diff --git a/plugins/declarative/declarativeboxplotseries.cpp b/plugins/declarative/declarativeboxplotseries.cpp
index e511974..33973f8 100644
--- a/plugins/declarative/declarativeboxplotseries.cpp
+++ b/plugins/declarative/declarativeboxplotseries.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     This property configures the visibility of the middle box outline.
 */
 /*!
+    \qmlproperty qreal BoxPlotSeries::boxWidth
+    This property configures the width of the box-and-whiskers item. The value signifies the relative
+    width of the box-and-whiskers item inside its own slot. The value can between 0.0 and 1.0. Negative values
+    are clamped to 0.0 and values over 1.0 are clamped to 1.0.
+*/
+/*!
     \qmlproperty Pen BoxPlotSeries::pen
     This property configures the pen of the box-and-whiskers items.
 */
@@ -213,6 +219,10 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     Signal is emitted when the middle box outline visibility is changed.
  */
 /*!
+    \qmlsignal BoxPlotSeries::onBoxWidthChanged()
+    Signal is emitted when the width of the box-and-whiskers item is changed.
+ */
+/*!
     \qmlsignal BoxPlotSeries::onPenChanged()
     Signal is emitted when the pen for box-and-whiskers items has changed.
 */
diff --git a/src/boxplotchart/boxplotchartitem.cpp b/src/boxplotchart/boxplotchartitem.cpp
index e9f9ea2..eff7388 100644
--- a/src/boxplotchart/boxplotchartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/boxplotchart/boxplotchartitem.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void BoxPlotChartItem::handleDataStructureChanged()
             box->setBrush(m_series->brush());
             box->setPen(m_series->pen());
             box->setBoxOutlined(m_series->boxOutlineVisible());
+            box->setBoxWidth(m_series->boxWidth());
         }
         updateBoxGeometry(box, s);
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ void BoxPlotChartItem::handleUpdatedBars()
         item->setBrush(m_series->brush());
         item->setPen(m_series->pen());
         item->setBoxOutlined(m_series->boxOutlineVisible());
+        item->setBoxWidth(m_series->boxWidth());
     }
     // Override with QBoxSet specific settings
     foreach (QBoxSet *set, m_boxTable.keys()) {
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ void BoxPlotChartItem::handleLayoutChanged()
         if (m_animation)
             m_animation->setAnimationStart(item);
 
+        item->setBoxWidth(m_series->boxWidth());
+
         bool dirty = updateBoxGeometry(item, item->m_data.m_index);
         if (dirty && m_animation)
             presenter()->startAnimation(m_animation->boxChangeAnimation(item));
diff --git a/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers.cpp b/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers.cpp
index a50f571..a06262b 100644
--- a/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers.cpp
+++ b/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ void BoxWhiskers::setPen(const QPen &pen)
     update();
 }
 
+void BoxWhiskers::setBoxWidth(const qreal width)
+{
+    m_boxWidth = width;
+}
+
 void BoxWhiskers::setLayout(const BoxWhiskersData &data)
 {
     m_data = data;
@@ -132,8 +137,8 @@ void BoxWhiskers::updateGeometry(AbstractDomain *domain)
     m_boundingRect = m_boxPath.boundingRect();
 
     qreal columnWidth = 1.0 / m_data.m_seriesCount;
-    qreal left = 0.25 * columnWidth + columnWidth * m_data.m_seriesIndex + m_data.m_index - 0.5;
-    qreal barWidth = columnWidth / 2.0;
+    qreal left = ((1.0 - m_boxWidth) / 2.0) * columnWidth + columnWidth * m_data.m_seriesIndex + m_data.m_index - 0.5;
+    qreal barWidth = m_boxWidth * columnWidth;
 
     QPointF geometryPoint = m_domain->calculateGeometryPoint(QPointF(left, m_data.m_upperExtreme), m_validData);
     if (!m_validData)
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ void BoxWhiskers::updateGeometry(AbstractDomain *domain)
     m_boxPath = path;
     m_boundingRect = m_boxPath.boundingRect();
 
-    qreal extra = (m_pen.widthF() / 2.0);
+    qreal extra = m_pen.widthF();
     m_boundingRect.adjust(-extra, -extra, extra, extra);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers_p.h b/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers_p.h
index 0168c19..dfea623 100644
--- a/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers_p.h
+++ b/src/boxplotchart/boxwhiskers_p.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     void setPen(const QPen &pen);
     void setLayout(const BoxWhiskersData &data);
     void setBoxOutlined(const bool outlined) { m_boxOutlined = outlined; }
+    void setBoxWidth(const qreal width);
 
     void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
     void hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event);
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ private:
     QPen m_medianPen;
     QPen m_outlinePen;
     bool m_boxOutlined;
+    qreal m_boxWidth;
     BoxWhiskersData m_data;
     QSizeF m_domainSize;
     QRectF m_middleBox;
diff --git a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp
index ce3c674..2d05f98 100644
--- a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp
+++ b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     \brief This property configures the visibility of the middle box outline.
 */
 /*!
+    \property QBoxPlotSeries::boxWidth
+    \brief This property configures the width of the box-and-whiskers item. The value signifies the relative
+    width of the box-and-whiskers item inside its own slot. The value can between 0.0 and 1.0. Negative values
+    are clamped to 0.0 and values over 1.0 are clamped to 1.0.
+*/
+/*!
     \property QBoxPlotSeries::pen
     \brief This property configures the pen of the box-and-whiskers items.
 */
@@ -85,6 +91,10 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     Signal is emitted when the middle box outline visibility is changed.
 */
 /*!
+    \fn void QBoxPlotSeries::boxWidthChanged()
+    Signal is emitted when the width of the box-and-whiskers item is changed.
+*/
+/*!
     \fn void QBoxPlotSeries::penChanged()
     This signal is emitted when the pen of the box-and-whiskers has changed.
     \sa brush
@@ -94,8 +104,6 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     This signal is emitted when the brush of the box-and-whiskers has changed.
     \sa brush
 */
-
-
 /*!
     \fn virtual SeriesType QBoxPlotSeries::type() const
     \brief Returns type of series.
@@ -276,6 +284,28 @@ bool QBoxPlotSeries::boxOutlineVisible()
     return d->m_boxOutlineVisible;
 }
 
