diff --git a/docs/sources/panels-visualizations/visualizations/geomap/index.md b/docs/sources/panels-visualizations/visualizations/geomap/index.md
index 64b20d33dd7..27352e77caa 100644
--- a/docs/sources/panels-visualizations/visualizations/geomap/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/panels-visualizations/visualizations/geomap/index.md
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ The GeoJSON layer allows you to select and load a static GeoJSON file from the f
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 | Option | Description |
 | ------ | ----------- |
-| GeoJSON URL | Provides a choice of GeoJSON files that ship with Grafana. |
+| GeoJSON URL | Provides a choice of GeoJSON files that are included with Grafana. You can also enter a URL manually, which supports variables. |
 | Default Style | Controls which styles to apply when no rules above match.<ul><li>**Color** - configures the color of the default style</li><li>**Opacity** - configures the default opacity</li></ul> |
 | Style Rules | Apply styles based on feature properties <ul><li>**Rule** - allows you to select a _feature_, _condition_, and _value_ from the GeoJSON file in order to define a rule. The trash bin icon can be used to delete the current rule.</li><li>**Color** - configures the color of the style for the current rule</li><li>**Opacity** - configures the transparency level for the current rule</li> |
 | Display tooltip | Allows you to toggle tooltips for the layer. |
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
index bbbb0eb3510..48d0634c436 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { DataHoverEvent, PanelData, PanelProps } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { PanelContext, PanelContextRoot } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { appEvents } from 'app/core/app_events';
+import { VariablesChanged } from 'app/features/variables/types';
 import { PanelEditExitedEvent } from 'app/types/events';
 
 import { GeomapOverlay, OverlayProps } from './GeomapOverlay';
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ import { getActions } from './utils/actions';
 import { getLayersExtent } from './utils/getLayersExtent';
 import { applyLayerFilter, initLayer } from './utils/layers';
 import { pointerClickListener, pointerMoveListener, setTooltipListeners } from './utils/tooltip';
-import { updateMap, getNewOpenLayersMap, notifyPanelEditor } from './utils/utils';
+import { updateMap, getNewOpenLayersMap, notifyPanelEditor, hasVariableDependencies } from './utils/utils';
 import { centerPointRegistry, MapCenterID } from './view';
 
 // Allows multiple panels to share the same view instance
@@ -72,6 +74,25 @@ export class GeomapPanel extends Component<Props, State> {
         }
       })
     );
+    // Subscribe to variable changes
+    this.subs.add(
+      appEvents.subscribe(VariablesChanged, () => {
+        if (this.mapDiv) {
+          // Check if any of the map's layers are dependent on variables
+          const hasDependencies = this.layers.some((layer) => {
+            const config = layer.options.config;
+            if (!config || typeof config !== 'object') {
+              return false;
+            }
+            return hasVariableDependencies(config);
+          });
+
+          if (hasDependencies) {
+            this.initMapRef(this.mapDiv);
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    );
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/layers/data/geojsonLayer.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/layers/data/geojsonLayer.ts
index 176126f4183..03ff6603504 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/layers/data/geojsonLayer.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/layers/data/geojsonLayer.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { map as rxjsmap, first } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { MapLayerRegistryItem, MapLayerOptions, GrafanaTheme2, EventBus } from '@grafana/data';
+import { getTemplateSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { ComparisonOperation } from '@grafana/schema';
 
 import { GeomapStyleRulesEditor } from '../../editor/GeomapStyleRulesEditor';
@@ -75,8 +76,11 @@ export const geojsonLayer: MapLayerRegistryItem<GeoJSONMapperConfig> = {
   create: async (map: Map, options: MapLayerOptions<GeoJSONMapperConfig>, eventBus: EventBus, theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
     const config = { ...defaultOptions, ...options.config };
 
+    // Interpolate variables in the URL
+    const interpolatedUrl = getTemplateSrv().replace(config.src || '');
+
     const source = new VectorSource({
-      url: config.src,
+      url: interpolatedUrl,
       format: new GeoJSON(),
     });
 
