diff --git a/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js b/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js
index d64498374..8fd100e0c 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let currentSection = '';
 const tags = ['active', 'done', 'crit', 'milestone'];
 let funs = [];
 let inclusiveEndDates = false;
+let topAxis = false;
 
 // The serial order of the task in the script
 let lastOrder = 0;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export const clear = function() {
   todayMarker = '';
   excludes = [];
   inclusiveEndDates = false;
+  topAxis = false;
   lastOrder = 0;
 };
 
@@ -70,6 +72,14 @@ export const endDatesAreInclusive = function() {
   return inclusiveEndDates;
 };
 
+export const enableTopAxis = function() {
+  topAxis = true;
+};
+
+export const topAxisEnabled = function() {
+  return topAxis;
+};
+
 export const getDateFormat = function() {
   return dateFormat;
 };
@@ -594,6 +604,8 @@ export default {
   getDateFormat,
   enableInclusiveEndDates,
   endDatesAreInclusive,
+  enableTopAxis,
+  topAxisEnabled,
   setAxisFormat,
   getAxisFormat,
   setTodayMarker,
diff --git a/src/diagrams/gantt/parser/gantt.jison b/src/diagrams/gantt/parser/gantt.jison
index f63e367ef..f5746a32f 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/gantt/parser/gantt.jison
+++ b/src/diagrams/gantt/parser/gantt.jison
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ that id.
 "gantt"                 return 'gantt';
 "dateFormat"\s[^#\n;]+  return 'dateFormat';
 "inclusiveEndDates"     return 'inclusiveEndDates';
+"topAxis"               return 'topAxis';
 "axisFormat"\s[^#\n;]+  return 'axisFormat';
 "excludes"\s[^#\n;]+    return 'excludes';
 "todayMarker"\s[^\n;]+  return 'todayMarker';
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ line
 statement
   : dateFormat {yy.setDateFormat($1.substr(11));$$=$1.substr(11);}
   | inclusiveEndDates {yy.enableInclusiveEndDates();$$=$1.substr(18);}
+  | topAxis {yy.TopAxis();$$=$1.substr(8);}
   | axisFormat {yy.setAxisFormat($1.substr(11));$$=$1.substr(11);}
   | excludes {yy.setExcludes($1.substr(9));$$=$1.substr(9);}
   | todayMarker {yy.setTodayMarker($1.substr(12));$$=$1.substr(12);}