diff --git a/applets/systemmonitor/net/contents/ui/net.qml b/applets/systemmonitor/net/contents/ui/net.qml
index 025d6048b..bd23450b4 100644
--- a/applets/systemmonitor/net/contents/ui/net.qml
+++ b/applets/systemmonitor/net/contents/ui/net.qml
@@ -1,43 +1,61 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2015 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
 import org.kde.kquickcontrolsaddons 2.0 as KQuickAddons
 
 Applet {
     id: root
 
     onSourceAdded: {
         if (source.indexOf("network/interfaces/lo/") !== -1) {
             return;
         }
         var match = source.match(/^network\/interfaces\/(\w+)\/transmitter\/data$/);
         if (match) {
             var rxSource = "network/interfaces/" + match[1] + "/receiver/data";
             root.addSource(source, match[1], rxSource, match[1]);
         }
     }
 
-    delegate: DoublePlotter {}
-}
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+    function formatBitSpeed(value) {
+        if (value > (1024 * 1024)) {
+            return i18nc("%1 is the displayed data transfer speed in megabits per second", "%1 Mbps", (value / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1));
+        }
+        if (value > 1024) {
+            return i18nc("%1 is the displayed data transfer speed in kilobits per second", "%1 Kbps", (value / 1024));
+        }
+        if (value > 0) {
+            return i18nc("%1 is the displayed data transfer speed in bits per second", "%1 bps", value);
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    delegate: DoublePlotter {
+        function formatLabel(data1, data2) {
+            return i18nc("%1 and %2 are values of the same datatype", "%1 | %2", formatBitSpeed(data1.value * 1024 * 8),
+                            formatBitSpeed(data2.value * 1024 * 8));
+        }
+    }
+}