diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Interfaces.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Interfaces.ts
index c7a924edd..b7e29eb80 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Interfaces.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,19 @@ export interface XYChartConfig {
 export type SimplePlotDataType = [string | number, number][];
 
 export interface LinePlotData {
-  type: ChartPlotEnum.LINE | ChartPlotEnum.BAR;
+  type: ChartPlotEnum.LINE;
+  strokeFill: string,
+  strokeWidth: number,
   data: SimplePlotDataType;
 }
 
-export type PlotData = LinePlotData;
+export interface BarPlotData {
+  type: ChartPlotEnum.BAR;
+  fill: string,
+  data: SimplePlotDataType;
+}
+
+export type PlotData = LinePlotData | BarPlotData;
 
 export interface BandAxisDataType {
   title: string;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Orchestrator.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Orchestrator.ts
index 25e52cf24..f76ec9560 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Orchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/Orchestrator.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { log } from '../../../logger.js';
-import { DrawableElem, XYChartConfig, XYChartData } from './Interfaces.js';
+import { DrawableElem, OrientationEnum, XYChartConfig, XYChartData } from './Interfaces.js';
 import { getChartTitleComponent } from './components/ChartTitle.js';
 import { ChartComponent } from './Interfaces.js';
 import { IAxis, getAxis } from './components/axis/index.js';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class Orchestrator {
     };
   }
 
-  private calculateSpace() {
+  private calculateVerticalSpace() {
     let availableWidth = this.chartConfig.width;
     let availableHeight = this.chartConfig.height;
     let chartX = 0;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class Orchestrator {
       chartHeight += availableHeight;
       availableHeight = 0;
     }
-    const plotBorderWidthHalf = this.chartConfig.plotBorderWidth/2;
+    const plotBorderWidthHalf = this.chartConfig.plotBorderWidth / 2;
     chartX += plotBorderWidthHalf;
     chartY += plotBorderWidthHalf;
     chartWidth -= this.chartConfig.plotBorderWidth;
@@ -88,6 +88,83 @@ export class Orchestrator {
     this.componentStore.yAxis.setBoundingBoxXY({ x: 0, y: chartY });
   }
 
