diff --git a/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMap.tsx b/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMap.tsx
index 736875594e..32b1764dc5 100644
--- a/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMap.tsx
+++ b/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMap.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const InnerHeatMap = <Datum extends HeatMapDatum, ExtraProps extends object>({
     xOuterPadding = svgDefaultProps.xOuterPadding,
     yInnerPadding = svgDefaultProps.yInnerPadding,
     yOuterPadding = svgDefaultProps.yOuterPadding,
-    // sizeVariation = svgDefaultProps.sizeVariation,
+    sizeVariation = svgDefaultProps.sizeVariation,
     cellComponent = svgDefaultProps.cellComponent as NonNullable<
         HeatMapSvgProps<Datum, ExtraProps>['cellComponent']
     >,
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const InnerHeatMap = <Datum extends HeatMapDatum, ExtraProps extends object>({
         xOuterPadding,
         yInnerPadding,
         yOuterPadding,
+        sizeVariation,
         colors,
         emptyColor,
         opacity,
diff --git a/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMapCanvas.tsx b/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMapCanvas.tsx
index 7f86bd1902..631afa5ade 100644
--- a/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMapCanvas.tsx
+++ b/packages/heatmap/src/HeatMapCanvas.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const InnerHeatMapCanvas = <Datum extends HeatMapDatum, ExtraProps extends objec
     xOuterPadding = canvasDefaultProps.xOuterPadding,
     yInnerPadding = canvasDefaultProps.yInnerPadding,
     yOuterPadding = canvasDefaultProps.yOuterPadding,
-    // sizeVariation = canvasDefaultProps.sizeVariation,
+    sizeVariation = canvasDefaultProps.sizeVariation,
     renderCell: _renderCell = canvasDefaultProps.renderCell as CellShape,
     opacity = canvasDefaultProps.opacity,
     activeOpacity = canvasDefaultProps.activeOpacity,
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const InnerHeatMapCanvas = <Datum extends HeatMapDatum, ExtraProps extends objec
         xOuterPadding,
         yInnerPadding,
         yOuterPadding,
+        sizeVariation,
         colors,
         emptyColor,
         opacity,
diff --git a/packages/heatmap/src/hooks.ts b/packages/heatmap/src/hooks.ts
index 7645e91c1e..87275dd533 100644
--- a/packages/heatmap/src/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/heatmap/src/hooks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo, useCallback, useState } from 'react'
+import { scaleLinear } from 'd3-scale'
 import { useTheme, usePropertyAccessor, useValueFormatter } from '@nivo/core'
 import { useInheritedColor, getContinuousColorScale } from '@nivo/colors'
 import { AnnotationMatcher, useAnnotations } from '@nivo/annotations'
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import {
     HeatMapCommonProps,
     HeatMapDataProps,
     HeatMapDatum,
+    SizeVariationConfig,
 } from './types'
 import { commonDefaultProps } from './defaults'
 import { computeCells } from './compute'
@@ -43,15 +45,6 @@ export const useComputeCells = <Datum extends HeatMapDatum, ExtraProps extends o
         [data, width, height, xInnerPadding, xOuterPadding, yInnerPadding, yOuterPadding]
     )
 
-/*
-const computeX = (column: number, cellWidth: number, padding: number) => {
-    return column * cellWidth + cellWidth * 0.5 + padding * column + padding
-}
-const computeY = (row: number, cellHeight: number, padding: number) => {
-    return row * cellHeight + cellHeight * 0.5 + padding * row + padding
-}
-*/
-
 const isHoverTargetByType = {
     cell: <Datum extends HeatMapDatum>(
         cell: Omit<
@@ -83,58 +76,23 @@ const isHoverTargetByType = {
     ) => cell.serieId === current.serieId || cell.data.x === current.data.x,
 }
 
-/*
-const computeCells = <Datum extends object>({
-    data,
-    keys,
-    getIndex,
-    xScale,
-    yScale,
-    sizeScale,
-    cellOpacity,
-    cellWidth,
-    cellHeight,
-    colorScale,
-    nanColor,
-    getLabel,
-    getLabelTextColor,
-}: {
-    data: HeatMapDataProps<Datum>['data']
-    keys: HeatMapCommonProps<Datum>['keys']
-    getIndex: (datum: Datum) => string | number
-}) => {
-    const cells = []
-    data.forEach(datum => {
-        keys.forEach(key => {
-            const value = datum[key]
-            const label = getLabel(datum, key)
-            const index = getIndex(datum)
-            const sizeMultiplier = sizeScale ? sizeScale(value) : 1
-            const width = sizeMultiplier * cellWidth
-            const height = sizeMultiplier * cellHeight
+const useSizeScale = (
+    size: false | SizeVariationConfig,
+    min: number,
+    max: number
+): ((value: number | null) => number) =>
+    useMemo(() => {
+        if (!size) return () => 1
 
