diff --git a/demos/demo/main.go b/demos/demo/main.go
index 32c1f6b..6284cce 100644
--- a/demos/demo/main.go
+++ b/demos/demo/main.go
@@ -204,20 +204,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	moveSinData := func(data [][]float64) [][]float64 {
-		n := 220
 		newData := make([][]float64, 2)
-		newData[0] = make([]float64, n)
-		newData[1] = make([]float64, n)
-
-		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-			if i+1 < len(data[0]) {
-				newData[0][i] = data[0][i+1]
-			}
-			if i+1 < len(data[1]) {
-				newData[1][i] = data[1][i+1]
-			}
-		}
-
+		newData[0] = rotate(data[0], -1)
+		newData[1] = rotate(data[1], -1)
 		return newData
 	}
 
@@ -330,3 +319,23 @@ func newBarChart() *tvxwidgets.BarChart {
 
 	return barGraph
 }
+
+// Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50833673/rotate-array-in-go/79079760#79079760
+// rotate rotates the given slice by k positions to the left or right.
+func rotate[T any](slice []T, k int) []T {
+	if len(slice) == 0 {
+		return slice
+	}
+
+	var r int
+	if k > 0 {
+		r = len(slice) - k%len(slice)
+	} else {
+		kAbs := int(math.Abs(float64(k)))
+		r = kAbs % len(slice)
+	}
+
+	slice = append(slice[r:], slice[:r]...)
+
+	return slice
+}
diff --git a/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/README.md b/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a14e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+![Screenshot](screenshot.png)
diff --git a/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/main.go b/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ee5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
+	"github.com/navidys/tvxwidgets"
+	"github.com/rivo/tview"
+	"math"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	app := tview.NewApplication()
+
+	// >>> Data Function <<<
+	// With these values, the curve will start with a value of 0 and reach a
+	// high point of 2 at x = 3.14 (Pi) and then return to 0 at x = 6.28 (2*Pi).
+
+	// Play around with these values to get a feel for how they affect the curve
+	// and how you might adapt this code to plot other functions.
+
+	period := 2 * math.Pi
+	horizontalStretchFactor := 1.0
+	verticalStretchFactor := 1.0
+	xOffset := 0.0
+	yOffset := 0.0
+
+	// >>> Graph View/Camera Controls <<<
+	// These values influence which part of the curve is shown in
+	// what "zoom level".
+
+	xAxisZoomFactor := 3.0
+	yAxisZoomFactor := 1.0
+	xAxisShift := 0.0
+	yAxisShift := 0.0
+
+	// xFunc1 defines the x values that should be used for each vertical "slot" in the graph.
+	xFunc1 := func(i int) float64 {
+		return (float64(i) / xAxisZoomFactor) + xAxisShift
+	}
+	// yFunc1 defines the y values that result from a given input value x (this is the actual function).
+	yFunc1 := func(x float64) float64 {
+		return (math.Sin((x+xOffset)/horizontalStretchFactor) + yOffset) * verticalStretchFactor
+	}
+
+	// xLabelFunc1 defines a label for each vertical "slot". Which labels are shown is determined automatically
+	// based on the available space.
+	xLabelFunc1 := func(i int) string {
+		xVal := xFunc1(i)
+		labelVal := xVal
+		label := fmt.Sprintf("%.1f", labelVal)
+		return label
+	}
+
+	// computeDataArray computes the y values for n vertical slots based on the definitions above.
+	computeDataArray := func() [][]float64 {
+		n := 150
+		data := make([][]float64, 1)
+		data[0] = make([]float64, n)
+		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+			xVal := xFunc1(i)
+			yVal := yFunc1(xVal)
+			data[0][i] = yVal
+		}
+
+		return data
+	}
+
+	data := computeDataArray()
+
+	bmLineChart := tvxwidgets.NewPlot()
+	bmLineChart.SetBorder(true)
+	bmLineChart.SetTitle("line chart (braille mode)")
+	bmLineChart.SetLineColor([]tcell.Color{
+		tcell.ColorSteelBlue,
+		tcell.ColorGreen,
+	})
+	bmLineChart.SetMarker(tvxwidgets.PlotMarkerBraille)
+	bmLineChart.SetXAxisLabelFunc(xLabelFunc1)
+	bmLineChart.SetYAxisAutoScaleMin(false)
+	bmLineChart.SetYAxisAutoScaleMax(false)
+	bmLineChart.SetYRange(
+		(-1+yOffset+yAxisShift)/yAxisZoomFactor,
+		(1+yOffset+yAxisShift)/yAxisZoomFactor,
+	)
+	bmLineChart.SetData(data)
+
+	firstRow := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn)
+	firstRow.AddItem(bmLineChart, 0, 1, false)
+	firstRow.SetRect(0, 0, 100, 15)
+
+	layout := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
+	layout.AddItem(firstRow, 0, 1, false)
+	layout.SetRect(0, 0, 100, 30)
+
+	animate := true
+
+	rotateDataContinuously := func() {
+		tick := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		go func() {
+			initialxAxisShift := xAxisShift
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-tick.C:
+					if !animate {
+						continue
+					}
+
+					xAxisShift = xAxisShift + 0.1
+					if xAxisShift >= initialxAxisShift+period*4 {
+						xAxisShift = initialxAxisShift
+					}
+					data = computeDataArray()
+					bmLineChart.SetData(data)
+
+					app.Draw()
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	go rotateDataContinuously()
+
+	if err := app.SetRoot(layout, false).EnableMouse(true).SetMouseCapture(func(event *tcell.EventMouse, action tview.MouseAction) (*tcell.EventMouse, tview.MouseAction) {
+		if action == tview.MouseLeftClick {
+			animate = !animate
+		}
+		return event, action
+	}).Run(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/screenshot.png b/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/screenshot.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce1b4a5
Binary files /dev/null and b/demos/plot_xaxis_labels/screenshot.png differ
diff --git a/plot.go b/plot.go
index 26c9faa..01b9606 100644
--- a/plot.go
+++ b/plot.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ const (
 	plotXAxisLabelsHeight = 1
 	plotXAxisLabelsGap    = 2
 	plotYAxisLabelsGap    = 1
+
+	gapRune = " "
 )
 
