diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
index 758cc4443e2..105531839e9 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ export class GeomapPanel extends Component<Props, State> {
       this.dataChanged(nextProps.data);
     }
 
+    // Options changed
+    if (this.props.options !== nextProps.options) {
+      this.optionsChanged(nextProps.options);
+    }
+
     return true; // always?
   }