diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index 140ff7229..8535a33ca 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@
 			displayFormat: false, // defaults to unit's corresponding unitFormat below or override using pattern string from http://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/
 		},
 
+		// scale label
+		scaleLabel: {
+			fontColor: '#666',
+			fontFamily: 'Helvetica Neue',
+			fontSize: 12,
+			fontStyle: 'normal',
+
+			// actual label
+			labelString: '',
+
+			// display property
+			show: false,
+		},
+
 		// scale numbers
 		reverse: false,
 		override: null,
@@ -329,6 +343,15 @@
 				height: 0,
 			};
 
+			 // Are we showing a label for the scale?
+            if (this.options.scaleLabel.show) {
+                if (this.isHorizontal()) {
+                    minSize.height += (this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize * 1.5);
+                } else {
+                    minSize.width += (this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize * 1.5);
+                }
+            }
+
 			var labelFont = helpers.fontString(this.options.labels.fontSize, this.options.labels.fontStyle, this.options.labels.fontFamily);
 			var longestLabelWidth = helpers.longestText(this.ctx, labelFont, this.ticks);
 
@@ -337,13 +360,15 @@
 				minSize.width = maxWidth;
 			} else if (this.options.display) {
 				var labelWidth = this.options.labels.show ? longestLabelWidth + 6 : 0;
-				minSize.width = Math.min(labelWidth, maxWidth);
+				minSize.width += labelWidth;
+                minSize.width = Math.min(minSize.width, maxWidth);
 			}
 
 			// Height
 			if (this.isHorizontal() && this.options.display) {
 				var labelHeight = (Math.sin(helpers.toRadians(this.labelRotation)) * longestLabelWidth) + 1.5 * this.options.labels.fontSize;
-				minSize.height = Math.min(this.options.labels.show ? labelHeight : 0, maxHeight);
+				minSize.height += this.options.labels.show ? labelHeight : 0;
+                minSize.height = Math.min(minSize.height, maxHeight);
 			} else if (this.options.display) {
 				minSize.height = maxHeight;
 			}
@@ -424,6 +449,18 @@
 							this.ctx.restore();
 						}
 					}, this);
+
+					if (this.options.scaleLabel.show) {
+                        // Draw the scale label
+                        this.ctx.textAlign = "center";
+                        this.ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+                        this.ctx.font = helpers.fontString(this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize, this.options.scaleLabel.fontStyle, this.options.scaleLabel.fontFamily);
+
+                        var scaleLabelX = this.left + ((this.right - this.left) / 2); // midpoint of the width
+                        var scaleLabelY = this.options.position == 'bottom' ? this.bottom - (this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize / 2) : this.top + (this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize / 2);
+
+                        this.ctx.fillText(this.options.scaleLabel.labelString, scaleLabelX, scaleLabelY);
+                    }
 				} else {
 					// Vertical
 					if (this.options.gridLines.show) {}
@@ -431,6 +468,22 @@
 					if (this.options.labels.show) {
 						// Draw the labels
 					}
+
+					if (this.options.scaleLabel.show) {
+                        // Draw the scale label
+                        var scaleLabelX = this.options.position == 'left' ? this.left + (this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize / 2) : this.right - (this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize / 2);
+                        var scaleLabelY = this.top + ((this.bottom - this.top) / 2);
+                        var rotation = this.options.position == 'left' ? -0.5 * Math.PI : 0.5 * Math.PI;
+
+                        this.ctx.save();
+                        this.ctx.translate(scaleLabelX, scaleLabelY);
+                        this.ctx.rotate(rotation);
+                        this.ctx.textAlign = "center";
+                        this.ctx.font = helpers.fontString(this.options.scaleLabel.fontSize, this.options.scaleLabel.fontStyle, this.options.scaleLabel.fontFamily);
+                        this.ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+                        this.ctx.fillText(this.options.scaleLabel.labelString, 0, 0);
+                        this.ctx.restore();
+                    }
 				}
 			}
 		}