-            const cell = {
-                id: `${key}.${index}`,
-                xKey: key,
-                yKey: index,
-                x: xScale(key),
-                y: yScale(index),
-                width,
-                height,
-                value,
-                label,
-                color: isNaN(value) ? nanColor : colorScale(value),
-                opacity: cellOpacity,
-            }
-            cell.labelTextColor = getLabelTextColor(cell)
-
-            cells.push(cell)
-        })
-    })
+        const scale = scaleLinear()
+            .domain(size.values ? size.values : [min, max])
+            .range(size.sizes)
 
-    return cells
-}
-*/
+        return (value: number | null) => {
+            if (value === null) return 1
+            return scale(value)
+        }
+    }, [size, min, max])
 
 export const useHeatMap = <
     Datum extends HeatMapDatum = DefaultHeatMapDatum,
@@ -149,7 +107,7 @@ export const useHeatMap = <
     xInnerPadding = commonDefaultProps.xInnerPadding,
     yOuterPadding = commonDefaultProps.yOuterPadding,
     yInnerPadding = commonDefaultProps.yInnerPadding,
-    // sizeVariation,
+    sizeVariation = commonDefaultProps.sizeVariation,
     colors = commonDefaultProps.colors as HeatMapCommonProps<Datum>['colors'],
     emptyColor = commonDefaultProps.emptyColor,
     opacity = commonDefaultProps.opacity,
@@ -220,6 +178,7 @@ export const useHeatMap = <
         },
         [colors, colorScale, emptyColor]
     )
+    const getSize = useSizeScale(sizeVariation, minValue, maxValue)
     const theme = useTheme()
     const getBorderColor = useInheritedColor(borderColor, theme)
     const getLabelTextColor = useInheritedColor(labelTextColor, theme)
@@ -234,8 +193,12 @@ export const useHeatMap = <
                     computedOpacity = activeIds.includes(cell.id) ? activeOpacity : inactiveOpacity
                 }
 
+                const sizeMultiplier = getSize(cell.value)
+
                 const computedCell = {
                     ...cell,
+                    width: cell.width * sizeMultiplier,
+                    height: cell.height * sizeMultiplier,
                     formattedValue: cell.value !== null ? formatValue(cell.value) : null,
                     opacity: computedOpacity,
                 } as ComputedCell<Datum>
@@ -249,6 +212,7 @@ export const useHeatMap = <
             }),
         [
             cells,
+            getSize,
             getColor,
             getBorderColor,
             getLabelTextColor,
diff --git a/packages/heatmap/src/types.ts b/packages/heatmap/src/types.ts
index fd29894556..4bf4481a82 100644
--- a/packages/heatmap/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/heatmap/src/types.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ export interface HeatMapDataProps<Datum extends HeatMapDatum, ExtraProps extends
 }
 
 export interface SizeVariationConfig {
-    values: [min: number, max: number]
+    // use auto min/max values if unspecified
+    values?: [min: number, max: number]
+    // expressed as a range from 0~1
     sizes: [min: number, max: number]
 }
 
diff --git a/website/src/data/components/heatmap/props.ts b/website/src/data/components/heatmap/props.ts
index 19ee985b1e..71b9a68bad 100644
--- a/website/src/data/components/heatmap/props.ts
+++ b/website/src/data/components/heatmap/props.ts
@@ -107,17 +107,22 @@ const props: ChartProperty[] = [
     },
     {
         key: 'sizeVariation',
-        help: 'Cell size variation.',
-        description: `Size variation (0~1), if value is 0 size won't be affected. If you use for example the value 0.3, cell width/height will vary between 0.7~1 according to its corresponding value.`,
+        help: 'Optionally make the size of the cells vary depending on their value.',
+        description: `
+        To enable this feature, you can use the following config:
+        
+        \`\`\`
+        interface SizeVariationConfig {
+            // use auto min/max values if unspecified
+            values?: [min: number, max: number]
+            // expressed as a range from 0~1
+            sizes: [min: number, max: number]
+        }
+        \`\`\`
+        `,
         defaultValue: defaults.sizeVariation,
-        type: 'number',
+        type: 'false | SizeVariationConfig',
         group: 'Base',
-        control: {
-            type: 'range',
-            min: 0,
-            max: 1,
-            step: 0.02,
-        },
     },
     themeProperty(allFlavors),
     {
diff --git a/website/src/lib/componentProperties.ts b/website/src/lib/componentProperties.ts
index a29ccdbe6c..8c0fca5011 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/componentProperties.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/componentProperties.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const themeProperty = (flavors: Flavor[]): ChartProperty => ({
     help: 'Define style for common elements such as labels, axes…',
     flavors,
     description: `
-        Please have a look at [the dedicated guide](self:/guides/theming)
+        Please have a look at [the dedicated guide](self:/guides/theming/)
         on how to define a theme for your charts. 
     `,
 })