diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/.eslintrc.js b/packages/osd-charts/.eslintrc.js
index 3c2fbf6dbc32..4e1c82e3c949 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/.eslintrc.js
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'unicorn/prefer-node-append': 0,
     'unicorn/no-zero-fractions': 0,
     'unicorn/prefer-node-remove': 0, // not IE11 compatible
+    'unicorn/no-unreadable-array-destructuring': 0,
     'unicorn/filename-case': [
       'error',
       {
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/api/charts.api.md b/packages/osd-charts/api/charts.api.md
index d88a2c6e6d3d..04fede60046f 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/api/charts.api.md
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/api/charts.api.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { $Values } from 'utility-types';
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import React from 'react';
+import { ReactChild } from 'react';
 
 // @public
 export type Accessor = AccessorObjectKey | AccessorArrayIndex;
@@ -1599,6 +1600,7 @@ export interface SettingsSpec extends Spec {
     legendMaxDepth?: number;
     legendPosition: Position;
     minBrushDelta?: number;
+    noResults?: ComponentType | ReactChild;
     // (undocumented)
     onBrushEnd?: BrushEndListener;
     // (undocumented)
@@ -1646,9 +1648,7 @@ export interface SettingsSpec extends Spec {
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "SettingsSpecProps" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type SettingsSpecProps = Partial<Omit<SettingsSpec, 'chartType' | 'specType' | 'id' | 'externalPointerEvents'>> & {
-    externalPointerEvents?: RecursivePartial<SettingsSpec['externalPointerEvents']>;
-};
+export type SettingsSpecProps = Partial<Omit<SettingsSpec, 'chartType' | 'specType' | 'id'>>;
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "SharedGeometryStateStyle" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/integration/helpers.ts b/packages/osd-charts/integration/helpers.ts
index babc5aab93dc..62362d3c45ff 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/integration/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/integration/helpers.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function encodeString(string: string) {
 const storiesToSkip: Record<string, string[]> = {
   // Interactions: ['Some story name'],
   Legend: ['Actions'],
+  'Test Cases': ['No Series'],
 };
 
 /**
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ export function getStorybookInfo(): StoryGroupInfo[] {
 
       const encodedGroup = encodeString(group);
 
-      return [group, encodedGroup, stories];
-    });
+      return [group, encodedGroup, stories] as StoryGroupInfo;
+    })
+    .filter(([, , stories]) => stories.length > 0);
 }
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/integration/tests/__image_snapshots__/test-cases-stories-test-ts-test-cases-stories-should-render-custom-no-results-component-1-snap.png b/packages/osd-charts/integration/tests/__image_snapshots__/test-cases-stories-test-ts-test-cases-stories-should-render-custom-no-results-component-1-snap.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b9d58594c367
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diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/integration/tests/__image_snapshots__/test-cases-stories-test-ts-test-cases-stories-should-render-default-no-results-component-1-snap.png b/packages/osd-charts/integration/tests/__image_snapshots__/test-cases-stories-test-ts-test-cases-stories-should-render-default-no-results-component-1-snap.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4f9f35020e7
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diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/integration/tests/test_cases_stories.test.ts b/packages/osd-charts/integration/tests/test_cases_stories.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3813ee7ddefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/integration/tests/test_cases_stories.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { common } from '../page_objects';
+
+describe('Test cases stories', () => {
+  it('should render custom no results component', async () => {
+    await common.expectChartAtUrlToMatchScreenshot(
+      'http://localhost:9001/?path=/story/test-cases--no-series&knob-Show custom no results=true',
+      {
+        waitSelector: '.echReactiveChart_noResults .euiIcon:not(.euiIcon-isLoading)',
+        delay: 500, // wait for icon to load
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should render default no results component', async () => {
+    await common.expectChartAtUrlToMatchScreenshot(
+      'http://localhost:9001/?path=/story/test-cases--no-series&knob-Show custom no results=false',
+      { waitSelector: '.echReactiveChart_noResults' },
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/_unavailable_chart.scss b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/_unavailable_chart.scss
index b86d6363102b..a64eefad80d2 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/_unavailable_chart.scss
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/_unavailable_chart.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.echReactiveChart_unavailable {
+.echReactiveChart_noResults {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart.tsx b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart.tsx
index 5863897c1487..578eaa23ba43 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart.tsx
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ export class Chart extends React.Component<ChartProps, ChartState> {
           <ChartStatus />
           <ChartResizer />
           <Legend />
+          {/* TODO: Add renderFn to error boundary */}
           <ErrorBoundary>
             <SpecsParser>{this.props.children}</SpecsParser>
             <div className="echContainer">
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart_container.tsx b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart_container.tsx
index 69cd25a34813..ff837dc66685 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart_container.tsx
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/chart_container.tsx
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector, InitStatus } from '../state/selectors
 import { getSettingsSpecSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_settings_specs';
 import { isInternalChartEmptySelector } from '../state/selectors/is_chart_empty';
 import { deepEqual } from '../utils/fast_deep_equal';
+import { NoResults } from './no_results';
 