+  private calculateHorizonatalSpace() {
+    let availableWidth = this.chartConfig.width;
+    let availableHeight = this.chartConfig.height;
+    let titleYEnd = 0;
+    let chartX = 0;
+    let chartY = 0;
+    let chartWidth = Math.floor((availableWidth * this.chartConfig.plotReservedSpacePercent) / 100);
+    let chartHeight = Math.floor(
+      (availableHeight * this.chartConfig.plotReservedSpacePercent) / 100
+    );
+    let spaceUsed = this.componentStore.plot.calculateSpace({
+      width: chartWidth,
+      height: chartHeight,
+    });
+    availableWidth -= spaceUsed.width;
+    availableHeight -= spaceUsed.height;
+
+    spaceUsed = this.componentStore.title.calculateSpace({
+      width: this.chartConfig.width,
+      height: availableHeight,
+    });
+    log.trace('space used by title: ', spaceUsed);
+    titleYEnd = spaceUsed.height;
+    availableHeight -= spaceUsed.height;
+    this.componentStore.xAxis.setAxisPosition('left');
+    spaceUsed = this.componentStore.xAxis.calculateSpace({
+      width: availableWidth,
+      height: availableHeight,
+    });
+    availableWidth -= spaceUsed.width;
+    chartX = spaceUsed.width;
+    log.trace('space used by xaxis: ', spaceUsed);
+    this.componentStore.yAxis.setAxisPosition('top');
+    spaceUsed = this.componentStore.yAxis.calculateSpace({
+      width: availableWidth,
+      height: availableHeight,
+    });
+    log.trace('space used by yaxis: ', spaceUsed);
+    availableHeight -= spaceUsed.height;
+    chartY = titleYEnd + spaceUsed.height;
+    if (availableWidth > 0) {
+      chartWidth += availableWidth;
+      availableWidth = 0;
+    }
+    if (availableHeight > 0) {
+      chartHeight += availableHeight;
+      availableHeight = 0;
+    }
+    const plotBorderWidthHalf = this.chartConfig.plotBorderWidth / 2;
+    chartX += plotBorderWidthHalf;
+    chartY += plotBorderWidthHalf;
+    chartWidth -= this.chartConfig.plotBorderWidth;
+    chartHeight -= this.chartConfig.plotBorderWidth;
+    this.componentStore.plot.calculateSpace({
+      width: chartWidth,
+      height: chartHeight,
+    });
+
+    log.trace(
+      `Final chart dimansion: x = ${chartX}, y = ${chartY}, width = ${chartWidth}, height = ${chartHeight}`
+    );
+
+    this.componentStore.plot.setBoundingBoxXY({ x: chartX, y: chartY });
+    this.componentStore.yAxis.setRange([chartX, chartX + chartWidth]);
+    this.componentStore.yAxis.setBoundingBoxXY({ x: chartX, y: titleYEnd });
+    this.componentStore.xAxis.setRange([chartY, chartY + chartHeight]);
+    this.componentStore.xAxis.setBoundingBoxXY({ x: 0, y: chartY });
+  }
+
+  private calculateSpace() {
+    if (this.chartConfig.chartOrientation === OrientationEnum.HORIZONTAL) {
+      this.calculateHorizonatalSpace();
+    } else {
+      this.calculateVerticalSpace();
+    }
+  }
+
   getDrawableElement() {
     this.calculateSpace();
     const drawableElem: DrawableElem[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/ChartTitle.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/ChartTitle.ts
index 46a1b51d0..5c60e2a9e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/ChartTitle.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/ChartTitle.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { ChartComponent } from '../Interfaces.js';
 export class ChartTitle implements ChartComponent {
   private boundingRect: BoundingRect;
   private showChartTitle: boolean;
-  private orientation: OrientationEnum;
   constructor(
     private textDimensionCalculator: ITextDimensionCalculator,
     private chartConfig: XYChartConfig,
@@ -26,10 +25,6 @@ export class ChartTitle implements ChartComponent {
       height: 0,
     };
     this.showChartTitle = !!(this.chartData.title && this.chartConfig.showtitle);
-    this.orientation = OrientationEnum.VERTICAL;
-  }
-  setOrientation(orientation: OrientationEnum): void {
-    this.orientation = orientation;
   }
   setBoundingBoxXY(point: Point): void {
     this.boundingRect.x = point.x;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/BaseAxis.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/BaseAxis.ts
index c341bd451..618ac0c9a 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/BaseAxis.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/BaseAxis.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export abstract class BaseAxis implements IAxis {
 
   abstract getTickValues(): Array<string | number>;
 
