diff --git a/src/axis/chartaxis.cpp b/src/axis/chartaxis.cpp
index 208e894..b5125a7 100644
--- a/src/axis/chartaxis.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/chartaxis.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "domain_p.h"
 #include <qmath.h>
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include <QValueAxis>
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -360,9 +361,13 @@ void ChartAxis::createNumberLabels(QStringList &labels,qreal min, qreal max, int
 
     int n = qMax(int(-qFloor(log10((max-min)/(ticks-1)))),0);
     n++;
+
+    QValueAxis *axis = qobject_cast<QValueAxis *>(m_chartAxis);
+    QByteArray array = axis->labelFormat().toAscii();
     for (int i=0; i< ticks; i++) {
         qreal value = min + (i * (max - min)/ (ticks-1));
-        labels << QString::number(value,'f',n);
+        QString label;
+        labels << label.sprintf(array, value);;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.cpp b/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.cpp
index c137bf9..68bff02 100644
--- a/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.cpp
+++ b/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ bool  QValueAxis::niceNumbersEnabled() const
     return d->m_niceNumbers;
 }
 
+void QValueAxis::setLabelFormat(const QString &format)
+{
+    Q_D(QValueAxis);
+    d->m_format = format;
+}
+
+QString QValueAxis::labelFormat() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QValueAxis);
+    return d->m_format;
+}
+
 /*!
   Returns the type of the axis
 */
@@ -263,7 +275,8 @@ QValueAxisPrivate::QValueAxisPrivate(QValueAxis* q):
     m_min(0),
     m_max(0),
     m_tickCount(5),
-    m_niceNumbers(false)
+    m_niceNumbers(false),
+    m_format("%g")
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.h b/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.h
index 854b241..7434beb 100644
--- a/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.h
+++ b/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public:
     void setTickCount(int count);
     int tickCount() const;
 
+    void setLabelFormat(const QString &format);
+    QString labelFormat() const;
+
     void setNiceNumbersEnabled(bool enable = true);
     bool niceNumbersEnabled() const;
 
diff --git a/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis_p.h b/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis_p.h
index 65e81b4..3dcd1ab 100644
--- a/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis_p.h
+++ b/src/axis/valueaxis/qvalueaxis_p.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ private:
     qreal m_max;
     int m_tickCount;
     bool m_niceNumbers;
+    QString m_format;
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(QValueAxis)
 };