diff --git a/.playground/playground.tsx b/.playground/playground.tsx
index 50ee0cf18d..9f5447166d 100644
--- a/.playground/playground.tsx
+++ b/.playground/playground.tsx
@@ -17,13 +17,45 @@
  * under the License. */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { example } from '../stories/treemap/6_custom_style';
+import { Chart, Axis, Position, Settings, AreaSeries, ScaleType, DataGenerator } from '../src';
+import { getRandomNumberGenerator } from '../src/mocks/utils';
 
+const dg = new DataGenerator(500, getRandomNumberGenerator());
+const basicData = dg.generateBasicSeries();
 export class Playground extends React.Component {
+  state = {
+    data: basicData,
+  };
+  onBrushEnd = () => {
+    this.setState({ data: [] });
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.setState({
+        data: dg.generateBasicSeries(),
+      });
+    }, 100);
+  };
   render() {
     return (
       <div className="testing">
-        <div className="chart">{example()}</div>
+        <div className="chart">
+          <Chart className="story-chart">
+            <Settings onBrushEnd={this.onBrushEnd} />
+            <Axis id="bottom" position={Position.Bottom} title="bottom" showOverlappingTicks={true} />
+            <Axis id="left" title="left" position={Position.Left} tickFormat={(d) => Number(d).toFixed(2)} />
+            <Axis id="top" position={Position.Top} title="top" showOverlappingTicks={true} />
+            <Axis id="right" title="right" position={Position.Right} tickFormat={(d) => Number(d).toFixed(2)} />
+            {this.state.data.length > 0 && (
+              <AreaSeries
+                id="lines"
+                xScaleType={ScaleType.Linear}
+                yScaleType={ScaleType.Linear}
+                xAccessor="x"
+                yAccessors={['y']}
+                data={this.state.data}
+              />
+            )}
+          </Chart>
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/chart_types/goal_chart/renderer/canvas/connected_component.tsx b/src/chart_types/goal_chart/renderer/canvas/connected_component.tsx
index 10d80e3fcd..4dde24c4ad 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/goal_chart/renderer/canvas/connected_component.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/goal_chart/renderer/canvas/connected_component.tsx
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import React, { MouseEvent } from 'react';
 import { bindActionCreators, Dispatch } from 'redux';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { onChartRendered } from '../../../../state/actions/chart';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
 import { Dimensions } from '../../../../utils/dimensions';
 import { geometries } from '../../state/selectors/geometries';
 import { BulletViewModel, nullShapeViewModel, ShapeViewModel } from '../../layout/types/viewmodel_types';
 import { renderCanvas2d } from './canvas_renderers';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface ReactiveChartStateProps {
   initialized: boolean;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PROPS: ReactiveChartStateProps = {
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): ReactiveChartStateProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return DEFAULT_PROPS;
   }
   return {
diff --git a/src/chart_types/goal_chart/state/chart_state.tsx b/src/chart_types/goal_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
index 1409e534e2..ca0329286d 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/goal_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/goal_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { createOnElementOverCaller } from './selectors/on_element_over_caller';
 import { createOnElementOutCaller } from './selectors/on_element_out_caller';
 import { LegendItem } from '../../../commons/legend';
 import { LegendItemLabel } from '../../../state/selectors/get_legend_items_labels';
+import { getSpecOrNull } from './selectors/goal_spec';
 
