diff --git a/docs/01-Scales.md b/docs/01-Scales.md
index 5d8b35a09..4fd8aa204 100644
--- a/docs/01-Scales.md
+++ b/docs/01-Scales.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Chart.defaults.scale = {
 		fontStyle: "normal",
 		fontColor: "#666",
 		fontFamily: "Helvetica Neue",
+		maxTicksLimit: 11,
 		maxRotation: 90,
 		minRotation: 20,
 		mirror: false,
@@ -208,6 +209,9 @@ The radial linear scale extends the core scale class with the following tick tem
 
 		//Number - The backdrop padding to the side of the label in pixels
 		backdropPaddingX: 2,
+		
+		//Number - Limit the maximum number of ticks
+		maxTicksLimit: 11,
 	},
 
 	pointLabels: {
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.linear.js b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
index ac8954fa1..ef7db5b6f 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.linear.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
@@ -125,10 +125,12 @@
 			var maxTicks;
 
 			if (this.isHorizontal()) {
-				maxTicks = Math.min(11, Math.ceil(this.width / 50));
+				maxTicks = Math.min(this.options.ticks.maxTicksLimit ? this.options.ticks.maxTicksLimit : 11,
+				                    Math.ceil(this.width / 50));
 			} else {
 				// The factor of 2 used to scale the font size has been experimentally determined.
-				maxTicks = Math.min(11, Math.ceil(this.height / (2 * this.options.ticks.fontSize)));
+				maxTicks = Math.min(this.options.ticks.maxTicksLimit ? this.options.ticks.maxTicksLimit : 11,
+				                    Math.ceil(this.height / (2 * this.options.ticks.fontSize)));
 			}
 
 			// Make sure we always have at least 2 ticks 
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js b/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js
index 75ef7a958..15fdb3626 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
 			// the axis area. For now, we say that the minimum tick spacing in pixels must be 50
 			// We also limit the maximum number of ticks to 11 which gives a nice 10 squares on 
 			// the graph
-			var maxTicks = Math.min(11, Math.ceil(this.drawingArea / (1.5 * this.options.ticks.fontSize)));
+			var maxTicks = Math.min(this.options.ticks.maxTicksLimit ? this.options.ticks.maxTicksLimit : 11,
+			                        Math.ceil(this.drawingArea / (1.5 * this.options.ticks.fontSize)));
 			maxTicks = Math.max(2, maxTicks); // Make sure we always have at least 2 ticks 
 
 			// To get a "nice" value for the tick spacing, we will use the appropriately named