diff --git a/src/areachart/qareaseries.cpp b/src/areachart/qareaseries.cpp
index 3870893..e0be044 100644
--- a/src/areachart/qareaseries.cpp
+++ b/src/areachart/qareaseries.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ QAbstractAxis::AxisType QAreaSeriesPrivate::defaultAxisType(Qt::Orientation orie
 QAbstractAxis* QAreaSeriesPrivate::createDefaultAxis(Qt::Orientation orientation) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(orientation);
-    return 0;
+    return new QValueAxis;
 }
 
 void QAreaSeriesPrivate::initializeTheme(int index, ChartTheme* theme, bool forced)
diff --git a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp
index c9723ad..1e7a8a5 100644
--- a/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp
+++ b/src/barchart/qabstractbarseries.cpp
@@ -852,8 +852,10 @@ void QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::populateCategories(QBarCategoryAxis *axis)
 
 QAbstractAxis* QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::createDefaultAxis(Qt::Orientation orientation) const
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(orientation);
-    return 0;
+    if (defaultAxisType(orientation) == QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeBarCategory)
+        return new QBarCategoryAxis;
+    else
+        return new QValueAxis;
 }
 
 void QAbstractBarSeriesPrivate::initializeTheme(int index, ChartTheme* theme, bool forced)
diff --git a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp
index 2d05f98..22a3eb7 100644
--- a/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp
+++ b/src/boxplotchart/qboxplotseries.cpp
@@ -394,9 +394,10 @@ QAbstractAxis::AxisType QBoxPlotSeriesPrivate::defaultAxisType(Qt::Orientation o
 
 QAbstractAxis* QBoxPlotSeriesPrivate::createDefaultAxis(Qt::Orientation orientation) const
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(orientation);
-
-    return 0;
+    if (defaultAxisType(orientation) == QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeBarCategory)
+        return new QBarCategoryAxis;
+    else
+        return new QValueAxis;
 }
 
 void QBoxPlotSeriesPrivate::populateCategories(QBarCategoryAxis *axis)
diff --git a/src/chartdataset.cpp b/src/chartdataset.cpp
index f18012a..fe0778e 100644
--- a/src/chartdataset.cpp
+++ b/src/chartdataset.cpp
@@ -315,8 +315,20 @@ void ChartDataSet::createDefaultAxes()
     }
 
     // Create the axes of the types selected
-    createAxes(typeX, Qt::Horizontal);
-    createAxes(typeY, Qt::Vertical);
+    // As long as AxisType enum balues are sequential a check to see if there are series of
+    // different types is needed. In such cases AxisTypeNoAxis is used to create separate axes
+    // for the types.
+    if (typeX != QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeNoAxis) {
+        if (typeX != m_seriesList.first()->d_ptr->defaultAxisType(Qt::Horizontal))
+            typeX = QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeNoAxis;
+        createAxes(typeX, Qt::Horizontal);
+    }
+
+    if (typeY != QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeNoAxis) {
+        if (typeY != m_seriesList.first()->d_ptr->defaultAxisType(Qt::Vertical))
+            typeY = QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeNoAxis;
+        createAxes(typeY, Qt::Vertical);
+    }
 
 }
 
@@ -357,7 +369,7 @@ void ChartDataSet::createAxes(QAbstractAxis::AxisTypes type, Qt::Orientation ori
         }
         axis->setRange(min,max);
     }
-    else if (!type.testFlag(QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeNoAxis)) {
+    else if (type.testFlag(QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeNoAxis)) {
         //create separate axis
         foreach(QAbstractSeries *s, m_seriesList) {
             QAbstractAxis *axis = s->d_ptr->createDefaultAxis(orientation);
diff --git a/src/xychart/qxyseries.cpp b/src/xychart/qxyseries.cpp
index 5c2d89f..88d1856 100644
--- a/src/xychart/qxyseries.cpp
+++ b/src/xychart/qxyseries.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ QAbstractAxis::AxisType QXYSeriesPrivate::defaultAxisType(Qt::Orientation orient
 QAbstractAxis* QXYSeriesPrivate::createDefaultAxis(Qt::Orientation orientation) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(orientation);
-    return 0;
+    return new QValueAxis;
 }
 
 void QXYSeriesPrivate::initializeAnimations(QtCommercialChart::QChart::AnimationOptions options)