 const EMPTY_MAP = new Map();
 const EMPTY_LEGEND_LIST: LegendItem[] = [];
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ export class GoalState implements InternalChartState {
     this.onElementOutCaller = createOnElementOutCaller();
   }
   chartType = ChartTypes.Goal;
+  isInitialized(globalState: GlobalChartState) {
+    return globalState.specsInitialized && getSpecOrNull(globalState) !== null;
+  }
   isBrushAvailable() {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/canvas/partition.tsx b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/canvas/partition.tsx
index f9769b7b3c..174f03d450 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/canvas/partition.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/canvas/partition.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import React, { MouseEvent } from 'react';
 import { bindActionCreators, Dispatch } from 'redux';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { onChartRendered } from '../../../../state/actions/chart';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
 import { Dimensions } from '../../../../utils/dimensions';
 import { partitionGeometries } from '../../state/selectors/geometries';
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import { nullShapeViewModel, QuadViewModel, ShapeViewModel } from '../../layout/
 import { renderPartitionCanvas2d } from './canvas_renderers';
 import { INPUT_KEY } from '../../layout/utils/group_by_rollup';
 import { getChartContainerDimensionsSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_container_dimensions';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface ReactiveChartStateProps {
   initialized: boolean;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PROPS: ReactiveChartStateProps = {
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): ReactiveChartStateProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return DEFAULT_PROPS;
   }
   return {
diff --git a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_hover.tsx b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_hover.tsx
index 993db05547..07a7438d64 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_hover.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_hover.tsx
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { partitionGeometries } from '../../state/selectors/geometries';
 import { getPickedShapes } from '../../state/selectors/picked_shapes';
 import { getChartContainerDimensionsSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_container_dimensions';
 import { HighlighterComponent, HighlighterProps, DEFAULT_PROPS } from './highlighter';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 const hoverMapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): HighlighterProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return DEFAULT_PROPS;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_legend.tsx b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_legend.tsx
index 1cdbb89e2d..6e9965442e 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_legend.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter_legend.tsx
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { partitionGeometries } from '../../state/selectors/geometries';
 import { getHighlightedSectorsSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_highlighted_shapes';
 import { getChartContainerDimensionsSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_container_dimensions';
 import { HighlighterComponent, HighlighterProps, DEFAULT_PROPS } from './highlighter';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 const legendMapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): HighlighterProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return DEFAULT_PROPS;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/state/chart_state.tsx b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
index 2fbb97101c..85291c30e1 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/partition_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/partition_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { computeLegendSelector } from './selectors/compute_legend';
 import { getLegendItemsLabels } from './selectors/get_legend_items_labels';
 import { HighlighterFromHover } from '../renderer/dom/highlighter_hover';
 import { HighlighterFromLegend } from '../renderer/dom/highlighter_legend';
+import { getPieSpecOrNull } from './selectors/pie_spec';
 
 const EMPTY_MAP = new Map();
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ export class PartitionState implements InternalChartState {
     this.onElementOutCaller = createOnElementOutCaller();
   }
   chartType = ChartTypes.Partition;
+  isInitialized(globalState: GlobalChartState) {
+    return globalState.specsInitialized && getPieSpecOrNull(globalState) !== null;
+  }
   isBrushAvailable() {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/canvas/xy_chart.tsx b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/canvas/xy_chart.tsx
index 07c04b81d5..115716b3de 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/canvas/xy_chart.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/canvas/xy_chart.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { getChartContainerDimensionsSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors
 import { getChartRotationSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_rotation';
 import { getChartThemeSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_theme';
 import { getSettingsSpecSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_settings_specs';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { Dimensions } from '../../../../utils/dimensions';
 import { AnnotationId, AxisId } from '../../../../utils/ids';
 import { LIGHT_THEME } from '../../../../utils/themes/light_theme';
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ import { isChartEmptySelector } from '../../state/selectors/is_chart_empty';
 import { deepEqual } from '../../../../utils/fast_deep_equal';
 import { Rotation } from '../../../../utils/commons';
 import { IndexedGeometryMap } from '../../utils/indexed_geometry_map';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 /** @internal */
 export interface ReactiveChartStateProps {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PROPS: ReactiveChartStateProps = {
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): ReactiveChartStateProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return DEFAULT_PROPS;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/annotation_tooltips.tsx b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/annotation_tooltips.tsx
index 64e13428ec..f036e372a8 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/annotation_tooltips.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/annotation_tooltips.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { AnnotationDimensions, AnnotationTooltipState, AnnotationTooltipFormatte
