diff --git a/src/modules/DataLabels.js b/src/modules/DataLabels.js
index 20ccb04e8..691ee5dc0 100644
--- a/src/modules/DataLabels.js
+++ b/src/modules/DataLabels.js
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ class DataLabels {
 
     let dataLabelColor = w.globals.dataLabels.style.colors[i]
     if (
-      (w.config.chart.type === 'bar' || w.config.chart.type === 'rangeBar') &&
-      w.config.plotOptions.bar.distributed
+      ((w.config.chart.type === 'bar' || w.config.chart.type === 'rangeBar') &&
+        w.config.plotOptions.bar.distributed) ||
+      w.config.dataLabels.distributed
     ) {
       dataLabelColor = w.globals.dataLabels.style.colors[j]
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/settings/Options.js b/src/modules/settings/Options.js
index bb48ad797..51efc2a56 100644
--- a/src/modules/settings/Options.js
+++ b/src/modules/settings/Options.js
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ export default class Options {
           return val !== null ? val : ''
         },
         textAnchor: 'middle',
+        distributed: false,
         offsetX: 0,
         offsetY: 0,
         style: {
diff --git a/types/apexcharts.d.ts b/types/apexcharts.d.ts
index f3b3ecbde..ae3572893 100644
--- a/types/apexcharts.d.ts
+++ b/types/apexcharts.d.ts
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ type ApexDataLabels = {
   enabled?: boolean
   enabledOnSeries?: undefined | number[]
   textAnchor?: 'start' | 'middle' | 'end'
+  distributed?: boolean
   offsetX?: number
   offsetY?: number
   style?: {