+  getTickDistance(): number {
+    return Math.abs(this.range[0] - this.range[1]) / this.getTickValues().length;
+  }
+
   getTickInnerPadding(): number {
     return this.innerPadding * 2;
     // return Math.abs(this.range[0] - this.range[1]) / this.getTickValues().length;
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ export abstract class BaseAxis implements IAxis {
     let availableWidth = availableSpace.width;
     if (this.axisConfig.showLabel) {
       const spaceRequired = this.getLabelDimension();
-      this.innerPadding = spaceRequired.width / 2;
+      this.innerPadding = spaceRequired.height / 2;
       const widthRequired = spaceRequired.width + this.axisConfig.lablePadding * 2;
       log.trace('width required for axis label: ', widthRequired);
       if (widthRequired <= availableWidth) {
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ export abstract class BaseAxis implements IAxis {
       this.recalculateScale();
       return { width: 0, height: 0 };
     }
-    if (this.axisPosition === 'left') {
+    if (this.axisPosition === 'left' || this.axisPosition === 'right') {
       this.calculateSpaceIfDrawnVertical(availableSpace);
     } else {
       this.calculateSpaceIfDrawnHorizontally(availableSpace);
@@ -247,14 +251,72 @@ export abstract class BaseAxis implements IAxis {
     }
     return drawableElement;
   }
+  private getDrawaableElementsForTopAxis(): DrawableElem[] {
+    const drawableElement: DrawableElem[] = [];
+    if (this.showLabel) {
+      drawableElement.push({
+        type: 'text',
+        groupTexts: ['bottom-axis', 'label'],
+        data: this.getTickValues().map((tick) => ({
+          text: tick.toString(),
+          x: this.getScaleValue(tick),
+          y: this.boundingRect.y + this.boundingRect.height - this.axisConfig.lablePadding - this.axisConfig.tickLength,
+          fill: this.axisConfig.labelFill,
+          fontSize: this.axisConfig.labelFontSize,
+          rotation: 0,
+          verticalPos: 'center',
+          horizontalPos: 'bottom',
+        })),
+      });
+    }
+    if (this.showTick) {
+      const y = this.boundingRect.y;
+      drawableElement.push({
+        type: 'path',
+        groupTexts: ['bottom-axis', 'ticks'],
+        data: this.getTickValues().map((tick) => ({
+          path: `M ${this.getScaleValue(tick)},${y + this.boundingRect.height} L ${this.getScaleValue(tick)},${
+            y + this.boundingRect.height - this.axisConfig.tickLength
+          }`,
+          strokeFill: this.axisConfig.tickFill,
+          strokeWidth: this.axisConfig.tickWidth,
+        })),
+      });
+    }
+    if (this.showTitle) {
+      drawableElement.push({
+        type: 'text',
+        groupTexts: ['bottom-axis', 'title'],
+        data: [
+          {
+            text: this.title,
+            x: this.range[0] + (this.range[1] - this.range[0]) / 2,
+            y: this.boundingRect.y + this.axisConfig.titlePadding,
+            fill: this.axisConfig.titleFill,
+            fontSize: this.axisConfig.titleFontSize,
+            rotation: 0,
+            verticalPos: 'center',
+            horizontalPos: 'top',
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    }
+    return drawableElement;
+  }
 
   getDrawableElements(): DrawableElem[] {
     if (this.axisPosition === 'left') {
       return this.getDrawaableElementsForLeftAxis();
     }
+    if (this.axisPosition === 'right') {
+      throw Error("Drawing of right axis is not implemented");
+    }
     if (this.axisPosition === 'bottom') {
       return this.getDrawaableElementsForBottomAxis();
     }
+    if (this.axisPosition === 'top') {
+      return this.getDrawaableElementsForTopAxis();
+    }
     return [];
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/index.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/index.ts
index dafa91878..75d199954 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/axis/index.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import { ChartComponent } from '../../Interfaces.js';
 import { BandAxis } from './BandAxis.js';
 import { LinearAxis } from './LinearAxis.js';
 
-export type AxisPosition = 'left' | 'bottom' | 'top' | 'bottom';
+export type AxisPosition = 'left' | 'right' | 'top' | 'bottom';
 
 export interface IAxis extends ChartComponent {
   getScaleValue(value: string | number): number;
   setAxisPosition(axisPosition: AxisPosition): void;
   getTickInnerPadding(): number;
+  getTickDistance(): number;
   setRange(range: [number, number]): void;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/BarPlot.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/BarPlot.ts
index 76187466b..6d29a81b6 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/BarPlot.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/BarPlot.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,66 @@
-import { line } from 'd3';
-import { BoundingRect, DrawableElem, SimplePlotDataType } from '../../Interfaces.js';
+import {
+  BarPlotData,
+  BoundingRect,
+  DrawableElem,
+  OrientationEnum,
+  SimplePlotDataType,
+} from '../../Interfaces.js';
 import { IAxis } from '../axis/index.js';
 
 export class BarPlot {
   constructor(
-    private data: SimplePlotDataType,
+    private barData: BarPlotData,
     private boundingRect: BoundingRect,
     private xAxis: IAxis,
-    private yAxis: IAxis
+    private yAxis: IAxis,
+    private orientation: OrientationEnum
   ) {}
 
   getDrawableElement(): DrawableElem[] {
-    const finalData: [number, number][] = this.data.map((d) => [
+    const finalData: [number, number][] = this.barData.data.map((d) => [
       this.xAxis.getScaleValue(d[0]),
       this.yAxis.getScaleValue(d[1]),
     ]);
 
     const barPaddingPercent = 5;
 
