diff --git a/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lfm b/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lfm
index 69e214187b..86060de196 100644
--- a/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lfm
+++ b/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lfm
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ object Form1: TForm1
     Foot.Font.Color = clBlue
     LeftAxis.Grid.Style = psDot
     LeftAxis.Title.Angle = 90
+    Margins.Left = 8
+    Margins.Top = 8
+    Margins.Right = 8
+    Margins.Bottom = 0
     Title.Brush.Color = clBtnFace
     Title.Font.Color = clBlue
     Title.Text.Strings = (
diff --git a/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lrs b/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lrs
index 57a80bfa21..8371237d99 100644
--- a/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lrs
+++ b/components/tachart/demo/db/main.lrs
@@ -7,22 +7,24 @@ LazarusResources.Add('TForm1','FORMDATA',[
   +#6'Chart1'#4'Left'#2#0#6'Height'#3#18#1#3'Top'#2#26#5'Width'#3'['#1#21'Botto'
   +'mAxis.Grid.Style'#7#5'psDot'#16'Foot.Brush.Color'#7#9'clBtnFace'#15'Foot.Fo'
   +'nt.Color'#7#6'clBlue'#19'LeftAxis.Grid.Style'#7#5'psDot'#20'LeftAxis.Title.'
-  +'Angle'#2'Z'#17'Title.Brush.Color'#7#9'clBtnFace'#16'Title.Font.Color'#7#6'c'
-  +'lBlue'#18'Title.Text.Strings'#1#6#7'TAChart'#0#5'Align'#7#8'alClient'#11'Pa'
-  +'rentColor'#8#0#11'TLineSeries'#17'Chart1LineSeries1'#9'ZPosition'#2#1#13'Li'
-  +'nePen.Color'#7#6'clTeal'#13'LinePen.Width'#2#3#11'SeriesColor'#7#6'clTeal'#6
-  +'Source'#7#14'DbChartSource1'#0#0#10'TBarSeries'#16'Chart1BarSeries1'#14'Bar'
-  +'Brush.Color'#7#5'clRed'#11'SeriesColor'#7#5'clRed'#0#0#0#7'TDBGrid'#7'DBGri'
-  +'d1'#4'Left'#3'['#1#6'Height'#3#18#1#3'Top'#2#26#5'Width'#3#200#0#5'Align'#7
-  +#7'alRight'#10'DataSource'#7#11'Datasource1'#10'Scrollbars'#7#10'ssAutoBoth'
-  +#8'TabOrder'#2#1#0#0#8'TToolBar'#8'ToolBar1'#4'Left'#2#0#6'Height'#2#26#3'To'
-  +'p'#2#0#5'Width'#3'#'#2#7'Caption'#6#8'ToolBar1'#12'ShowCaptions'#9#8'TabOrd'
-  +'er'#2#2#0#11'TToolButton'#6'tbCopy'#4'Left'#2#1#3'Top'#2#2#7'Caption'#6#15
-  +'Copy db to list'#7'OnClick'#7#11'tbCopyClick'#0#0#0#11'TMemDataset'#11'MemD'
-  +'ataset1'#6'Active'#9#9'FieldDefs'#14#1#4'Name'#6#1'X'#8'DataType'#7#7'ftFlo'
-  +'at'#9'Precision'#2#0#4'Size'#2#0#0#1#4'Name'#6#1'Y'#8'DataType'#7#7'ftFloat'
-  +#9'Precision'#2#0#4'Size'#2#0#0#0#4'left'#3#15#1#3'top'#2'<'#0#0#11'TDatasou'
-  +'rce'#11'Datasource1'#7'DataSet'#7#11'MemDataset1'#4'left'#3#15#1#3'top'#2'l'
-  +#0#0#14'TDbChartSource'#14'DbChartSource1'#10'DataSource'#7#11'Datasource1'#6
-  +'FieldX'#6#1'X'#6'FieldY'#6#1'Y'#4'left'#3#15#1#3'top'#3#156#0#0#0#0
+  +'Angle'#2'Z'#12'Margins.Left'#2#8#11'Margins.Top'#2#8#13'Margins.Right'#2#8
+  +#14'Margins.Bottom'#2#0#17'Title.Brush.Color'#7#9'clBtnFace'#16'Title.Font.C'
