diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
index cd746701e05..0aa35a2e3a9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			if (xScale.options.barThickness) {
 				return xScale.options.barThickness;
 			}
-			return ruler.barWidth;
+			return xScale.options.stacked ? ruler.categoryWidth * xScale.options.barPercentage : ruler.barWidth;
 		},
 
 		// Get stack index from the given dataset index accounting for stacks and the fact that not all bars are visible
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			var leftTick = xScale.getPixelForValue(null, index, datasetIndex, me.chart.isCombo);
 			leftTick -= me.chart.isCombo ? (ruler.tickWidth / 2) : 0;
 
+			if (xScale.options.stacked) {
+				return leftTick + (ruler.categoryWidth / 2) + ruler.categorySpacing;
+			}
+
 			return leftTick +
 				(ruler.barWidth / 2) +
 				ruler.categorySpacing +
@@ -463,7 +467,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			if (yScale.options.barThickness) {
 				return yScale.options.barThickness;
 			}
-			return ruler.barHeight;
+			return yScale.options.stacked ? ruler.categoryHeight * yScale.options.barPercentage : ruler.barHeight;
 		},
 
 		// Get stack index from the given dataset index accounting for stacks and the fact that not all bars are visible
@@ -530,6 +534,10 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			var topTick = yScale.getPixelForValue(null, index, datasetIndex, me.chart.isCombo);
 			topTick -= me.chart.isCombo ? (ruler.tickHeight / 2) : 0;
 
+			if (yScale.options.stacked) {
+				return topTick + (ruler.categoryHeight / 2) + ruler.categorySpacing;
+			}
+
 			return topTick +
 				(ruler.barHeight / 2) +
 				ruler.categorySpacing +
diff --git a/test/controller.bar.tests.js b/test/controller.bar.tests.js
index 38f1b733a1a..1a083767046 100644
--- a/test/controller.bar.tests.js
+++ b/test/controller.bar.tests.js
@@ -849,6 +849,61 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it('should update elements when only the category scale is stacked', function() {
+		var chart = window.acquireChart({
+			type: 'bar',
+			data: {
+				datasets: [{
+					data: [20, -10, 10, -10],
+					label: 'dataset1'
+				}, {
+					data: [10, 15, 0, -14],
+					label: 'dataset2'
+				}],
+				labels: ['label1', 'label2', 'label3', 'label4']
+			},
+			options: {
+				scales: {
+					xAxes: [{
+						type: 'category',
+						stacked: true
+					}],
+					yAxes: [{
+						type: 'linear'
+					}]
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
+		var meta0 = chart.getDatasetMeta(0);
+
+		[
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 86, y: 32},
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 202, y: 419},
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 318, y: 161},
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 434, y: 419}
+		].forEach(function(values, i) {
+			expect(meta0.data[i]._model.base).toBeCloseToPixel(values.b);
+			expect(meta0.data[i]._model.width).toBeCloseToPixel(values.w);
+			expect(meta0.data[i]._model.x).toBeCloseToPixel(values.x);
+			expect(meta0.data[i]._model.y).toBeCloseToPixel(values.y);
+		});
+
+		var meta1 = chart.getDatasetMeta(1);
+
+		[
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 86, y: 161},
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 202, y: 97},
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 318, y: 290},
+			{b: 290, w: 83, x: 434, y: 471}
+		].forEach(function(values, i) {
+			expect(meta1.data[i]._model.base).toBeCloseToPixel(values.b);
+			expect(meta1.data[i]._model.width).toBeCloseToPixel(values.w);
+			expect(meta1.data[i]._model.x).toBeCloseToPixel(values.x);
+			expect(meta1.data[i]._model.y).toBeCloseToPixel(values.y);
+		});
+	});
+
 	it('should update elements when the scales are stacked and data is strings', function() {
 		var chart = window.acquireChart({
 			type: 'bar',