diff --git a/samples/scales/time/line-point-data.html b/samples/scales/time/line-point-data.html
index 0a221624b..e28f883f2 100644
--- a/samples/scales/time/line-point-data.html
+++ b/samples/scales/time/line-point-data.html
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@
 			},
 			options: {
 				responsive: true,
-                title:{
-                    display:true,
-                    text:"Chart.js Time Point Data"
-                },
+				title:{
+					display:true,
+					text:"Chart.js Time Point Data"
+				},
 				scales: {
 					xAxes: [{
 						type: "time",
diff --git a/samples/scales/time/line.html b/samples/scales/time/line.html
index 221354f9e..0cca931e0 100644
--- a/samples/scales/time/line.html
+++ b/samples/scales/time/line.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<button id="removeData">Remove Data</button>
 	<script>
 		var timeFormat = 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm';
-		
+
 		function newDate(days) {
 			return moment().add(days, 'd').toDate();
 		}
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
 			type: 'line',
 			data: {
 				labels: [ // Date Objects
-					newDate(0), 
-					newDate(1), 
-					newDate(2), 
-					newDate(3), 
-					newDate(4), 
-					newDate(5), 
+					newDate(0),
+					newDate(1),
+					newDate(2),
+					newDate(3),
+					newDate(4),
+					newDate(5),
 					newDate(6)
 				],
 				datasets: [{
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
 					borderColor: window.chartColors.red,
 					fill: false,
 					data: [
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
 						randomScalingFactor()
 					],
 				}, {
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@
 					borderColor: window.chartColors.blue,
 					fill: false,
 					data: [
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
-						randomScalingFactor(), 
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
+						randomScalingFactor(),
 						randomScalingFactor()
 					],
 				}, {
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.time.js b/src/helpers/helpers.time.js
index e055fb2b1..670917d1a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.time.js
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.time.js
@@ -55,15 +55,25 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 		var ticks = [];
 		if (options.maxTicks) {
 			var stepSize = options.stepSize;
-			ticks.push(options.min !== undefined ? options.min : niceRange.min);
-			var cur = moment(niceRange.min);
-			while (cur.add(stepSize, options.unit).valueOf() < niceRange.max) {
+			var startTick = options.min !== undefined ? options.min : niceRange.min;
+			var majorUnit = options.majorUnit;
+			var majorUnitStart = majorUnit ? moment(startTick).add(1, majorUnit).startOf(majorUnit) : startTick;
+			var startRange = majorUnitStart.valueOf() - startTick;
+			var stepValue = interval[options.unit].size * stepSize;
+			var startFraction = startRange % stepValue;
+			var alignedTick = startTick;
+			if (startFraction && majorUnit && !options.timeOpts.round && !options.timeOpts.isoWeekday) {
+				alignedTick += startFraction - stepValue;
+				ticks.push(alignedTick);
+			} else {
+				ticks.push(startTick);
+			}
+			var cur = moment(alignedTick);
+			var realMax = options.max || niceRange.max;
+			while (cur.add(stepSize, options.unit).valueOf() < realMax) {
 				ticks.push(cur.valueOf());
 			}
-			var realMax = options.max || niceRange.max;
-			if (ticks[ticks.length - 1] !== realMax) {
-				ticks.push(realMax);
-			}
+			ticks.push(cur.valueOf());
 		}
 		return ticks;
 	}
@@ -128,6 +138,22 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			return unit;
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Determine major unit accordingly to passed unit
+		 * @param unit {String} relative unit
+		 * @return {String} major unit
+		 */
+		determineMajorUnit: function(unit) {
+			var units = Object.keys(interval);
+			var majorUnit = null;
+			var unitIndex = units.indexOf(unit);
+			if (unitIndex < units.length - 1) {
+				majorUnit = units[unitIndex + 1];
+			}
+
+			return majorUnit;
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Determines how we scale the unit
 		 * @param min {Number} the scale minimum
@@ -169,7 +195,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 		generateTicks: function(options, dataRange) {
 			var niceMin;
 			var niceMax;
-			var isoWeekday = options.isoWeekday;
+			var isoWeekday = options.timeOpts.isoWeekday;
 			if (options.unit === 'week' && isoWeekday !== false) {
 				niceMin = moment(dataRange.min).startOf('isoWeek').isoWeekday(isoWeekday).valueOf();
 				niceMax = moment(dataRange.max).startOf('isoWeek').isoWeekday(isoWeekday);
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index f99452eef..f9f80386e 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -135,8 +135,14 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			}
 
