diff --git a/app/src/actions/Charts.ts b/app/src/actions/Charts.ts
index d12fe73..3e4ede7 100644
--- a/app/src/actions/Charts.ts
+++ b/app/src/actions/Charts.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const addChart = (chartParameters: ChartParameters) => async (
   dispatch: Dispatch<any>,
   getState: () => AppState
 ) => {
-  let chartExists = Boolean(
+  const chartExists = Boolean(
     getState()
       .charts.get('charts')
       .find(chart => chart.topic === chartParameters.topic && chart.dotPath === chartParameters.dotPath)
@@ -82,6 +82,19 @@ export const addChart = (chartParameters: ChartParameters) => async (
   dispatch(saveCharts())
 }
 
+export const updateChart = (chartParameters: ChartParameters) => async (
+  dispatch: Dispatch<any>,
+  getState: () => AppState
+) => {
+  dispatch({
+    type: ActionTypes.CHARTS_UPDATE,
+    topic: chartParameters.topic,
+    dotPath: chartParameters.dotPath,
+    parameters: chartParameters,
+  })
+  dispatch(saveCharts())
+}
+
 export const removeChart = (chartParameters: ChartParameters) => async (
   dispatch: Dispatch<any>,
   getState: () => AppState
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx
index cf9d96e..8b29682 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
 import { chartActions } from '../../actions'
 import { ChartParameters } from '../../reducers/Charts'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
-import { Fade, Paper, Theme, Typography, withStyles } from '@material-ui/core'
+import { Paper, Theme, Typography, withStyles } from '@material-ui/core'
+import { SettingsButton } from './ChartSettings/SettingsButton'
 const throttle = require('lodash.throttle')
 
 interface Props {
@@ -28,41 +29,17 @@ function Chart(props: Props) {
   const { tree, parameters } = props
   const initialTreeNode = tree.findNode(parameters.topic)
   const [treeNode, setTreeNode] = React.useState<q.TreeNode<any> | undefined>(initialTreeNode)
-  const [lastUpdate, setLastUpdate] = React.useState(0)
+  usePollingToFetchTreeNode(treeNode, tree, parameters, setTreeNode)
 
-  /** If a node is not available when the plot is shown, keep polling until it has been created */
-  function pollForTreeNode() {
-    const onUpdateCallback = throttle(() => setLastUpdate(treeNode ? treeNode.lastUpdate : 0), 300)
-    let intervalTimer: any
-
-    if (!treeNode) {
-      intervalTimer = setInterval(() => {
-        const node = tree.findNode(parameters.topic)
-        if (node) {
-          setTreeNode(node)
-          node.onMessage.subscribe(onUpdateCallback)
-          clearInterval(intervalTimer)
-        }
-      }, 500)
-    } else {
-      treeNode.onMessage.subscribe(onUpdateCallback)
-    }
-
-    return function cleanup() {
-      treeNode && treeNode.onMessage.unsubscribe(onUpdateCallback)
-      intervalTimer && clearInterval(intervalTimer)
-    }
-  }
-  React.useEffect(pollForTreeNode)
-
-  const onClick = React.useCallback(() => {
+  const onRemove = React.useCallback(() => {
     props.actions.chart.removeChart(props.parameters)
   }, [props.parameters])
 
