diff --git a/src/axis/cartesianchartaxis.cpp b/src/axis/cartesianchartaxis.cpp
index 522223d..6353807 100644
--- a/src/axis/cartesianchartaxis.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/cartesianchartaxis.cpp
@@ -59,20 +59,21 @@ void CartesianChartAxis::createItems(int count)
         }
     }
 
+    QGraphicsTextItem *title = titleItem();
+    title->setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+    title->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->titleBrush().color());
+    title->setHtml(axis()->titleText());
+
     for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
         QGraphicsLineItem *arrow = new QGraphicsLineItem(this);
         QGraphicsLineItem *grid = new QGraphicsLineItem(this);
         QGraphicsTextItem *label = new QGraphicsTextItem(this);
         label->document()->setDocumentMargin(ChartPresenter::textMargin());
-        QGraphicsTextItem *title = titleItem();
         arrow->setPen(axis()->linePen());
         grid->setPen(axis()->gridLinePen());
         label->setFont(axis()->labelsFont());
         label->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->labelsBrush().color());
         label->setRotation(axis()->labelsAngle());
-        title->setFont(axis()->titleFont());
-        title->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->titleBrush().color());
-        title->setHtml(axis()->titleText());
         arrowGroup()->addToGroup(arrow);
         gridGroup()->addToGroup(grid);
         labelGroup()->addToGroup(label);
diff --git a/src/axis/chartaxiselement.cpp b/src/axis/chartaxiselement.cpp
index 1fa133d..51bd2af 100644
--- a/src/axis/chartaxiselement.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/chartaxiselement.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ void ChartAxisElement::handleTitleTextChanged(const QString &title)
 {
     QGraphicsLayoutItem::updateGeometry();
     presenter()->layout()->invalidate();
-    m_title->setHtml(title);
+    if (title.isEmpty() || !m_title->isVisible())
+        m_title->setHtml(title);
 }
 
 void ChartAxisElement::handleTitlePenChanged(const QPen &pen)
diff --git a/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp b/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp
index 9fa99ac..25f28f9 100644
--- a/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp
@@ -253,20 +253,21 @@ void PolarChartAxisAngular::createItems(int count)
         arrowGroup()->addToGroup(arrow);
     }
 
+    QGraphicsTextItem *title = titleItem();
+    title->setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+    title->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->titleBrush().color());
+    title->setHtml(axis()->titleText());
+
     for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
         QGraphicsLineItem *arrow = new QGraphicsLineItem(presenter()->rootItem());
         QGraphicsLineItem *grid = new QGraphicsLineItem(presenter()->rootItem());
         QGraphicsTextItem *label = new QGraphicsTextItem(presenter()->rootItem());
         label->document()->setDocumentMargin(ChartPresenter::textMargin());
-        QGraphicsTextItem *title = titleItem();
         arrow->setPen(axis()->linePen());
         grid->setPen(axis()->gridLinePen());
         label->setFont(axis()->labelsFont());
         label->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->labelsBrush().color());
         label->setRotation(axis()->labelsAngle());
-        title->setFont(axis()->titleFont());
-        title->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->titleBrush().color());
-        title->setHtml(axis()->titleText());
         arrowGroup()->addToGroup(arrow);
         gridGroup()->addToGroup(grid);
         labelGroup()->addToGroup(label);
diff --git a/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp b/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp
index 53544fd..d4fc1c9 100644
--- a/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp
@@ -238,20 +238,21 @@ void PolarChartAxisRadial::createItems(int count)
         arrowGroup()->addToGroup(arrow);
     }
 
+    QGraphicsTextItem *title = titleItem();
+    title->setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+    title->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->titleBrush().color());
+    title->setHtml(axis()->titleText());
+
     for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
         QGraphicsLineItem *arrow = new QGraphicsLineItem(presenter()->rootItem());
         QGraphicsEllipseItem *grid = new QGraphicsEllipseItem(presenter()->rootItem());
         QGraphicsTextItem *label = new QGraphicsTextItem(presenter()->rootItem());
         label->document()->setDocumentMargin(ChartPresenter::textMargin());
-        QGraphicsTextItem *title = titleItem();
         arrow->setPen(axis()->linePen());
         grid->setPen(axis()->gridLinePen());
         label->setFont(axis()->labelsFont());
         label->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->labelsBrush().color());
         label->setRotation(axis()->labelsAngle());
-        title->setFont(axis()->titleFont());
-        title->setDefaultTextColor(axis()->titleBrush().color());
-        title->setHtml(axis()->titleText());
         arrowGroup()->addToGroup(arrow);
         gridGroup()->addToGroup(grid);
         labelGroup()->addToGroup(label);