+  +'olor'#7#6'clBlue'#18'Title.Text.Strings'#1#6#7'TAChart'#0#5'Align'#7#8'alCl'
+  +'ient'#11'ParentColor'#8#0#11'TLineSeries'#17'Chart1LineSeries1'#9'ZPosition'
+  +#2#1#13'LinePen.Color'#7#6'clTeal'#13'LinePen.Width'#2#3#11'SeriesColor'#7#6
+  +'clTeal'#6'Source'#7#14'DbChartSource1'#0#0#10'TBarSeries'#16'Chart1BarSerie'
+  +'s1'#14'BarBrush.Color'#7#5'clRed'#11'SeriesColor'#7#5'clRed'#0#0#0#7'TDBGri'
+  +'d'#7'DBGrid1'#4'Left'#3'['#1#6'Height'#3#18#1#3'Top'#2#26#5'Width'#3#200#0#5
+  +'Align'#7#7'alRight'#10'DataSource'#7#11'Datasource1'#10'Scrollbars'#7#10'ss'
+  +'AutoBoth'#8'TabOrder'#2#1#0#0#8'TToolBar'#8'ToolBar1'#4'Left'#2#0#6'Height'
+  +#2#26#3'Top'#2#0#5'Width'#3'#'#2#7'Caption'#6#8'ToolBar1'#12'ShowCaptions'#9
+  +#8'TabOrder'#2#2#0#11'TToolButton'#6'tbCopy'#4'Left'#2#1#3'Top'#2#2#7'Captio'
+  +'n'#6#15'Copy db to list'#7'OnClick'#7#11'tbCopyClick'#0#0#0#11'TMemDataset'
+  +#11'MemDataset1'#6'Active'#9#9'FieldDefs'#14#1#4'Name'#6#1'X'#8'DataType'#7#7
+  +'ftFloat'#9'Precision'#2#0#4'Size'#2#0#0#1#4'Name'#6#1'Y'#8'DataType'#7#7'ft'
+  +'Float'#9'Precision'#2#0#4'Size'#2#0#0#0#4'left'#3#15#1#3'top'#2'<'#0#0#11'T'
+  +'Datasource'#11'Datasource1'#7'DataSet'#7#11'MemDataset1'#4'left'#3#15#1#3't'
+  +'op'#2'l'#0#0#14'TDbChartSource'#14'DbChartSource1'#10'DataSource'#7#11'Data'
+  +'source1'#6'FieldX'#6#1'X'#6'FieldY'#6#1'Y'#4'left'#3#15#1#3'top'#3#156#0#0#0
+  +#0
 ]);
diff --git a/components/tachart/tagraph.pas b/components/tachart/tagraph.pas
index 5902b17a36..0aa7179452 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tagraph.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tagraph.pas
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ type
     FGraphBrush: TBrush;
     FLeftAxis: TChartAxis;
     FLegend: TChartLegend;
+    FMargins: TChartMargins;
     FMirrorX: Boolean;                // From right to left ?
     FOnDrawReticule: TDrawReticuleEvent;
     FSeries: TChartSeriesList;
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ type
     procedure SetGraphBrush(Value: TBrush);
     procedure SetLeftAxis(Value: TChartAxis);
     procedure SetLegend(Value: TChartLegend);
+    procedure SetMargins(AValue: TChartMargins);
     procedure SetMirrorX(AValue: Boolean);
     procedure SetReticuleMode(const AValue: TReticuleMode);
     procedure SetTitle(Value: TChartTitle);
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ type
     property GraphBrush: TBrush read FGraphBrush write SetGraphBrush;
     property LeftAxis: TChartAxis read FLeftAxis write SetLeftAxis;
     property Legend: TChartLegend read FLegend write SetLegend;
+    property Margins: TChartMargins read FMargins write SetMargins;
     property MirrorX: Boolean read FMirrorX write SetMirrorX default false;
     property ReticuleMode: TReticuleMode
       read FReticuleMode write SetReticuleMode default rmNone;
@@ -375,6 +378,7 @@ begin
   FFrame.OnChange := @StyleChanged;
 