   return (
     <Paper style={{ padding: '8px' }}>
       <div style={{ float: 'right' }}>
-        <CustomIconButton tooltip="Remove chart" onClick={onClick}>
+        <SettingsButton parameters={parameters} />
+        <CustomIconButton tooltip="Remove chart" onClick={onRemove}>
           <Clear />
         </CustomIconButton>
       </div>
@@ -74,7 +51,16 @@ function Chart(props: Props) {
         {parameters.topic}
       </Typography>
       <br />
-      {treeNode ? <TopicPlot history={treeNode.messageHistory} dotPath={parameters.dotPath} /> : <span>No data</span>}
+      {treeNode ? (
+        <TopicPlot
+          interpolation={props.parameters.interpolation}
+          range={props.parameters.range ? [props.parameters.range.from, props.parameters.range.to] : undefined}
+          history={treeNode.messageHistory}
+          dotPath={parameters.dotPath}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <span>No data</span>
+      )}
     </Paper>
   )
 }
@@ -106,3 +92,37 @@ export default connect(
   mapStateToProps,
   mapDispatchToProps
 )(withStyles(styles)(Chart))
+
+/**
+ * If a node is not available when the plot is shown, keep polling until it has been created
+ */
+function usePollingToFetchTreeNode(
+  treeNode: q.TreeNode<any> | undefined,
+  tree: q.Tree<any>,
+  parameters: ChartParameters,
+  setTreeNode: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<q.TreeNode<any> | undefined>>
+) {
+  const [lastUpdate, setLastUpdate] = React.useState(0)
+
+  function pollForTreeNode() {
+    const onUpdateCallback = throttle(() => setLastUpdate(treeNode ? treeNode.lastUpdate : 0), 300)
+    let intervalTimer: any
+    if (!treeNode) {
+      intervalTimer = setInterval(() => {
+        const node = tree.findNode(parameters.topic)
+        if (node) {
+          setTreeNode(node)
+          node.onMessage.subscribe(onUpdateCallback)
+          clearInterval(intervalTimer)
+        }
+      }, 500)
+    } else {
+      treeNode.onMessage.subscribe(onUpdateCallback)
+    }
+    return function cleanup() {
+      treeNode && treeNode.onMessage.unsubscribe(onUpdateCallback)
+      intervalTimer && clearInterval(intervalTimer)
+    }
+  }
+  React.useEffect(pollForTreeNode)
+}
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/InterpolationSettings.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/InterpolationSettings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35c3d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/InterpolationSettings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { AppState } from '../../../reducers'
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
+import { chartActions } from '../../../actions'
+import { ChartParameters, PlotCurveTypes } from '../../../reducers/Charts'
+import { connect } from 'react-redux'
+import { Menu, MenuItem } from '@material-ui/core'
+
+function chartParametersForAction(chart: ChartParameters, action: string) {
+  return {
+    topic: chart.topic,
+    dotPath: chart.dotPath,
+    interpolation: action as any,
+  }
+}
+
+const curves: Array<PlotCurveTypes> = ['curve', 'linear', 'step_after', 'step_before', 'cubic_basis_spline']
+
+function InterpolationSettings(props: {
+  chart: ChartParameters
+  actions: {
+    chart: typeof chartActions
+  }
+  anchorEl?: Element
+  open: boolean
+  onClose: () => void
+}) {
+  const callbacks = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const createCurveCallback = (curve: PlotCurveTypes) => () => {
+      props.actions.chart.updateChart(chartParametersForAction(props.chart, curve))
+    }
+
+    const callbacks: { [key: string]: () => void } = {}
+    for (const curve of curves) {
+      callbacks[curve] = createCurveCallback(curve)
+    }
+    return callbacks
+  }, [curves])
+
+  const menuItems = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return curves.map(curve => (
+      <MenuItem key={curve} onClick={callbacks[curve]} selected={props.chart.interpolation === curve}>
+        {curve.replace(/_/g, ' ')}
+      </MenuItem>
+    ))
+  }, [curves, props.chart])
+
+  return (
+    <Menu id="long-menu" anchorEl={props.anchorEl} open={props.open} onClose={props.onClose}>
+      {menuItems}
+    </Menu>
+  )
+}
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: any) => {
+  return {
+    actions: {
+      chart: bindActionCreators(chartActions, dispatch),
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export default connect(
+  undefined,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(InterpolationSettings)
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/RangeSettings.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/RangeSettings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5da5f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/RangeSettings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { ChartParameters } from '../../../reducers/Charts'
+import { Menu, MenuItem, TextField, Typography } from '@material-ui/core'
+import { connect } from 'react-redux'
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
+import { chartActions } from '../../../actions'
+
+function RangeSettings(props: {
+  actions: { chart: typeof chartActions }
+  chart: ChartParameters
+  anchorEl?: Element
+  open: boolean
+  onClose: () => void
+}) {
+  const dismissClick = React.useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => e.stopPropagation(), [])
+  const [rangeFrom, setRangeFrom] = React.useState<string | number | undefined>(
+    props.chart.range && props.chart.range.from
+  )
+  const [rangeTo, setRangeTo] = React.useState<string | number | undefined>(props.chart.range && props.chart.range.to)
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const from = parseFloat(rangeFrom as any)
+    const to = parseFloat(rangeTo as any)
+    props.actions.chart.updateChart({
+      topic: props.chart.topic,
+      dotPath: props.chart.dotPath,
+      range: {
+        from: isNaN(from) ? undefined : from,
+        to: isNaN(to) ? undefined : to,
+      },
+    })
+  }, [rangeFrom, rangeTo])
+
+  const setFromHandler = React.useCallback((e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => setRangeFrom(e.target.value), [])
+  const setToHandler = React.useCallback((e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => setRangeTo(e.target.value), [])
+  return (
+    <Menu
+      style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}
+      id="long-menu"
+      anchorEl={props.anchorEl}
+      open={props.open}
+      onClose={props.onClose}
+    >
+      <Typography>Define custom ranges for the Y-Axis</Typography>
+      <div style={{ padding: '0 16px' }}>
+        <TextField
+          style={{ marginTop: '0' }}
+          onClick={dismissClick}
+          label="from"
+          value={rangeFrom}
+          onChange={setFromHandler}
+          margin="normal"
+        />
+        <TextField
+          style={{ marginLeft: '8px', marginTop: '0' }}
+          onClick={dismissClick}
+          label="to"
+          value={rangeTo}
+          onChange={setToHandler}
+          margin="normal"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </Menu>
+  )
+}
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: any) => {
+  return {
+    actions: {
+      chart: bindActionCreators(chartActions, dispatch),
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export default connect(
+  undefined,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(RangeSettings)
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/SettingsButton.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/SettingsButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb8efc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/SettingsButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import ChartSettings from '.'
+import CustomIconButton from '../../helper/CustomIconButton'
+import MoreVertIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Settings'
+import { ChartParameters } from '../../../reducers/Charts'
+
+export function SettingsButton(props: { parameters: ChartParameters }) {
+  const [visible, setVisible] = React.useState(false)
+  const settingsRef = React.useRef()
+  const toggleSettings = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setVisible(!visible)
+  }, [visible])
+
+  const close = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setVisible(false)
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <span>
+      <ChartSettings open={visible} close={close} anchorEl={settingsRef} chart={props.parameters} />
+      <CustomIconButton tooltip="Chart settings" onClick={toggleSettings}>
+        <MoreVertIcon ref={settingsRef as any} />
+      </CustomIconButton>
+    </span>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/index.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571579c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import InterpolationSettings from './InterpolationSettings'
+import { ChartParameters } from '../../../reducers/Charts'
+import { Menu, MenuItem } from '@material-ui/core'
+import RangeSettings from './RangeSettings'
+
+function ChartSettings(props: {
+  open: boolean
+  close: () => void
+  chart: ChartParameters
+  anchorEl: React.MutableRefObject<undefined>
+}) {
+  const [rangeVisible, setRangeVisible] = React.useState(false)
+  const [interpolationVisible, setInterpolationVisible] = React.useState(false)
+
+  const toggleRange = React.useCallback(() => {
+    if (!rangeVisible && open) {
+      props.close()
+    }
+    setRangeVisible(!rangeVisible)
+  }, [rangeVisible, open])
+
+  const toggleInterpolation = React.useCallback(() => {
+    if (!interpolationVisible && open) {
+      props.close()
+    }
+    setInterpolationVisible(!interpolationVisible)
+  }, [interpolationVisible, open])
+
+  return (
+    <span>
+      <Menu id="long-menu" anchorEl={props.anchorEl.current} open={props.open} onClose={props.close}>
+        <MenuItem key="range" onClick={toggleRange}>
+          Set range
+        </MenuItem>
+        <MenuItem key="interpolation" onClick={toggleInterpolation}>
+          Curve interpolation
+        </MenuItem>
+      </Menu>
+      <RangeSettings chart={props.chart} anchorEl={props.anchorEl.current} open={rangeVisible} onClose={toggleRange} />
+      <InterpolationSettings
+        chart={props.chart}
+        anchorEl={props.anchorEl.current}
+        open={interpolationVisible}
+        onClose={toggleInterpolation}
+      />
+    </span>
+  )
+}
+
+export default ChartSettings
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/index.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/index.tsx
index 8253fdc..760d564 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/index.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function ChartPanel(props: Props) {
   ))
 
