diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py
index 3dbdf7729d..1dfdd9a973 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py
@@ -270,8 +270,9 @@ def get_batched_data(self, overlay, ranges=None, empty=False):
                 data[sanitized].append([k])
         data = {opt: vals for opt, vals in data.items()
                 if not any(v is None for v in vals)}
-        return data, dict(xs=elmapping['x'], ys=elmapping['y'],
-                          **{o: o for o in opts if o in data})
+        mapping = {{'x': 'xs', 'y': 'ys'}.get(k, k): v
+                   for k, v in elmapping.items()}
+        return data, mapping
 
 
 class AreaPlot(PolygonPlot):
diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py
index cd52c21cc5..b6cfa6102a 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def get_batched_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
             # Apply static styles
             style = styles[zorder]
             expand_batched_style(style, self._batched_style_opts,
-                                 data, elmapping)
+                                 data, elmapping, path=True)
+
         return data, elmapping
 
 
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ def get_batched_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
             # Apply static styles
             style = styles[zorder]
             expand_batched_style(style, self._batched_style_opts,
-                                 data, elmapping)
-
+                                 data, elmapping, path=True)
 
         return data, elmapping
diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/util.py b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/util.py
index 1ea4b142ce..f326fb1ab2 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/util.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/util.py
@@ -549,13 +549,15 @@ def get_tab_title(key, frame, overlay):
     return title
 
 
-def expand_batched_style(style, opts, data, mapping):
+def expand_batched_style(style, opts, data, mapping, path=False):
     """
     Expands styles applied to a batched plot by iterating over the
     supplied list of style options and any options found in the supplied
-    style dictionary to the ColumnDataSource data and mapping.
+    style dictionary to the ColumnDataSource data and mapping. Supply
+    path=True to avoid nesting style options as required by multi_line
+    and patches glyphs.
     """
-    nvals = len(list(data.values()[0])[-1])
+    nvals = int(path) or len(list(data.values()[0])[-1])
     for opt in opts:
         if 'color' in opt:
             alias = 'color'
@@ -583,4 +585,4 @@ def expand_batched_style(style, opts, data, mapping):
         mapping[opt] = {'field': opt}
         if 'color' in opt and isinstance(val, tuple):
             val = rgb2hex(val)
-        data[opt].append([val]*nvals)
+        data[opt].append(val if path else [val]*nvals)