diff --git a/demos/qmlcustommodel/qml/qmlcustommodel/main.qml b/demos/qmlcustommodel/qml/qmlcustommodel/main.qml
index 31b32a4..ebe6369 100644
--- a/demos/qmlcustommodel/qml/qmlcustommodel/main.qml
+++ b/demos/qmlcustommodel/qml/qmlcustommodel/main.qml
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ Rectangle {
         title: "Custom model example"
         anchors.fill: parent
         theme: ChartView.ChartThemeLight
-        axisX.max: 20
+        axisX.max: 10
+        axisX.min: 0
         axisY.max: 20
+        axisY.min: 0
 
         // For dynamic data we use a custom data model derived from QAbstractiItemModel
         CustomModel {
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ Rectangle {
         PieSeries {
             id: pieSeries
             size: 0.4
-            horizontalPosition: 0.2
+            horizontalPosition: 0.7
             verticalPosition: 0.3
         }
 
@@ -92,10 +94,16 @@ Rectangle {
             }
         }
 
-//        BarSeries {
-//            model: customModel
-//            modelMapper.first: 0
-//        }
+        GroupedBarSeries {
+            name: "Skoda and Volvo"
+            barCategories: [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6" ]
+            HBarModelMapper {
+                model: customModel
+                firstBarSetRow: 4
+                lastBarSetRow: 5
+                first: 2
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.cpp b/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.cpp
index d4e2ab6..17194fb 100644
--- a/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.cpp
+++ b/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "declarativebarseries.h"
 #include "declarativechart.h"
 #include <QBarSet>
+#include <QVBarModelMapper>
+#include <QHBarModelMapper>
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -98,13 +100,26 @@ void DeclarativeBarSeries::componentComplete()
     foreach(QObject *child, children()) {
         if (qobject_cast<DeclarativeBarSet *>(child)) {
             QBarSeries::append(qobject_cast<DeclarativeBarSet *>(child));
+        } else if(qobject_cast<QVBarModelMapper *>(child)) {
+            QVBarModelMapper *mapper = qobject_cast<QVBarModelMapper *>(child);
+            mapper->setSeries(this);
+        } else if(qobject_cast<QHBarModelMapper *>(child)) {
+            QHBarModelMapper *mapper = qobject_cast<QHBarModelMapper *>(child);
+            mapper->setSeries(this);
         }
     }
 }
 
-QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> DeclarativeBarSeries::initialBarSets()
+QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> DeclarativeBarSeries::seriesChildren()
 {
-    return QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet>(this, 0, &DeclarativeBarSeries::appendInitialBarSets);
+    return QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject>(this, 0, &DeclarativeBarSeries::appendSeriesChildren);
+}
+
+void DeclarativeBarSeries::appendSeriesChildren(QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> * list, QObject *element)
+{
+    // Empty implementation; the children are parsed in componentComplete instead
+    Q_UNUSED(list);
+    Q_UNUSED(element);
 }
 
 void DeclarativeBarSeries::setBarCategories(QStringList categories)
@@ -140,13 +155,26 @@ void DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries::componentComplete()
     foreach(QObject *child, children()) {
         if (qobject_cast<DeclarativeBarSet *>(child)) {
             QBarSeries::append(qobject_cast<DeclarativeBarSet *>(child));
+        } else if(qobject_cast<QVBarModelMapper *>(child)) {
+            QVBarModelMapper *mapper = qobject_cast<QVBarModelMapper *>(child);
+            mapper->setSeries(this);
+        } else if(qobject_cast<QHBarModelMapper *>(child)) {
+            QHBarModelMapper *mapper = qobject_cast<QHBarModelMapper *>(child);
+            mapper->setSeries(this);
         }
     }
 }
 
-QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries::initialBarSets()
+QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries::seriesChildren()
+{
+    return QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject>(this, 0, &DeclarativeBarSeries::appendSeriesChildren);
+}
+
+void DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries::appendSeriesChildren(QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> * list, QObject *element)
 {
-    return QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet>(this, 0, &DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries::appendInitialBarSets);
+    // Empty implementation; the children are parsed in componentComplete instead
+    Q_UNUSED(list);
+    Q_UNUSED(element);
 }
 
 void DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries::setBarCategories(QStringList categories)
diff --git a/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.h b/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.h
index 05ba199..011b05c 100644
--- a/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.h
+++ b/plugins/declarative/declarativebarseries.h
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ class DeclarativeBarSeries : public QBarSeries, public QDeclarativeParserStatus
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_INTERFACES(QDeclarativeParserStatus)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList barCategories READ barCategories WRITE setBarCategories)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> initialBarSets READ initialBarSets)
-    Q_CLASSINFO("DefaultProperty", "initialBarSets")
+    Q_PROPERTY(QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> seriesChildren READ seriesChildren)
+    Q_CLASSINFO("DefaultProperty", "seriesChildren")
 
 public:
     explicit DeclarativeBarSeries(QDeclarativeItem *parent = 0);
-    QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> initialBarSets();
+    QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> seriesChildren();
 
