diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/public/components/vis_types/timeseries/config.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/public/components/vis_types/timeseries/config.js
index a63f55734ea1..92787b189a94 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/public/components/vis_types/timeseries/config.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/public/components/vis_types/timeseries/config.js
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ const TimeseriesConfig = injectI18n(function (props) {
   const stackedOptions = [
     { label: intl.formatMessage({ id: 'tsvb.timeSeries.noneLabel', defaultMessage: 'None' }), value: 'none' },
     { label: intl.formatMessage({ id: 'tsvb.timeSeries.stackedLabel', defaultMessage: 'Stacked' }), value: 'stacked' },
+    {
+      label: intl.formatMessage({
+        id: 'tsvb.timeSeries.stackedWithinSeriesLabel',
+        defaultMessage: 'Stacked within series'
+      }),
+      value: 'stacked_within_series'
+    },
     { label: intl.formatMessage({ id: 'tsvb.timeSeries.percentLabel', defaultMessage: 'Percent' }), value: 'percent' }
   ];
   const selectedStackedOption = stackedOptions.find(option => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/__tests__/helpers/get_default_decoration.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/__tests__/helpers/get_default_decoration.js
index df38d83d84ec..210db17f85fb 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/__tests__/helpers/get_default_decoration.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/__tests__/helpers/get_default_decoration.js
@@ -22,6 +22,45 @@ import getDefaultDecoration from '../../helpers/get_default_decoration';
 
 describe('getDefaultDecoration', () => {
 
+  describe('stack option', () => {
+
+    it('should set a stack option to false', () => {
+      const series = {
+        id: 'test_id'
+      };
+      expect(getDefaultDecoration(series))
+        .to.have.property('stack', false);
+
+      series.stacked = 'none';
+      expect(getDefaultDecoration(series))
+        .to.have.property('stack', false);
+    });
+
+    it('should set a stack option to true', () => {
+      const series = {
+        stacked: 'stacked',
+        id: 'test_id'
+      };
+
+      expect(getDefaultDecoration(series))
+        .to.have.property('stack', true);
+
+      series.stacked = 'percent';
+      expect(getDefaultDecoration(series))
+        .to.have.property('stack', true);
+    });
+
+    it('should set a stack option to be series id', () => {
+      const series = {
+        stacked: 'stacked_within_series',
+        id: 'test_id'
+      };
+
+      expect(getDefaultDecoration(series))
+        .to.have.property('stack', series.id);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('lines', () => {
     it('return decoration for lines', () => {
       const series = {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/get_default_decoration.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/get_default_decoration.js
index e8d6cf075a0b..9e2c495df0cb 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/get_default_decoration.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/get_default_decoration.js
@@ -20,8 +20,21 @@
 export default series => {
   const pointSize = series.point_size != null ? Number(series.point_size) : Number(series.line_width);
   const showPoints = series.chart_type === 'line' && pointSize !== 0;
+  let stack;
+  switch (series.stacked) {
+    case 'stacked':
+    case 'percent':
+      stack = true;
+      break;
+    case 'stacked_within_series':
+      stack = series.id;
+      break;
+    default:
+      stack = false;
+  }
+
   return {
-    stack: series.stacked && series.stacked !== 'none' || false,
+    stack,
     lines: {
       show: series.chart_type === 'line' && series.line_width !== 0,
       fill: Number(series.fill),