diff --git a/src/axisitem.cpp b/src/axisitem.cpp
index 540cea9..ceaa778 100644
--- a/src/axisitem.cpp
+++ b/src/axisitem.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "axisitem_p.h"
 #include "qchartaxis.h"
+#include "chartpresenter_p.h"
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -14,11 +15,12 @@ m_labelsAngle(0),
 m_shadesEnabled(true),
 m_grid(parent),
 m_shades(parent),
-m_labels(parent)
+m_labels(parent),
+m_origin(0,0)
 {
     //initial initialization
-    m_shades.setZValue(0);
-    m_grid.setZValue(2);
+    m_shades.setZValue(ChartPresenter::ShadesZValue);
+    m_grid.setZValue(ChartPresenter::GridZValue);
 }
 
 AxisItem::~AxisItem()
@@ -209,7 +211,6 @@ void AxisItem::setGridOpacity(qreal opacity)
     m_grid.setOpacity(opacity);
 }
 
-
 qreal AxisItem::gridOpacity() const
 {
     return m_grid.opacity();
diff --git a/src/axisitem_p.h b/src/axisitem_p.h
index 3c4bba1..cd28482 100644
--- a/src/axisitem_p.h
+++ b/src/axisitem_p.h
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ public:
     void setLabelsFont(const QFont& font);
 
 public slots:
-    void handleAxisUpdate(QChartAxis* axis);
-    void handleLabelsChanged(QChartAxis* axis,const QStringList& labels);
-    void handleGeometryChanged(const QRectF& size);
+    void handleAxisUpdate(QChartAxis* axis); //look and feel
+    void handleLabelsChanged(QChartAxis* axis,const QStringList& labels); //labels from dataset
+    void handleGeometryChanged(const QRectF& size); // geometry from presenter
 protected:
     void updateItem(int count);
 private:
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private:
     QGraphicsItemGroup m_labels;
     QGraphicsLineItem m_axis;
     QStringList m_thicksList;
+    QPointF m_origin;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/chartpresenter_p.h b/src/chartpresenter_p.h
index 8088d6e..6ec594a 100644
--- a/src/chartpresenter_p.h
+++ b/src/chartpresenter_p.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class ChartPresenter: public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
+    enum ZValues { BackgroundZValue = -1 , ShadesZValue, GridZValue,  AxisZValue , LineChartZValue };
+
     ChartPresenter(QChart* chart,ChartDataSet *dataset);
     virtual ~ChartPresenter();
 
diff --git a/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp b/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp
index 804dc5a..25d9e2c 100644
--- a/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ m_dirtyData(false),
 m_dirtyGeometry(false),
 m_dirtyDomain(false)
 {
-
+    setZValue(ChartPresenter::LineChartZValue);
 }
 
 QRectF LineChartItem::boundingRect() const
diff --git a/src/qchart.cpp b/src/qchart.cpp
index 26d13e5..fb1c41b 100644
--- a/src/qchart.cpp
+++ b/src/qchart.cpp
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ void QChart::createChartBackgroundItem()
 {
     if(!m_backgroundItem) {
         m_backgroundItem = new QGraphicsRectItem(this);
-        m_backgroundItem->setZValue(-1);
+        m_backgroundItem->setZValue(ChartPresenter::BackgroundZValue);
     }
 }
 
 void QChart::createChartTitleItem()
 {
-    if(!m_titleItem) m_titleItem = new QGraphicsTextItem(this);
+    if(!m_titleItem) {
+        m_titleItem = new QGraphicsTextItem(this);
+        m_titleItem->setZValue(ChartPresenter::BackgroundZValue);
+    }
 }
 
 int QChart::margin() const