diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java
index f335b748e2c89025ca30f77faa1750939aec4d1c..8af49757221a7f5ad4f57cffde9d88d5d5af5734 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ public class Chart {
 
   private StyleManager styleManager = new StyleManager();
 
-  public final static int CHART_PADDING = 10;
-
   // Chart Parts
   public ChartTitle chartTitle = new ChartTitle(this);
   public ChartLegend chartLegend = new ChartLegend(this);
diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/Axis.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/Axis.java
index b37075379d27ca63a1c7ec8cac54dcaa7f4b87fb..5ba2161176476c5cd5e2a7951e1584febf10607c 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/Axis.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/Axis.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext;
 import java.awt.font.TextLayout;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
-import com.xeiam.xchart.Chart;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.internal.interfaces.IChartPart;
 
 /**
@@ -178,10 +177,10 @@ public class Axis implements IChartPart {
       // |
       // |
       // ----
-      int xOffset = Chart.CHART_PADDING;
-      int yOffset = (int) (axisPair.getChartTitleBounds().getY() + axisPair.getChartTitleBounds().getHeight() + Chart.CHART_PADDING);
+      int xOffset = axisPair.chart.getStyleManager().getChartPadding();
+      int yOffset = (int) (axisPair.getChartTitleBounds().getY() + axisPair.getChartTitleBounds().getHeight() + axisPair.chart.getStyleManager().getChartPadding());
       int width = 80; // arbitrary, final width depends on Axis tick labels
-      int height = axisPair.chart.height - yOffset - axisPair.xAxis.getSizeHint() - Chart.CHART_PADDING;
+      int height = axisPair.chart.height - yOffset - axisPair.xAxis.getSizeHint() - axisPair.chart.getStyleManager().getChartPadding();
       Rectangle yAxisRectangle = new Rectangle(xOffset, yOffset, width, height);
       this.paintZone = yAxisRectangle;
       // g.setColor(Color.green);
@@ -204,10 +203,10 @@ public class Axis implements IChartPart {
       // calculate paint zone
       // |____________________|
 
-      int xOffset = (int) (axisPair.yAxis.getBounds().getWidth() + (axisPair.yAxis.axisTick.isVisible ? Plot.PLOT_PADDING : 0) + Chart.CHART_PADDING);
+      int xOffset = (int) (axisPair.yAxis.getBounds().getWidth() + (axisPair.yAxis.axisTick.isVisible ? Plot.PLOT_PADDING : 0) + axisPair.chart.getStyleManager().getChartPadding());
       int yOffset = (int) (axisPair.yAxis.getBounds().getY() + axisPair.yAxis.getBounds().getHeight());
       int width = (int) (axisPair.chart.width - axisPair.yAxis.getBounds().getWidth() - axisPair.getChartLegendBounds().getWidth() - (axisPair.chart.getStyleManager().isChartLegendVisisble() ? 3 : 2)
-          * Chart.CHART_PADDING);
+          * axisPair.chart.getStyleManager().getChartPadding());
       int height = this.getSizeHint();
       Rectangle xAxisRectangle = new Rectangle(xOffset, yOffset, width, height);
       this.paintZone = xAxisRectangle;
diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartLegend.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartLegend.java
index 092ad9aacddbeed5af23c55d57dc8be70ceadeeb..bf9aadb859d8399b0b77109473d541680c64209a 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartLegend.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartLegend.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ChartLegend implements IChartPart, IHideable {
       // Draw Legend Box
       int legendBoxWidth = legendContentWidth + 2 * chart.getStyleManager().getChartLegendPadding();
       int legendBoxHeight = legendContentHeight + 2 * chart.getStyleManager().getChartLegendPadding();
-      int xOffset = chart.width - legendBoxWidth - Chart.CHART_PADDING;
+      int xOffset = chart.width - legendBoxWidth - chart.getStyleManager().getChartPadding();
       int yOffset = (int) ((chart.height - legendBoxHeight) / 2.0 + chart.chartTitle.getBounds().getY() + chart.chartTitle.getBounds().getHeight());
 
       g.setColor(chart.getStyleManager().getChartBordersColor());
diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartTitle.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartTitle.java
index 649768c712a904935fafe82fea6d4855447792ca..01284ef437b6f1f1eabe85fd9b7ce559855921b8 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartTitle.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/ChartTitle.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class ChartTitle implements IChartPart, IHideable {
       TextLayout textLayout = new TextLayout(text, chart.getStyleManager().getChartTitleFont(), frc);
       Rectangle rectangle = textLayout.getPixelBounds(null, 0, 0);
       int xOffset = (int) ((chart.width - rectangle.getWidth()) / 2.0);
-      int yOffset = (int) ((chart.getStyleManager().isChartTitleVisible() ? (Chart.CHART_PADDING - rectangle.getY()) : 0));
+      int yOffset = (int) ((chart.getStyleManager().isChartTitleVisible() ? (chart.getStyleManager().getChartPadding() - rectangle.getY()) : 0));
 
       bounds = new Rectangle(xOffset, yOffset + (chart.getStyleManager().isChartTitleVisible() ? (int) rectangle.getY() : 0), (int) rectangle.getWidth(), (int) (chart.getStyleManager()
           .isChartTitleVisible() ? rectangle.getHeight() : 0));
diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/StyleManager.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/StyleManager.java
index 58b00ae581606aef3000b8d332327d0dfdd89cff..bba446df68fadc229d39b8e300086be9c9731a2d 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/StyleManager.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/StyleManager.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
   private Color chartBackgroundColor;
   public Color chartBordersColor;
   public Color chartFontColor;
+  private int chartPadding;
 
   private Font chartTitleFont;
   private boolean isChartTitleVisible;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public class StyleManager {
     chartBackgroundColor = theme.getChartBackgroundColor();
     chartBordersColor = theme.getChartBordersColor();
     chartFontColor = theme.getChartFontColor();
+    chartPadding = theme.getChartPadding();
     // chart title
     chartTitleFont = theme.getChartTitleFont();
     isChartTitleVisible = theme.isChartTitleVisible();
@@ -129,6 +131,21 @@ public class StyleManager {
     return chartFontColor;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the chart padding
+   * 
+   * @param chartPadding
+   */
+  public void setChartPadding(int chartPadding) {
+
+    this.chartPadding = chartPadding;
+  }
+
+  public int getChartPadding() {
+
+    return chartPadding;
+  }
+
   // Chart Title ///////////////////////////////
 
   /**
diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/Theme.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/Theme.java
index 1498d3b95a028b2fcc4663805e04cad1e6dc1551..df2378374dc071bf4d43bed43a0f873333520ee2 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/Theme.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/Theme.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public interface Theme {
 
   public Color getChartFontColor();
 
+  public int getChartPadding();
+
   // Chart Title ///////////////////////////////
 
   public Font getChartTitleFont();
diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/XChartTheme.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/XChartTheme.java
index c3b091848cbfd663a347d2713eb6c5648b100db1..c8438b420ea683415b2ec76386b7697f3f06be26 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/XChartTheme.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/style/theme/XChartTheme.java
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ public class XChartTheme implements Theme {
     return ChartColor.getAWTColor(ChartColor.BLACK);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public int getChartPadding() {
+
+    return 10;
+  }
+
   // Chart Title ///////////////////////////////
 
   @Override