-    const barWidth = this.xAxis.getTickInnerPadding() * (1 - barPaddingPercent / 100);
+    const barWidth =
+      Math.min(this.xAxis.getTickInnerPadding(), this.xAxis.getTickDistance()) *
+      (1 - barPaddingPercent / 100);
     const barWidthHalf = barWidth / 2;
 
-    return [
-      {
-        groupTexts: ['plot', 'bar-plot'],
-        type: 'rect',
-        data: finalData.map((data) => ({
-          x: data[0] - barWidthHalf,
-          y: data[1],
-          width: barWidth,
-          height: this.boundingRect.y + this.boundingRect.height - data[1],
-          fill: '#ff0000',
-          strokeWidth: 0,
-          strokeFill: '#0000ff',
-        })),
-      },
-    ];
+    if (this.orientation === OrientationEnum.HORIZONTAL) {
+      return [
+        {
+          groupTexts: ['plot', 'bar-plot'],
+          type: 'rect',
+          data: finalData.map((data) => ({
+            x: this.boundingRect.x,
+            y: data[0] - barWidthHalf,
+            height: barWidth,
+            width: data[1] - this.boundingRect.x,
+            fill: this.barData.fill,
+            strokeWidth: 0,
+            strokeFill: this.barData.fill,
+          })),
+        },
+      ];
+    } else {
+      return [
+        {
+          groupTexts: ['plot', 'bar-plot'],
+          type: 'rect',
+          data: finalData.map((data) => ({
+            x: data[0] - barWidthHalf,
+            y: data[1],
+            width: barWidth,
+            height: this.boundingRect.y + this.boundingRect.height - data[1],
+            fill: this.barData.fill,
+            strokeWidth: 0,
+            strokeFill: this.barData.fill,
+          })),
+        },
+      ];
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/LinePlot.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/LinePlot.ts
index c6bb8e408..d35722618 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/LinePlot.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/LinePlot.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 import { line } from 'd3';
-import { DrawableElem, SimplePlotDataType } from '../../Interfaces.js';
+import { DrawableElem, LinePlotData, OrientationEnum } from '../../Interfaces.js';
 import { IAxis } from '../axis/index.js';
 
 export class LinePlot {
-  constructor(private data: SimplePlotDataType, private xAxis: IAxis, private yAxis: IAxis) {}
+  constructor(
+    private plotData: LinePlotData,
+    private xAxis: IAxis,
+    private yAxis: IAxis,
+    private orientation: OrientationEnum
+  ) {}
 
   getDrawableElement(): DrawableElem[] {
-    const finalData: [number, number][] = this.data.map((d) => [
+    const finalData: [number, number][] = this.plotData.data.map((d) => [
       this.xAxis.getScaleValue(d[0]),
       this.yAxis.getScaleValue(d[1]),
     ]);
 
-    const path = line()
-      .x((d) => d[0])
-      .y((d) => d[1])(finalData);
+    let path: string | null;
+    if (this.orientation === OrientationEnum.HORIZONTAL) {
+      path = line()
+        .y((d) => d[0])
+        .x((d) => d[1])(finalData);
+    } else {
+      path = line()
+        .x((d) => d[0])
+        .y((d) => d[1])(finalData);
+    }
     if (!path) {
       return [];
     }
@@ -24,8 +36,8 @@ export class LinePlot {
         data: [
           {
             path,
-            strokeFill: '#0000ff',
-            strokeWidth: 2,
+            strokeFill: this.plotData.strokeFill,
+            strokeWidth: this.plotData.strokeWidth,
           },
         ],
       },
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/PlotBorder.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/PlotBorder.ts
index d3eaf118d..ee5f5e19c 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/PlotBorder.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/PlotBorder.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,31 @@
-import { BoundingRect, DrawableElem } from '../../Interfaces.js';
+import { BoundingRect, DrawableElem, OrientationEnum } from '../../Interfaces.js';
 export class PlotBorder {
-  constructor(private boundingRect: BoundingRect) {}
+  constructor(private boundingRect: BoundingRect, private orientation: OrientationEnum) {}
 
