diff --git a/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp b/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp
index d342065..e377927 100644
--- a/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp
+++ b/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ void ChartAnimator::updateLayout(XYChartItem* item,  QVector<QPointF>& oldPoints
     QTimer::singleShot(0,animation,SLOT(start()));
 }
 
-void ChartAnimator::addAnimation(PieChartItem* item, QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &layout)
+void ChartAnimator::addAnimation(PieChartItem* item, QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &layout, bool isEmpty)
 {
     PieAnimation* animation = static_cast<PieAnimation*>(m_animations.value(item));
     Q_ASSERT(animation);
-    animation->addSlice(slice, layout);
+    animation->addSlice(slice, layout, isEmpty);
 }
 
 void ChartAnimator::removeAnimation(PieChartItem* item, QPieSlice *slice)
diff --git a/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h b/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h
index c478978..bf90269 100644
--- a/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h
+++ b/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     void updateLayout(SplineChartItem* item,  QVector<QPointF>& oldPoints , QVector<QPointF>& newPoints, QVector<QPointF>& oldControlPoints, QVector<QPointF>& newContorlPoints,int index);
     void applyLayout(AxisItem* item, QVector<qreal>& layout);
 
-    void addAnimation(PieChartItem* item, QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &layout);
+    void addAnimation(PieChartItem* item, QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &layout, bool isEmpty);
     void removeAnimation(PieChartItem* item, QPieSlice *slice);
     void updateLayout(PieChartItem* item, const PieLayout &layout);
     void updateLayout(PieChartItem* item, QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &layout);
diff --git a/src/animations/pieanimation.cpp b/src/animations/pieanimation.cpp
index fa04c43..a777598 100644
--- a/src/animations/pieanimation.cpp
+++ b/src/animations/pieanimation.cpp
@@ -35,14 +35,17 @@ void PieAnimation::updateValue(QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &endLayout
     QTimer::singleShot(0, animation, SLOT(start()));
 }
 
-void PieAnimation::addSlice(QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &endLayout)
+void PieAnimation::addSlice(QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &endLayout, bool isEmpty)
 {
     PieSliceAnimation *animation = new PieSliceAnimation(m_item, slice);
     m_animations.insert(slice, animation);
 
     PieSliceLayout startLayout = endLayout;
     startLayout.m_radius = 0;
-    startLayout.m_startAngle = endLayout.m_startAngle + (endLayout.m_angleSpan/2);
+    if (isEmpty)
+        startLayout.m_startAngle = 0;
+    else
+        startLayout.m_startAngle = endLayout.m_startAngle + (endLayout.m_angleSpan/2);
     startLayout.m_angleSpan = 0;
     animation->setValue(startLayout, endLayout);
 
diff --git a/src/animations/pieanimation_p.h b/src/animations/pieanimation_p.h
index 7277338..c88dc38 100644
--- a/src/animations/pieanimation_p.h
+++ b/src/animations/pieanimation_p.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public:
     ~PieAnimation();
     void updateValues(const PieLayout &newValues);
     void updateValue(QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &newValue);
-    void addSlice(QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &endLayout);
+    void addSlice(QPieSlice *slice, const PieSliceLayout &endLayout, bool isEmpty);
     void removeSlice(QPieSlice *slice);
 
 public: // from QVariantAnimation
diff --git a/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp b/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
index 61cf050..d3c8448 100644
--- a/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ void PieChartItem::initialize()
 
 void PieChartItem::handleSlicesAdded(QList<QPieSlice*> slices)
 {
+    bool isEmpty = m_slices.isEmpty();
+
     foreach (QPieSlice *s, slices) {
         PieSlice* slice = new PieSlice(this);
         m_slices.insert(s, slice);
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ void PieChartItem::handleSlicesAdded(QList<QPieSlice*> slices)
         PieSliceLayout layout = calculateSliceLayout(s);
 
         if (m_animator)
-            m_animator->addAnimation(this, s, layout);
+            m_animator->addAnimation(this, s, layout, isEmpty);
         else
             setLayout(s, layout);
     }