diff --git a/libraries/chart.lib.php b/libraries/chart.lib.php
index 282387078..94cccf581 100644
--- a/libraries/chart.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/chart.lib.php
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ function PMA_chart_results($data, &$chartSettings, &$chartErrors = array())
         $chartSettings['continuous'] = 'off';
     }
 
+    // set default font size if needed
+    if (empty($chartSettings['fontSize'])) {
+        $chartSettings['fontSize'] = 8;
+    }
+
     // default for legend
     $chartSettings['legend'] = false;
 
diff --git a/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php b/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php
index 4a70fc212..47b0c02b5 100644
--- a/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php
+++ b/libraries/chart/pma_pchart_chart.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ abstract class PMA_pChart_Chart extends PMA_Chart
             );
         }
 
-        $this->chart->setFontProperties($this->getFontPath().'tahoma.ttf', 8);
+        $this->chart->setFontProperties($this->getFontPath().'tahoma.ttf', $this->getFontSize());
 
         $this->chart->setImageMap(true, 'mapid');
     }
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ abstract class PMA_pChart_Chart extends PMA_Chart
         return $this->settings['scale'];
     }
 
+    protected function getFontSize()
+    {
+        return $this->settings['fontSize'];
+    }
+
     protected function isContinuous()
     {
         return $this->settings['continuous'] == 'on';
diff --git a/tbl_chart.php b/tbl_chart.php
index a794c4b9a..ef2ff1d3e 100644
--- a/tbl_chart.php
+++ b/tbl_chart.php
@@ -153,11 +153,15 @@ $url_params['reload'] = 1;
 
     <tr><td><label for="continuous"><?php echo __("Continuous image"); ?></label></td>
         <td>
-            <input type="checkbox" name="chartSettings[continuous]" <?php echo ($chartSettings['continuous'] == 'on' ? 'checked="checked"' : ''); ?>>
+            <input type="checkbox" name="chartSettings[continuous]" id="continuous" <?php echo ($chartSettings['continuous'] == 'on' ? 'checked="checked"' : ''); ?>>
             <i><?php echo _('(May not work on IE8)'); ?></i>
         </td>
     </tr>
 
+    <tr><td><label for="fontSize"><?php echo __("Font size"); ?></label></td>
+        <td><input type="text" name="chartSettings[fontSize]" id="fontSize" value="<?php echo (isset($chartSettings['fontSize']) ? $chartSettings['fontSize'] : ''); ?>" /></td>
+    </tr>
+
     <?php if ($chartSettings['type'] == 'radar') { ?>
     <tr><td colspan="2">
         <p>