JavaScript workaround: <telerik:RadHtmlChart runat="server" ID="LineChart" Width="800" Height="500" Transitions="true"> <PlotArea> <Series> <telerik:LineSeries Name="Week 15" ZIndex="0"> <SeriesItems> <telerik:CategorySeriesItem Y="15" /> <telerik:CategorySeriesItem /> <telerik:CategorySeriesItem Y="71" /> <telerik:CategorySeriesItem Y="93" /> <telerik:CategorySeriesItem Y="43" /> <telerik:CategorySeriesItem Y="23" /> </SeriesItems> </telerik:LineSeries> </Series> </PlotArea> </telerik:RadHtmlChart> <script> kendo.dataviz.LineChart.fn.animationPoints = function () { var series = this.seriesOptions; var points = []; var seriesPoints; var pointsIdx, idx; for (idx = 0; idx < series.length; idx++) { if (series[idx].markers.visible) { seriesPoints = this.seriesPoints[idx]; for (pointsIdx = 0; pointsIdx < seriesPoints.length; pointsIdx++) { if (seriesPoints[pointsIdx] != null) { points.push(seriesPoints[pointsIdx].marker); } } } } return points.concat(this._segments); } </script>