diff --git a/Source/Charts/Charts/BarLineChartViewBase.swift b/Source/Charts/Charts/BarLineChartViewBase.swift
index 747120718f..927091d1a1 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Charts/BarLineChartViewBase.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Charts/BarLineChartViewBase.swift
@@ -426,30 +426,76 @@ open class BarLineChartViewBase: ChartViewBase, BarLineScatterCandleBubbleChartD
             if leftAxis.needsOffset
             {
                 offsetLeft += leftAxis.requiredSize().width
+                if leftAxis.nameAxisEnabled
+                {
+                    let nameLeftAxisHeight = leftAxis.nameAxis.size(attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: leftAxis.nameAxisFont]).height
+                    offsetLeft += nameLeftAxisHeight
+                    leftAxis.nameRectLeft = CGRect(x: offsetLeft - leftAxis.requiredSize().width - nameLeftAxisHeight,
+                                                   y:viewPortHandler.contentTop,
+                                                   width: nameLeftAxisHeight,
+                                                   height:viewPortHandler.contentHeight)
+                }
             }
             
             if rightAxis.needsOffset
             {
                 offsetRight += rightAxis.requiredSize().width
+                if rightAxis.nameAxisEnabled
+                {
+                    let nameRightAxisHeight = rightAxis.nameAxis.size(attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: rightAxis.nameAxisFont]).height
+                    offsetRight += nameRightAxisHeight
+                    rightAxis.nameRectRight = CGRect(x: viewPortHandler.contentRight + rightAxis.requiredSize().width,
+                                                     y: viewPortHandler.contentTop,
+                                                     width: nameRightAxisHeight,
+                                                     height: viewPortHandler.contentHeight)
+                }
             }
-
+            
             if xAxis.isEnabled && xAxis.isDrawLabelsEnabled
             {
-                let xlabelheight = xAxis.labelRotatedHeight + xAxis.yOffset
+                
+                var xlabelheight = (xAxis.labelRotationAngle != 0 ? xAxis.labelRotatedHeight : xAxis.labelHeight)
+                xlabelheight += xAxis.yOffset
+                
+                var namexAxisHeight = CGFloat(0.0)
+                var nameAxisRectWidth = CGFloat(0.0)
+                var nameAxisRectLeft = CGFloat(0.0)
+                if xAxis.nameAxisEnabled
+                {
+                    namexAxisHeight = xAxis.nameAxis.size(attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisFont]).height
+                    nameAxisRectWidth = viewPortHandler.contentWidth
+                    nameAxisRectLeft = viewPortHandler.contentLeft
+                }
                 
                 // offsets for x-labels
                 if xAxis.labelPosition == .bottom
                 {
-                    offsetBottom += xlabelheight
+                    offsetBottom += xlabelheight + namexAxisHeight
+                    xAxis.nameRectBottom = CGRect(x: nameAxisRectLeft,
+                                                  y: viewPortHandler.chartHeight - offsetBottom + xlabelheight,
+                                                  width: nameAxisRectWidth,
+                                                  height: namexAxisHeight)
                 }
                 else if xAxis.labelPosition == .top
                 {
-                    offsetTop += xlabelheight
+                    offsetTop += xlabelheight + namexAxisHeight
+                    xAxis.nameRectTop = CGRect(x: nameAxisRectLeft,
+                                               y: offsetTop - namexAxisHeight - xlabelheight,
+                                               width: nameAxisRectWidth,
+                                               height: namexAxisHeight)
                 }
                 else if xAxis.labelPosition == .bothSided
                 {
-                    offsetBottom += xlabelheight
-                    offsetTop += xlabelheight
+                    offsetBottom += xlabelheight + namexAxisHeight
+                    xAxis.nameRectBottom = CGRect(x: nameAxisRectLeft,
+                                                  y: viewPortHandler.chartHeight - offsetBottom + xlabelheight,
+                                                  width: nameAxisRectWidth,
+                                                  height: namexAxisHeight)
+                    offsetTop += xlabelheight + namexAxisHeight
+                    xAxis.nameRectTop = CGRect(x: nameAxisRectLeft,
+                                               y: offsetTop - namexAxisHeight - xlabelheight,
+                                               width: nameAxisRectWidth,
+                                               height: namexAxisHeight)
                 }
             }
             