   return (
-    <div style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', padding: '8px', borderTop: '1px solid #999' }}>
+    <div style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', padding: '8px' }}>
       <Grid container spacing={1}>
         <TransitionGroup component={null} className="example">
           {charts}
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx
index 1f8f029..a117f1b 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
 import DateFormatter from '../helper/DateFormatter'
 import { default as ReactResizeDetector } from 'react-resize-detector'
+import { PlotCurveTypes } from '../../reducers/Charts'
 import { Theme, withTheme } from '@material-ui/core'
 import 'react-vis/dist/style.css'
 const { XYPlot, LineMarkSeries, Hint, XAxis, YAxis, HorizontalGridLines } = require('react-vis')
@@ -9,6 +10,25 @@ const abbreviate = require('number-abbreviate')
 interface Props {
   data: Array<{ x: number; y: number }>
   theme: Theme
+  interpolation?: PlotCurveTypes
+  range?: [number?, number?]
+}
+
+function mapCurveType(type: PlotCurveTypes | undefined) {
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'curve':
+      return 'curveMonotoneX'
+    case 'linear':
+      return 'curveLinear'
+    case 'cubic_basis_spline':
+      return 'curveBasis'
+    case 'step_after':
+      return 'curveStepAfter'
+    case 'step_before':
+      return 'curveStepBefore'
+    default:
+      return 'curveMonotoneX'
+  }
 }
 
