diff --git a/src/core/core.scale.js b/src/core/core.scale.js
index 3269fe118..2ef412ba3 100644
--- a/src/core/core.scale.js
+++ b/src/core/core.scale.js
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@
 					var yTickEnd = this.options.position === "bottom" ? this.top + 10 : this.bottom;
 					skipRatio = false;
 
-					if ((this.options.ticks.fontSize + 4) * this.ticks.length > (this.width - (this.paddingLeft + this.paddingRight))) {
-						skipRatio = 1 + Math.floor(((this.options.ticks.fontSize + 4) * this.ticks.length) / (this.width - (this.paddingLeft + this.paddingRight)));
+					if ((this.options.ticks.fontSize * maxLength) * this.ticks.length > (this.width - (this.paddingLeft + this.paddingRight))) {
+					    skipRatio = 1 + Math.floor((((this.options.ticks.fontSize * maxLength / 2) + (this.options.ticks.autoSkipPadding || 20)) * this.ticks.length) / (this.width - (this.paddingLeft + this.paddingRight)));
 					}
 
 					if (!useAutoskipper) {