     void setBarCategories(QStringList categories);
     QStringList barCategories();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public: // from QDeclarativeParserStatus
     void componentComplete();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
-    static void appendInitialBarSets(QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> * /*list*/, DeclarativeBarSet * /*element*/) {}
+    static void appendSeriesChildren(QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> *list, QObject *element);
 };
 
 class DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries : public QGroupedBarSeries, public QDeclarativeParserStatus
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ class DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries : public QGroupedBarSeries, public QDeclarativ
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_INTERFACES(QDeclarativeParserStatus)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList barCategories READ barCategories WRITE setBarCategories)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> initialBarSets READ initialBarSets)
-    Q_CLASSINFO("DefaultProperty", "initialBarSets")
+    Q_PROPERTY(QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> seriesChildren READ seriesChildren)
+    Q_CLASSINFO("DefaultProperty", "seriesChildren")
 
 public:
     explicit DeclarativeGroupedBarSeries(QDeclarativeItem *parent = 0);
-    QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> initialBarSets();
+    QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> seriesChildren();
 
     void setBarCategories(QStringList categories);
     QStringList barCategories();
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public: // from QDeclarativeParserStatus
     void componentComplete();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
-    static void appendInitialBarSets(QDeclarativeListProperty<DeclarativeBarSet> * /*list*/, DeclarativeBarSet * /*element*/) {}
+    static void appendSeriesChildren(QDeclarativeListProperty<QObject> *list, QObject *element);
 };
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/plugins/declarative/plugin.cpp b/plugins/declarative/plugin.cpp
index 5c93250..f1c8081 100644
--- a/plugins/declarative/plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/declarative/plugin.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <QHXYModelMapper>
 #include <QHPieModelMapper>
 #include <QVPieModelMapper>
+#include <QHBarModelMapper>
+#include <QVBarModelMapper>
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ public:
         qmlRegisterType<QVXYModelMapper>(uri, 1, 0, "VXYModelMapper");
         qmlRegisterType<QHPieModelMapper>(uri, 1, 0, "HPieModelMapper");
         qmlRegisterType<QVPieModelMapper>(uri, 1, 0, "VPieModelMapper");
+        qmlRegisterType<QHBarModelMapper>(uri, 1, 0, "HBarModelMapper");
+        qmlRegisterType<QVBarModelMapper>(uri, 1, 0, "VBarModelMapper");
 
 
         qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QScatterSeries>(uri, 1, 0, "QScatterSeries",
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ public:
                                           QLatin1String("Trying to create uncreatable: XYModelMapper."));
         qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QPieModelMapper>(uri, 1, 0, "PieModelMapper",
                                           QLatin1String("Trying to create uncreatable: PieModelMapper."));
+        qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QBarModelMapper>(uri, 1, 0, "BarModelMapper",
+                                          QLatin1String("Trying to create uncreatable: BarModelMapper."));
         qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QAbstractSeries>(uri, 1, 0, "AbstractSeries",
                                           QLatin1String("Trying to create uncreatable: AbstractSeries."));
         qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QAxis>(uri, 1, 0, "Axis",
diff --git a/src/barchart/qhbarmodelmapper.h b/src/barchart/qhbarmodelmapper.h
index 3db52d4..df54b84 100644
--- a/src/barchart/qhbarmodelmapper.h
+++ b/src/barchart/qhbarmodelmapper.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT QHBarModelMapper : public QBarModelMapper
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(int firstBarSetRow READ firstBarSetRow WRITE setFirstBarSetRow)
     Q_PROPERTY(int lastBarSetRow READ lastBarSetRow WRITE setLastBarSetRow)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int categoriesRow READ categoriesRow WRITE setCategoriesRow)
 
 public:
     explicit QHBarModelMapper(QObject *parent = 0);
diff --git a/src/barchart/qvbarmodelmapper.h b/src/barchart/qvbarmodelmapper.h
index 4b3c4fe..f44df66 100644
--- a/src/barchart/qvbarmodelmapper.h
+++ b/src/barchart/qvbarmodelmapper.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT QVBarModelMapper : public QBarModelMapper
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(int firstBarSetColumn READ firstBarSetColumn WRITE setFirstBarSetColumn)
     Q_PROPERTY(int lastBarSetColumn READ lastBarSetColumn WRITE setLastBarSetColumn)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int categoriesColumn READ categoriesColumn WRITE setCategoriesColumn)
 
 public:
     explicit QVBarModelMapper(QObject *parent = 0);
diff --git a/tests/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp b/tests/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp
index 94361b8..c3cdac1 100644
--- a/tests/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ void TableWidget::updateChartType(bool toggle)
 //            int count = 4;
             QVBarModelMapper *mapper = new QVBarModelMapper;
             mapper->setCategoriesSection(5);
-            mapper->setFirstBarSection(2);
-            mapper->setLastBarSection(4);
+            mapper->setFirstBarSetSection(2);
+            mapper->setLastBarSetSection(4);
             mapper->setFirst(first);
 //            mapper->setCount(count);
             mapper->setSeries(barSeries);