diff --git a/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/horizontalstackedbarchartitem.cpp b/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/horizontalstackedbarchartitem.cpp
index daddff8..34459f3 100644
--- a/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/horizontalstackedbarchartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/horizontalstackedbarchartitem.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ QVector<QRectF> HorizontalStackedBarChartItem::calculateLayout()
 
     int itemIndex(0);
     for (int category = 0; category < categoryCount; category++) {
-        qreal xPos = -scaleX * m_domainMinX + geometry().left();
+        qreal xMax = -scaleX * m_domainMinX + geometry().left();
+        qreal xMin = -scaleX * m_domainMinX + geometry().left();
         for (int set = 0; set < setCount; set++) {
             QBarSetPrivate* barSet = m_series->d_func()->barsetAt(set)->d_ptr.data();
 
@@ -59,8 +60,6 @@ QVector<QRectF> HorizontalStackedBarChartItem::calculateLayout()
             qreal barWidth = barSet->value(category) * scaleX;
             Bar* bar = m_bars.at(itemIndex);
 
-            QRectF rect(xPos, yPos - barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
-            layout.append(rect);
             bar->setPen(barSet->m_pen);
             bar->setBrush(barSet->m_brush);
             if (qFuzzyIsNull(barHeight)) {
@@ -76,14 +75,23 @@ QVector<QRectF> HorizontalStackedBarChartItem::calculateLayout()
             } else {
                 label->setText(QString(""));
             }
-
-            label->setPos(xPos + (rect.width()/2 - label->boundingRect().width()/2)
-                          ,yPos - barHeight/2 - label->boundingRect().height()/2);
             label->setFont(barSet->m_labelFont);
             label->setBrush(barSet->m_labelBrush);
 
+            if (barWidth > 0) {
+                QRectF rect(xMax, yPos - barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
+                layout.append(rect);
+                label->setPos(xMax + (rect.width()/2 - label->boundingRect().width()/2)
+                              ,yPos - barHeight/2 - label->boundingRect().height()/2);
+                xMax += barWidth;
+            } else {
+                QRectF rect(xMin, yPos - barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
+                layout.append(rect);
+                label->setPos(xMin + (rect.width()/2 - label->boundingRect().width()/2)
+                              ,yPos - barHeight/2 - label->boundingRect().height()/2);
+                xMin += barWidth;
+            }
             itemIndex++;
-            xPos += barWidth;
         }
     }
     return layout;
diff --git a/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/qhorizontalstackedbarseries.cpp b/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/qhorizontalstackedbarseries.cpp
index 2488b7b..caedbb4 100644
--- a/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/qhorizontalstackedbarseries.cpp
+++ b/src/barchart/horizontal/stacked/qhorizontalstackedbarseries.cpp
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ void QHorizontalStackedBarSeriesPrivate::scaleDomain(Domain& domain)
     qreal maxY(domain.maxY());
 
     qreal y = categoryCount();
-    qreal x = maxCategorySum();
-    minX = qMin(minX, x);
+    minX = qMin(minX, bottom());
     minY = qMin(minY, - (qreal)0.5);
-    maxX = qMax(maxX, x);
+    maxX = qMax(maxX, top());
     maxY = qMax(maxY, y - (qreal)0.5);
 
     domain.setRange(minX,maxX,minY,maxY);
diff --git a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp
index 9bb59a3..befc034 100644
--- a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp
+++ b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp
@@ -188,15 +188,6 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 */
 
 /*!
-    This is depreciated constructor.
-    \a parent
-*/
-QAbstractBarSeries::QAbstractBarSeries(QObject *parent) :
-    QAbstractSeries(*(QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate*)(0),parent)
-{
-}
-
-/*!
     Destructs abstractbarseries and owned barsets.
 */
 QAbstractBarSeries::~QAbstractBarSeries()
@@ -602,6 +593,68 @@ qreal QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::maxX()
     return max;
 }
 
+qreal QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::categoryTop(int category)
+{
+    // Returns top (sum of all positive values) of category.
+    // Returns 0, if all values are negative
+    qreal top(0);
+    int count = m_barSets.count();
+    for (int set = 0; set < count; set++) {
+        if (category < m_barSets.at(set)->count()) {
+            qreal temp = m_barSets.at(set)->at(category);
+            if (temp > 0) {
+                top += temp;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return top;
+}
+
+qreal QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::categoryBottom(int category)
+{
+    // Returns bottom (sum of all negative values) of category
+    // Returns 0, if all values are positive
+    qreal bottom(0);
+    int count = m_barSets.count();
+    for (int set = 0; set < count; set++) {
+        if (category < m_barSets.at(set)->count()) {
+            qreal temp = m_barSets.at(set)->at(category);
+            if (temp < 0) {
+                bottom += temp;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return bottom;
+}
+
+qreal QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::top()
+{
+    // Returns top of all categories
+    qreal top(0);
+    int count = categoryCount();
+    for (int i=0; i<count; i++) {
+        qreal temp = categoryTop(i);
+        if (temp > top) {
+            top = temp;
+        }
+    }
+    return top;
+}
+
+qreal QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::bottom()
+{
+    // Returns bottom of all categories
+    qreal bottom(0);
+    int count = categoryCount();
+    for (int i=0; i<count; i++) {
+        qreal temp = categoryBottom(i);
+        if (temp < bottom) {
+            bottom = temp;
+        }
+    }
+    return bottom;
+}
+
 
