diff --git a/src/GUI/axisitem.cpp b/src/GUI/axisitem.cpp
index 7dc4ba27..6702e88a 100644
--- a/src/GUI/axisitem.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/axisitem.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ AxisItem::AxisItem(Type type, QGraphicsItem *parent)
 {
 	_type = type;
 	_size = 0;
+	_zoom = 1.0;
 
 	_font.setPixelSize(FONT_SIZE);
 	_font.setFamily(FONT_FAMILY);
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ void AxisItem::setRange(const RangeF &range)
 	_range = range;
 
 	QFontMetrics fm(_font);
-	Ticks ticks(_range.min(), _range.max(), (_type == X) ? XTICKS : YTICKS);
+	Ticks ticks(_range.min(), _range.max(),
+	  (_type == X) ? XTICKS * _zoom : YTICKS * _zoom);
 	_ticks = QVector<Tick>(ticks.count());
 	for (int i = 0; i < ticks.count(); i++) {
 		Tick &t = _ticks[i];
diff --git a/src/GUI/axisitem.h b/src/GUI/axisitem.h
index a49674b9..d35f82ac 100644
--- a/src/GUI/axisitem.h
+++ b/src/GUI/axisitem.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
 	void setRange(const RangeF &range);
 	void setSize(qreal size);
 	void setLabel(const QString& label);
+	void setZoom(qreal zoom) {_zoom = zoom;}
 
 	QSizeF margin() const;
 	QList<qreal> ticks() const;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ private:
 	QRectF _boundingRect;
 	QFont _font;
 	QLocale _locale;
+	qreal _zoom;
 };
 
 #endif // AXISITEM_H
diff --git a/src/GUI/graphview.cpp b/src/GUI/graphview.cpp
index 61f6abf9..f1508046 100644
--- a/src/GUI/graphview.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/graphview.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ void GraphView::redraw(const QSizeF &size)
 		ry.resize(_minYRange * _yScale);
 
 	_xAxis->setRange(rx);
+	_xAxis->setZoom(_zoom);
 	_yAxis->setRange(ry);
 	mx = _xAxis->margin();
 	my = _yAxis->margin();