diff --git a/src/axis/horizontalaxis.cpp b/src/axis/horizontalaxis.cpp
index 7068d59..323aefe 100644
--- a/src/axis/horizontalaxis.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/horizontalaxis.cpp
@@ -72,14 +72,21 @@ void HorizontalAxis::updateGeometry()
     QRectF titleBoundingRect;
     QString titleText = axis()->titleText();
     if (!titleText.isEmpty() && titleItem()->isVisible()) {
-        QFontMetrics fn(title->font());
         int size(0);
         size = gridRect.width();
 
-        if (fn.boundingRect(titleText).width() > size) {
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+        dummyTitle.setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+        dummyTitle.setText(axis()->titleText());
+        QRectF dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+
+        if (dummyRect.width() > size) {
             QString string = titleText + "...";
-            while (fn.boundingRect(string).width() > size && string.length() > 3)
+            while (dummyRect.width() > size && string.length() > 3) {
                 string.remove(string.length() - 4, 1);
+                dummyTitle.setText(string);
+                dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+            }
             title->setText(string);
         } else {
             title->setText(titleText);
@@ -200,20 +207,26 @@ void HorizontalAxis::updateGeometry()
 QSizeF HorizontalAxis::sizeHint(Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF &constraint) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(constraint);
-    QFontMetrics fn(axis()->titleFont());
     QSizeF sh(0,0);
 
     if (axis()->titleText().isEmpty() || !titleItem()->isVisible())
         return sh;
 
     switch (which) {
-    case Qt::MinimumSize:
-            sh = QSizeF(fn.boundingRect("...").width(), fn.height() + (titlePadding() * 2));
+    case Qt::MinimumSize: {
+        QFontMetrics fn(axis()->titleFont());
+        sh = QSizeF(fn.boundingRect("...").width(), fn.height() + (titlePadding() * 2));
         break;
+    }
     case Qt::MaximumSize:
-    case Qt::PreferredSize:
-            sh = QSizeF(fn.boundingRect(axis()->titleText()).width(), fn.height() + (titlePadding() * 2));
+    case Qt::PreferredSize: {
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+        dummyTitle.setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+        dummyTitle.setText(axis()->titleText());
+        QRectF titleRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+        sh = QSizeF(titleRect.width(), titleRect.height() + (titlePadding() * 2));
         break;
+    }
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp b/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp
index 22b6c8f..07339e4 100644
--- a/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/polarchartaxisangular.cpp
@@ -224,11 +224,18 @@ void PolarChartAxisAngular::updateGeometry()
         int size(0);
         size = axisGeometry().width();
 
-        QFontMetrics titleMetrics(axis()->titleFont());
-        if (titleMetrics.boundingRect(titleText).width() > size) {
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+        dummyTitle.setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+        dummyTitle.setText(titleText);
+        QRectF dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+
+        if (dummyRect.width() > size) {
             QString string = titleText + "...";
-            while (titleMetrics.boundingRect(string).width() > size && string.length() > 3)
+            while (dummyRect.width() > size && string.length() > 3) {
                 string.remove(string.length() - 4, 1);
+                dummyTitle.setText(string);
+                dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+            }
             title->setText(string);
         } else {
             title->setText(titleText);
@@ -385,9 +392,12 @@ qreal PolarChartAxisAngular::preferredAxisRadius(const QSizeF &maxSize)
     }
 
