diff --git a/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp b/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
index a1851bb..90bb5a1 100644
--- a/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ PieSliceData PieChartItem::updateSliceGeometry(QPieSlice *slice)
     PieSliceData &sliceData = QPieSlicePrivate::fromSlice(slice)->m_data;
     sliceData.m_center = PieSliceItem::sliceCenter(m_pieCenter, m_pieRadius, slice);
     sliceData.m_radius = m_pieRadius;
+    sliceData.m_donut = m_series->donut();
     return sliceData;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/piechart/pieslicedata_p.h b/src/piechart/pieslicedata_p.h
index ea99772..276b5dd 100644
--- a/src/piechart/pieslicedata_p.h
+++ b/src/piechart/pieslicedata_p.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
         m_radius = 0;
         m_startAngle = 0;
         m_angleSpan = 0;
+        m_donut = false;
     }
 
     bool operator!=(const PieSliceData &other) const
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ public:
     qreal m_radius;
     qreal m_startAngle;
     qreal m_angleSpan;
+    bool m_donut;
 };
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/piechart/piesliceitem.cpp b/src/piechart/piesliceitem.cpp
index 49781cb..b77d392 100644
--- a/src/piechart/piesliceitem.cpp
+++ b/src/piechart/piesliceitem.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ QPointF offset(qreal angle, qreal length)
 
 PieSliceItem::PieSliceItem(QGraphicsItem* parent)
     :QGraphicsObject(parent),
-    m_hovered(false)
+      m_hovered(false)
 {
     setAcceptHoverEvents(true);
     setAcceptedMouseButtons(Qt::MouseButtonMask);
@@ -174,11 +174,19 @@ QPainterPath PieSliceItem::slicePath(QPointF center, qreal radius, qreal startAn
     QRectF rect(center.x()-radius, center.y()-radius, radius*2, radius*2);
 
     // slice path
-    // TODO: draw the shape so that it might have a hole in the center
     QPainterPath path;
-    path.moveTo(rect.center());
-    path.arcTo(rect, -startAngle + 90, -angleSpan);
-    path.closeSubpath();
+    if (m_data.m_donut) {
+        qreal donutFraction = 5.0;
+        QRectF insideRect = rect.adjusted(rect.width() / donutFraction, rect.height() / donutFraction, -rect.width() / donutFraction, -rect.height() / donutFraction);
+        path.arcMoveTo(rect, -startAngle + 90);
+        path.arcTo(rect, -startAngle + 90, -angleSpan);
+        path.arcTo(insideRect, -startAngle + 90 - angleSpan, angleSpan);
+        path.closeSubpath();
+    } else {
+        path.moveTo(rect.center());
+        path.arcTo(rect, -startAngle + 90, -angleSpan);
+        path.closeSubpath();
+    }
 
     // calculate label arm start point
     *armStart = center;
@@ -213,12 +221,12 @@ QPainterPath PieSliceItem::labelArmPath(QPointF start, qreal angle, qreal length
     // line to underline the label
     QPointF parm2 = parm1;
     if (angle < 180) { // arm swings the other way on the left side
-         parm2 += QPointF(textWidth, 0);
-         *textStart = parm1;
+        parm2 += QPointF(textWidth, 0);
+        *textStart = parm1;
     }
     else {
-         parm2 += QPointF(-textWidth,0);
-         *textStart = parm2;
+        parm2 += QPointF(-textWidth,0);
+        *textStart = parm2;
     }
 
     QPainterPath path;
diff --git a/src/piechart/qpieseries.cpp b/src/piechart/qpieseries.cpp
index 0e85f53..6a7e6a5 100644
--- a/src/piechart/qpieseries.cpp
+++ b/src/piechart/qpieseries.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,19 @@ qreal QPieSeries::sum() const
     return d->m_sum;
 }
 
+void QPieSeries::setDonut(bool donut)
+{
+    Q_D(QPieSeries);
+    d->m_donutChart = donut;
+    d->updateDerivativeData();
+}
+
+bool QPieSeries::donut() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QPieSeries);
+    return d->m_donutChart;
+}
+
 void QPieSeries::setHorizontalPosition(qreal relativePosition)
 {
     Q_D(QPieSeries);
@@ -660,7 +673,8 @@ QPieSeriesPrivate::QPieSeriesPrivate(QPieSeries *parent) :
     m_pieRelativeSize(0.7),
     m_pieStartAngle(0),
     m_pieEndAngle(360),
-    m_sum(0)
+    m_sum(0),
+    m_donutChart(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -693,6 +707,7 @@ void QPieSeriesPrivate::updateDerivativeData()
         d->setPercentage(s->value() / m_sum);
         d->setStartAngle(sliceAngle);
         d->setAngleSpan(pieSpan * s->percentage());
+        d->m_data.m_donut = m_donutChart;
         sliceAngle += s->angleSpan();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/piechart/qpieseries.h b/src/piechart/qpieseries.h
index abedbc7..70366a3 100644
--- a/src/piechart/qpieseries.h
+++ b/src/piechart/qpieseries.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public:
 
     qreal sum() const;
 
+    void setDonut(bool donut = true);
+    bool donut() const;
+
     void setHorizontalPosition(qreal relativePosition);
     qreal horizontalPosition() const;
 
diff --git a/src/piechart/qpieseries_p.h b/src/piechart/qpieseries_p.h
index b3f457b..dbb87e8 100644
--- a/src/piechart/qpieseries_p.h
+++ b/src/piechart/qpieseries_p.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ private:
     qreal m_pieStartAngle;
     qreal m_pieEndAngle;
     qreal m_sum;
+    bool m_donutChart;
 
 private:
     friend class QLegendPrivate;