diff --git a/samples/line.html b/samples/line.html
index 45cd9229c..0647173b4 100644
--- a/samples/line.html
+++ b/samples/line.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <br>
     <br>
     <button id="randomizeData">Randomize Data</button>
+    <button id="changeDataObject">Change Data Object</button>
     <button id="addDataset">Add Dataset</button>
     <button id="removeDataset">Remove Dataset</button>
     <button id="addData">Add Data</button>
@@ -147,6 +148,32 @@
             updateLegend();
         });
 
+        $('#changeDataObject').click(function() {
+            config.data = {
+                labels: ["July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"],
+                datasets: [{
+                    label: "My First dataset",
+                    data: [randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor()],
+                    fill: false,
+                }, {
+                    label: "My Second dataset",
+                    fill: false,
+                    data: [randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor()],
+                }]
+            };
+
+            $.each(config.data.datasets, function(i, dataset) {
+                dataset.borderColor = randomColor(0.4);
+                dataset.backgroundColor = randomColor(0.5);
+                dataset.pointBorderColor = randomColor(0.7);
+                dataset.pointBackgroundColor = randomColor(0.5);
+                dataset.pointBorderWidth = 1;
+            });
+
+            // Update the chart
+            window.myLine.update();
+        });
+
         $('#addDataset').click(function() {
             var newDataset = {
                 label: 'Dataset ' + config.data.datasets.length,
diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index 47236376b..536f122ad 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
 
 		this.chart = instance;
 		this.config = instance.config;
-		this.data = this.config.data;
 		this.options = this.config.options = helpers.configMerge(Chart.defaults.global, Chart.defaults[this.config.type], this.config.options || {});
 		this.id = helpers.uid();
 
+		Object.defineProperty(this, 'data', {
+			get: function() {
+				return this.config.data;
+			},
+		});
+
 		//Add the chart instance to the global namespace
 		Chart.instances[this.id] = this;
 
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@
 						var scale = new ScaleClass({
 							ctx: this.chart.ctx,
 							options: xAxisOptions,
-							data: this.data,
+							chart: this,
 							id: xAxisOptions.id,
 						});
 
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@
 						var scale = new ScaleClass({
 							ctx: this.chart.ctx,
 							options: yAxisOptions,
-							data: this.data,
+							chart: this,
 							id: yAxisOptions.id,
 						});
 
@@ -152,8 +157,7 @@
 				var scale = new ScaleClass({
 					ctx: this.chart.ctx,
 					options: this.options.scale,
-					data: this.data,
-					chart: this.chart,
+					chart: this,
 				});
 
 				this.scale = scale;
@@ -170,18 +174,22 @@
 				if (!dataset.type) {
 					dataset.type = this.config.type;
 				}
+
 				var type = dataset.type;
 				types.push(type);
+
 				if (dataset.controller) {
 					dataset.controller.updateIndex(datasetIndex);
 					return;
 				}
+
 				dataset.controller = new Chart.controllers[type](this, datasetIndex);
 
 				if (resetNewControllers) {
 					dataset.controller.reset();
 				}
 			}, this);
+
 			if (types.length > 1) {
 				for (var i = 1; i < types.length; i++) {
 					if (types[i] != types[i - 1]) {
@@ -199,6 +207,9 @@
 		},
 
 		update: function update(animationDuration, lazy) {
+			// In case the entire data object changed
+			this.tooltip._data = this.data;
+
 			Chart.scaleService.update(this, this.chart.width, this.chart.height);
 
 			// Make sure dataset controllers are updated and new controllers are reset
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.category.js b/src/scales/scale.category.js
index 039a9bef6..8d8f709f0 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.category.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.category.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     var DatasetScale = Chart.Scale.extend({
         buildTicks: function(index) {
-            this.ticks = this.data.labels;
+            this.ticks = this.chart.data.labels;
         },
 
         getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         getPixelForValue: function(value, index, datasetIndex, includeOffset) {
             if (this.isHorizontal()) {
                 var innerWidth = this.width - (this.paddingLeft + this.paddingRight);
-                var valueWidth = innerWidth / Math.max((this.data.labels.length - ((this.options.gridLines.offsetGridLines) ? 0 : 1)), 1);
+                var valueWidth = innerWidth / Math.max((this.chart.data.labels.length - ((this.options.gridLines.offsetGridLines) ? 0 : 1)), 1);
                 var widthOffset = (valueWidth * index) + this.paddingLeft;
 
                 if (this.options.gridLines.offsetGridLines && includeOffset) {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 return this.left + Math.round(widthOffset);
             } else {
                 var innerHeight = this.height - (this.paddingTop + this.paddingBottom);
-                var valueHeight = innerHeight / Math.max((this.data.labels.length - ((this.options.gridLines.offsetGridLines) ? 0 : 1)), 1);
+                var valueHeight = innerHeight / Math.max((this.chart.data.labels.length - ((this.options.gridLines.offsetGridLines) ? 0 : 1)), 1);
                 var heightOffset = (valueHeight * index) + this.paddingTop;
 
                 if (this.options.gridLines.offsetGridLines && includeOffset) {
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.linear.js b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
index ef7db5b6f..841353926 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.linear.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 			if (this.options.stacked) {
 				var valuesPerType = {};
 
-				helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
+				helpers.each(this.chart.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
 					if (valuesPerType[dataset.type] === undefined) {
 						valuesPerType[dataset.type] = {
 							positiveValues: [],
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 				}, this);
 
 			} else {
-				helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
+				helpers.each(this.chart.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
 					if (helpers.isDatasetVisible(dataset) && (this.isHorizontal() ? dataset.xAxisID === this.id : dataset.yAxisID === this.id)) {
 						helpers.each(dataset.data, function(rawValue, index) {
 							var value = this.getRightValue(rawValue);
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 		},
 
 		getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {
-			return this.getRightValue(this.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
+			return this.getRightValue(this.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
 		},
 
 		// Utils
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js b/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
index 467a4cc8b..ce750c650 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 			if (this.options.stacked) {
 				var valuesPerType = {};
 
-				helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
+				helpers.each(this.chart.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
 					if (helpers.isDatasetVisible(dataset) && (this.isHorizontal() ? dataset.xAxisID === this.id : dataset.yAxisID === this.id)) {
 						if (valuesPerType[dataset.type] === undefined) {
 							valuesPerType[dataset.type] = [];
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 				}, this);
 
 			} else {
-				helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
+				helpers.each(this.chart.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
 					if (helpers.isDatasetVisible(dataset) && (this.isHorizontal() ? dataset.xAxisID === this.id : dataset.yAxisID === this.id)) {
 						helpers.each(dataset.data, function(rawValue, index) {
 							var value = this.getRightValue(rawValue);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 		},
 		// Get the correct tooltip label
 		getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {
-			return this.getRightValue(this.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
+			return this.getRightValue(this.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
 		},
 		getPixelForTick: function(index, includeOffset) {
 			return this.getPixelForValue(this.tickValues[index], null, null, includeOffset);
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js b/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js
index 19f310ec2..a132dcf3b 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.radialLinear.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 	var LinearRadialScale = Chart.Scale.extend({
 		getValueCount: function() {
-			return this.data.labels.length;
+			return this.chart.data.labels.length;
 		},
 		setDimensions: function() {
 			// Set the unconstrained dimension before label rotation
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 			this.min = null;
 			this.max = null;
 
-			helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
+			helpers.each(this.chart.data.datasets, function(dataset) {
 				if (helpers.isDatasetVisible(dataset)) {
 					helpers.each(dataset.data, function(rawValue, index) {
 						var value = this.getRightValue(rawValue);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 			this.zeroLineIndex = this.ticks.indexOf(0);
 		},
 		getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {
-			return this.getRightValue(this.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
+			return this.getRightValue(this.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
 		},
 		getCircumference: function() {
 			return ((Math.PI * 2) / this.getValueCount());
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 			for (i = 0; i < this.getValueCount(); i++) {
 				// 5px to space the text slightly out - similar to what we do in the draw function.
 				pointPosition = this.getPointPosition(i, largestPossibleRadius);
-				textWidth = this.ctx.measureText(this.options.ticks.callback(this.data.labels[i])).width + 5;
+				textWidth = this.ctx.measureText(this.options.ticks.callback(this.chart.data.labels[i])).width + 5;
 				if (i === 0 || i === this.getValueCount() / 2) {
 					// If we're at index zero, or exactly the middle, we're at exactly the top/bottom
 					// of the radar chart, so text will be aligned centrally, so we'll half it and compare
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@
 						ctx.font = helpers.fontString(this.options.pointLabels.fontSize, this.options.pointLabels.fontStyle, this.options.pointLabels.fontFamily);
 						ctx.fillStyle = this.options.pointLabels.fontColor;
 