@@ -457,7 +503,7 @@ open class BarLineChartViewBase: ChartViewBase, BarLineScatterCandleBubbleChartD
             offsetRight += self.extraRightOffset
             offsetBottom += self.extraBottomOffset
             offsetLeft += self.extraLeftOffset
-
+            
             _viewPortHandler.restrainViewPort(
                 offsetLeft: max(self.minOffset, offsetLeft),
                 offsetTop: max(self.minOffset, offsetTop),
@@ -469,6 +515,7 @@ open class BarLineChartViewBase: ChartViewBase, BarLineScatterCandleBubbleChartD
         prepareValuePxMatrix()
     }
     
+    
     /// draws the grid background
     internal func drawGridBackground(context: CGContext)
     {
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Charts/HorizontalBarChartView.swift b/Source/Charts/Charts/HorizontalBarChartView.swift
index 06863ee619..662943b537 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Charts/HorizontalBarChartView.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Charts/HorizontalBarChartView.swift
@@ -46,34 +46,83 @@ open class HorizontalBarChartView: BarChartView
                                offsetRight: &offsetRight,
                                offsetBottom: &offsetBottom)
         
+        var nameAxisRectWidth = CGFloat(0.0)
+        var nameAxisRectLeft = CGFloat(0.0)
+        if _leftAxis.nameAxisEnabled || _rightAxis.nameAxisEnabled
+        {
+            nameAxisRectWidth = viewPortHandler.contentWidth
+            nameAxisRectLeft = viewPortHandler.contentLeft
+        }
+        
         // offsets for y-labels
         if _leftAxis.needsOffset
         {
             offsetTop += _leftAxis.getRequiredHeightSpace()
+            if leftAxis.nameAxisEnabled
+            {
+                let nameLeftAxisSize = leftAxis.nameAxis.size(attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: leftAxis.nameAxisFont])
+                offsetTop += nameLeftAxisSize.height
+                leftAxis.nameRectTop = CGRect(x: nameAxisRectLeft,
+                                              y: offsetTop - nameLeftAxisSize.height - _leftAxis.getRequiredHeightSpace(),
+                                              width: nameAxisRectWidth,
+                                              height: nameLeftAxisSize.height)
+            }
         }
         
         if _rightAxis.needsOffset
         {
             offsetBottom += _rightAxis.getRequiredHeightSpace()
+            if rightAxis.nameAxisEnabled
+            {
+                let nameRightAxisSize = rightAxis.nameAxis.size(attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: rightAxis.nameAxisFont])
+                offsetBottom += nameRightAxisSize.height
+                rightAxis.nameRectBottom = CGRect(x: nameAxisRectLeft,
+                                                  y: viewPortHandler.chartHeight - offsetBottom + _rightAxis.getRequiredHeightSpace() ,
+                                                  width: nameAxisRectWidth,
+                                                  height: nameRightAxisSize.height)
+            }
         }
         
         let xlabelwidth = _xAxis.labelRotatedWidth
         
         if _xAxis.isEnabled
         {
+            var namexAxisHeight = CGFloat(0.0)
+            if xAxis.nameAxisEnabled
+            {
+                namexAxisHeight = xAxis.nameAxis.size(attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisFont]).height
+            }
+            
             // offsets for x-labels
             if _xAxis.labelPosition == .bottom
             {
-                offsetLeft += xlabelwidth
+                offsetLeft += xlabelwidth + namexAxisHeight
+                xAxis.nameRectLeft = CGRect(x: offsetLeft - xlabelwidth - namexAxisHeight,
+                                            y:viewPortHandler.contentTop,
+                                            width: namexAxisHeight,
+                                            height:viewPortHandler.contentHeight)
             }
             else if _xAxis.labelPosition == .top
             {
-                offsetRight += xlabelwidth
+                offsetRight += xlabelwidth + namexAxisHeight
+                xAxis.nameRectRight = CGRect(x: viewPortHandler.contentRight + xlabelwidth,
+                                             y: viewPortHandler.contentTop,
+                                             width: namexAxisHeight,
+                                             height: viewPortHandler.contentHeight)
             }
             else if _xAxis.labelPosition == .bothSided
             {
-                offsetLeft += xlabelwidth
-                offsetRight += xlabelwidth
+                offsetLeft += xlabelwidth + namexAxisHeight
+                xAxis.nameRectLeft = CGRect(x: offsetLeft - xlabelwidth - namexAxisHeight,
+                                            y:viewPortHandler.contentTop,
+                                            width: namexAxisHeight,
+                                            height:viewPortHandler.contentHeight)
+                
+                offsetRight += xlabelwidth + namexAxisHeight
+                xAxis.nameRectRight = CGRect(x: viewPortHandler.contentRight + xlabelwidth,
+                                             y: viewPortHandler.contentTop,
+                                             width: namexAxisHeight,
+                                             height: viewPortHandler.contentHeight)
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Components/AxisBase.swift b/Source/Charts/Components/AxisBase.swift
index 160872e097..6b3dbcebae 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Components/AxisBase.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Components/AxisBase.swift
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ open class AxisBase: ComponentBase
     open var drawGridLinesEnabled = true
     open var drawAxisLineEnabled = true
     
