diff --git a/core/webapp/vis/demo/demo_script.js b/core/webapp/vis/demo/demo_script.js
index 2dd62926b00..eb13bf45e82 100644
--- a/core/webapp/vis/demo/demo_script.js
+++ b/core/webapp/vis/demo/demo_script.js
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ var labResultsPlotConfig = {
         },
         shape: {
             scaleType: 'discrete'
+        },
+        color: {
+            scaleType: 'discrete',
+            scale: LABKEY.vis.Scale.ValueMapDiscrete(
+                { '249318596 CD4+ (cells/mm3)': 'gray', '249318596 Hemoglobin': 'gray', '249320107 CD4+ (cells/mm3)': 'black', '249320107 Hemoglobin': 'black' }
+            )
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/core/webapp/vis/src/scale.js b/core/webapp/vis/src/scale.js
index 49135f2ef0e..41fd1142af9 100644
--- a/core/webapp/vis/src/scale.js
+++ b/core/webapp/vis/src/scale.js
@@ -27,6 +27,51 @@ LABKEY.vis.Scale.DarkColorDiscrete = function(){
     return ["#378a70", "#f34704", "#4b67a6", "#d53597", "#72a124", "#c8a300", "#d19641", "#808080"];
 };
 
+/*
+ * Alternative to d3.scale.ordinal that allows for a value map to be provided for specific values.
+ * If a value is not found in the value map, it falls back to the standard behavior of d3.scale.ordinal.
+ */
+LABKEY.vis.Scale.ValueMapDiscrete = function(valueMap) {
+    let index = {};
+    let domain = [];
+    let range = [];
+
+    function scale(d) {
+        let i = index[d];
+        if (i === undefined) {
+            i = domain.push(d) - 1;
+            index[d] = i;
+        }
+
+        if (valueMap && valueMap.hasOwnProperty(d)) {
+            return valueMap[d];
+        }
+
+        return range[i % range.length];
+    }
+
+    // copied from d3.scale.ordinal
+    scale.domain = function(_) {
+        if (!arguments.length) return domain.slice();
+        domain = [];
+        index = {};
+        for (const value of _) {
+            if (index[value] !== undefined) continue;
+            index[value] = domain.push(value) - 1;
+        }
+        return scale;
+    };
+
+    // copied from d3.scale.ordinal
+    scale.range = function(_) {
+        if (!arguments.length) return range.slice();
+        range = Array.from(_);
+        return scale;
+    };
+
+    return scale;
+}
+
 /**
  * Function that returns a discrete scale used to determine the shape of points in {@link LABKEY.vis.Geom.BoxPlot} and
  * {@link LABKEY.vis.Geom.Point} geoms.
@@ -58,6 +103,14 @@ LABKEY.vis.Scale.Shape = function(){
     return [circle, triangle, square, diamond, x];
 };
 
+LABKEY.vis.Scale.ShapeMap = {
+    'circle': LABKEY.vis.Scale.Shape()[0],
+    'triangle': LABKEY.vis.Scale.Shape()[1],
+    'square': LABKEY.vis.Scale.Shape()[2],
+    'diamond': LABKEY.vis.Scale.Shape()[3],
+    'x': LABKEY.vis.Scale.Shape()[4]
+};
+
 LABKEY.vis.Scale.DataspaceShape = function(){
     var shape01 = function(s){
         return 'M0-2.6c-1.5,0-2.6,1.1-2.6,2.6S-1.4,2.6,0,2.6 c1.5,0,2.6-1.2,2.6-2.6C2.6-1.5,1.5-2.6,0-2.6z M0,1.9c-1.1,0-1.9-0.8-1.9-1.9S-1-1.9,0-1.9C1.1-1.9,1.9-1,1.9,0 C1.9,1.1,1.1,1.9,0,1.9z';
diff --git a/visualization/resources/web/vis/genericChart/genericChartHelper.js b/visualization/resources/web/vis/genericChart/genericChartHelper.js
index 5fd704b0604..cb2a4911b81 100644
--- a/visualization/resources/web/vis/genericChart/genericChartHelper.js
+++ b/visualization/resources/web/vis/genericChart/genericChartHelper.js
@@ -1097,17 +1097,7 @@ LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper = new function(){
                 // if user has set a max but not a min, default to 0 for bar chart
                 scales.y.domain[0] = min;
             }
-        }
-        else if (renderType === 'box_plot' && chartConfig.pointType === 'all')
-        {
-            layers.push(
-                new LABKEY.vis.Layer({
-                    geom: LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper.generatePointGeom(chartConfig.geomOptions),
-                    aes: {hoverText: LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper.generatePointHover(chartConfig.measures)}
-                })
-            );
-        }
-        else if (renderType === 'line_plot') {
+        } else if (renderType === 'line_plot') {
             var xName = chartConfig.measures.x.name,
                 isDate = isDateType(getMeasureType(chartConfig.measures.x));
 
@@ -1199,7 +1189,7 @@ LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper = new function(){
             plotConfig.margins = margins;
         }
 
-        if (chartConfig.measures.color)
+        if (chartConfig.measures.color || chartConfig.geomOptions.colorPaletteScale)
         {
             scales.color = {
                 colorType: chartConfig.geomOptions.colorPaletteScale,
@@ -1207,6 +1197,24 @@ LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper = new function(){
             }
         }
 
+        if (!LABKEY.Utils.isEmptyObj(chartConfig.measuresOptions?.series)) {
+            const colorValueMap = {};
+            const shapeValueMap = {};
+            Object.entries(chartConfig.measuresOptions.series).forEach(([key, val]) => {
+                if (val.color) colorValueMap[key] = val.color;
+                if (val.shape) shapeValueMap[key] = LABKEY.vis.Scale.ShapeMap[val.shape];
+            });
+
+            if (!LABKEY.Utils.isEmptyObj(colorValueMap)) {
+                if (!scales.color) scales.color = { scaleType: 'discrete' };
+                scales.color.scale = LABKEY.vis.Scale.ValueMapDiscrete(colorValueMap);
+            }
+            if (!LABKEY.Utils.isEmptyObj(shapeValueMap)) {
+                if (!scales.shape) scales.shape = { scaleType: 'discrete' };
+                scales.shape.scale = LABKEY.vis.Scale.ValueMapDiscrete(shapeValueMap);
+            }
+        }
+
         if ((renderType === 'line_plot' || renderType === 'scatter_plot') && yMeasures.length > 0) {
             $.each(yMeasures, function (idx, yMeasure) {
                 var layerAes = {};
@@ -1243,6 +1251,17 @@ LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper = new function(){
             );
         }
 
+        // render box plot points after box layer so they are not obscured
+        if (renderType === 'box_plot' && chartConfig.pointType === 'all')
+        {
+            layers.push(
+                new LABKEY.vis.Layer({
+                    geom: LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper.generatePointGeom(chartConfig.geomOptions),
+                    aes: {hoverText: LABKEY.vis.GenericChartHelper.generatePointHover(chartConfig.measures)}
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
         plotConfig = $.extend(plotConfig, {
             clipRect: clipRect,
             data: data,