diff --git a/src/components/chart/axis-label.ts b/src/components/chart/axis-label.ts
index d779269e33..1f8f9a8154 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/axis-label.ts
+++ b/src/components/chart/axis-label.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { HassConfig } from "home-assistant-js-websocket";
-import type { XAXisOption } from "echarts/types/dist/shared";
 import type { FrontendLocaleData } from "../../data/translation";
 import {
   formatDateMonth,
@@ -7,56 +6,46 @@ import {
   formatDateVeryShort,
   formatDateWeekdayShort,
 } from "../../common/datetime/format_date";
-import { formatTime } from "../../common/datetime/format_time";
+import {
+  formatTime,
+  formatTimeWithSeconds,
+} from "../../common/datetime/format_time";
 
-export function getLabelFormatter(
+export function formatTimeLabel(
+  value: number | Date,
   locale: FrontendLocaleData,
   config: HassConfig,
-  dayDifference = 0
+  minutesDifference: number
 ) {
-  return (value: number | Date) => {
-    const date = new Date(value);
-    if (dayDifference > 88) {
-      return date.getMonth() === 0
-        ? `{bold|${formatDateMonthYear(date, locale, config)}}`
-        : formatDateMonth(date, locale, config);
-    }
-    if (dayDifference > 35) {
-      return date.getDate() === 1
-        ? `{bold|${formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config)}}`
-        : formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config);
-    }
-    if (dayDifference > 7) {
-      const label = formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config);
-      return date.getDate() === 1 ? `{bold|${label}}` : label;
-    }
-    if (dayDifference > 2) {
-      return formatDateWeekdayShort(date, locale, config);
-    }
+  const dayDifference = minutesDifference / 60 / 24;
+  const date = new Date(value);
+  if (dayDifference > 88) {
+    return date.getMonth() === 0
+      ? `{bold|${formatDateMonthYear(date, locale, config)}}`
+      : formatDateMonth(date, locale, config);
+  }
+  if (dayDifference > 35) {
+    return date.getDate() === 1
+      ? `{bold|${formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config)}}`
+      : formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config);
+  }
+  if (dayDifference > 7) {
+    const label = formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config);
+    return date.getDate() === 1 ? `{bold|${label}}` : label;
+  }
+  if (dayDifference > 2) {
+    return formatDateWeekdayShort(date, locale, config);
+  }
+  if (minutesDifference && minutesDifference < 5) {
+    return formatTimeWithSeconds(date, locale, config);
+  }
+  if (
+    date.getHours() === 0 &&
+    date.getMinutes() === 0 &&
+    date.getSeconds() === 0
+  ) {
     // show only date for the beginning of the day
-    if (
-      date.getHours() === 0 &&
-      date.getMinutes() === 0 &&
-      date.getSeconds() === 0
-    ) {
-      return `{bold|${formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config)}}`;
-    }
-    return formatTime(date, locale, config);
-  };
-}
-
-export function getTimeAxisLabelConfig(
-  locale: FrontendLocaleData,
-  config: HassConfig,
-  dayDifference?: number
-): XAXisOption["axisLabel"] {
-  return {
-    formatter: getLabelFormatter(locale, config, dayDifference),
-    rich: {
-      bold: {
-        fontWeight: "bold",
-      },
-    },
-    hideOverlap: true,
-  };
+    return `{bold|${formatDateVeryShort(date, locale, config)}}`;
+  }
+  return formatTime(date, locale, config);
 }
diff --git a/src/components/chart/ha-chart-base.ts b/src/components/chart/ha-chart-base.ts
index 85a2e4a538..32e7f729eb 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/ha-chart-base.ts
+++ b/src/components/chart/ha-chart-base.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { PropertyValues } from "lit";
 import { css, html, nothing, LitElement } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { styleMap } from "lit/directives/style-map";
+import { classMap } from "lit/directives/class-map";
 import { mdiRestart } from "@mdi/js";
 import type { EChartsType } from "echarts/core";
 import type { DataZoomComponentOption } from "echarts/components";
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
   YAXisOption,
 } from "echarts/types/dist/shared";
 import { consume } from "@lit-labs/context";
+import { differenceInMinutes } from "date-fns";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../types";
 import { isMac } from "../../util/is_mac";
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import { listenMediaQuery } from "../../common/dom/media_query";
 import type { Themes } from "../../data/ws-themes";
 import { themesContext } from "../../data/context";
 import { getAllGraphColors } from "../../common/color/colors";
+import { formatTimeLabel } from "./axis-label";
 
 export const MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES = 60 * 5 * 1000;
 
