diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/write_chart_demo.lpr b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/write_chart_demo.lpr
index e379bb534..8c4847d26 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/write_chart_demo.lpr
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/chart/write_chart_demo.lpr
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ begin
     ch.YAxis.CaptionFont.Size := 12;
     //ch.YAxis.LabelRotation := 90;
     //ch.YAxis.CaptionRotation := 90;
+    ch.YAxis.Min := -5;
+    ch.yAxis.Max := 5;
+    ch.YAxis.AutomaticMin := false;
+    ch.YAxis.AutomaticMax := false;
     ch.YAxis.MajorGridLines.Color := scBlue;
     ch.YAxis.MajorGridLines.Style := clsLongDash; //clsSolid;
     ch.YAxis.MajorGridLines.Width := 0.5;  // mm
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
index 3180a2be3..228b1bc98 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
@@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ constructor TsChartAxis.Create(AChart: TsChart);
 begin
   inherited Create(AChart);
 
+  FAutomaticMin := true;
+  FAutomaticMax := true;
   FAutomaticMajorInterval := true;
   FAutomaticMinorSteps := true;
 
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas
index b77ad947c..1b8f026b6 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas
@@ -197,6 +197,18 @@ begin
   if Axis.Logarithmic then
     chartProps := chartProps + 'chart:logarithmic="true" ';
 
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMin then
+    chartProps := chartProps + Format('chart:minimum="%g" ', [Axis.Min], FPointSeparatorSettings);
+
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMax then
+    chartProps := chartProps + Format('chart:maximum="%g" ', [Axis.Max], FPointSeparatorSettings);
+
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMajorInterval then
+    chartProps := chartProps + Format('chart:interval-major="%g" ', [Axis.MajorInterval], FPointSeparatorSettings);
+
+  if not Axis.AutomaticMinorSteps then
+    chartProps := chartProps + Format('chart:interval-minor-divisor="%d" ', [Axis.MinorSteps]);
+
   if Axis.Inverted then
     chartProps := chartProps + 'chart:reverse-direction="true" ';