diff --git a/charts.module b/charts.module
index 6f7674c..6cd199f 100644
--- a/charts.module
+++ b/charts.module
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ function charts_element_info() {
     '#max' => NULL, // Integer max value on this axis.
     '#min' => NULL, // Integer minimum value on this axis.
     '#opposite' => FALSE, // Display axis on opposite normal side.
+    '#continuous' => FALSE, // Options: FALSE, TRUE, or 'date'.
   );
   $info['chart_xaxis'] = array(
   ) + $axis_properties;
@@ -413,6 +414,14 @@ function charts_cast_element_integer_values(&$element) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Given a date value, attempt to standardize the input.
+ */
+function charts_convert_date_value($date_string) {
+  $timezone = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
+  $date = new DateTime($date_string, $timezone);
+  return $date->format('U');
+}
 
 /**
  * Output the chart renderable as a string.
diff --git a/includes/charts.examples.inc b/includes/charts.examples.inc
index 8cd56dd..3220ca5 100644
--- a/includes/charts.examples.inc
+++ b/includes/charts.examples.inc
@@ -161,6 +161,39 @@ function _charts_examples_bar_simple() {
   return $example;
 }
 
+function _charts_examples_line() {
+  $chart = array(
+    '#type' => 'chart',
+    '#chart_type' => 'line',
+    '#title' => t('Line with discrete axis'),
+  );
+  // Test with a gap in the data.
+  $chart['male'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'chart_data',
+    '#title' => t('Male'),
+    '#data' => array(array(0, 0), array(20, 40), array(22, 30), array(36, 30), array(40, 40)),
+  );
+  $chart['female'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'chart_data',
+    '#title' => t('Female'),
+    '#data' => array(array(0, 5), array(20, 14), array(22, 16), array(36, 36), array(40, 48)),
+  );
+
+  $example['chart'] = $chart;
+
+  return $example;
+}
+
+function _charts_examples_line_continuous() {
+  $example = _charts_examples_line();
+  $example['chart']['#title'] = t('Line with continuous axis');
+  $example['chart']['xaxis'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'chart_xaxis',
+    '#continuous' => TRUE,
+  );
+  return $example;
+}
+
 function _charts_examples_line_gap() {
   $chart = array(
     '#type' => 'chart',
diff --git a/includes/charts.pages.inc b/includes/charts.pages.inc
index 8433966..bdad86c 100644
--- a/includes/charts.pages.inc
+++ b/includes/charts.pages.inc
@@ -209,6 +209,18 @@ function charts_settings_form($form, $defaults = array(), $field_options = array
     '#default_value' => $options['xaxis_title'],
     '#parents' => array_merge($parents, array('xaxis_title')),
   );
+  $form['xaxis']['continuous'] = array(
+    '#title' => t('Axis data type'),
+    '#type' => 'radios',
+    '#options' => array(
+      0 => t('Discrete'),
+      1 => t('Continuous'),
+      2 => t('Continuous date')
+    ),
+    '#default_value' => $options['xaxis_continuous'],
+    '#description' => t('A continuous axis will space points based on their values. See <a href="https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/customizing_axes#Discrete_vs_Continuous">these examples</a> that elaborate on the different axis types.'),
+    '#parents' => array_merge($parents, array('xaxis_continuous')),
+  );
   $form['xaxis']['labels_rotation'] = array(
     '#title' => t('Labels rotation'),
     '#type' => 'select',
@@ -371,6 +383,7 @@ function charts_default_settings() {
   $defaults['height'] = NULL;
 
   $defaults['xaxis_title'] = '';
+  $defaults['xaxis_continuous'] = 0; 
   $defaults['xaxis_labels_rotation'] = 0;
 
   $defaults['yaxis_title'] = '';
diff --git a/modules/charts_google/charts_google.inc b/modules/charts_google/charts_google.inc
index 36a83cc..13d15db 100644
--- a/modules/charts_google/charts_google.inc
+++ b/modules/charts_google/charts_google.inc
@@ -114,7 +114,17 @@ function _charts_google_populate_chart_axes($chart, $chart_definition) {
       // In Google, the row column of data is used as labels.
       if ($chart[$key]['#labels'] && $chart[$key]['#type'] === 'chart_xaxis') {
         foreach ($chart[$key]['#labels'] as $label_key => $label) {
-          $chart_definition['data'][$label_key + 1][0] = $label;
+          if ($chart[$key]['#continuous']) {
+            if ($chart[$key]['#continuous'] === 'date') {
+              $chart_definition['data'][$label_key + 1][0] = charts_convert_date_value($label);
+            }
+            else {
+              $chart_definition['data'][$label_key + 1][0] = $label + 0;
+            }
+          }
+          else {
+            $chart_definition['data'][$label_key + 1][0] = $label;
+          }
         }
       }
       $axis['textStyle']['color'] = $chart[$key]['#labels_color'];
diff --git a/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc b/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc
index 0aaacc9..215715c 100644
--- a/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc
+++ b/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ function _charts_highcharts_populate_chart_axes($chart, $chart_definition) {
       $axis['min'] = $chart[$key]['#min'];
       $axis['opposite'] = $chart[$key]['#opposite'];
 
+      // Change axis_type to datetime and delete categories when needed.
+      if ($chart[$key]['#continuous']) {
+        $axis['categories'] = '';
+        if ($chart[$key]['#continuous'] === 'date') {
+          $axis['type'] = 'datetime';
+        }
+      }
+
       // Dealing with axis rotation in a reasonable manner is complicated in
       // Highcharts. We want the label to be reasonably positioned on the
       // outside of the chart when labels are rotated.
@@ -206,6 +214,22 @@ function _charts_highcharts_populate_chart_data(&$chart, $chart_definition) {
         $series['yAxis'] = $axis_index;
       }
 
+      // Change data string to number when continuous axis is needed.
+      foreach (element_children($chart) as $axis_key) {
+        if ($chart[$axis_key]['#type'] === 'chart_xaxis') {
+          if (!empty($chart[$axis_key]['#continuous'])) {
+            foreach ($chart[$axis_key]['#labels'] as $label_index => $label) {
+              if ($chart[$axis_key]['#continuous'] === 'date') {
+                $series['data'][$label_index][0] = 'U' . charts_convert_date_value($label);
+              }
+              else {
+                $series['data'][$label_index][0] = $label + 0;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       // Allow data to provide the labels. This will override the axis settings.
       if ($chart[$key]['#labels']) {
         foreach ($chart[$key]['#labels'] as $label_index => $label) {
diff --git a/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc b/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc
index c9c5eba..44c9375 100644
--- a/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc
+++ b/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class charts_plugin_style_chart extends views_plugin_style {
       $chart['xaxis'] = array(
         '#type' => 'chart_xaxis',
         '#title' => $this->options['xaxis_title'] ? $this->options['xaxis_title'] : FALSE,
+        '#continuous' => $this->options['xaxis_continuous'],
         '#labels_rotation' => $this->options['xaxis_labels_rotation'],
       );
       $chart['yaxis'] = array(