+    open var nameAxis : String = ""
+    open var nameAxisFont = NSUIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 12.0)
+    open var nameAxisTextColor = NSUIColor.black
+    open var nameAxisEnabled = false
+    
     /// flag that indicates of the labels of this axis should be drawn or not
     open var drawLabelsEnabled = true
     
@@ -213,6 +218,12 @@ open class AxisBase: ComponentBase
     /// the total range of values this axis covers
     open var axisRange = Double(0)
     
+    open var nameRectBottom = CGRect()
+    open var nameRectTop = CGRect()
+    open var nameRectLeft = CGRect()
+    open var nameRectRight = CGRect()
+
+    
     /// the number of label entries the axis should have
     /// max = 25,
     /// min = 2,
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRenderer.swift b/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRenderer.swift
index 7bec034e63..af2968d0fd 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRenderer.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRenderer.swift
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ open class XAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
         
         if xAxis.labelPosition == .top
         {
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentTop - yOffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0))
+            let pos  = viewPortHandler.contentTop - yOffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0))
+            drawNameXAxis(context: context, nameRect: xAxis.nameRectTop)
         }
         else if xAxis.labelPosition == .topInside
         {
@@ -109,7 +111,9 @@ open class XAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
         }
         else if xAxis.labelPosition == .bottom
         {
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentBottom + yOffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.0))
+            let pos  = viewPortHandler.contentBottom + yOffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.0))
+            drawNameXAxis(context: context, nameRect: xAxis.nameRectBottom)
         }
         else if xAxis.labelPosition == .bottomInside
         {
@@ -117,11 +121,45 @@ open class XAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
         }
         else
         { // BOTH SIDED
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentTop - yOffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0))
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentBottom + yOffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.0))
+            // top
+            var pos  = viewPortHandler.contentTop - yOffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0))
+            drawNameXAxis ( context: context, nameRect: xAxis.nameRectTop)
+            
+            // bottom
+            pos  = viewPortHandler.contentBottom + yOffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.0))
+            drawNameXAxis ( context: context, nameRect: xAxis.nameRectBottom)
         }
     }
     
+    /// draws the x-name
+    open func drawNameXAxis ( context: CGContext, nameRect: CGRect)
+    {
+        guard
+            let xAxis = self.axis as? XAxis
+            else { return }
+        
+        if xAxis.nameAxisEnabled == false
+        {
+            return
+        }
+        
+        #if os(OSX)
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default().mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #else
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #endif
+        
+        paraStyle.alignment = .center
+        let labelAttrs = [NSFontAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisFont,
+                          NSForegroundColorAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisTextColor,
+                          NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paraStyle] as [String : NSObject]
+        let text = xAxis.nameAxis
+        
+        text.draw(in: nameRect, withAttributes: labelAttrs)
+    }
+    
     fileprivate var _axisLineSegmentsBuffer = [CGPoint](repeating: CGPoint(), count: 2)
     
     open override func renderAxisLine(context: CGContext)
@@ -262,6 +300,47 @@ open class XAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
         }
     }
     
+    /// draws the x-name
+    open func drawNameXAxis (
+        context: CGContext,
+        fixedPosition: CGFloat,
+        positions: CGPoint,
+        offset: CGFloat)
+    {
+        guard
+            let xAxis = self.axis as? XAxis
+            else { return }
+        
+        if xAxis.nameAxisEnabled == false
+        {
+            return
+        }
+        
+        #if os(OSX)
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default().mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #else
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #endif
+        
+        paraStyle.alignment = .center
+        let labelAttrs = [NSFontAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisFont,
+                          NSForegroundColorAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisTextColor,
+                          NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paraStyle] as [String : NSObject]
+        let labelRotationAngleRadians = 0 * ChartUtils.Math.FDEG2RAD
+        
+        let text = xAxis.nameAxis
+        let labelMaxSize = CGSize()
+        
+        ChartUtils.drawMultilineText(
+            context: context,
+            text: text,
+            point: CGPoint(x: positions.x, y: fixedPosition),
+            attributes: labelAttrs,
+            constrainedToSize: labelMaxSize,
+            anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0),
+            angleRadians: labelRotationAngleRadians)
+    }
+
     open func drawLabel(
         context: CGContext,
         formattedLabel: String,
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift b/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift
index 200fd2d9ce..aa87d32ac7 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Renderers/XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ open class XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart: XAxisRenderer
         
