diff --git a/dashboard/dashboard.go b/dashboard/dashboard.go
index d3b07b0e..b1767ef8 100644
--- a/dashboard/dashboard.go
+++ b/dashboard/dashboard.go
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ func UID(uid string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// Slug sets the Slug used by the dashboard.
+func Slug(slug string) Option {
+	return func(builder *Builder) error {
+		builder.board.Slug = slug
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // VariableAsCustom adds a templated variable, defined as a set of custom
 // values.
 // See https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/reference/templating/#variable-types
diff --git a/decoder/dashboard.go b/decoder/dashboard.go
index 1537eecb..ee6200e8 100644
--- a/decoder/dashboard.go
+++ b/decoder/dashboard.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ var ErrInvalidTimezone = fmt.Errorf("invalid timezone")
 
 type DashboardModel struct {
 	Title           string
+	Slug            string
+	UID             string `yaml:",omitempty"`
 	Editable        bool
 	SharedCrosshair bool `yaml:"shared_crosshair"`
 	Tags            []string
@@ -38,6 +40,14 @@ func (d *DashboardModel) ToBuilder() (dashboard.Builder, error) {
 		opts = append(opts, dashboard.Tags(d.Tags))
 	}
 
+	if len(d.Slug) != 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, dashboard.Slug(d.Slug))
+	}
+
+	if len(d.UID) != 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, dashboard.UID(d.UID))
+	}
+
 	for _, externalLink := range d.ExternalLinks {
 		opts = append(opts, dashboard.ExternalLinks(externalLink.toModel()))
 	}
diff --git a/decoder/dashboard_test.go b/decoder/dashboard_test.go
index 5416d5c6..df83e871 100644
--- a/decoder/dashboard_test.go
+++ b/decoder/dashboard_test.go
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ rows:
 func generalOptions() testCase {
 	yaml := `title: Awesome dashboard
 
+slug: this_is_a_slug
+uid: my_uid
 editable: true
 shared_crosshair: true
 tags: [generated, yaml]
diff --git a/decoder/testdata/general_options.json b/decoder/testdata/general_options.json
index 3880d495..cf748464 100644
--- a/decoder/testdata/general_options.json
+++ b/decoder/testdata/general_options.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "slug": "",
+  "slug": "this_is_a_slug",
+  "uid": "my_uid",
   "title": "Awesome dashboard",
   "originalTitle": "",
   "tags": ["generated", "yaml"],