diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java
index 953223925d0a93fb02c66d416582f3b9b25e3c89..6fc335164dc79a205cf4e704cfd8a7476c4fe080 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/Chart.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.xeiam.xchart.internal.chartpart.ChartPainter;
 import com.xeiam.xchart.internal.style.Theme;
@@ -256,4 +257,9 @@ public class Chart {
     return chartPainter.getHeight();
   }
 
+  public Map<Integer, Series> getSeriesMap() {
+
+    return chartPainter.getAxisPair().getSeriesMap();
+  }
+
 }