-						var labelsCount = this.data.labels.length,
-							halfLabelsCount = this.data.labels.length / 2,
+						var labelsCount = this.chart.data.labels.length,
+							halfLabelsCount = this.chart.data.labels.length / 2,
 							quarterLabelsCount = halfLabelsCount / 2,
 							upperHalf = (i < quarterLabelsCount || i > labelsCount - quarterLabelsCount),
 							exactQuarter = (i === quarterLabelsCount || i === labelsCount - quarterLabelsCount);
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 							ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
 						}
 
-						ctx.fillText(this.data.labels[i], pointLabelPosition.x, pointLabelPosition.y);
+						ctx.fillText(this.chart.data.labels[i], pointLabelPosition.x, pointLabelPosition.y);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index 88af1436b..7ab929625 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 			// Only parse these once. If the dataset does not have data as x,y pairs, we will use
 			// these 
 			var scaleLabelMoments = [];
-			if (this.data.labels && this.data.labels.length > 0) {
-				helpers.each(this.data.labels, function(label, index) {
+			if (this.chart.data.labels && this.chart.data.labels.length > 0) {
+				helpers.each(this.chart.data.labels, function(label, index) {
 					var labelMoment = this.parseTime(label);
 					if (this.options.time.round) {
 						labelMoment.startOf(this.options.time.round);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 				this.lastTick = null;
 			}
 
-			helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
+			helpers.each(this.chart.data.datasets, function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
 				var momentsForDataset = [];
 
 				if (typeof dataset.data[0] === 'object') {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 			this.lastTick.endOf(this.tickUnit);
 			this.smallestLabelSeparation = this.width;
 
-			helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
+			helpers.each(this.chart.data.datasets, function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
 				for (var i = 1; i < this.labelMoments[datasetIndex].length; i++) {
 					this.smallestLabelSeparation = Math.min(this.smallestLabelSeparation, this.labelMoments[datasetIndex][i].diff(this.labelMoments[datasetIndex][i - 1], this.tickUnit, true));
 				}
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@
 		},
 		// Get tooltip label
 		getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {
-			var label = this.data.labels && index < this.data.labels.length ? this.data.labels[index] : '';
+			var label = this.chart.data.labels && index < this.chart.data.labels.length ? this.chart.data.labels[index] : '';
 
-			if (typeof this.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[0] === 'object') {
-				label = this.getRightValue(this.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
+			if (typeof this.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[0] === 'object') {
+				label = this.getRightValue(this.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
 			}
 
 			return label;
diff --git a/test/controller.bar.tests.js b/test/controller.bar.tests.js
index d271cf621..14cd977a4 100644
--- a/test/controller.bar.tests.js
+++ b/test/controller.bar.tests.js
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -207,7 +209,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -316,7 +320,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -333,7 +339,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -399,7 +407,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -416,7 +426,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -519,7 +531,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -536,7 +550,9 @@ describe('Bar controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/controller.line.tests.js b/test/controller.line.tests.js
index 86b16b78e..a8b19a949 100644
--- a/test/controller.line.tests.js
+++ b/test/controller.line.tests.js
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -176,7 +178,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -642,7 +646,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -659,7 +665,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -757,7 +765,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -774,7 +784,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -891,7 +903,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var yScale = new VerticalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstYScaleID'
 		});
 