 export default withTheme((props: Props) => {
@@ -31,12 +51,16 @@ export default withTheme((props: Props) => {
     setTooltip({ value })
   }, [])
 
-  const data = props.data
-
   return React.useMemo(() => {
+    const data = props.data
+    const calculatedDomain = domainForData(data)
+    let yDomain: [number, number] = props.range
+      ? [props.range[0] || calculatedDomain[0], props.range[1] || calculatedDomain[1]]
+      : calculatedDomain
+
     return (
       <div style={{ height: '150px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
-        <XYPlot width={width} height={180}>
+        <XYPlot width={width} height={180} yDomain={yDomain}>
           <HorizontalGridLines />
           <XAxis />
           <YAxis width={45} tickFormat={(num: number) => abbreviate(num)} />
@@ -50,12 +74,35 @@ export default withTheme((props: Props) => {
             onValueMouseOut={hideTooltip}
             size={3}
             data={data}
-            curve="curveMonotoneX"
+            curve={mapCurveType(props.interpolation)}
           />
           {tooltip.value ? <Hint format={hintFormatter} value={tooltip.value} /> : null}
         </XYPlot>
         <ReactResizeDetector handleWidth={true} onResize={detectResize} />
       </div>
     )
-  }, [width, data, tooltip])
+  }, [width, props.data, tooltip, props.interpolation, props.range])
 })
+
+function domainForData(data: Array<{ x: number; y: number }>): [number, number] {
+  let max = data[0].y
+  let min = data[0].y
+  data.forEach(d => {
+    if (max < d.y) {
+      max = d.y
+    }
+    if (min > d.y) {
+      min = d.y
+    }
+  })
+
+  if ((max === 1 || max === 0) && (min === 1 || min === 0)) {
+    return [0, 1]
+  }
+
+  if (min === max) {
+    return [min - 0.5 * min, min + 0.5 * min]
+  }
+
+  return [min, max]
+}
diff --git a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
index 35a4f5d..76f8872 100644
--- a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import * as React from 'react'
 import PlotHistory from './Sidebar/PlotHistory'
 import { Base64Message } from '../../../backend/src/Model/Base64Message'
 import { toPlottableValue } from './Sidebar/CodeDiff/util'
+import { PlotCurveTypes } from '../reducers/Charts'
 