 interface ChartContainerComponentStateProps {
-  initialized: InitStatus;
+  status: InitStatus;
   isChartEmpty?: boolean;
   pointerCursor: string;
   isBrushing: boolean;
+  initalized?: boolean;
   isBrushingAvailable: boolean;
   settings?: SettingsSpec;
   internalChartRenderer: (
@@ -169,21 +171,22 @@ class ChartContainerComponent extends React.Component<ReactiveChartProps> {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { initialized, isChartEmpty } = this.props;
-    if (
-      initialized === InitStatus.ParentSizeInvalid ||
-      initialized === InitStatus.SpecNotInitialized ||
-      initialized === InitStatus.ChartNotInitialized
-    ) {
+    const { status, isChartEmpty, settings, initalized } = this.props;
+
+    if (!initalized || status === InitStatus.ParentSizeInvalid) {
+      // TODO: Display error on chart
       return null;
     }
-    if (initialized === InitStatus.MissingChartType || isChartEmpty === true) {
-      return (
-        <div className="echReactiveChart_unavailable">
-          <p>No data to display</p>
-        </div>
-      );
+
+    if (
+      status === InitStatus.ChartNotInitialized ||
+      status === InitStatus.MissingChartType ||
+      status === InitStatus.SpecNotInitialized ||
+      isChartEmpty
+    ) {
+      return <NoResults renderFn={settings?.noResults} />;
     }
+
     const { pointerCursor, internalChartRenderer, getChartContainerRef, forwardStageRef } = this.props;
     return (
       <div
@@ -214,26 +217,30 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: Dispatch): ChartContainerComponentDispatch
   );
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): ChartContainerComponentStateProps => {
   const status = getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state);
+  const settings = getSettingsSpecSelector(state);
+  const initalized = !state.specParsing && state.specsInitialized;
 
   if (status !== InitStatus.Initialized) {
     return {
-      initialized: status,
-      isChartEmpty: undefined,
+      status,
+      initalized,
       pointerCursor: 'default',
       isBrushingAvailable: false,
       isBrushing: false,
       internalChartRenderer: () => null,
+      settings,
     };
   }
 
   return {
-    initialized: status,
+    status,
+    initalized,
     isChartEmpty: isInternalChartEmptySelector(state),
     pointerCursor: getInternalPointerCursor(state),
     isBrushingAvailable: getInternalIsBrushingAvailableSelector(state),
     isBrushing: getInternalIsBrushingSelector(state),
     internalChartRenderer: getInternalChartRendererSelector(state),
-    settings: getSettingsSpecSelector(state),
+    settings,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/error_boundary/error_boundary.tsx b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/error_boundary/error_boundary.tsx
index 878a959fd340..482cef0f35ab 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/error_boundary/error_boundary.tsx
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/error_boundary/error_boundary.tsx
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@
 
 import React, { Component, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
+import { SettingsSpecProps } from '../../specs';
+import { NoResults } from '../no_results';
 import { isGracefulError } from './errors';
 
 type ErrorBoundaryProps = {
   children: ReactNode;
+  renderFn?: SettingsSpecProps['noResults'];
 };
 
 interface ErrorBoundaryState {
@@ -51,11 +54,7 @@ export class ErrorBoundary extends Component<ErrorBoundaryProps, ErrorBoundarySt
 
   render() {
     if (this.hasError) {
-      return (
-        <div className="echReactiveChart_unavailable">
-          <p>No data to display</p>
-        </div>
-      );
+      return <NoResults renderFn={this.props.renderFn} />;
     }
 
