diff --git a/src/specBuilder/bar/barSpecBuilder.ts b/src/specBuilder/bar/barSpecBuilder.ts
index ff2b6dc1b..f7adbf94a 100644
--- a/src/specBuilder/bar/barSpecBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/specBuilder/bar/barSpecBuilder.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export const addBar = produce<Spec, [BarProps & { colorScheme?: ColorScheme; ind
 			color = { value: 'categorical-100' },
 			colorScheme = DEFAULT_COLOR_SCHEME,
 			dimension = DEFAULT_CATEGORICAL_DIMENSION,
+			hasSquareCorners = false,
 			index = 0,
 			lineType = { value: 'solid' },
 			lineWidth = 0,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export const addBar = produce<Spec, [BarProps & { colorScheme?: ColorScheme; ind
 			color,
 			colorScheme,
 			dimension,
+			hasSquareCorners,
 			index,
 			lineType,
 			lineWidth,
diff --git a/src/specBuilder/bar/barTestUtils.ts b/src/specBuilder/bar/barTestUtils.ts
index 58096317e..e1b00e771 100644
--- a/src/specBuilder/bar/barTestUtils.ts
+++ b/src/specBuilder/bar/barTestUtils.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const defaultBarProps: BarSpecProps = {
 	color: DEFAULT_COLOR,
 	colorScheme: DEFAULT_COLOR_SCHEME,
 	dimension: DEFAULT_CATEGORICAL_DIMENSION,
+	hasSquareCorners: false,
 	index: 0,
 	lineType: { value: 'solid' },
 	lineWidth: 0,
diff --git a/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.test.ts b/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.test.ts
index 42e2e493b..42da6b33e 100644
--- a/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.test.ts
@@ -230,6 +230,27 @@ describe('barUtils', () => {
 			expect(horizontal?.cornerRadiusBottomRight).toEqual(vertical?.cornerRadiusTopRight);
 			expect(horizontal?.cornerRadiusBottomLeft).toEqual(vertical?.cornerRadiusBottomRight);
 		});
+		test('corner radius should be 0 when the hasSquareCorners prop is true', () => {
+			const squareRadius = getCornerRadiusEncodings({ ...defaultBarProps, hasSquareCorners: true });
+
+			// Square radius should have values of 0
+			expect(squareRadius).toEqual(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					cornerRadiusTopLeft: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: 0 })]),
+					cornerRadiusTopRight: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: 0 })]),
+				})
+			);
+
+			const roundRadius = getCornerRadiusEncodings({ ...defaultBarProps });
+
+			// Round radius should have values of 6
+			expect(roundRadius).toEqual(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					cornerRadiusTopLeft: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: CORNER_RADIUS })]),
+					cornerRadiusTopRight: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: CORNER_RADIUS })]),
+				})
+			);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('getStackedCorderRadiusEncodings()', () => {
@@ -261,6 +282,28 @@ describe('barUtils', () => {
 				{ value: 0 },
 			]);
 		});
+
+		test('corner radius should be 0 when the hasSquareCorners prop is true', () => {
+			const squareRadius = getStackedCornerRadiusEncodings({ ...defaultBarProps, hasSquareCorners: true });
+
+			// Square radius should have values of 0
+			expect(squareRadius).toEqual(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					cornerRadiusTopLeft: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: 0 })]),
+					cornerRadiusTopRight: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: 0 })]),
+				})
+			);
+
+			const roundRadius = getStackedCornerRadiusEncodings({ ...defaultBarProps });
+
+			// Round radius should have values of 6
+			expect(roundRadius).toEqual(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					cornerRadiusTopLeft: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: CORNER_RADIUS })]),
+					cornerRadiusTopRight: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ value: CORNER_RADIUS })]),
+				})
+			);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('getOrientationProperties()', () => {
diff --git a/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.ts b/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.ts
index 52fed1802..07b94f241 100644
--- a/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.ts
+++ b/src/specBuilder/bar/barUtils.ts
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ export const getStackedMetricEncodings = (props: BarSpecProps): RectEncodeEntry
 };
 