 interface Props {
   history: q.MessageHistory
   dotPath?: string
+  interpolation?: PlotCurveTypes
+  range?: [number?, number?]
 }
 
 function nodeToHistory(history: q.MessageHistory) {
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ function nodeDotPathToHistory(history: q.MessageHistory, dotPath: string) {
 
 function render(props: Props) {
   const data = props.dotPath ? nodeDotPathToHistory(props.history, props.dotPath) : nodeToHistory(props.history)
-  return <PlotHistory data={data} />
+  return <PlotHistory range={props.range} interpolation={props.interpolation} data={data} />
 }
 
 export default render
diff --git a/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts b/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts
index 642137e..ef12e89 100644
--- a/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts
+++ b/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@ import { Action } from 'redux'
 import { createReducer } from './lib'
 import { Record, List } from 'immutable'
 
+export type PlotCurveTypes = 'curve' | 'linear' | 'cubic_basis_spline' | 'step_after' | 'step_before'
+
 export interface ChartParameters {
   topic: string
   dotPath?: string
+  interpolation?: PlotCurveTypes
+  range?: {
+    from?: number
+    to?: number
+  }
 }
 
 export interface ChartsStateModel {
@@ -13,12 +20,13 @@ export interface ChartsStateModel {
 
 export type ChartsState = Record<ChartsStateModel>
 
-export type Action = AddChart | RemoveChart | SetCharts
+export type Action = AddChart | RemoveChart | SetCharts | UpdateChart
 
 export enum ActionTypes {
   CHARTS_ADD = 'CHARTS_ADD',
   CHARTS_REMOVE = 'CHARTS_REMOVE',
   CHARTS_SET = 'CHARTS_SET',
+  CHARTS_UPDATE = 'CHARTS_UPDATE',
 }
 
 export interface AddChart {
@@ -26,6 +34,13 @@ export interface AddChart {
   chart: ChartParameters
 }
 
+export interface UpdateChart {
+  type: ActionTypes.CHARTS_ADD
+  topic: string
+  dotPath?: string
+  parameters: Partial<ChartParameters>
+}
+
 export interface RemoveChart {
   type: ActionTypes.CHARTS_REMOVE
   chart: ChartParameters
@@ -44,12 +59,21 @@ export const chartsReducer = createReducer(initialState(), {
   CHARTS_ADD: addChart,
   CHARTS_REMOVE: removeChart,
   CHARTS_SET: setCharts,
+  CHARTS_UPDATE: updateChart,
 })
 
 function addChart(state: ChartsState, action: AddChart) {
   return state.set('charts', state.get('charts').push(action.chart))
 }
 
+function updateChart(state: ChartsState, action: UpdateChart) {
+  const charts = state.get('charts')
+  const chartIdx = charts.findIndex(chart => chart.topic === action.topic && chart.dotPath === action.dotPath)
+  const chart = charts.get(chartIdx)
+
+  return state.set('charts', chart ? charts.set(chartIdx, { ...chart, ...action.parameters }) : charts)
+}
+
 function removeChart(state: ChartsState, action: RemoveChart) {
   const charts = state.get('charts')
   const newCharts = charts.filter(chart => chart.topic !== action.chart.topic || chart.dotPath !== action.chart.dotPath)