     return this.props.children;
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/src/components/no_results.tsx b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/no_results.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b72052d7fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/src/components/no_results.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC, Suspense } from 'react';
+
+import { SettingsSpecProps } from '../specs';
+
+interface NoResultsProps {
+  renderFn?: SettingsSpecProps['noResults'];
+}
+
+export const NoResults: FC<NoResultsProps> = ({ renderFn }) => (
+  <Suspense fallback={() => null}>
+    <div className="echReactiveChart_noResults">{renderFn ?? <p>No data to display</p>}</div>
+  </Suspense>
+);
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/src/specs/settings.tsx b/packages/osd-charts/src/specs/settings.tsx
index 544a515ea344..527f94269ec8 100644
--- a/packages/osd-charts/src/specs/settings.tsx
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/src/specs/settings.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { ComponentType } from 'react';
+import React, { ComponentType, ReactChild } from 'react';
 
 import { Spec } from '.';
 import { Cell } from '../chart_types/heatmap/layout/types/viewmodel_types';
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { CustomTooltip } from '../components/tooltip/types';
 import { ScaleContinuousType, ScaleOrdinalType } from '../scales';
 import { getConnect, specComponentFactory } from '../state/spec_factory';
 import { Accessor } from '../utils/accessor';
-import { Color, Position, RecursivePartial, Rendering, Rotation } from '../utils/commons';
+import { Color, Position, Rendering, Rotation } from '../utils/commons';
 import { Domain } from '../utils/domain';
 import { GeometryValue } from '../utils/geometry';
 import { GroupId } from '../utils/ids';
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ export interface SettingsSpec extends Spec {
    * Orders ordinal x values
    */
   orderOrdinalBinsBy?: OrderBy;
+  /**
+   * Render component for no results UI
+   */
+  noResults?: ComponentType | ReactChild;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -454,11 +458,7 @@ export type DefaultSettingsProps =
   | 'minBrushDelta'
   | 'externalPointerEvents';
 
-export type SettingsSpecProps = Partial<
-  Omit<SettingsSpec, 'chartType' | 'specType' | 'id' | 'externalPointerEvents'>
-> & {
-  externalPointerEvents?: RecursivePartial<SettingsSpec['externalPointerEvents']>;
-};
+export type SettingsSpecProps = Partial<Omit<SettingsSpec, 'chartType' | 'specType' | 'id'>>;
 
 export const Settings: React.FunctionComponent<SettingsSpecProps> = getConnect()(
   specComponentFactory<SettingsSpec, DefaultSettingsProps>(DEFAULT_SETTINGS_SPEC),
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/stories/test_cases/1_no_series.tsx b/packages/osd-charts/stories/test_cases/1_no_series.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf1d31ef4023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/stories/test_cases/1_no_series.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem, EuiIcon, EuiSpacer } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { boolean, text } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
+import React, { FC } from 'react';
+
+import { Chart, Settings, Axis, Position } from '../../src';
+
+const NoResults: FC<{ msg: string }> = ({ msg }) => (
+  <EuiFlexItem>
+    <EuiFlexGroup direction="column" alignItems="center" justifyContent="center">
+      <EuiIcon type="visualizeApp" />
+      <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+      <p>{msg}</p>
+    </EuiFlexGroup>
+  </EuiFlexItem>
+);
+
+/**
+ * Should render no data value
+ */
+export const Example = () => {
+  const customNoResults = boolean('Show custom no results', true);
+  const noResultsMsg = text('Custom No Results message', 'No Results');
+
+  return (
+    <Chart className="story-chart">
+      <Axis id="count" title="count" position={Position.Left} />
+      <Axis id="x" title="goods" position={Position.Bottom} />
+      <Settings noResults={customNoResults ? <NoResults msg={noResultsMsg} /> : undefined} />
+    </Chart>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/osd-charts/stories/test_cases/test_cases.stories.tsx b/packages/osd-charts/stories/test_cases/test_cases.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25ab139ab4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/osd-charts/stories/test_cases/test_cases.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { SB_SOURCE_PANEL } from '../utils/storybook';
+
+export default {
+  title: 'Test Cases',
+  parameters: {
+    options: { selectedPanel: SB_SOURCE_PANEL },
+  },
+};
+
+export { Example as noSeries } from './1_no_series';