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ export const geojsonLayer: MapLayerRegistryItem<GeoJSONMapperConfig> = {
             settings: {
               options: getPublicGeoJSONFiles() ?? [],
               allowCustomValue: true,
+              supportVariables: true,
             },
             defaultValue: defaultOptions.src,
           })
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/utils.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..658cc4c0ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { getTemplateSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+
+// Mock the config module to avoid undefined panels error
+jest.mock('app/core/config', () => ({
+  config: {
+    panels: {
+      debug: {
+        state: 'alpha',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+// Mock the dimensions module since it's imported by utils.ts
+jest.mock('app/features/dimensions', () => ({
+  getColorDimension: jest.fn(),
+  getScalarDimension: jest.fn(),
+  getScaledDimension: jest.fn(),
+  getTextDimension: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+// Mock the grafana datasource since it's imported by utils.ts
+jest.mock('app/plugins/datasource/grafana/datasource', () => ({
+  getGrafanaDatasource: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+// Mock the template service
+jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
+  getTemplateSrv: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { hasVariableDependencies } from './utils';
+
+describe('hasVariableDependencies', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should return true when object contains existing template variables', () => {
+    const availableVariables = [{ name: 'variable' }];
+    const mockTemplateSrv = {
+      containsTemplate: jest.fn().mockImplementation((str) => {
+        // Check if any of the available variables are in the string
+        return availableVariables.some((v) => str.includes(`$${v.name}`));
+      }),
+      getVariables: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(availableVariables),
+    };
+    (getTemplateSrv as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockTemplateSrv);
+
+    const obj = { key: '$variable' };
+    expect(hasVariableDependencies(obj)).toBe(true);
+    expect(mockTemplateSrv.containsTemplate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(JSON.stringify(obj));
+  });
+
+  it('should return false when object contains non-existent template variables', () => {
+    const availableVariables = [{ name: 'variable' }];
+    const mockTemplateSrv = {
+      containsTemplate: jest.fn().mockImplementation((str) => {
+        return availableVariables.some((v) => str.includes(`$${v.name}`));
+      }),
+      getVariables: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(availableVariables),
+    };
+    (getTemplateSrv as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockTemplateSrv);
+
+    const obj = { key: '$nonexistent' };
+    expect(hasVariableDependencies(obj)).toBe(false);
+    expect(mockTemplateSrv.containsTemplate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(JSON.stringify(obj));
+  });
+
+  it('should return false when object does not contain template variables', () => {
+    const mockTemplateSrv = {
+      containsTemplate: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+      getVariables: jest.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
+    };
+    (getTemplateSrv as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockTemplateSrv);
+
+    const obj = { key: 'static value' };
+    expect(hasVariableDependencies(obj)).toBe(false);
+    expect(mockTemplateSrv.containsTemplate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(JSON.stringify(obj));
+  });
+
+  it('should handle nested objects with existing template variables', () => {
+    const availableVariables = [{ name: 'variable' }];
+    const mockTemplateSrv = {
+      containsTemplate: jest.fn().mockImplementation((str) => {
+        return availableVariables.some((v) => str.includes(`$${v.name}`));
+      }),
+      getVariables: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(availableVariables),
+    };
+    (getTemplateSrv as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockTemplateSrv);
+
+    const obj = {
+      key: 'static value',
+      nested: {
+        anotherKey: '$variable',
+      },
+    };
+    expect(hasVariableDependencies(obj)).toBe(true);
+    expect(mockTemplateSrv.containsTemplate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(JSON.stringify(obj));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/utils.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/utils.ts
index 44bb31c0876..4405c317e17 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Map as OpenLayersMap } from 'ol';
 import { defaults as interactionDefaults } from 'ol/interaction';
 
 import { DataFrame, GrafanaTheme2, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
+import { getTemplateSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { getColorDimension, getScalarDimension, getScaledDimension, getTextDimension } from 'app/features/dimensions';
 import { getGrafanaDatasource } from 'app/plugins/datasource/grafana/datasource';
 
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ async function initGeojsonFiles() {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks if an object contains any Grafana template variables
+ * @param obj - The object to check for variables
+ * @returns true if the object contains any template variables
+ */
+export const hasVariableDependencies = (obj: object): boolean => {
+  return getTemplateSrv().containsTemplate(JSON.stringify(obj));
+};
+
 export const getNewOpenLayersMap = (panel: GeomapPanel, options: Options, div: HTMLDivElement) => {
   const view = panel.initMapView(options.view);
   return (panel.map = new OpenLayersMap({