UpdateAxesAction {
-  type: 'UPDATE_AXES'
-  payload: {
-    axes: Axes
-  }
-}
-export const updateAxes = (axes: Axes): UpdateAxesAction => ({
+export const updateAxes = (
+  axes: DashboardData.Axes
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.UpdateAxesAction => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_AXES',
   payload: {
     axes,
   },
 })
 
-interface UpdateTableOptionsAction {
-  type: 'UPDATE_TABLE_OPTIONS'
-  payload: {
-    tableOptions: TableOptions
-  }
-}
 export const updateTableOptions = (
-  tableOptions: TableOptions
-): UpdateTableOptionsAction => ({
+  tableOptions: DashboardData.TableOptions
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.UpdateTableOptionsAction => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_TABLE_OPTIONS',
   payload: {
     tableOptions,
   },
 })
 
-interface UpdateLineColorsAction {
-  type: 'UPDATE_LINE_COLORS'
-  payload: {
-    lineColors: ColorString[]
-  }
-}
 export const updateLineColors = (
   lineColors: ColorString[]
-): UpdateLineColorsAction => ({
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.UpdateLineColorsAction => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_LINE_COLORS',
   payload: {
     lineColors,
   },
 })
 
-interface ChangeTimeFormatAction {
-  type: 'CHANGE_TIME_FORMAT'
-  payload: {
-    timeFormat: string
-  }
-}
 export const changeTimeFormat = (
   timeFormat: string
-): ChangeTimeFormatAction => ({
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.ChangeTimeFormatAction => ({
   type: 'CHANGE_TIME_FORMAT',
   payload: {
     timeFormat,
   },
 })
 
-interface ChangeDecimalPlacesAction {
-  type: 'CHANGE_DECIMAL_PLACES'
-  payload: {
-    decimalPlaces: DecimalPlaces
-  }
-}
 export const changeDecimalPlaces = (
-  decimalPlaces: DecimalPlaces
-): ChangeDecimalPlacesAction => ({
+  decimalPlaces: DashboardData.DecimalPlaces
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.ChangeDecimalPlacesAction => ({
   type: 'CHANGE_DECIMAL_PLACES',
   payload: {
     decimalPlaces,
   },
 })
 
-interface UpdateFieldOptionsAction {
-  type: 'UPDATE_FIELD_OPTIONS'
-  payload: {
-    fieldOptions: FieldOption[]
-  }
-}
 export const updateFieldOptions = (
-  fieldOptions: FieldOption[]
-): UpdateFieldOptionsAction => ({
+  fieldOptions: DashboardData.FieldOption[]
+): CellEditorOverlayActions.UpdateFieldOptionsAction => ({
   type: 'UPDATE_FIELD_OPTIONS',
   payload: {
     fieldOptions,
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx b/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
index d074ffea14..55d8ed3435 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ import {DashboardName} from 'src/types/dashboards'
 import {ColorNumber, ColorString} from 'src/types/colors'
 import * as AnnotationActions from 'src/types/actions/annotations'
 import * as AppActions from 'src/shared/actions/app'
-import * as CellEditorOverlayActions from 'src/dashboards/actions/cellEditorOverlay'
+import * as CellEditorOverlayActions from 'src/types/actions/cellEditorOverlay'
 import * as DashboardActions from 'src/types/actions/dashboards'
 import * as ErrorActions from 'src/types/actions/errors'
 import * as NotificationActions from 'src/types/actions/notifications'
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/reducers/cellEditorOverlay.ts b/ui/src/dashboards/reducers/cellEditorOverlay.ts
index bf0e8e61c8..8b6488c721 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/reducers/cellEditorOverlay.ts
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/reducers/cellEditorOverlay.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from 'src/shared/constants/graphColorPalettes'
 
 import {initializeOptions} from 'src/dashboards/constants/cellEditor'
-import {Action} from 'src/dashboards/actions/cellEditorOverlay'
+import {Action} from 'src/types/actions/cellEditorOverlay'
 import {CellType, Cell} from 'src/types'
 import {ThresholdType, TableOptions} from 'src/types/dashboards'
 import {ThresholdColor, GaugeColor, LineColor} from 'src/types/colors'
diff --git a/ui/src/types/actions/cellEditorOverlay.ts b/ui/src/types/actions/cellEditorOverlay.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0648c6cd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/types/actions/cellEditorOverlay.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import {Cell} from 'src/types'
+import {ColorNumber, ColorString} from 'src/types/colors'
+import * as DashboardData from 'src/types/dashboards'
+
+export type Action =
+  | ShowCellEditorOverlayAction
+  | HideCellEditorOverlayAction
+  | ChangeCellTypeAction
+  | RenameCellAction
+  | UpdateThresholdsListColorsAction
+  | UpdateThresholdsListTypeAction
+  | UpdateGaugeColorsAction
+  | UpdateAxesAction
+  | UpdateTableOptionsAction
+  | UpdateLineColorsAction
+  | ChangeTimeFormatAction
+  | ChangeDecimalPlacesAction
+  | UpdateFieldOptionsAction
+
+export type ShowCellEditorOverlayActionCreator = (
+  cell: Cell
+) => ShowCellEditorOverlayAction
+
+export interface ShowCellEditorOverlayAction {
+  type: 'SHOW_CELL_EDITOR_OVERLAY'
+  payload: {
+    cell: Cell
+  }
+}
+
+export type HideCellEditorOverlayActionCreator = () => HideCellEditorOverlayAction
+
+export interface HideCellEditorOverlayAction {
+  type: 'HIDE_CELL_EDITOR_OVERLAY'
+}
+
+export interface ChangeCellTypeAction {
+  type: 'CHANGE_CELL_TYPE'
+  payload: {
+    cellType: DashboardData.CellType
+  }
+}
+
+export interface RenameCellAction {
+  type: 'RENAME_CELL'
+  payload: {
+    cellName: string
+  }
+}
+
+export interface UpdateThresholdsListColorsAction {
+  type: 'UPDATE_THRESHOLDS_LIST_COLORS'
+  payload: {
+    thresholdsListColors: ColorNumber[]
+  }
+}
+
+export interface UpdateThresholdsListTypeAction {
+  type: 'UPDATE_THRESHOLDS_LIST_TYPE'
+  payload: {
+    thresholdsListType: DashboardData.ThresholdType
+  }
+}
+
+export interface UpdateGaugeColorsAction {
+  type: 'UPDATE_GAUGE_COLORS'
+  payload: {
+    gaugeColors: ColorNumber[]
+  }
+}
+
+export interface UpdateAxesAction {
+  type: 'UPDATE_AXES'
+  payload: {
+    axes: DashboardData.Axes
+  }
+}
+
+export interface UpdateTableOptionsAction {
+  type: 'UPDATE_TABLE_OPTIONS'
+  payload: {
+    tableOptions: DashboardData.TableOptions
+  }
+}
+
+export interface UpdateLineColorsAction {
+  type: 'UPDATE_LINE_COLORS'
+  payload: {
+    lineColors: ColorString[]
+  }
+}
+
+export interface ChangeTimeFormatAction {
+  type: 'CHANGE_TIME_FORMAT'
+  payload: {
+    timeFormat: string
+  }
+}
+
+export interface ChangeDecimalPlacesAction {
+  type: 'CHANGE_DECIMAL_PLACES'
+  payload: {
+    decimalPlaces: DashboardData.DecimalPlaces
+  }
+}
+
+export interface UpdateFieldOptionsAction {
+  type: 'UPDATE_FIELD_OPTIONS'
+  payload: {
+    fieldOptions: DashboardData.FieldOption[]
+  }
+}