diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/metrics/useSaveAsMetricItems.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/useSaveAsMetricItems.tsx
index 009a9af9c9a24f..fa0bfe65fd4bc2 100644
--- a/static/app/views/explore/metrics/useSaveAsMetricItems.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/useSaveAsMetricItems.tsx
@@ -111,15 +111,21 @@ export function useSaveAsMetricItems(_options: UseSaveAsMetricItemsOptions) {
                   label: t('All Metrics'),
                   textValue: t('All Metrics'),
                   onAction: () => {
-                    addToDashboard(metricQueries);
+                    addToDashboard(
+                      metricQueries.filter(
+                        metricQuery =>
+                          !isVisualizeEquation(metricQuery.queryParams.visualizes[0]!)
+                      )
+                    );
                   },
                 },
               ]
             : []),
           ...metricQueries.map((metricQuery, index) => {
+            const visualize = metricQuery.queryParams.visualizes[0]!;
             return {
               key: `add-to-dashboard-${index}`,
-              label: `${metricQuery.label ?? getVisualizeLabel(index, isVisualizeEquation(metricQuery.queryParams.visualizes[0]!))}: ${
+              label: `${metricQuery.label ?? getVisualizeLabel(index, isVisualizeEquation(visualize))}: ${
                 formatTraceMetricsFunction(
                   metricQuery.queryParams.aggregateFields
                     .filter(isVisualize)
@@ -127,8 +133,15 @@ export function useSaveAsMetricItems(_options: UseSaveAsMetricItemsOptions) {
                 ) as string
               }`,
               onAction: () => {
+                if (isVisualizeEquation(visualize)) {
+                  return;
+                }
                 addToDashboard(metricQuery);
               },
+              disabled: isVisualizeEquation(visualize),
+              tooltip: isVisualizeEquation(visualize)
+                ? t('Equations cannot currently be added to a dashboard')
+                : undefined,
             };
           }),
         ],