@@ -908,7 +922,9 @@ describe('Line controller tests', function() {
 		var xScale = new HorizontalScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalScaleConfig,
-			data: data,
+			chart: {
+				data: data
+			},
 			id: 'firstXScaleID'
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/core.scaleService.tests.js b/test/core.scaleService.tests.js
index e69cc1eab..6749c0d8a 100644
--- a/test/core.scaleService.tests.js
+++ b/test/core.scaleService.tests.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ describe('Test the scale service', function() {
 		var xScale = new XConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: xScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: xScaleID
 		});
 
@@ -30,7 +32,9 @@ describe('Test the scale service', function() {
 		var yScale = new YConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: yScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: yScaleID
 		});
 
@@ -84,7 +88,9 @@ describe('Test the scale service', function() {
 		var xScale = new XConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: xScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: xScaleID
 		});
 
@@ -94,7 +100,9 @@ describe('Test the scale service', function() {
 		var yScale = new YConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: yScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: yScaleID
 		});
 
@@ -151,7 +159,9 @@ describe('Test the scale service', function() {
 		var xScale = new XConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: xScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: xScaleID
 		});
 
@@ -160,13 +170,17 @@ describe('Test the scale service', function() {
 		var yScale1 = new YConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: yScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: yScaleID1
 		});
 		var yScale2 = new YConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: yScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: yScaleID2
 		});
 
@@ -230,7 +244,9 @@ describe('Test the scale service', function() {
 		var scale = new ScaleConstructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: scaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/scale.category.tests.js b/test/scale.category.tests.js
index e5ac45a29..fc1f8693e 100644
--- a/test/scale.category.tests.js
+++ b/test/scale.category.tests.js
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -93,7 +95,9 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -151,7 +155,9 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/scale.linear.tests.js b/test/scale.linear.tests.js
index c4d6948e9..7a0c6479c 100644
--- a/test/scale.linear.tests.js
+++ b/test/scale.linear.tests.js
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('linear'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -107,7 +109,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('linear'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -152,7 +156,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var verticalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -169,7 +175,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var horizontalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: horizontalConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -211,7 +219,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -251,7 +261,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -276,7 +288,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -307,7 +321,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -337,7 +353,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -376,7 +394,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -408,7 +428,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -440,7 +462,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -465,7 +489,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -494,7 +520,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -521,7 +549,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var verticalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -547,7 +577,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var horizontalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -586,7 +618,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var verticalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -645,7 +679,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var horizontalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -705,7 +741,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var horizontalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -936,7 +974,9 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		var verticalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/scale.logarithmic.tests.js b/test/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
index 7493e3de6..85c563212 100644
--- a/test/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
+++ b/test/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('logarithmic'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData,
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -105,7 +107,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('logarithmic'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -147,7 +151,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var verticalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -160,7 +166,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var horizontalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -199,7 +207,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -240,7 +250,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -262,7 +274,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -295,7 +309,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -328,7 +344,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: {},
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -360,7 +378,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -389,7 +409,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -416,7 +438,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var verticalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -441,7 +465,9 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 		var horizontalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: horizontalConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/scale.radialLinear.tests.js b/test/scale.radialLinear.tests.js
index 76a1ae358..0720d0e54 100644
--- a/test/scale.radialLinear.tests.js
+++ b/test/scale.radialLinear.tests.js
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('radialLinear'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('radialLinear'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -140,7 +144,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('radialLinear'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -166,7 +172,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -205,7 +213,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -238,7 +248,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -265,7 +277,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -297,7 +311,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
@@ -340,7 +356,9 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID,
 		});
 
diff --git a/test/scale.time.tests.js b/test/scale.time.tests.js
index 0e8771e99..4bb788f1b 100644
--- a/test/scale.time.tests.js
+++ b/test/scale.time.tests.js
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('time'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -97,7 +99,9 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config, // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -121,7 +125,9 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: config, // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -145,7 +151,9 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 		var scale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('time'), // use default config for scale
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 
@@ -168,7 +176,9 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 		var verticalScale = new Constructor({
 			ctx: mockContext,
 			options: verticalScaleConfig,
-			data: mockData,
+			chart: {
+				data: mockData
+			},
 			id: scaleID
 		});
 		verticalScale.update(50, 400);