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ export class HaChartBase extends LitElement {
 
   @state() private _isZoomed = false;
 
+  @state() private _zoomRatio = 1;
+
+  @state() private _minutesDifference = 24 * 60;
+
   private _modifierPressed = false;
 
   private _isTouchDevice = "ontouchstart" in window;
@@ -152,7 +159,10 @@ export class HaChartBase extends LitElement {
   protected render() {
     return html`
       <div
-        class="chart-container"
+        class=${classMap({
+          "chart-container": true,
+          "has-legend": !!this.options?.legend,
+        })}
         style=${styleMap({
           height: this.height ?? `${this._getDefaultHeight()}px`,
         })}
@@ -173,6 +183,14 @@ export class HaChartBase extends LitElement {
     `;
   }
 
+  private _formatTimeLabel = (value: number | Date) =>
+    formatTimeLabel(
+      value,
+      this.hass.locale,
+      this.hass.config,
+      this._minutesDifference * this._zoomRatio
+    );
+
   private async _setupChart() {
     if (this._loading) return;
     const container = this.renderRoot.querySelector(".chart") as HTMLDivElement;
@@ -199,6 +217,7 @@ export class HaChartBase extends LitElement {
       this.chart.on("datazoom", (e: any) => {
         const { start, end } = e.batch?.[0] ?? e;
         this._isZoomed = start !== 0 || end !== 100;
+        this._zoomRatio = (end - start) / 100;
       });
       this.chart.on("click", (e: ECElementEvent) => {
         fireEvent(this, "chart-click", e);
@@ -236,6 +255,45 @@ export class HaChartBase extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private _createOptions(): ECOption {
+    let xAxis = this.options?.xAxis;
+    if (xAxis && !Array.isArray(xAxis) && xAxis.type === "time") {
+      if (xAxis.max && xAxis.min) {
+        this._minutesDifference = differenceInMinutes(
+          xAxis.max as Date,
+          xAxis.min as Date
+        );
+      }
+      const dayDifference = this._minutesDifference / 60 / 24;
+      let minInterval: number | undefined;
+      if (dayDifference) {
+        minInterval =
+          dayDifference >= 89 // quarter
+            ? 28 * 3600 * 24 * 1000
+            : dayDifference > 2
+              ? 3600 * 24 * 1000
+              : undefined;
+      }
+      xAxis = {
+        ...xAxis,
+        axisLabel: {
+          formatter: this._formatTimeLabel,
+          rich: {
+            bold: {
+              fontWeight: "bold",
+            },
+          },
+          hideOverlap: true,
+          ...xAxis.axisLabel,
+        },
+        axisLine: {
+          show: false,
+        },
+        splitLine: {
+          show: true,
+        },
+        minInterval,
+      } as XAXisOption;
+    }
     const options = {
       animation: !this._reducedMotion,
       darkMode: this._themes.darkMode ?? false,
@@ -244,6 +302,7 @@ export class HaChartBase extends LitElement {
       },
       dataZoom: this._getDataZoomConfig(),
       ...this.options,
+      xAxis,
     };
 