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { Dimensions } from '../../../../utils/dimensions';
 import { GlobalChartState, BackwardRef } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { computeAnnotationDimensionsSelector } from '../../state/selectors/compute_annotations';
 import { getAnnotationSpecsSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_specs';
 import { getAnnotationTooltipStateSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_annotation_tooltip_state';
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { getFinalAnnotationTooltipPosition } from '../../annotations/tooltip';
 import { getSpecsById } from '../../state/utils';
 import { Position } from '../../../../utils/commons';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface AnnotationTooltipStateProps {
   isChartEmpty: boolean;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function LineAnnotationTooltipRender(props: LineAnnotationTooltipProps, ref: Rea
 const LineAnnotationTooltip = React.forwardRef(LineAnnotationTooltipRender);
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): AnnotationTooltipStateProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return {
       isChartEmpty: true,
       chartDimensions: { top: 0, left: 0, width: 0, height: 0 },
diff --git a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/brush.tsx b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/brush.tsx
index 4a7372aeca..d19d7c7b20 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/brush.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/brush.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import React, { RefObject } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { Dimensions } from '../../../../utils/dimensions';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
 import { getBrushAreaSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_brush_area';
 import { isBrushAvailableSelector } from '../../state/selectors/is_brush_available';
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import { isBrushingSelector } from '../../state/selectors/is_brushing';
 import { renderRect } from '../canvas/primitives/rect';
 import { clearCanvas, withContext, withClip } from '../../../../renderers/canvas';
 import { getChartContainerDimensionsSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_container_dimensions';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface Props {
   initialized: boolean;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class BrushToolComponent extends React.Component<Props> {
 }
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): Props => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return {
       initialized: false,
       isBrushing: false,
diff --git a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/crosshair.tsx b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/crosshair.tsx
index d0ef81a174..42f59ddadb 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/crosshair.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/crosshair.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { Dimensions } from '../../../../utils/dimensions';
 import { Theme } from '../../../../utils/themes/theme';
 import { Rotation } from '../../../../utils/commons';
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { getChartRotationSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_rotation';
 import { getCursorBandPositionSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_cursor_band';
 import { getCursorLinePositionSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_cursor_line';
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import { getTooltipTypeSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_tooltip_type';
 import { getChartThemeSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_theme';
 import { LIGHT_THEME } from '../../../../utils/themes/light_theme';
 import { TooltipType } from '../../../../specs';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface CrosshairProps {
   theme: Theme;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class CrosshairComponent extends React.Component<CrosshairProps> {
 }
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): CrosshairProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return {
       theme: LIGHT_THEME,
       chartRotation: 0,
diff --git a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter.tsx b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter.tsx
index 2ff2f7a204..6d49ac0166 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/renderer/dom/highlighter.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { isPointGeometry, IndexedGeometry } from '../../../../utils/geometry';
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../../../../state/chart_state';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { computeChartTransformSelector } from '../../state/selectors/compute_chart_transform';
 import { getHighlightedGeomsSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_tooltip_values_highlighted_geoms';
 import { Dimensions } from '../../../../utils/dimensions';
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import { Transform } from '../../state/utils';
 import { getChartRotationSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_chart_rotation';
 import { computeChartDimensionsSelector } from '../../state/selectors/compute_chart_dimensions';
 import { DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_PADDING } from '../../rendering/rendering';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface HighlighterProps {
   initialized: boolean;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class HighlighterComponent extends React.Component<HighlighterProps> {
 }
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): HighlighterProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return {
       initialized: false,
       chartId: state.chartId,
diff --git a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/state/chart_state.tsx b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
index a6f1a756b9..5149506df4 100644
--- a/src/chart_types/xy_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
+++ b/src/chart_types/xy_chart/state/chart_state.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { createOnBrushEndCaller } from './selectors/on_brush_end_caller';
 import { createOnPointerMoveCaller } from './selectors/on_pointer_move_caller';
 import { getLegendItemsLabelsSelector } from './selectors/get_legend_items_labels';
 import { LegendItemExtraValues } from '../../../commons/legend';
+import { getSeriesSpecsSelector } from './selectors/get_specs';
 
