diff --git a/src/components/chart/chart-date-adapter.ts b/src/components/chart/chart-date-adapter.ts
index c9f9003e71..fac7819453 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/chart-date-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/components/chart/chart-date-adapter.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ _adapters._date.override({
           this.options.config
         );
       case "week":
-        return formatDate(
+        return formatDateVeryShort(
           new Date(time),
           this.options.locale,
           this.options.config
diff --git a/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts b/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts
index f518d0db73..89c6905eac 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts
+++ b/src/components/chart/statistics-chart.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
 
   @property({ type: Boolean }) public isLoadingData = false;
 
+  @property() public period?: string;
+
   @state() private _chartData: ChartData = { datasets: [] };
 
   @state() private _statisticIds: string[] = [];
@@ -92,7 +94,12 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
   }
 
   public willUpdate(changedProps: PropertyValues) {
-    if (!this.hasUpdated || changedProps.has("unit")) {
+    if (
+      !this.hasUpdated ||
+      changedProps.has("unit") ||
+      changedProps.has("period") ||
+      changedProps.has("chartType")
+    ) {
       this._createOptions();
     }
     if (
@@ -160,6 +167,7 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
             },
           },
           ticks: {
+            source: this.chartType === "bar" ? "data" : undefined,
             maxRotation: 0,
             sampleSize: 5,
             autoSkipPadding: 20,
@@ -173,6 +181,12 @@ export class StatisticsChart extends LitElement {
           },
           time: {
             tooltipFormat: "datetime",
+            unit:
+              this.chartType === "bar" &&
+              this.period &&
+              ["hour", "day", "week", "month"].includes(this.period)
+                ? this.period
+                : undefined,
           },
         },
         y: {
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-statistics-graph-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-statistics-graph-card.ts
index 32806d002e..691123ab7d 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-statistics-graph-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-statistics-graph-card.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ export class HuiStatisticsGraphCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
             .isLoadingData=${!this._statistics}
             .statisticsData=${this._statistics}
             .metadata=${this._metadata}
+            .period=${this._config.period}
             .chartType=${this._config.chart_type || "line"}
             .statTypes=${this._statTypes!}
             .names=${this._names}