diff --git a/src/Charts/GenericPlot.cpp b/src/Charts/GenericPlot.cpp
index 66b694d28d..897bb8b09e 100644
--- a/src/Charts/GenericPlot.cpp
+++ b/src/Charts/GenericPlot.cpp
@@ -654,7 +654,9 @@ GenericPlot::finaliseChart()
             case GenericAxisInfo::TIME:      // TODO
             case GenericAxisInfo::CONTINUOUS:
                 {
-                    QValueAxis *vaxis= new QValueAxis(qchart);
+                    QAbstractAxis *vaxis=NULL;
+                    if (axisinfo->log) vaxis= new QLogValueAxis(qchart);
+                    else vaxis= new QValueAxis(qchart);
                     add=vaxis; // gets added later
 
                     vaxis->setMin(axisinfo->min());
@@ -745,8 +747,9 @@ GenericPlot::finaliseChart()
 
                 // look for first series with a horizontal axis (we will use this later)
                 foreach(QAbstractAxis *axis, series->attachedAxes()) {
-                    if (axis->orientation() == Qt::Horizontal && axis->type()==QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeValue) {
-                        legend->addX(static_cast<QValueAxis*>(axis)->titleText());
+                    if (axis->orientation() == Qt::Horizontal) {
+                        if (axis->type()==QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeValue)  legend->addX(static_cast<QValueAxis*>(axis)->titleText());
+                        else if (axis->type()==QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeLogValue)  legend->addX(static_cast<QLogValueAxis*>(axis)->titleText());
                         havexaxis=true;
                         break;
                     }
diff --git a/src/Charts/GenericSelectTool.cpp b/src/Charts/GenericSelectTool.cpp
index b11af56e00..34d25ab58b 100644
--- a/src/Charts/GenericSelectTool.cpp
+++ b/src/Charts/GenericSelectTool.cpp
@@ -213,19 +213,18 @@ void GenericSelectTool::paint(QPainter*painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *
 
                     if (calc.series->isVisible() == false) continue;
 
-                    // slope calcs way over the top for a line chart
-                    // where there are multiple series being plotted
-                    if (host->charttype == GC_CHART_SCATTER) {
-                        QString lr=QString("y = %1 x + %2").arg(calc.m).arg(calc.b);
-                        QPen line(calc.color);
-                        painter->setPen(line);
-                        painter->drawText(QPointF(0,0), lr);
-                    }
-
-                    // slope
                     if (calc.xaxis != NULL) {
 
-                        if (calc.xaxis->type() == QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeValue) { //XXX todo for log date etc?
+                        if (calc.xaxis->type() == QAbstractAxis::AxisTypeValue) {
+
+                            // slope calcs way over the top for a line chart
+                            // where there are multiple series being plotted
+                            if (host->charttype == GC_CHART_SCATTER) {
+                                QString lr=QString("y = %1 x + %2").arg(calc.m).arg(calc.b);
+                                QPen line(calc.color);
+                                painter->setPen(line);
+                                painter->drawText(QPointF(0,0), lr);
+                            }
 
                             double startx = static_cast<QValueAxis*>(calc.xaxis)->min();
                             double stopx = static_cast<QValueAxis*>(calc.xaxis)->max();