diff --git a/src/objects/axis/begin.js b/src/objects/axis/begin.js
index 6f24504b..4e2e6685 100755
--- a/src/objects/axis/begin.js
+++ b/src/objects/axis/begin.js
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
         // The scale determined by the update method
         this._scale = null;
         // The minimum and maximum axis values
-        this._min = 0;
-        this._max = 0;
+        this._min = Infinity;
+        this._max = -Infinity;
         // Chart origin before and after an update.  This helps
         // with transitions
         this._previousOrigin = null;
diff --git a/src/objects/chart/methods/draw.js b/src/objects/chart/methods/draw.js
index b3705293..fe195ed3 100644
--- a/src/objects/chart/methods/draw.js
+++ b/src/objects/chart/methods/draw.js
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
             // Iterate the axes and calculate bounds, this is done within the chart because an
             // axis' bounds are determined by other axes and the way that series tie them together
             this.axes.forEach(function (axis) {
-                axis._min = 0;
-                axis._max = 0;
+                axis._min = Infinity;
+                axis._max = -Infinity;
                 linkedDimensions = [];
                 // Check that the axis has a measure
                 if (axis._hasMeasure()) {
diff --git a/src/objects/series/methods/_axisBounds.js b/src/objects/series/methods/_axisBounds.js
index 4b464662..870df25f 100644
--- a/src/objects/series/methods/_axisBounds.js
+++ b/src/objects/series/methods/_axisBounds.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
         // License: "https://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE.txt"
         // Source: /src/objects/series/methods/_axisBounds.js
         this._axisBounds = function (position) {
-            var bounds = { min: 0, max: 0 },
+            var bounds = { min: Infinity, max: -Infinity },
                 // The primary axis for this comparison
                 primaryAxis = null,
                 // The secondary axis for this comparison
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@
                     }
                     // Get the index of the field
                     if (categoryTotals[index] === undefined) {
-                        categoryTotals[index] = { min: 0, max: 0 };
+                        if (this.stacked) {
+                            categoryTotals[index] = { min: 0, max: 0 };
+                        } else {
+                            categoryTotals[index] = { min: Infinity, max: -Infinity };
+                        }
                         if (index >= catCount) {
                             catCount = index + 1;
                         }