 			var maxTicks = me.getLabelCapacity(minTimestamp || dataMin);
+
 			var unit = timeOpts.unit || timeHelpers.determineUnit(timeOpts.minUnit, minTimestamp || dataMin, maxTimestamp || dataMax, maxTicks);
+			var majorUnit = timeHelpers.determineMajorUnit(unit);
+
 			me.displayFormat = timeOpts.displayFormats[unit];
+			me.majorDisplayFormat = timeOpts.displayFormats[majorUnit];
+			me.unit = unit;
+			me.majorUnit = majorUnit;
 
 			var stepSize = timeOpts.stepSize || timeHelpers.determineStepSize(minTimestamp || dataMin, maxTimestamp || dataMax, unit, maxTicks);
 			me.ticks = timeHelpers.generateTicks({
@@ -144,8 +150,9 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 				min: minTimestamp,
 				max: maxTimestamp,
 				stepSize: stepSize,
+				majorUnit: majorUnit,
 				unit: unit,
-				isoWeekday: timeOpts.isoWeekday
+				timeOpts: timeOpts
 			}, {
 				min: dataMin,
 				max: dataMax
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
index b1ab8410c..3843ee8d2 100755
--- a/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 				labels: ['2015-01-01T12:00:00', '2015-01-02T21:00:00', '2015-01-03T22:00:00', '2015-01-05T23:00:00', '2015-01-07T03:00', '2015-01-08T10:00', '2015-01-10T12:00'], // days
 			};
 
-			var scale = createScale(mockData, Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('time'));
+			var scaleOptions = Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('time');
+			var scale = createScale(mockData, scaleOptions);
 			scale.update(1000, 200);
 			expect(scale.ticks).toEqual(['Jan 1, 2015', 'Jan 2, 2015', 'Jan 3, 2015', 'Jan 4, 2015', 'Jan 5, 2015', 'Jan 6, 2015', 'Jan 7, 2015', 'Jan 8, 2015', 'Jan 9, 2015', 'Jan 10, 2015', 'Jan 11, 2015']);
 		});
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 
 		var scale = createScale(mockData, config);
 		scale.update(2500, 200);
+
 		expect(scale.ticks).toEqual(['Jan 1, 8PM', 'Jan 1, 9PM', 'Jan 1, 10PM', 'Jan 1, 11PM', 'Jan 2, 12AM', 'Jan 2, 1AM', 'Jan 2, 2AM', 'Jan 2, 3AM', 'Jan 2, 4AM', 'Jan 2, 5AM', 'Jan 2, 6AM', 'Jan 2, 7AM', 'Jan 2, 8AM', 'Jan 2, 9AM', 'Jan 2, 10AM', 'Jan 2, 11AM', 'Jan 2, 12PM', 'Jan 2, 1PM', 'Jan 2, 2PM', 'Jan 2, 3PM', 'Jan 2, 4PM', 'Jan 2, 5PM', 'Jan 2, 6PM', 'Jan 2, 7PM', 'Jan 2, 8PM', 'Jan 2, 9PM']);
 	});
 
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 			config.time.max = '2015-01-05T06:00:00';
 
 			var scale = createScale(mockData, config);
-			expect(scale.ticks[scale.ticks.length - 1]).toEqual('Jan 5, 2015');
+			expect(scale.ticks[scale.ticks.length - 1]).toEqual('Jan 6, 2015');
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -329,34 +331,28 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 
 		var xScale = chart.scales.xScale0;
 
-		it('should be bounded by the nearest day beginnings', function() {
-			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(xScale.left)).toBeCloseToTime({
-				value: moment(chart.data.labels[0]).startOf('day'),
-				unit: 'hour',
-			});
-			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(xScale.right)).toBeCloseToTime({
-				value: moment(chart.data.labels[chart.data.labels.length - 1]).endOf('day'),
-				unit: 'hour',
-			});
+		it('should be bounded by the nearest week beginnings', function() {
+			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(xScale.left)).toBeGreaterThan(moment(chart.data.labels[0]).startOf('week'));
+			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(xScale.right)).toBeLessThan(moment(chart.data.labels[chart.data.labels.length - 1]).add(1, 'week').endOf('week'));
 		});
 