     if (!axis()->titleText().isEmpty() && axis()->isTitleVisible()) {
-        QFontMetrics titleMetrics(axis()->titleFont());
-        int titleHeight = titleMetrics.boundingRect(axis()->titleText()).height();
-        radius -= titlePadding() + (titleHeight / 2);
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+        dummyTitle.setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+        dummyTitle.setText(axis()->titleText());
+        QRectF dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+
+        radius -= titlePadding() + (dummyRect.height() / 2.0);
         if (radius < 1.0) // safeguard
             return 1.0;
     }
diff --git a/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp b/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp
index 995eafc..c82c588 100644
--- a/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/polarchartaxisradial.cpp
@@ -205,11 +205,18 @@ void PolarChartAxisRadial::updateGeometry()
     // Title, along the 0 axis
     QString titleText = axis()->titleText();
     if (!titleText.isEmpty() && axis()->isTitleVisible()) {
-        QFontMetrics titleMetrics(axis()->titleFont());
-        if (titleMetrics.boundingRect(titleText).width() > radius) {
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+        dummyTitle.setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+        dummyTitle.setText(titleText);
+        QRectF dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+
+        if (dummyRect.width() > radius) {
             QString string = titleText + "...";
-            while (titleMetrics.boundingRect(string).width() > radius && string.length() > 3)
+            while (dummyRect.width() > radius && string.length() > 3) {
                 string.remove(string.length() - 4, 1);
+                dummyTitle.setText(string);
+                dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+            }
             title->setText(string);
         } else {
             title->setText(titleText);
diff --git a/src/axis/verticalaxis.cpp b/src/axis/verticalaxis.cpp
index 3726359..532fb93 100644
--- a/src/axis/verticalaxis.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/verticalaxis.cpp
@@ -74,14 +74,21 @@ void VerticalAxis::updateGeometry()
     QRectF titleBoundingRect;
     QString titleText = axis()->titleText();
     if (!titleText.isEmpty() && titleItem()->isVisible()) {
-        QFontMetrics fn(title->font());
         int size(0);
         size = gridRect.height();
 
-        if (fn.boundingRect(titleText).width() > size) {
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+        dummyTitle.setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+        dummyTitle.setText(axis()->titleText());
+        QRectF dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+
+        if (dummyRect.width() > size) {
             QString string = titleText + "...";
-            while (fn.boundingRect(string).width() > size && string.length() > 3)
+            while (dummyRect.width() > size && string.length() > 3) {
                 string.remove(string.length() - 4, 1);
+                dummyTitle.setText(string);
+                dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+            }
             title->setText(string);
         } else {
             title->setText(titleText);
@@ -206,22 +213,27 @@ void VerticalAxis::updateGeometry()
 
 QSizeF VerticalAxis::sizeHint(Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF &constraint) const
 {
-
     Q_UNUSED(constraint);
-    QFontMetrics fn(axis()->titleFont());
     QSizeF sh(0, 0);
 
     if (axis()->titleText().isEmpty() || !titleItem()->isVisible())
         return sh;
 
     switch (which) {
-    case Qt::MinimumSize:
-            sh = QSizeF(fn.height() + (titlePadding() * 2), fn.boundingRect("...").width());
+    case Qt::MinimumSize: {
+        QFontMetrics fn(axis()->titleFont());
+        sh = QSizeF(fn.height() + (titlePadding() * 2), fn.boundingRect("...").width());
         break;
+    }
     case Qt::MaximumSize:
-    case Qt::PreferredSize:
-            sh = QSizeF(fn.height() + (titlePadding() * 2), fn.boundingRect(axis()->titleText()).width());
+    case Qt::PreferredSize: {
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+        dummyTitle.setFont(axis()->titleFont());
+        dummyTitle.setText(axis()->titleText());
+        QRectF titleRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+        sh = QSizeF(titleRect.height() + (titlePadding() * 2), titleRect.width());
         break;
+    }
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/layout/polarchartlayout.cpp b/src/layout/polarchartlayout.cpp
index ad48244..905f43c 100644
--- a/src/layout/polarchartlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/polarchartlayout.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ QRectF PolarChartLayout::calculateAxisGeometry(const QRectF &geometry, const QLi
             && chartAxis->axis()->isTitleVisible()
             && !chartAxis->axis()->titleText().isEmpty()) {
             // If axis has angular title, adjust geometry down by the space title takes
-            QFontMetrics titleMetrics(chartAxis->axis()->titleFont());
-            titleHeight = (titleMetrics.boundingRect(chartAxis->axis()->titleText()).height() / 2) + chartAxis->titlePadding();
+            QGraphicsSimpleTextItem dummyTitle;
+            dummyTitle.setFont(chartAxis->axis()->titleFont());
+            dummyTitle.setText(chartAxis->axis()->titleText());
+            QRectF dummyRect = dummyTitle.boundingRect();
+            titleHeight = (dummyRect.height() / 2.0) + chartAxis->titlePadding();
         }
     }