diff --git a/panel/models/echarts.py b/panel/models/echarts.py
index 7ef583b3a0..137651db77 100644
--- a/panel/models/echarts.py
+++ b/panel/models/echarts.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def __js_skip__(cls):
 
     data = Nullable(Dict(String, Any))
 
+    options_kwargs = Nullable(Dict(String, Any))
+
     event_config = Dict(String, Any)
 
     js_events = Dict(String, List(Any))
diff --git a/panel/models/echarts.ts b/panel/models/echarts.ts
index 198609d7f6..f461646394 100644
--- a/panel/models/echarts.ts
+++ b/panel/models/echarts.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class EChartsView extends HTMLBoxView {
   _plot(): void {
     if ((window as any).echarts == null)
       return
-    this._chart.setOption(this.model.data, true);
+    this._chart.setOption(this.model.data, this.model.options_kwargs );
   }
 
   _resize(): void {
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ export namespace ECharts {
   export type Attrs = p.AttrsOf<Props>
   export type Props = HTMLBox.Props & {
     data: p.Property<any>
+    options_kwargs: p.Property<any>
     event_config: p.Property<any>
     js_events: p.Property<any>
     renderer: p.Property<string>
@@ -159,11 +160,12 @@ export class ECharts extends HTMLBox {
     this.prototype.default_view = EChartsView
 
     this.define<ECharts.Props>(({ Any, String }) => ({
-      data:         [ Any,           {} ],
-      event_config: [ Any,           {} ],
-      js_events:    [ Any,           {} ],
-      theme:        [ String,  "default"],
-      renderer:     [ String,   "canvas"]
+      data:          [ Any,           {} ],
+      options_kwargs:[ Any,           {} ],
+      event_config:  [ Any,           {} ],
+      js_events:     [ Any,           {} ],
+      theme:         [ String,  "default"],
+      renderer:      [ String,   "canvas"]
     }))
   }
 }
diff --git a/panel/pane/echarts.py b/panel/pane/echarts.py
index c9787a7353..48f3180156 100644
--- a/panel/pane/echarts.py
+++ b/panel/pane/echarts.py
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ class ECharts(ModelPane):
     object = param.Parameter(default=None, doc="""
         The Echarts object being wrapped. Can be an Echarts dictionary or a pyecharts chart""")
 
+    options_kwargs = param.Parameter(default=None, doc="""
+        An optional dict of options passed to Echarts.setOption. Allows to fine-tune the rendering behavior.
+        """)
+
     renderer = param.ObjectSelector(default="canvas", objects=["canvas", "svg"], doc="""
        Whether to render as HTML canvas or SVG""")