diff --git a/src/elementdataviewer.h b/src/elementdataviewer.h
--- a/src/elementdataviewer.h
+++ b/src/elementdataviewer.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 private slots:
     void rangeChanged();
     void fullRange();
+    void swapXYAxis();
 
 public slots:
     void slotZoomIn();
diff --git a/src/elementdataviewer.cpp b/src/elementdataviewer.cpp
--- a/src/elementdataviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/elementdataviewer.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
             this, &ElementDataViewer::slotHelp);
     connect(ui.full, &QPushButton::clicked,
             this, &ElementDataViewer::fullRange);
+    connect(ui.swapXYAxis, &QPushButton::clicked,
+            this, &ElementDataViewer::swapXYAxis);
     drawPlot();
 
     resize(650, 500);
@@ -136,6 +138,16 @@
     ui.to   ->setValue(116);
 }
 
+void ElementDataViewer::swapXYAxis()
+{
+    int x = ui.KCB_x->currentIndex();
+    int y = ui.KCB_y->currentIndex();
+    
+    ui.KCB_x->setCurrentIndex(y);
+    ui.KCB_y->setCurrentIndex(x);
+    
+    rangeChanged();
+}
 
 void ElementDataViewer::setLimits()
 {
diff --git a/src/plotsetupwidget.ui b/src/plotsetupwidget.ui
--- a/src/plotsetupwidget.ui
+++ b/src/plotsetupwidget.ui
@@ -7,10 +7,32 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>615</width>
-    <height>293</height>
+    <height>356</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+   <item row="0" column="1">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="swapXYAxis">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="accessibleName">
+      <string>Swap</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string/>
+     </property>
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Swap X and Y axis</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="icon">
+      <iconset theme="swap-panels"/>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
      <property name="title">
@@ -110,7 +132,7 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="2">
+   <item row="0" column="3">
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout3">
      <property name="sizeConstraint">
       <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
@@ -308,7 +330,7 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="1">
+   <item row="0" column="2">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
      <property name="title">
       <string>Y-Axis</string>
@@ -410,7 +432,7 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
+   <item row="1" column="0" colspan="4">
     <widget class="KPlotWidget" name="plotwidget">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">