 type brailleCell struct {
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ type Plot struct {
 	axesLabelColor     tcell.Color
 	drawAxes           bool
 	drawXAxisLabel     bool
+	xAxisLabelFunc     func(int) string
 	drawYAxisLabel     bool
 	yAxisLabelDataType PlotYAxisLabelDataType
 	yAxisAutoScaleMin  bool
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ func NewPlot() *Plot {
 		axesLabelColor:     tcell.ColorDimGray,
 		drawAxes:           true,
 		drawXAxisLabel:     true,
+		xAxisLabelFunc:     strconv.Itoa,
 		drawYAxisLabel:     true,
 		yAxisLabelDataType: PlotYAxisLabelDataFloat,
 		yAxisAutoScaleMin:  false,
@@ -152,6 +157,11 @@ func (plot *Plot) SetDrawXAxisLabel(draw bool) {
 	plot.drawXAxisLabel = draw
 }
 
+// SetXAxisLabelFunc sets x axis label function.
+func (plot *Plot) SetXAxisLabelFunc(f func(int) string) {
+	plot.xAxisLabelFunc = f
+}
+
 // SetDrawYAxisLabel set true in order to draw y axis label to screen.
 func (plot *Plot) SetDrawYAxisLabel(draw bool) {
 	plot.drawYAxisLabel = draw
@@ -262,34 +272,102 @@ func (plot *Plot) drawAxesToScreen(screen tcell.Screen) {
 		tview.BoxDrawingsLightUpAndRight, axesStyle)
 
 	if plot.drawXAxisLabel {
-		plot.drawXAxisLabelToScreen(screen, plotYAxisLabelsWidth, x, y, width, height)
+		plot.drawXAxisLabelsToScreen(screen, plotYAxisLabelsWidth, x, y, width, height)
 	}
 
 	if plot.drawYAxisLabel {
-		plot.drawYAxisLabelToScreen(screen, plotYAxisLabelsWidth, x, y, height)
+		plot.drawYAxisLabelsToScreen(screen, plotYAxisLabelsWidth, x, y, height)
 	}
 }
 
-func (plot *Plot) drawXAxisLabelToScreen(
+//nolint:funlen,cyclop
+func (plot *Plot) drawXAxisLabelsToScreen(
 	screen tcell.Screen, plotYAxisLabelsWidth int, x int, y int, width int, height int,
 ) {
-	tview.Print(screen, "0",
-		x+plotYAxisLabelsWidth,
-		y+height-plotXAxisLabelsHeight,
-		1,
-		tview.AlignLeft, plot.axesLabelColor)
+	xAxisAreaStartX := x + plotYAxisLabelsWidth + 1
+	xAxisAreaEndX := x + width
+	xAxisAvailableWidth := xAxisAreaEndX - xAxisAreaStartX
 