         if xAxis.labelPosition == .top
         {
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentRight + xoffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5))
+            let pos  = viewPortHandler.contentRight + xoffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5))
+            drawNameXAxis ( context: context,  nameRect: xAxis.nameRectRight)
         }
         else if xAxis.labelPosition == .topInside
         {
@@ -105,7 +107,9 @@ open class XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart: XAxisRenderer
         }
         else if xAxis.labelPosition == .bottom
         {
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentLeft - xoffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5))
+            let pos  = viewPortHandler.contentLeft - xoffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5))
+            drawNameXAxis ( context: context,  nameRect: xAxis.nameRectLeft)
         }
         else if xAxis.labelPosition == .bottomInside
         {
@@ -113,9 +117,55 @@ open class XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart: XAxisRenderer
         }
         else
         { // BOTH SIDED
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentRight + xoffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5))
-            drawLabels(context: context, pos: viewPortHandler.contentLeft - xoffset, anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5))
+            // right
+            var pos  = viewPortHandler.contentRight + xoffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5))
+            drawNameXAxis ( context: context,  nameRect: xAxis.nameRectRight )
+            
+            // left
+            pos  = viewPortHandler.contentLeft - xoffset
+            drawLabels(context: context, pos: pos, anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5))
+            drawNameXAxis ( context: context,  nameRect: xAxis.nameRectLeft )
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /// draws the x-name
+    open override func drawNameXAxis ( context: CGContext, nameRect: CGRect)
+    {
+        guard
+            let xAxis = self.axis as? XAxis
+            else { return }
+        
+        if xAxis.nameAxisEnabled == false
+        {
+            return
         }
+        
+        let midY = nameRect.midY
+        let xNamePos = nameRect.maxX
+        let text = xAxis.nameAxis
+        
+        #if os(OSX)
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default().mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #else
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #endif
+        
+        paraStyle.alignment = .center
+        
+        let labelAttrs = [NSFontAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisFont,
+                          NSForegroundColorAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisTextColor,
+                          NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paraStyle] as [String : NSObject]
+        
+        let labelRotationAngleRadians = -90.0 * ChartUtils.Math.FDEG2RAD
+        
+        ChartUtils.drawText(
+            context: context,
+            text: text,
+            point: CGPoint(x: xNamePos, y: midY),
+            attributes: labelAttrs,
+            anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5),
+            angleRadians: labelRotationAngleRadians)
     }
 
     /// draws the x-labels on the specified y-position
@@ -170,6 +220,46 @@ open class XAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart: XAxisRenderer
         }
     }
     
+    /// draws the name axis
+    open override func drawNameXAxis(
+        context: CGContext,
+        fixedPosition: CGFloat,
+        positions: CGPoint,
+        offset: CGFloat)
+    {
+        guard
+            let xAxis = self.axis as? XAxis
+            else { return }
+        
+        if xAxis.nameAxisEnabled == false
+        {
+            return
+        }
+        
+        #if os(OSX)
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default().mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #else
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #endif
+        
+        paraStyle.alignment = .center
+        
+        let labelAttrs = [NSFontAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisFont,
+                          NSForegroundColorAttributeName: xAxis.nameAxisTextColor,
+                          NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paraStyle] as [String : NSObject]
+        
+        let labelRotationAngleRadians = -90.0 * ChartUtils.Math.FDEG2RAD
+        let text = xAxis.nameAxis
+        
+        ChartUtils.drawText(
+            context: context,
+            text: text,
+            point: CGPoint(x: fixedPosition, y: positions.y + offset),
+            attributes: labelAttrs,
+            anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5),
+            angleRadians: labelRotationAngleRadians)
+    }
+    
     open func drawLabel(
         context: CGContext,
         formattedLabel: String,
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRenderer.swift b/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRenderer.swift
index fd9604e868..b01c3de83a 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRenderer.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRenderer.swift
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ open class YAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
             {
                 textAlign = .right
                 xPos = viewPortHandler.offsetLeft - xoffset
+                
+                drawNameYAxis( context: context, nameRect: yAxis.nameRectLeft)
             }
             else
             {
                 textAlign = .left
                 xPos = viewPortHandler.offsetLeft + xoffset
             }
-            
         }
         else
         {
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ open class YAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
             {
                 textAlign = .left
                 xPos = viewPortHandler.contentRight + xoffset
+                
+                drawNameYAxis( context: context, nameRect: yAxis.nameRectRight)
             }
             else
             {
@@ -83,6 +86,45 @@ open class YAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
             textAlign: textAlign)
     }
     