 		it('should convert between screen coordinates and times', function() {
-			var timeRange = moment('2015-01-11').valueOf() - moment('2015-01-01').valueOf();
-			var msInHour = 3600000;
-			var firstLabelAlong = 20 * msInHour / timeRange;
-			var firstLabelPixel = xScale.left + (xScale.width * firstLabelAlong);
-			var lastLabelAlong = (timeRange - (12 * msInHour)) / timeRange;
-			var lastLabelPixel = xScale.left + (xScale.width * lastLabelAlong);
+			var timeRange = moment(xScale.max).valueOf() - moment(xScale.min).valueOf();
+			var msPerPix = timeRange / xScale.width;
+			var firstPointOffsetMs = moment(chart.config.data.labels[0]).valueOf() - xScale.min;
+			var firstPointPixel = xScale.left + firstPointOffsetMs / msPerPix;
+			var lastPointOffsetMs = moment(chart.config.data.labels[chart.config.data.labels.length - 1]).valueOf() - xScale.min;
+			var lastPointPixel = xScale.left + lastPointOffsetMs / msPerPix;
 
-			expect(xScale.getPixelForValue('', 0, 0)).toBeCloseToPixel(firstLabelPixel);
-			expect(xScale.getPixelForValue(chart.data.labels[0])).toBeCloseToPixel(firstLabelPixel);
-			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(firstLabelPixel)).toBeCloseToTime({
+			expect(xScale.getPixelForValue('', 0, 0)).toBeCloseToPixel(firstPointPixel);
+			expect(xScale.getPixelForValue(chart.data.labels[0])).toBeCloseToPixel(firstPointPixel);
+			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(firstPointPixel)).toBeCloseToTime({
 				value: moment(chart.data.labels[0]),
 				unit: 'hour',
 			});
 
-			expect(xScale.getPixelForValue('', 6, 0)).toBeCloseToPixel(lastLabelPixel);
-			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(lastLabelPixel)).toBeCloseToTime({
+			expect(xScale.getPixelForValue('', 6, 0)).toBeCloseToPixel(lastPointPixel);
+			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(lastPointPixel)).toBeCloseToTime({
 				value: moment(chart.data.labels[6]),
 				unit: 'hour'
 			});
@@ -382,26 +378,28 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 
 		var xScale = chart.scales.xScale0;
 		xScale.update(800, 200);
+		var step = xScale.ticksAsTimestamps[1] - xScale.ticksAsTimestamps[0];
+		var stepsAmount = Math.floor((xScale.max - xScale.min) / step);
 
-		it('should be bounded by nearest year starts', function() {
+		it('should be bounded by nearest step year starts', function() {
 			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(xScale.left)).toBeCloseToTime({
-				value: moment(chart.data.labels[0]).startOf('year'),
+				value: moment(xScale.min).startOf('year'),
 				unit: 'hour',
 			});
 			expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(xScale.right)).toBeCloseToTime({
-				value: moment(chart.data.labels[chart.data.labels - 1]).endOf('year'),
+				value: moment(xScale.min + step * stepsAmount).endOf('year'),
 				unit: 'hour',
 			});
 		});
 
 		it('should build the correct ticks', function() {
-			// Where 'correct' is a two year spacing, except the last tick which is the year end of the last point.
-			expect(xScale.ticks).toEqual(['2005', '2007', '2009', '2011', '2013', '2015', '2017', '2018']);
+			// Where 'correct' is a two year spacing.
+			expect(xScale.ticks).toEqual(['2005', '2007', '2009', '2011', '2013', '2015', '2017', '2019']);
 		});
 
 		it('should have ticks with accurate labels', function() {
 			var ticks = xScale.ticks;
-			var pixelsPerYear = xScale.width / 13;
+			var pixelsPerYear = xScale.width / 14;
 
 			for (var i = 0; i < ticks.length - 1; i++) {
 				var offset = 2 * pixelsPerYear * i;
@@ -463,13 +461,9 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 		});
 
 		var xScale = chart.scales.xScale0;
+		var pixel = xScale.getPixelForValue('', 0, 0);
 
-		expect(xScale.getPixelForValue('', 0, 0)).toBeCloseToPixel(62);
-
-		expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(62)).toBeCloseToTime({
-			value: moment(chart.data.labels[0]),
-			unit: 'day',
-		});
+		expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(pixel).valueOf()).toEqual(moment(chart.data.labels[0]).valueOf());
 	});
 
 	it('does not create a negative width chart when hidden', function() {