   FExtent := TChartExtent.Create(Self);
+  FMargins := TChartMargins.Create(Self);
 end;
 
 destructor TChart.Destroy;
@@ -389,6 +393,7 @@ begin
   FBottomAxis.Free;
   FFrame.Free;
   FExtent.Free;
+  FMargins.Free;
 
   inherited Destroy;
 end;
@@ -876,12 +881,10 @@ begin
 end;
 
 function TChart.GetMargins(ACanvas: TCanvas): TRect;
-const
-  DEF_MARGIN = 4;
 var
   i: Integer;
 begin
-  Result := Rect(DEF_MARGIN, DEF_MARGIN, DEF_MARGIN, DEF_MARGIN);
+  Result := FMargins.Data;
   for i := 0 to SeriesCount - 1 do
     if Series[i].Active then
       Series[i].UpdateMargins(ACanvas, Result);
@@ -1241,6 +1244,12 @@ begin
   Invalidate;
 end;
 
+procedure TChart.SetMargins(AValue: TChartMargins);
+begin
+  FMargins.Assign(AValue);
+  Invalidate;
+end;
+
 procedure TChart.SetChildOrder(Child: TComponent; Order: Integer);
 var
   i: Integer;
diff --git a/components/tachart/tatypes.pas b/components/tachart/tatypes.pas
index 413d5b02ad..abe77d3db5 100644
--- a/components/tachart/tatypes.pas
+++ b/components/tachart/tatypes.pas
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ uses
   Classes, SysUtils, Graphics, Controls, FPCanvas,
   TAChartUtils;
 
+const
+  MARKS_MARGIN_X = 4;
+  MARKS_MARGIN_Y = 2;
+  DEF_MARGIN = 4;
+
 type
   TCustomChart = class(TCustomControl);
 
@@ -272,9 +277,30 @@ type
     property UseYMax: Boolean index 4 read GetUseBounds write SetUseBounds default false;
   end;
 
-const
-  MARKS_MARGIN_X = 4;
-  MARKS_MARGIN_Y = 2;
+  TChartMargin = 0..MaxInt;
+
+  { TChartMargins }
+
+  TChartMargins = class (TChartElement)
+  private
+    FData: record
+      case Integer of
+        0: (FRect: TRect;);
+        1: (FCoords: array [1..4] of Integer;);
+      end;
+    function GetValue(AIndex: Integer): integer;
+    procedure SetValue(AIndex: integer; AValue: TChartMargin);
+  public
+    constructor Create(AOwner: TCustomChart);
+  public
+    procedure Assign(Source: TPersistent); override;
+    property Data: TRect read FData.FRect;
+  published
+    property Left: TChartMargin index 1 read GetValue write SetValue default DEF_MARGIN;
+    property Top: TChartMargin index 2 read GetValue write SetValue default DEF_MARGIN;
+    property Right: TChartMargin index 3 read GetValue write SetValue default DEF_MARGIN;
+    property Bottom: TChartMargin index 4 read GetValue write SetValue default DEF_MARGIN;
+  end;
 
 implementation
 
@@ -829,6 +855,32 @@ begin
   StyleChanged(Self);
 end;
 
+{ TChartMargins }
+
+procedure TChartMargins.Assign(Source: TPersistent);
+begin
+  if Source is TChartMargins then
+    TChartMargins(Source).FData.FRect := Data;
+  inherited Assign(Source);
+end;
+
+constructor TChartMargins.Create(AOwner: TCustomChart);
+begin
+  inherited Create(AOwner);
+  FData.FRect := Rect(DEF_MARGIN, DEF_MARGIN, DEF_MARGIN, DEF_MARGIN);
+end;
+
+function TChartMargins.GetValue(AIndex: Integer): integer;
+begin
+  Result := FData.FCoords[AIndex];
+end;
+
+procedure TChartMargins.SetValue(AIndex: integer; AValue: TChartMargin);
+begin
+  if FData.FCoords[AIndex] = AValue then exit;
+  FData.FCoords[AIndex] := AValue;
+  StyleChanged(Self);
+end;
 
 end.