 /** @internal */
 export class XYAxisChartState implements InternalChartState {
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ export class XYAxisChartState implements InternalChartState {
     this.chartType = ChartTypes.XYAxis;
     this.legendId = htmlIdGenerator()('legend');
   }
+  isInitialized(globalState: GlobalChartState) {
+    return globalState.specsInitialized && getSeriesSpecsSelector(globalState).length > 0;
+  }
 
   isBrushAvailable(globalState: GlobalChartState) {
     return isBrushAvailableSelector(globalState);
diff --git a/src/components/chart.tsx b/src/components/chart.tsx
index e8962725e4..0f9b657115 100644
--- a/src/components/chart.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chart.tsx
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import { Position } from '../utils/commons';
 import { ChartSize, getChartSize } from '../utils/chart_size';
 import { ChartStatus } from './chart_status';
 import { chartStoreReducer, GlobalChartState } from '../state/chart_state';
-import { isInitialized } from '../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { getSettingsSpecSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_settings_specs';
 import { onExternalPointerEvent } from '../state/actions/events';
 import { PointerEvent } from '../specs';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface ChartProps {
   /** The type of rendered
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class Chart extends React.Component<ChartProps, ChartState> {
 
     this.unsubscribeToStore = this.chartStore.subscribe(() => {
       const state = this.chartStore.getState();
-      if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+      if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/components/chart_container.tsx b/src/components/chart_container.tsx
index 95a934a158..4fd72ba329 100644
--- a/src/components/chart_container.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chart_container.tsx
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import { getInternalChartRendererSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_chart_t
 import { getInternalPointerCursor } from '../state/selectors/get_internal_cursor_pointer';
 import { getInternalIsBrushingAvailableSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_internal_is_brushing_available';
 import { isInternalChartEmptySelector } from '../state/selectors/is_chart_empty';
-import { isInitialized } from '../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { getSettingsSpecSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_settings_specs';
 import { SettingsSpec } from '../specs';
 import { getInternalIsBrushingSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_internal_is_brushing';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface ChartContainerComponentStateProps {
   initialized: boolean;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: Dispatch): ChartContainerComponentDispatch
     dispatch,
   );
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): ChartContainerComponentStateProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return {
       initialized: false,
       isChartEmpty: true,
diff --git a/src/components/legend/legend.tsx b/src/components/legend/legend.tsx
index a16463ee2e..b69e83756b 100644
--- a/src/components/legend/legend.tsx
+++ b/src/components/legend/legend.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { clearTemporaryColors, setTemporaryColor, setPersistedColor } from '../.
 import { LegendItemListener, BasicListener, LegendColorPicker } from '../../specs';
 import { getLegendStyle, getLegendListStyle } from './style_utils';
 import { renderLegendItem } from './legend_item';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface LegendStateProps {
   debug: boolean;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ const EMPTY_DEFAULT_STATE = {
   showExtra: false,
 };
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): LegendStateProps => {
-  if (!state.specsInitialized) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return EMPTY_DEFAULT_STATE;
   }
   const {
diff --git a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip_portal.tsx b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip_portal.tsx
index 8033637d50..77b5d92d5c 100644
--- a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip_portal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip_portal.tsx
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import { getFinalTooltipPosition, TooltipAnchorPosition } from './utils';
 import { TooltipInfo } from './types';
 import { TooltipValueFormatter } from '../../specs';
 import { GlobalChartState, BackwardRef } from '../../state/chart_state';
-import { isInitialized } from '../../state/selectors/is_initialized';
 import { getInternalIsTooltipVisibleSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_tooltip_visible';
 import { getTooltipHeaderFormatterSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_tooltip_header_formatter';
 import { getInternalTooltipInfoSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_internal_tooltip_info';
 import { getInternalTooltipAnchorPositionSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_internal_tooltip_anchor_position';
 import { Tooltip } from './tooltip';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from '../../state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 interface TooltipPortalStateProps {
   isVisible: boolean;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ const HIDDEN_TOOLTIP_PROPS = {
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: GlobalChartState): TooltipPortalStateProps => {
-  if (!isInitialized(state)) {
+  if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
     return HIDDEN_TOOLTIP_PROPS;
   }
   return {
diff --git a/src/state/chart_state.ts b/src/state/chart_state.ts
index dfb03ff325..2eb56aec28 100644
--- a/src/state/chart_state.ts
+++ b/src/state/chart_state.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { TooltipAnchorPosition } from '../components/tooltip/utils';
 import { Color } from '../utils/commons';
 import { LegendItemLabel } from './selectors/get_legend_items_labels';
 import { getLegendItemsSelector } from './selectors/get_legend_items';
+import { getInternalIsInitializedSelector } from './selectors/get_internal_is_intialized';
 
 export type BackwardRef = () => React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export interface InternalChartState {
    * The chart type
    */
   chartType: ChartTypes;
+  isInitialized(globalState: GlobalChartState): boolean;
   /**
    * Returns a JSX element with the chart rendered (lenged excluded)
    * @param containerRef
@@ -377,6 +379,9 @@ export const chartStoreReducer = (chartId: string) => {
           },
         };
       default:
+        if (!getInternalIsInitializedSelector(state)) {
+          return state;
+        }
         return {
           ...state,
           interactions: interactionsReducer(state.interactions, action, getLegendItemsSelector(state)),
diff --git a/src/state/selectors/is_initialized.ts b/src/state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized.ts
similarity index 68%
rename from src/state/selectors/is_initialized.ts
rename to src/state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized.ts
index b4059e3712..4409be9f70 100644
--- a/src/state/selectors/is_initialized.ts
+++ b/src/state/selectors/get_internal_is_intialized.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
  * under the License. */
 
 import { GlobalChartState } from '../chart_state';
-// import { getSeriesSpecsSelector } from '../../chart_types/xy_chart/state/selectors/get_specs';
 
 /** @internal */
-export const isInitialized = (state: GlobalChartState) => {
-  // return state.specsInitialized && getSeriesSpecsSelector(state).length > 0;
-  // todo getSeriesSpecsSelector, at the time of merging `master` now, is specific to Cartesians, blocking non-Cartesians
-  return state.specsInitialized;
+export const getInternalIsInitializedSelector = (state: GlobalChartState): boolean => {
+  if (state.internalChartState) {
+    return state.internalChartState.isInitialized(state);
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
 };