 export const getCornerRadiusEncodings = (props: BarSpecProps): RectEncodeEntry => {
-	const { type, lineWidth, metric } = props;
-	const value = Math.max(1, CORNER_RADIUS - getLineWidthPixelsFromLineWidth(lineWidth) / 2);
+	const { type, lineWidth, metric, hasSquareCorners } = props;
+	const value = hasSquareCorners ? 0 : Math.max(1, CORNER_RADIUS - getLineWidthPixelsFromLineWidth(lineWidth) / 2);
 
 	let rectEncodeEntry: RectEncodeEntry;
 
@@ -199,10 +199,15 @@ export const getCornerRadiusEncodings = (props: BarSpecProps): RectEncodeEntry =
 	return rotateRectClockwiseIfNeeded(rectEncodeEntry, props);
 };
 
-export const getStackedCornerRadiusEncodings = ({ name, metric, lineWidth }: BarSpecProps): RectEncodeEntry => {
+export const getStackedCornerRadiusEncodings = ({
+	name,
+	metric,
+	lineWidth,
+	hasSquareCorners,
+}: BarSpecProps): RectEncodeEntry => {
 	const topTestString = `datum.${metric}1 > 0 && data('${name}_stacks')[indexof(pluck(data('${name}_stacks'), '${STACK_ID}'), datum.${STACK_ID})].max_${metric}1 === datum.${metric}1`;
 	const bottomTestString = `datum.${metric}1 < 0 && data('${name}_stacks')[indexof(pluck(data('${name}_stacks'), '${STACK_ID}'), datum.${STACK_ID})].min_${metric}1 === datum.${metric}1`;
-	const value = Math.max(1, CORNER_RADIUS - getLineWidthPixelsFromLineWidth(lineWidth) / 2);
+	const value = hasSquareCorners ? 0 : Math.max(1, CORNER_RADIUS - getLineWidthPixelsFromLineWidth(lineWidth) / 2);
 
 	return {
 		cornerRadiusTopLeft: [{ test: topTestString, value }, { value: 0 }],
diff --git a/src/stories/components/Bar/Bar.story.tsx b/src/stories/components/Bar/Bar.story.tsx
index c58b088a6..468aa1b49 100644
--- a/src/stories/components/Bar/Bar.story.tsx
+++ b/src/stories/components/Bar/Bar.story.tsx
@@ -78,4 +78,11 @@ WithAnnotation.args = {
 	metric: 'downloads',
 };
 
-export { Basic, Horizontal, LineType, Opacity, PaddingRatio, WithAnnotation };
+const HasSquareCorners = bindWithProps(BarStory);
+HasSquareCorners.args = {
+	dimension: 'browser',
+	metric: 'downloads',
+	hasSquareCorners: true,
+};
+
+export { Basic, Horizontal, LineType, Opacity, PaddingRatio, WithAnnotation, HasSquareCorners };
diff --git a/src/types/Chart.ts b/src/types/Chart.ts
index 5c888875f..cd72d3a55 100644
--- a/src/types/Chart.ts
+++ b/src/types/Chart.ts
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ export interface BarProps extends Omit<MarkProps, 'color'> {
 	dimension?: string;
 	/** Sets the inner padding between bars in a group */
 	groupedPadding?: number;
+	/** Should the top-left and top-right corners of the bars be square? Round by default */
+	hasSquareCorners?: boolean;
 	/** Line type or key in the data that is used as the line type facet */
 	lineType?: LineTypeFacet | DualFacet;
 	/** Border width of the bar */
diff --git a/src/types/specBuilderTypes.ts b/src/types/specBuilderTypes.ts
index 35ee15f16..da8ef4ec0 100644
--- a/src/types/specBuilderTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/specBuilderTypes.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export interface AxisAnnotationSpecProps
 type BarPropsWithDefaults =
 	| 'color'
 	| 'dimension'
+	| 'hasSquareCorners'
 	| 'lineType'
 	| 'lineWidth'
 	| 'metric'