diff --git a/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.lfm b/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.lfm
index 661672ef45..d1ccb57ea6 100644
--- a/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.lfm
+++ b/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.lfm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ object Form1: TForm1
       Source = ListChartSource2
     end
     object Chart1FuncSeries1: TFuncSeries
-      Legend.Order = 0
+      Legend.Order = 1
       Legend.UserItemsCount = 2
       Legend.OnDraw = Chart1FuncSeries1DrawLegend
       Extent.XMax = 5
diff --git a/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.pas b/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.pas
index 44b16e5216..fa5271f0a4 100644
--- a/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/demo/legend/main.pas
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type
     procedure Chart1FuncSeries1Calculate(const AX: Double; out AY: Double);
     procedure Chart1FuncSeries1DrawLegend(
       ACanvas: TCanvas; const ARect: TRect; AIndex: Integer; var AText: String);
+    procedure Chart1FuncSeries1LegendCreate(
+      AItem: TLegendItem; AIndex: Integer);
     procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
     procedure FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
     procedure rgAlignmentClick(Sender: TObject);
@@ -85,12 +87,19 @@ begin
   AY := Sin(AX * 2) + 7;
 end;
 
+procedure TForm1.Chart1FuncSeries1LegendCreate(
+  AItem: TLegendItem; AIndex: Integer);
+begin
+  AItem.Text := 'Function ' + IntToStr(AIndex);
+  if AIndex = 1 then
+    AItem.Order := 0;
+end;
+
 procedure TForm1.Chart1FuncSeries1DrawLegend(
   ACanvas: TCanvas; const ARect: TRect; AIndex: Integer; var AText: String);
 var
   x, y0, w: Integer;
 begin
-  AText := 'Function ' + IntToStr(AIndex);
   ACanvas.Pen := Chart1FuncSeries1.Pen;
   y0 := (ARect.Top + ARect.Bottom) div 2;
   ACanvas.MoveTo(ARect.Left, y0);
@@ -105,6 +114,8 @@ procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
 var
   i: Integer;
 begin
+  // Workaround for issue #19632
+  Chart1FuncSeries1.Legend.OnCreate := @Chart1FuncSeries1LegendCreate;
   FItems := Chart1.GetLegendItems;
   Chart1.Legend.SortItemsByOrder(FItems);
   for i := 1 to FItems.Count do
diff --git a/components/tachart/tacustomseries.pas b/components/tachart/tacustomseries.pas
index ee344430e4..d64c15ad99 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tacustomseries.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tacustomseries.pas
@@ -320,14 +320,7 @@ begin
   else
     GetLegendItems(AItems);
   for i := oldCount to AItems.Count - 1 do
-    with AItems[i] do begin
-      if Font = nil then
-        Font := FChart.Legend.Font;
-      if GroupIndex = LEGEND_ITEM_NO_GROUP then
-        GroupIndex := Legend.GroupIndex;
-      if Order = LEGEND_ITEM_ORDER_AS_ADDED then
-        Order := Legend.Order;
-    end;
+    Legend.InitItem(AItems[i], i - oldCount, FChart.Legend);
 end;
 
 function TCustomChartSeries.GetNearestPoint(
diff --git a/components/tachart/talegend.pas b/components/tachart/talegend.pas
index 50011c7f03..f1629d5b36 100644
--- a/components/tachart/talegend.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/talegend.pas
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type
   { TLegendItem }
 
   TLegendItem = class
-  private
+  strict private
     FColor: TColor;
     FFont: TFont;
     FGroupIndex: Integer;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type
     property Font: TFont read FFont write FFont;
     property GroupIndex: Integer read FGroupIndex write FGroupIndex;
     property Order: Integer read FOrder write FOrder;
-    property Text: String read FText;
+    property Text: String read FText write FText;
   end;
 
   { TLegendItemGroupTitle }
@@ -202,24 +202,31 @@ type
 
   TLegendMultiplicity = (lmSingle, lmPoint);
 
+  TLegendItemCreateEvent = procedure (
+    AItem: TLegendItem; AIndex: Integer) of object;
+
   { TChartSeriesLegend }
 
   TChartSeriesLegend = class(TChartElement)
   private
     FGroupIndex: Integer;
     FMultiplicity: TLegendMultiplicity;
+    FOnCreate: TLegendItemCreateEvent;
     FOnDraw: TLegendItemDrawEvent;
     FOrder: Integer;
     FUserItemsCount: Integer;
     procedure SetGroupIndex(AValue: Integer);
     procedure SetMultiplicity(AValue: TLegendMultiplicity);
     procedure SetOnDraw(AValue: TLegendItemDrawEvent);
+    procedure SetOnCreate(AValue: TLegendItemCreateEvent);
     procedure SetOrder(AValue: Integer);
     procedure SetUserItemsCount(AValue: Integer);
   public
     constructor Create(AOwner: TCustomChart);
   public
     procedure Assign(Source: TPersistent); override;
+    procedure InitItem(
+      AItem: TLegendItem; AIndex: Integer; ALegend: TChartLegend);
   published
     property GroupIndex: Integer
       read FGroupIndex write SetGroupIndex default LEGEND_ITEM_NO_GROUP;
@@ -232,6 +239,7 @@ type
     property Visible default true;
 
   published
+    property OnCreate: TLegendItemCreateEvent read FOnCreate write SetOnCreate;
     property OnDraw: TLegendItemDrawEvent read FOnDraw write SetOnDraw;
   end;
 
@@ -318,9 +326,13 @@ end;
 procedure TLegendItemUserDrawn.Draw(ADrawer: IChartDrawer; const ARect: TRect);
 var
   ic: IChartTCanvasDrawer;
+  t: String;
 begin
-  if Supports(ADrawer, IChartTCanvasDrawer, ic) and Assigned(FOnDraw) then
-    FOnDraw(ic.Canvas, ARect, FIndex, FText);
+  if Supports(ADrawer, IChartTCanvasDrawer, ic) and Assigned(FOnDraw) then begin
+    t := Text;
+    FOnDraw(ic.Canvas, ARect, FIndex, t);
+    Text := t;
+  end;
   inherited Draw(ADrawer, ARect);
 end;
 
@@ -670,6 +682,19 @@ begin
   FUserItemsCount := 1;
 end;
 
+procedure TChartSeriesLegend.InitItem(
+  AItem: TLegendItem; AIndex: Integer; ALegend: TChartLegend);
+begin
+  if Assigned(OnCreate) then
+    OnCreate(AItem, AIndex);
+  if AItem.Font = nil then
+    AItem.Font := ALegend.Font;
+  if AItem.GroupIndex = LEGEND_ITEM_NO_GROUP then
+    AItem.GroupIndex := GroupIndex;
+  if AItem.Order = LEGEND_ITEM_ORDER_AS_ADDED then
+    AItem.Order := Order;
+end;
+
 procedure TChartSeriesLegend.SetGroupIndex(AValue: Integer);
 begin
   if FGroupIndex = AValue then exit;
@@ -691,6 +716,13 @@ begin
   StyleChanged(Self);
 end;
 
+procedure TChartSeriesLegend.SetOnCreate(AValue: TLegendItemCreateEvent);
+begin
+  if TMethod(FOnCreate) = TMethod(AValue) then exit;
+  FOnCreate := AValue;
+  StyleChanged(Self);
+end;
+
 procedure TChartSeriesLegend.SetOrder(AValue: Integer);
 begin
   if FOrder = AValue then exit;