     const isMobile = window.matchMedia(
@@ -485,6 +544,9 @@ export class HaChartBase extends LitElement {
       color: var(--primary-color);
       border: 1px solid var(--divider-color);
     }
+    .has-legend .zoom-reset {
+      top: 64px;
+    }
   `;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-line.ts b/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-line.ts
index 01bd1916b1..be9e71e845 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-line.ts
+++ b/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-line.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import type { VisualMapComponentOption } from "echarts/components";
 import type { LineSeriesOption } from "echarts/charts";
 import type { YAXisOption } from "echarts/types/dist/shared";
-import { differenceInDays } from "date-fns";
 import { styleMap } from "lit/directives/style-map";
 import { getGraphColorByIndex } from "../../common/color/colors";
 import { computeRTL } from "../../common/util/compute_rtl";
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   getNumberFormatOptions,
   formatNumber,
 } from "../../common/number/format_number";
-import { getTimeAxisLabelConfig } from "./axis-label";
 import { measureTextWidth } from "../../util/text";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import { CLIMATE_HVAC_ACTION_TO_MODE } from "../../data/climate";
@@ -206,7 +204,6 @@ export class StateHistoryChartLine extends LitElement {
       changedProps.has("paddingYAxis") ||
       changedProps.has("_yWidth")
     ) {
-      const dayDifference = differenceInDays(this.endTime, this.startTime);
       const rtl = computeRTL(this.hass);
       let minYAxis: number | ((values: { min: number }) => number) | undefined =
         this.minYAxis;
@@ -231,23 +228,6 @@ export class StateHistoryChartLine extends LitElement {
           type: "time",
           min: this.startTime,
           max: this.endTime,
-          axisLabel: getTimeAxisLabelConfig(
-            this.hass.locale,
-            this.hass.config,
-            dayDifference
-          ),
-          axisLine: {
-            show: false,
-          },
-          splitLine: {
-            show: true,
-          },
-          minInterval:
-            dayDifference >= 89 // quarter
-              ? 28 * 3600 * 24 * 1000
-              : dayDifference > 2
-                ? 3600 * 24 * 1000
-                : undefined,
         },
         yAxis: {
           type: this.logarithmicScale ? "log" : "value",
diff --git a/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-timeline.ts b/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-timeline.ts
index 4069473b62..39a22c827c 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-timeline.ts
+++ b/src/components/chart/state-history-chart-timeline.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type {
   TooltipFormatterCallback,
   TooltipPositionCallbackParams,
 } from "echarts/types/dist/shared";
-import { differenceInDays } from "date-fns";
 import { formatDateTimeWithSeconds } from "../../common/datetime/format_date_time";
 import millisecondsToDuration from "../../common/datetime/milliseconds_to_duration";
 import { computeRTL } from "../../common/util/compute_rtl";
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ import { luminosity } from "../../common/color/rgb";
 import { hex2rgb } from "../../common/color/convert-color";
 import { measureTextWidth } from "../../util/text";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../common/dom/fire_event";
-import { getTimeAxisLabelConfig } from "./axis-label";
 
 @customElement("state-history-chart-timeline")
 export class StateHistoryChartTimeline extends LitElement {
@@ -191,7 +189,6 @@ export class StateHistoryChartTimeline extends LitElement {
       : 0;
     const labelMargin = 5;
     const rtl = computeRTL(this.hass);
-    const dayDifference = differenceInDays(this.endTime, this.startTime);
     this._chartOptions = {
       xAxis: {
         type: "time",
@@ -203,20 +200,6 @@ export class StateHistoryChartTimeline extends LitElement {
         splitLine: {
           show: false,
         },
-        axisLine: {
-          show: false,
-        },
-        axisLabel: getTimeAxisLabelConfig(
-          this.hass.locale,
-          this.hass.config,
-          dayDifference
-        ),
-        minInterval:
-          dayDifference >= 89 // quarter
-            ? 28 * 3600 * 24 * 1000
-            : dayDifference > 2
-              ? 3600 * 24 * 1000
-              : undefined,
       },
       yAxis: {
         type: "category",
diff --git a/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts b/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts
index 2dd3fd68c5..62090d23ac 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts
+++ b/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import {
   getNumberFormatOptions,
 } from "../../common/number/format_number";
 import { formatDateTimeWithSeconds } from "../../common/datetime/format_date_time";
-import { getTimeAxisLabelConfig } from "./axis-label";
 
 export const supportedStatTypeMap: Record<StatisticType, StatisticType> = {
   mean: "mean",
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
   };
 