+    /// draws the name Yaxis
+    internal func drawNameYAxis( context: CGContext, nameRect: CGRect)
+    {
+        guard
+            let yAxis = self.axis as? YAxis
+            else { return }
+        
+        if yAxis.nameAxisEnabled == false
+        {
+            return
+        }
+        
+        let midY = nameRect.midY
+        let xNamePos = nameRect.maxX
+        let text = yAxis.nameAxis
+        
+        #if os(OSX)
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default().mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #else
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #endif
+        
+        paraStyle.alignment = .center
+        
+        let labelAttrs = [NSFontAttributeName: yAxis.nameAxisFont,
+                          NSForegroundColorAttributeName: yAxis.nameAxisTextColor,
+                          NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paraStyle] as [String : NSObject]
+        
+        let labelRotationAngleRadians = -90.0 * ChartUtils.Math.FDEG2RAD
+                
+        ChartUtils.drawText(
+            context: context,
+            text: text,
+            point: CGPoint(x: xNamePos, y: midY),
+            attributes: labelAttrs,
+            anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5),
+            angleRadians: labelRotationAngleRadians)
+    }
+
     open override func renderAxisLine(context: CGContext)
     {
         guard
@@ -126,6 +168,41 @@ open class YAxisRenderer: AxisRendererBase
         context.restoreGState()
     }
     
+    /// draws the name Yaxis
+    internal func drawNameYAxis(
+        context: CGContext,
+        fixedPosition: CGFloat,
+        positions: CGPoint,
+        offset: CGFloat)
+    {
+        guard
+            let yAxis = self.axis as? YAxis
+            else { return }
+        
+        #if os(OSX)
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default().mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #else
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #endif
+        
+        paraStyle.alignment = .center
+        
+        let labelAttrs = [NSFontAttributeName: yAxis.nameAxisFont,
+                          NSForegroundColorAttributeName: yAxis.nameAxisTextColor,
+                          NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paraStyle] as [String : NSObject]
+        
+        let labelRotationAngleRadians = -90.0 * ChartUtils.Math.FDEG2RAD
+        let text = yAxis.nameAxis
+        
+        ChartUtils.drawText(
+            context: context,
+            text: text,
+            point: CGPoint(x: fixedPosition, y: positions.y + offset),
+            attributes: labelAttrs,
+            anchor: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5),
+            angleRadians: labelRotationAngleRadians)
+    }
+    
     /// draws the y-labels on the specified x-position
     internal func drawYLabels(
         context: CGContext,
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift b/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift
index 621d6dd6ed..d9971309b7 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Renderers/YAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart.swift
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ open class YAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart: YAxisRenderer
             if labelPosition == .outsideChart
             {
                 yPos = viewPortHandler.contentTop - baseYOffset
+                drawNameYAxis( context: context, nameRect: yAxis.nameRectTop)
             }
             else
             {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ open class YAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart: YAxisRenderer
             if labelPosition == .outsideChart
             {
                 yPos = viewPortHandler.contentBottom + lineHeight + baseYOffset
+                drawNameYAxis( context: context, nameRect: yAxis.nameRectBottom)
             }
             else
             {
@@ -109,6 +111,37 @@ open class YAxisRendererHorizontalBarChart: YAxisRenderer
             offset: yAxis.yOffset)
     }
     
+    /// draws the x-name
+    open override func drawNameYAxis (
+        context: CGContext,
+        nameRect: CGRect)
+    {
+        guard
+            let yAxis = self.axis as? YAxis
+            else { return }
+        
+        if yAxis.nameAxisEnabled == false
+        {
+            return
+        }
+        
+        let text = yAxis.nameAxis
+        
+        #if os(OSX)
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default().mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #else
+            let paraStyle = NSParagraphStyle.default.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableParagraphStyle
+        #endif
+        
+        paraStyle.alignment = .center
+        
+        let labelAttrs = [NSFontAttributeName: yAxis.nameAxisFont,
+                          NSForegroundColorAttributeName: yAxis.nameAxisTextColor,
+                          NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paraStyle] as [String : NSObject]
+
+        text.draw(in: nameRect, withAttributes: labelAttrs)
+    }
+    
     open override func renderAxisLine(context: CGContext)
     {
         guard