   getDrawableElement(): DrawableElem[] {
     const {x, y, width, height} = this.boundingRect;
+    if(this.orientation === OrientationEnum.HORIZONTAL) {
     return [
       {
         groupTexts: ['plot', 'chart-border'],
         type: 'path',
         data: [
           {
-            path: `M ${x},${y} L ${x + width},${y} L ${x + width},${y + height} L ${x},${y + height} L ${x},${y}`,
+            path: `M ${x},${y} L ${x + width},${y} M ${x + width},${y + height} M ${x},${y + height} L ${x},${y}`,
+            strokeFill: '#000000',
+            strokeWidth: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+    }
+    return [
+      {
+        groupTexts: ['plot', 'chart-border'],
+        type: 'path',
+        data: [
+          {
+            path: `M ${x},${y} M ${x + width},${y} M ${x + width},${y + height} L ${x},${y + height} L ${x},${y}`,
             strokeFill: '#000000',
             strokeWidth: 1,
           },
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/index.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/index.ts
index 1c807276e..92b3668f2 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/components/plot/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export interface IPlot extends ChartComponent {
 
 export class Plot implements IPlot {
   private boundingRect: BoundingRect;
-  private orientation: OrientationEnum;
   private xAxis?: IAxis;
   private yAxis?: IAxis;
 
@@ -35,15 +34,11 @@ export class Plot implements IPlot {
       width: 0,
       height: 0,
     };
-    this.orientation = OrientationEnum.VERTICAL;
   }
   setAxes(xAxis: IAxis, yAxis: IAxis) {
     this.xAxis = xAxis;
     this.yAxis = yAxis;
   }
-  setOrientation(orientation: OrientationEnum): void {
-    this.orientation = orientation;
-  }
   setBoundingBoxXY(point: Point): void {
     this.boundingRect.x = point.x;
     this.boundingRect.y = point.y;
@@ -62,17 +57,17 @@ export class Plot implements IPlot {
       throw Error("Axes must be passed to render Plots");
     }
     const drawableElem: DrawableElem[] = [
-      ...new PlotBorder(this.boundingRect).getDrawableElement()
+      ...new PlotBorder(this.boundingRect, this.chartConfig.chartOrientation).getDrawableElement()
     ];
     for(const plot of this.chartData.plots) {
       switch(plot.type) {
         case ChartPlotEnum.LINE: {
-          const linePlot = new LinePlot(plot.data, this.xAxis, this.yAxis);
+          const linePlot = new LinePlot(plot, this.xAxis, this.yAxis, this.chartConfig.chartOrientation);
           drawableElem.push(...linePlot.getDrawableElement())
         }
         break;
         case ChartPlotEnum.BAR: {
-          const barPlot = new BarPlot(plot.data, this.boundingRect, this.xAxis, this.yAxis)
+          const barPlot = new BarPlot(plot, this.boundingRect, this.xAxis, this.yAxis, this.chartConfig.chartOrientation)
           drawableElem.push(...barPlot.getDrawableElement());
         }
         break;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/index.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/index.ts
index 2b7f59211..834834f8e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/xychart/chartBuilder/index.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export class XYChartBuilder {
       plots: [
         {
           type: ChartPlotEnum.BAR,
+          fill: '#0000bb',
           data: [
             ['category1', 23],
             ['category2', 56],
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ export class XYChartBuilder {
         },
         {
           type: ChartPlotEnum.LINE,
+          strokeFill: '#bb0000',
+          strokeWidth: 2,
           data: [
             ['category1', 33],
             ['category2', 45],