   private _createOptions() {
-    const splitLineStyle = this.hass.themes?.darkMode ? { opacity: 0.15 } : {};
     const dayDifference = this.daysToShow ?? 1;
     let minYAxis: number | ((values: { min: number }) => number) | undefined =
       this.minYAxis;
@@ -236,29 +234,32 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
     } else if (this.logarithmicScale) {
       maxYAxis = ({ max }) => (max > 0 ? max * 1.05 : max * 0.95);
     }
+    const endTime = this.endTime ?? new Date();
+    let startTime = this.startTime;
+
+    if (!startTime) {
+      // Calculate default start time based on dayDifference
+      startTime = new Date(
+        endTime.getTime() - dayDifference * 24 * 3600 * 1000
+      );
+
+      // Check chart data for earlier points
+      this._chartData.forEach((series) => {
+        if (!Array.isArray(series.data)) return;
+        series.data.forEach((point) => {
+          const timestamp = Array.isArray(point) ? point[0] : point.value?.[0];
+          if (new Date(timestamp) < startTime!) {
+            startTime = new Date(timestamp);
+          }
+        });
+      });
+    }
+
     this._chartOptions = {
       xAxis: {
         type: "time",
-        axisLabel: getTimeAxisLabelConfig(
-          this.hass.locale,
-          this.hass.config,
-          dayDifference
-        ),
-        min: this.startTime,
-        max: this.endTime,
-        axisLine: {
-          show: false,
-        },
-        splitLine: {
-          show: true,
-          lineStyle: splitLineStyle,
-        },
-        minInterval:
-          dayDifference >= 89 // quarter
-            ? 28 * 3600 * 24 * 1000
-            : dayDifference > 2
-              ? 3600 * 24 * 1000
-              : undefined,
+        min: startTime,
+        max: endTime,
       },
       yAxis: {
         type: this.logarithmicScale ? "log" : "value",
@@ -274,7 +275,6 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
         max: this._clampYAxis(maxYAxis),
         splitLine: {
           show: true,
-          lineStyle: splitLineStyle,
         },
       },
       legend: {
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
     if (endTime > new Date()) {
       endTime = new Date();
     }
+    this.endTime = endTime;
 
     let unit: string | undefined | null;
 
diff --git a/src/panels/config/hardware/ha-config-hardware.ts b/src/panels/config/hardware/ha-config-hardware.ts
index 004bcb0cd1..12c14def9a 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/hardware/ha-config-hardware.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/hardware/ha-config-hardware.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import { hardwareBrandsUrl } from "../../../util/brands-url";
 import { showhardwareAvailableDialog } from "./show-dialog-hardware-available";
 import { extractApiErrorMessage } from "../../../data/hassio/common";
 import type { ECOption } from "../../../resources/echarts";
-import { getTimeAxisLabelConfig } from "../../../components/chart/axis-label";
 
 const DATASAMPLES = 60;
 
@@ -153,13 +152,6 @@ class HaConfigHardware extends SubscribeMixin(LitElement) {
       this._chartOptions = {
         xAxis: {
           type: "time",
-          axisLabel: getTimeAxisLabelConfig(this.hass.locale, this.hass.config),
-          splitLine: {
-            show: true,
-          },
-          axisLine: {
-            show: false,
-          },
         },
         yAxis: {
           type: "value",
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/energy/common/energy-chart-options.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/energy/common/energy-chart-options.ts
index 3619c731d3..76dde725aa 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/energy/common/energy-chart-options.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/energy/common/energy-chart-options.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { formatNumber } from "../../../../../common/number/format_number";
 import { formatDateVeryShort } from "../../../../../common/datetime/format_date";
 import { formatTime } from "../../../../../common/datetime/format_time";
 import type { ECOption } from "../../../../../resources/echarts";
-import { getTimeAxisLabelConfig } from "../../../../../components/chart/axis-label";
 
 export function getSuggestedMax(dayDifference: number, end: Date): number {
   let suggestedMax = new Date(end);
@@ -52,23 +51,9 @@ export function getCommonOptions(
 
   const options: ECOption = {
     xAxis: {
-      id: "xAxisMain",
       type: "time",
-      min: start.getTime(),
-      max: getSuggestedMax(dayDifference, end),
-      axisLabel: getTimeAxisLabelConfig(locale, config, dayDifference),
-      axisLine: {
-        show: false,
-      },
-      splitLine: {
-        show: true,
-      },
-      minInterval:
-        dayDifference >= 89 // quarter
-          ? 28 * 3600 * 24 * 1000
-          : dayDifference > 2
-            ? 3600 * 24 * 1000
-            : undefined,
+      min: start,
+      max: end,
     },
     yAxis: {
       type: "value",