diff --git a/packages/arcs/src/centers.ts b/packages/arcs/src/centers.ts
index 03d170f0b..33c1a8d5c 100644
--- a/packages/arcs/src/centers.ts
+++ b/packages/arcs/src/centers.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export const useArcCentersTransition = <Datum extends DatumWithArc, ExtraProps =
     mode: ArcTransitionMode = 'innerRadius',
     extra?: TransitionExtra<Datum, ExtraProps>
 ) => {
+    // center root node label
+    const dataWithCenteredRoot = data.map(d =>
+        d.arc.innerRadius === 0 ? { ...d, arc: { ...d.arc, outerRadius: 0 } } : d
+    )
+
     const { animate, config: springConfig } = useMotionConfig()
 
     const phases = useArcTransitionMode<Datum, ExtraProps>(mode, extra)
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ export const useArcCentersTransition = <Datum extends DatumWithArc, ExtraProps =
             innerRadius: number
             outerRadius: number
         } & ExtraProps
-    >(data, {
+    >(dataWithCenteredRoot, {
         keys: datum => datum.id,
         initial: phases.update,
         from: phases.enter,
diff --git a/packages/sunburst/package.json b/packages/sunburst/package.json
index 26546c477..b3ab0c46f 100644
--- a/packages/sunburst/package.json
+++ b/packages/sunburst/package.json
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@
     "@nivo/colors": "0.80.0",
     "@nivo/tooltip": "0.80.0",
     "d3-hierarchy": "^1.1.8",
+    "d3-scale": "^3.2.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nivo/core": "0.80.0",
-    "@types/d3-hierarchy": "^1.1.7"
+    "@types/d3-hierarchy": "^1.1.7",
+    "d3-scale": "^3.2.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@nivo/core": "0.80.0",
diff --git a/packages/sunburst/src/Sunburst.tsx b/packages/sunburst/src/Sunburst.tsx
index c7f4a9e71..e306f9b09 100644
--- a/packages/sunburst/src/Sunburst.tsx
+++ b/packages/sunburst/src/Sunburst.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const InnerSunburst = <RawDatum,>({
     data,
     id = defaultProps.id,
     value = defaultProps.value,
+    innerRadius = defaultProps.innerRadius,
+    renderRootNode = defaultProps.renderRootNode,
     valueFormat,
     cornerRadius = defaultProps.cornerRadius,
     layers = defaultProps.layers as SunburstLayer<RawDatum>[],
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ const InnerSunburst = <RawDatum,>({
         valueFormat,
         radius,
         cornerRadius,
+        innerRadius,
+        renderRootNode,
         colors,
         colorBy,
         inheritColorFromParent,
diff --git a/packages/sunburst/src/hooks.ts b/packages/sunburst/src/hooks.ts
index f0318c9dc..435bcee00 100644
--- a/packages/sunburst/src/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/sunburst/src/hooks.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { partition as d3Partition, hierarchy as d3Hierarchy } from 'd3-hierarchy'
+import { scaleRadial as d3ScaleRadial } from 'd3-scale'
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep'
 import sortBy from 'lodash/sortBy'
 import { usePropertyAccessor, useTheme, useValueFormatter } from '@nivo/core'
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ export const useSunburst = <RawDatum>({
     valueFormat,
     radius,
     cornerRadius = defaultProps.cornerRadius,
+    innerRadius = defaultProps.innerRadius,
+    renderRootNode = defaultProps.renderRootNode,
     colors = defaultProps.colors,
     colorBy = defaultProps.colorBy,
     inheritColorFromParent = defaultProps.inheritColorFromParent,
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ export const useSunburst = <RawDatum>({
     valueFormat?: DataProps<RawDatum>['valueFormat']
     radius: number
     cornerRadius?: SunburstCommonProps<RawDatum>['cornerRadius']
+    innerRadius?: SunburstCommonProps<RawDatum>['innerRadius']
+    renderRootNode?: SunburstCommonProps<RawDatum>['renderRootNode']
     colors?: SunburstCommonProps<RawDatum>['colors']
     colorBy?: SunburstCommonProps<RawDatum>['colorBy']
     inheritColorFromParent?: SunburstCommonProps<RawDatum>['inheritColorFromParent']
@@ -58,7 +63,9 @@ export const useSunburst = <RawDatum>({
 
         const partition = d3Partition<RawDatum>().size([2 * Math.PI, radius * radius])
         // exclude root node
-        const descendants = partition(hierarchy).descendants().slice(1)
+        const descendants = renderRootNode
+            ? partition(hierarchy).descendants()
+            : partition(hierarchy).descendants().slice(1)
 
         const total = hierarchy.value ?? 0
 
@@ -68,6 +75,12 @@ export const useSunburst = <RawDatum>({
         // are going to be computed first
         const sortedNodes = sortBy(descendants, 'depth')
 