-	for labelX := x + plotYAxisLabelsWidth +
-		(plotXAxisLabelsGap)*plotHorizontalScale + 1; labelX < x+width-1; {
-		label := strconv.Itoa((labelX-(x+plotYAxisLabelsWidth)-1)/(plotHorizontalScale) + 1)
+	labelMap := map[int]string{}
+	labelStartMap := map[int]int{}
 
-		tview.Print(screen, label, labelX, y+height-plotXAxisLabelsHeight, width, tview.AlignLeft, plot.axesLabelColor)
+	maxDataPoints := 0
+	for _, d := range plot.data {
+		maxDataPoints = max(maxDataPoints, len(d))
+	}
+
+	// determine the width needed for the largest label
+	maxXAxisLabelWidth := 0
 
-		labelX += (len(label) + plotXAxisLabelsGap) * plotHorizontalScale
+	for _, d := range plot.data {
+		for i := range d {
+			label := plot.xAxisLabelFunc(i)
+			labelMap[i] = label
+			maxXAxisLabelWidth = max(maxXAxisLabelWidth, len(label))
+		}
 	}
+
+	// determine the start position for each label, if they were
+	// to be centered below the data point.
+	// Note: not all of these labels will be printed, as they would
+	// overlap with each other
+	for i, label := range labelMap {
+		expectedLabelWidth := len(label)
+		if i == 0 {
+			expectedLabelWidth += plotXAxisLabelsGap / 2 //nolint:gomnd
+		} else {
+			expectedLabelWidth += plotXAxisLabelsGap
+		}
+
+		currentLabelStart := i - int(math.Round(float64(expectedLabelWidth)/2)) //nolint:gomnd
+		labelStartMap[i] = currentLabelStart
+	}
+
+	// print the labels, skipping those that would overlap,
+	// stopping when there is no more space
+	lastUsedLabelEnd := math.MinInt
+	initialOffset := xAxisAreaStartX
+
+	for i := 0; i < maxDataPoints; i++ {
+		labelStart := labelStartMap[i]
+		if labelStart < lastUsedLabelEnd {
+			// the label would overlap with the previous label
+			continue
+		}
+
+		rawLabel := labelMap[i]
+		labelWithGap := rawLabel
+
+		if i == 0 {
+			labelWithGap += strings.Repeat(gapRune, plotXAxisLabelsGap/2) //nolint:gomnd
+		} else {
+			labelWithGap = strings.Repeat(gapRune, plotXAxisLabelsGap/2) + labelWithGap + strings.Repeat(gapRune, plotXAxisLabelsGap/2) //nolint:lll,gomnd
+		}
+
+		expectedLabelWidth := len(labelWithGap)
+		remainingWidth := xAxisAvailableWidth - labelStart
+
+		if expectedLabelWidth > remainingWidth {
+			// the label would be too long to fit in the remaining space
+			if expectedLabelWidth-1 <= remainingWidth {
+				// if we omit the last gap, it fits, so we draw that before stopping
+				labelWithoutGap := labelWithGap[:len(labelWithGap)-1]
+				plot.printXAxisLabel(screen, labelWithoutGap, initialOffset+labelStart, y+height-plotXAxisLabelsHeight)
+			}
+
+			break
+		}
+
+		lastUsedLabelEnd = labelStart + expectedLabelWidth
+		plot.printXAxisLabel(screen, labelWithGap, initialOffset+labelStart, y+height-plotXAxisLabelsHeight)
+	}
+}
+
+func (plot *Plot) printXAxisLabel(screen tcell.Screen, label string, x, y int) {
+	tview.Print(screen, label, x, y, len(label), tview.AlignLeft, plot.axesLabelColor)
 }
 
-func (plot *Plot) drawYAxisLabelToScreen(screen tcell.Screen, plotYAxisLabelsWidth int, x int, y int, height int) {
+func (plot *Plot) drawYAxisLabelsToScreen(screen tcell.Screen, plotYAxisLabelsWidth int, x int, y int, height int) {
 	verticalOffset := plot.minVal
 	verticalScale := (plot.maxVal - plot.minVal) / float64(height-plotXAxisLabelsHeight-1)
 	previousLabel := ""