diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7de086b..1296ddd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ chart.setOption({
         // NOTE disable it will lead to UI blocking when there is lots of words.
         layoutAnimation: true,
 
+        // Set to any string to set the seed for the random word placement
+        // and get consistent results
+        randomSeed: null,
+
         // Global text style
         textStyle: {
             fontFamily: 'sans-serif',
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bb7c020..044b99b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
       "name": "echarts-wordcloud",
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "seedrandom": "^3.0.5"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "echarts": "^5.4.0",
         "prettier": "^2.5.1",
@@ -1014,6 +1017,11 @@
         "node": ">= 10.13.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/seedrandom": {
+      "version": "3.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/seedrandom/-/seedrandom-3.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8OwmbklUNzwezjGInmZ+2clQmExQPvomqjL7LFqOYqtmuxRgQYqOD3mHaU+MvZn5FLUeVxVfQjwLZW/n/JFuqg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/serialize-javascript": {
       "version": "5.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-javascript/-/serialize-javascript-5.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2175,6 +2183,11 @@
         "ajv-keywords": "^3.5.2"
       }
     },
+    "seedrandom": {
+      "version": "3.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/seedrandom/-/seedrandom-3.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8OwmbklUNzwezjGInmZ+2clQmExQPvomqjL7LFqOYqtmuxRgQYqOD3mHaU+MvZn5FLUeVxVfQjwLZW/n/JFuqg=="
+    },
     "serialize-javascript": {
       "version": "5.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-javascript/-/serialize-javascript-5.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0b9480..24f1f6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@
     "prettier": "^2.5.1",
     "webpack": "^5.11.1",
     "webpack-cli": "^4.3.1"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "seedrandom": "^3.0.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout.js b/src/layout.js
index e4ee4cf..6d63367 100644
--- a/src/layout.js
+++ b/src/layout.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+import seedrandom from 'seedrandom'
+
 // setImmediate
 if (!window.setImmediate) {
   window.setImmediate = (function setupSetImmediate() {
@@ -169,9 +171,9 @@ var getItemExtraData = function (item) {
 };
 
 // Based on http://jsfromhell.com/array/shuffle
-var shuffleArray = function shuffleArray(arr) {
+var shuffleArray = function shuffleArray(arr, random) {
   for (var j, x, i = arr.length; i; ) {
-    j = Math.floor(Math.random() * i);
+    j = Math.floor(random() * i);
     x = arr[--i];
     arr[i] = arr[j];
     arr[j] = x;
@@ -245,7 +247,9 @@ var WordCloud = function WordCloud(elements, options) {
     classes: null,
 
     hover: null,
-    click: null
+    click: null,
+
+    randomSeed: null
   };
 
   if (options) {
@@ -371,6 +375,8 @@ var WordCloud = function WordCloud(elements, options) {
   var minRotation = Math.min(settings.maxRotation, settings.minRotation);
   var rotationStep = settings.rotationStep;
 
+  var random = settings.randomSeed == null ? Math.random : seedrandom(settings.randomSeed.toString());
+
   /* information/object available to all functions, set when start() */
   var grid, // 2d array containing filling information
     ngx,
@@ -386,11 +392,11 @@ var WordCloud = function WordCloud(elements, options) {
   function randomHslColor(min, max) {
     return (
       'hsl(' +
-      (Math.random() * 360).toFixed() +
+      (random() * 360).toFixed() +
       ',' +
-      (Math.random() * 30 + 70).toFixed() +
+      (random() * 30 + 70).toFixed() +
       '%,' +
-      (Math.random() * (max - min) + min).toFixed() +
+      (random() * (max - min) + min).toFixed() +
       '%)'
     );
   }
@@ -538,7 +544,7 @@ var WordCloud = function WordCloud(elements, options) {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    if (Math.random() > settings.rotateRatio) {
+    if (random() > settings.rotateRatio) {
       return 0;
     }
 
@@ -546,7 +552,7 @@ var WordCloud = function WordCloud(elements, options) {
       return minRotation;
     }
 
-    return minRotation + Math.round(Math.random() * rotationRange / rotationStep) * rotationStep;
+    return minRotation + Math.round(random() * rotationRange / rotationStep) * rotationStep;
   };
 
   var getTextInfo = function getTextInfo(
@@ -1068,7 +1074,7 @@ var WordCloud = function WordCloud(elements, options) {
 
       if (settings.shuffle) {
         points = [].concat(points);
-        shuffleArray(points);
+        shuffleArray(points, random);
       }
 
       // Try to fit the words by looking at each point.
diff --git a/src/wordCloud.js b/src/wordCloud.js
index fbdf574..4839afa 100644
--- a/src/wordCloud.js
+++ b/src/wordCloud.js
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ echarts.registerLayout(function (ecModel, api) {
 
       shuffle: false,
 
-      shape: seriesModel.get('shape')
+      shape: seriesModel.get('shape'),
+
+      randomSeed: seriesModel.get('randomSeed')
     });
 
     function onWordCloudDrawn(e) {