diff --git a/plugins/chartshape/Axis.h b/plugins/chartshape/Axis.h
--- a/plugins/chartshape/Axis.h
+++ b/plugins/chartshape/Axis.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     QFont font() const;
     qreal fontSize() const;
     bool isVisible() const;
+    bool showRuler() const;
 
     void setTitleText(const QString &text);
     void setShowLabels(bool show);
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
     void setFont(const QFont &font);
     void setFontSize(qreal size);
     void setVisible(bool visible);
+    void setShowRuler(bool show);
 
     KoOdfNumberStyles::NumericStyleFormat *numericStyleFormat() const;
     void SetNumericStyleFormat(KoOdfNumberStyles::NumericStyleFormat *numericStyleFormat) const;
diff --git a/plugins/chartshape/Axis.cpp b/plugins/chartshape/Axis.cpp
--- a/plugins/chartshape/Axis.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chartshape/Axis.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include <KChartThreeDLineAttributes>
 #include <KChartBackgroundAttributes>
 #include <KChartRulerAttributes>
+#include <kchart_version.h>
 
 // KoChart
 #include "PlotArea.h"
@@ -259,6 +260,9 @@
 
     KChart::RulerAttributes attr = kdAxis->rulerAttributes();
     attr.setShowRulerLine(true);
+#if KCHART_VERSION >= 0x020689
+    attr.setRulerLinePen(QPen());
+#endif
     kdAxis->setRulerAttributes(attr);
 }
 
@@ -1010,6 +1014,18 @@
         detachDataSet(dataSet, true);
 }
 
+bool Axis::showRuler() const
+{
+    return d->kdAxis->rulerAttributes().showRulerLine();
+}
+
+void Axis::setShowRuler(bool show)
+{
+    KChart::RulerAttributes attr = d->kdAxis->rulerAttributes();
+    attr.setShowRulerLine(!attr.showRulerLine());
+    d->kdAxis->setRulerAttributes(attr);
+}
+
 qreal Axis::majorInterval() const
 {
     return d->majorInterval;
diff --git a/plugins/chartshape/PlotArea.cpp b/plugins/chartshape/PlotArea.cpp
--- a/plugins/chartshape/PlotArea.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chartshape/PlotArea.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #include <KChartChart>
 #include <KChartCartesianAxis>
 #include <KChartAbstractDiagram>
-
+#include <kchart_version.h>
 #include <KChartAbstractCartesianDiagram>
 #include <KChartBarAttributes>
 #include <KChartCartesianCoordinatePlane>
@@ -1313,6 +1313,9 @@
     // is not not cut off.
     painter.setClipping(false);
     if (kdchartRect.width() > 10 && kdchartRect.height() > 10) {
+#if KCHART_VERSION < 0x020689
+            painter.setPen(QPen()); // ruler line needs a pen to be shown
+#endif
         d->kdChart->paint(&painter, kdchartRect);
     }
     //painter.restore();