diff --git a/libraries/chart.lib.php b/libraries/chart.lib.php
index eeebd9fde..37e50997d 100644
--- a/libraries/chart.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/chart.lib.php
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ function PMA_chart_results($data, &$chartSettings, &$chartErrors = array())
         $chartSettings['barType'] = 'stacked';
     }
 
+    // set default if image is continuous (one part)
+    if (empty($chartSettings['continuous'])) {
+        $chartSettings['continuous'] = 'off';
+    }
+
     // default for legend
     $chartSettings['legend'] = false;
 
diff --git a/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php b/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php
index 87ca65f70..4a70fc212 100644
--- a/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php
+++ b/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php
@@ -150,7 +150,13 @@ abstract class PMA_pChart_Chart extends PMA_Chart
             $this->init();
             $this->prepareDataSet();
             $this->prepareChart();
-            $this->render(20);
+
+            if ($this->isContinuous()) {
+                $this->render(1);
+            }
+            else {
+                $this->render(20);
+            }
 
             $returnData = '<div id="chart">';
             foreach ($this->partsEncoded as $part) {
@@ -196,6 +202,11 @@ abstract class PMA_pChart_Chart extends PMA_Chart
         return $this->settings['scale'];
     }
 
+    protected function isContinuous()
+    {
+        return $this->settings['continuous'] == 'on';
+    }
+
     protected function getImageMap()
     {
         return $this->chart->ImageMap;
diff --git a/tbl_chart.php b/tbl_chart.php
index 28b37463a..a794c4b9a 100644
--- a/tbl_chart.php
+++ b/tbl_chart.php
@@ -151,10 +151,17 @@ $url_params['reload'] = 1;
     </tr>
     <?php } ?>
 
+    <tr><td><label for="continuous"><?php echo __("Continuous image"); ?></label></td>
+        <td>
+            <input type="checkbox" name="chartSettings[continuous]" <?php echo ($chartSettings['continuous'] == 'on' ? 'checked="checked"' : ''); ?>>
+            <i><?php echo _('(May not work on IE8)'); ?></i>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+
     <?php if ($chartSettings['type'] == 'radar') { ?>
     <tr><td colspan="2">
         <p>
-        When drawing a radar chart all values are normalized to a range [0..10].
+            <?php echo _('When drawing a radar chart all values are normalized to a range [0..10].'); ?>
         </p>
     </td></tr>
     <?php } ?>