+        const innerRadiusOffset = radius * Math.min(innerRadius, 1)
+
+        const maxDepth = Math.max(...sortedNodes.map(n => n.depth))
+
+        const scale = d3ScaleRadial().domain([0, maxDepth]).range([innerRadiusOffset, radius])
+
         return sortedNodes.reduce<ComputedDatum<RawDatum>[]>((acc, descendant) => {
             const id = getId(descendant.data)
             // d3 hierarchy node value is optional by default as it depends on
@@ -82,8 +95,12 @@ export const useSunburst = <RawDatum>({
             const arc: Arc = {
                 startAngle: descendant.x0,
                 endAngle: descendant.x1,
-                innerRadius: Math.sqrt(descendant.y0),
-                outerRadius: Math.sqrt(descendant.y1),
+                innerRadius:
+                    renderRootNode && descendant.depth === 0 ? 0 : scale(descendant.depth - 1),
+                outerRadius:
+                    renderRootNode && descendant.depth === 0
+                        ? innerRadius
+                        : scale(descendant.depth),
             }
 
             let parent: ComputedDatum<RawDatum> | undefined
@@ -125,6 +142,8 @@ export const useSunburst = <RawDatum>({
         getColor,
         inheritColorFromParent,
         getChildColor,
+        innerRadius,
+        renderRootNode,
     ])
 
     const arcGenerator = useArcGenerator({ cornerRadius })
diff --git a/packages/sunburst/src/props.ts b/packages/sunburst/src/props.ts
index aa59533eb..41b33617e 100644
--- a/packages/sunburst/src/props.ts
+++ b/packages/sunburst/src/props.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export const defaultProps = {
     id: 'id',
     value: 'value',
     cornerRadius: 0,
+    innerRadius: 0.4,
+    renderRootNode: false,
     layers: ['arcs', 'arcLabels'] as SunburstLayerId[],
     colors: { scheme: 'nivo' } as unknown as OrdinalColorScaleConfig,
     colorBy: 'id' as const,
diff --git a/packages/sunburst/src/types.ts b/packages/sunburst/src/types.ts
index 159b25186..0bb6ff39b 100644
--- a/packages/sunburst/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/sunburst/src/types.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ export type SunburstCommonProps<RawDatum> = {
     height: number
     margin?: Box
     cornerRadius: number
+    innerRadius: number
+    renderRootNode: boolean
     theme: Theme
     colors: OrdinalColorScaleConfig<Omit<ComputedDatum<RawDatum>, 'color' | 'fill'>>
     colorBy: 'id' | 'depth'
diff --git a/packages/sunburst/stories/sunburst.stories.tsx b/packages/sunburst/stories/sunburst.stories.tsx
index 1c5736bad..bbd36cc2a 100644
--- a/packages/sunburst/stories/sunburst.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/sunburst/stories/sunburst.stories.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/react'
 import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions'
-import { withKnobs, boolean, select } from '@storybook/addon-knobs'
+import { withKnobs, boolean, select, number } from '@storybook/addon-knobs'
 // @ts-ignore
 import { linearGradientDef, patternDotsDef, useTheme } from '@nivo/core'
 // @ts-ignore
@@ -223,3 +223,16 @@ const CenteredMetric = ({ nodes, centerX, centerY }: SunburstCustomLayerProps<Ra
 stories.add('adding a metric in the center using a custom layer', () => (
     <Sunburst<RawDatum> {...commonProperties} layers={['arcs', 'arcLabels', CenteredMetric]} />
 ))
+
+stories.add('with root node', () => (
+    <Sunburst<RawDatum>
+        {...commonProperties}
+        innerRadius={number('innerRadius', 0.25, {
+            range: true,
+            min: 0.0,
+            max: 0.95,
+            step: 0.05,
+        })}
+        renderRootNode={boolean('renderRootNode', true)}
+    />
+))
diff --git a/website/src/data/components/sunburst/props.ts b/website/src/data/components/sunburst/props.ts
index afd39aed9..cd5c5c1f0 100644
--- a/website/src/data/components/sunburst/props.ts
+++ b/website/src/data/components/sunburst/props.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,29 @@ const props: ChartProperty[] = [
             step: 1,
         },
     },
+    {
+        key: 'innerRadius',
+        help: `Size of the center circle. Value should be between 0~1 as it's a ratio from original radius.`,
+        type: 'number',
+        required: false,
+        defaultValue: defaultProps.innerRadiusRatio,
+        group: 'Base',
+        control: {
+            type: 'range',
+            min: 0,
+            max: 0.95,
+            step: 0.05
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        key: 'renderRootNode',
+        help: `Render the root node. By default, the root node is omitted.`,
+        type: 'boolean',
+        required: false,
+        defaultValue: defaultProps.renderRootNode,
+        control: { type: 'switch' },
+        group: 'Base',
+    },
     ...chartDimensions(allFlavors),
     themeProperty(['svg', 'api']),
     ordinalColors({
diff --git a/website/src/pages/sunburst/api.tsx b/website/src/pages/sunburst/api.tsx
index 7a31b8090..5664d9daa 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/sunburst/api.tsx
+++ b/website/src/pages/sunburst/api.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ const SunburstApi = () => {
                     value: 'loc',
                     valueFormat: { format: '', enabled: false },
                     cornerRadius: 2,
+                    innerRadius: 0.4,
+                    renderRootNode: false,
                     borderWidth: 1,
                     borderColor: 'white',
                     colors: { scheme: 'nivo' },
diff --git a/website/src/pages/sunburst/index.js b/website/src/pages/sunburst/index.js
index ec61e19e1..e93c79ca4 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/sunburst/index.js
+++ b/website/src/pages/sunburst/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const initialProperties = {
     value: 'loc',
     valueFormat: { format: '', enabled: false },
     cornerRadius: 2,
+    innerRadius: 0.4,
+    renderRootNode: false,
     borderWidth: 1,
     borderColor: { theme: 'background' },
     colors: { scheme: 'nivo' },