diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js
index 5949c58a31669..75135095b5912 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js
@@ -157,10 +157,12 @@ app.directive('dashboardApp', function (Notifier, courier, AppState, timefilter,
       };
 
       // called by the saved-object-finder when a user clicks a vis
-      $scope.addVis = function (hit) {
+      $scope.addVis = function (hit, showToast = true) {
         pendingVisCount++;
         dashboardState.addNewPanel(hit.id, 'visualization');
-        notify.info(`Visualization successfully added to your dashboard`);
+        if (showToast) {
+          notify.info(`Visualization successfully added to your dashboard`);
+        }
       };
 
       $scope.addSearch = function (hit) {
@@ -293,7 +295,11 @@ app.directive('dashboardApp', function (Notifier, courier, AppState, timefilter,
       });
 
       if ($route.current.params && $route.current.params[DashboardConstants.NEW_VISUALIZATION_ID_PARAM]) {
-        $scope.addVis({ id: $route.current.params[DashboardConstants.NEW_VISUALIZATION_ID_PARAM] });
+        // Hide the toast message since they will already see a notification from saving the visualization,
+        // and one is sufficient (especially given how the screen jumps down a bit for each unique notification).
+        const showToast = false;
+        $scope.addVis({ id: $route.current.params[DashboardConstants.NEW_VISUALIZATION_ID_PARAM] }, showToast);
+
         kbnUrl.removeParam(DashboardConstants.ADD_VISUALIZATION_TO_DASHBOARD_MODE_PARAM);
         kbnUrl.removeParam(DashboardConstants.NEW_VISUALIZATION_ID_PARAM);
       }
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js
index b7ca0025dcc7d..f18bba503563e 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await PageObjects.visualize.clickNewSearch();
       await PageObjects.visualize.saveVisualization('visualization from add new link');
       await PageObjects.header.clickToastOK();
-      await PageObjects.header.clickToastOK();
 
       const visualizations = PageObjects.dashboard.getTestVisualizations();
       return retry.tryForTime(10000, async function () {
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_view_edit.js b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_view_edit.js
index 196514324e676..d9549fe64239f 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_view_edit.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_view_edit.js
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
           await PageObjects.visualize.clickNewSearch();
           await PageObjects.visualize.saveVisualization('new viz panel');
           await PageObjects.header.clickToastOK();
-          await PageObjects.header.clickToastOK();
 
           await PageObjects.dashboard.clickCancelOutOfEditMode();