 void QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::scaleDomain(Domain& domain)
 {
diff --git a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.h b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.h
index 601ebfc..c3a788a 100644
--- a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.h
+++ b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.h
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ class QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT QAbstractBarSeries : public QAbstractSeries
     Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool labelsVisible READ isLabelsVisible WRITE setLabelsVisible NOTIFY labelsVisibleChanged)
 
-protected:
-    //TODO DEPRECIATED
-    explicit QAbstractBarSeries(QObject *parent = 0);
-
 public:
     virtual ~QAbstractBarSeries();
 
diff --git a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries_p.h b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries_p.h
index 0835f43..63c0983 100644
--- a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries_p.h
+++ b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries_p.h
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ public:
     qreal maxCategorySum();
     qreal minX();
     qreal maxX();
+    qreal categoryTop(int category);
+    qreal categoryBottom(int category);
+    qreal top();
+    qreal bottom();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void clicked(int index, QBarSet *barset);
diff --git a/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/qstackedbarseries.cpp b/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/qstackedbarseries.cpp
index 65c8cdd..b2034d2 100644
--- a/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/qstackedbarseries.cpp
+++ b/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/qstackedbarseries.cpp
@@ -97,16 +97,14 @@ void QStackedBarSeriesPrivate::scaleDomain(Domain& domain)
     qreal maxY(domain.maxY());
 
     qreal x = categoryCount();
-    qreal y = maxCategorySum();
     minX = qMin(minX, - (qreal)0.5);
-    minY = qMin(minY, y);
+    minY = qMin(minY, bottom());
     maxX = qMax(maxX, x - (qreal)0.5);
-    maxY = qMax(maxY, y);
+    maxY = qMax(maxY, top());
 
     domain.setRange(minX,maxX,minY,maxY);
 }
 
-
 ChartElement* QStackedBarSeriesPrivate::createGraphics(ChartPresenter* presenter)
 {
     Q_Q(QStackedBarSeries);
diff --git a/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/stackedbarchartitem.cpp b/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/stackedbarchartitem.cpp
index 111b668..ce33f2f 100644
--- a/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/stackedbarchartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/barchart/vertical/stacked/stackedbarchartitem.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ QVector<QRectF> StackedBarChartItem::calculateLayout()
 
     int itemIndex(0);
     for (int category = 0; category < categoryCount; category++) {
-        qreal yPos = height + rangeY * m_domainMinY + geometry().topLeft().y();
+        qreal yMax = height + scaleY * m_domainMinY + geometry().topLeft().y();
+        qreal yMin = height + scaleY * m_domainMinY + geometry().topLeft().y();
         for (int set=0; set < setCount; set++) {
             QBarSetPrivate* barSet = m_series->d_func()->barsetAt(set)->d_ptr.data();
 
@@ -66,9 +67,6 @@ QVector<QRectF> StackedBarChartItem::calculateLayout()
                 bar->setVisible(barsVisible);
             }
 
-            QRectF rect(xPos, yPos-barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
-            layout.append(rect);
-
             QGraphicsSimpleTextItem* label = m_labels.at(itemIndex);
 
             if (!qFuzzyIsNull(barSet->value(category))) {
@@ -76,13 +74,24 @@ QVector<QRectF> StackedBarChartItem::calculateLayout()
             } else {
                 label->setText(QString(""));
             }
-
-            label->setPos(xPos + (rect.width()/2 - label->boundingRect().width()/2)
-                          ,yPos - barHeight/2 - label->boundingRect().height()/2);
             label->setFont(barSet->m_labelFont);
             label->setBrush(barSet->m_labelBrush);
+
+            if (barHeight < 0) {
+                QRectF rect(xPos, yMax-barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
+                layout.append(rect);
+                label->setPos(xPos + (rect.width()/2 - label->boundingRect().width()/2)
+                              ,yMax - barHeight/2 - label->boundingRect().height()/2);
+                yMax -= barHeight;
+            } else {
+                QRectF rect(xPos, yMin-barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
+                layout.append(rect);
+                label->setPos(xPos + (rect.width()/2 - label->boundingRect().width()/2)
+                              ,yMin - barHeight/2 - label->boundingRect().height()/2);
+                yMin -= barHeight;
+            }
+
             itemIndex++;
-            yPos -= barHeight;
         }
     }