+void QBoxPlotSeries::setBoxWidth(qreal width)
+{
+    Q_D(QBoxPlotSeries);
+
+    if (width != d->m_boxWidth) {
+        if (width < 0.0)
+            width = 0.0;
+        if (width > 1.0)
+            width = 1.0;
+        d->m_boxWidth = width;
+        emit d->updatedLayout();
+        emit boxWidthChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+qreal QBoxPlotSeries::boxWidth()
+{
+    Q_D(QBoxPlotSeries);
+
+    return d->m_boxWidth;
+}
+
 void QBoxPlotSeries::setBrush(const QBrush &brush)
 {
     Q_D(QBoxPlotSeries);
@@ -318,7 +348,8 @@ QBoxPlotSeriesPrivate::QBoxPlotSeriesPrivate(QBoxPlotSeries *q)
     : QAbstractSeriesPrivate(q),
       m_pen(QChartPrivate::defaultPen()),
       m_brush(QChartPrivate::defaultBrush()),
-      m_boxOutlineVisible(true)
+      m_boxOutlineVisible(true),
+      m_boxWidth(0.5)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.h b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.h
index ffedbfc..5517ed7 100644
--- a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.h
+++ b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT QBoxPlotSeries : public QAbstractSeries
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(bool boxOutlineVisible READ boxOutlineVisible WRITE setBoxOutlineVisible NOTIFY boxOutlineVisibilityChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(qreal boxWidth READ boxWidth WRITE setBoxWidth NOTIFY boxWidthChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QPen pen READ pen WRITE setPen NOTIFY penChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QBrush brush READ brush WRITE setBrush NOTIFY brushChanged)
 public:
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ public:
 
     void setBoxOutlineVisible(bool visible);
     bool boxOutlineVisible();
+    void setBoxWidth(qreal width);
+    qreal boxWidth();
     void setBrush(const QBrush &brush);
     QBrush brush() const;
     void setPen(const QPen &pen);
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void penChanged();
     void brushChanged();
     void boxOutlineVisibilityChanged();
+    void boxWidthChanged();
 
     void boxsetsAdded(QList<QBoxSet *> sets);
     void boxsetsRemoved(QList<QBoxSet *> sets);
diff --git a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries_p.h b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries_p.h
index 4e415dc..c3a0e08 100644
--- a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries_p.h
+++ b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries_p.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ protected:
     bool m_boxOutlineVisible;
     int m_index;
     BoxPlotAnimation *m_animation;
+    qreal m_boxWidth;
 
 private:
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(QBoxPlotSeries)
diff --git a/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.cpp b/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.cpp
index 62a5521..02bbaaf 100644
--- a/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ MainWidget::MainWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     connect(m_penTool, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(changePen()));
     grid->addWidget(setWhiskersButton, m_rowPos++, 1);
 
+    // Box width setting
+    m_boxWidthSB = new QDoubleSpinBox();
+    m_boxWidthSB->setMinimum(-1.0);
+    m_boxWidthSB->setMaximum(2.0);
+    m_boxWidthSB->setSingleStep(0.1);
+    m_boxWidthSB->setValue(0.5);
+    grid->addWidget(new QLabel("Box width:"), m_rowPos, 0);
+    grid->addWidget(m_boxWidthSB, m_rowPos++, 1);
+    connect(m_boxWidthSB, SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)), this, SLOT(setBoxWidth(double)));
+
     initThemeCombo(grid);
     initCheckboxes(grid);
 
@@ -249,6 +259,7 @@ void MainWidget::addSeries()
     connect(set2, SIGNAL(hovered(bool)), this, SLOT(singleBoxHovered(bool)));
 
     m_series[m_seriesCount]->setBoxOutlineVisible(m_boxOutlined->checkState());
+    m_series[m_seriesCount]->setBoxWidth(m_boxWidthSB->value());
 
     m_chart->addSeries(m_series[m_seriesCount]);
 
@@ -459,3 +470,11 @@ void MainWidget::changePen()
     for (int i = 0; i <  m_seriesCount; i++)
         m_series[i]->setPen(m_penTool->pen());
 }
+
+void MainWidget::setBoxWidth(double width)
+{
+    qDebug() << "setBoxWidth to " << width;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i <  m_seriesCount; i++)
+        m_series[i]->setBoxWidth(qreal(width));
+}
diff --git a/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.h b/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.h
index d2825de..cc329b0 100644
--- a/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.h
+++ b/tests/boxplottester/mainwidget.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QBarCategoryAxis>
 #include <QBoxSet>
 #include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QDoubleSpinBox>
 
 class QGridLayout;
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ private slots:
     void changePen();
     void antialiasingToggled(bool);
     void boxOutlineToggled(bool);
+    void setBoxWidth(double width);
 
 private:
     QChart *m_chart;
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ private:
     int m_seriesCount;
     QBoxPlotSeries *m_series[10];
     QCheckBox *m_boxOutlined;
+    QDoubleSpinBox *m_boxWidthSB;
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWIDGET_H