diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
index 85144486ea..ca9e169d91 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
@@ -3154,22 +3154,77 @@ void JKQtBasePlotter::setBorder(int left, int right, int top, int bottom){
     if (emitPlotSignals) emit plotUpdated();
 }
 
-void JKQtBasePlotter::synchronizeToMaster(JKQtBasePlotter* master, bool synchronizeWidth, bool synchronizeHeight) {
+void JKQtBasePlotter::synchronizeToMaster(JKQtBasePlotter* master, bool synchronizeWidth, bool synchronizeHeight, bool synchronizeZoomingMasterToSlave, bool synchronizeZoomingSlaveToMaster) {
     if (!master) {
         resetMasterSynchronization();
     }
     masterPlotter=master;
+    if (masterSynchronizeHeight!=synchronizeHeight && masterSynchronizeHeight) {
+        disconnect(masterPlotter, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                           this, SLOT(synchronizeYAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+        disconnect(this, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                           masterPlotter, SLOT(synchronizeYAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+    }
+    if (masterSynchronizeWidth!=synchronizeWidth && masterSynchronizeWidth) {
+        disconnect(masterPlotter, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                           this, SLOT(synchronizeXAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+        disconnect(this, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                           masterPlotter, SLOT(synchronizeXAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+    }
     masterSynchronizeHeight=synchronizeHeight;
     masterSynchronizeWidth=synchronizeWidth;
+
+    if (masterSynchronizeWidth) {
+        if (synchronizeZoomingMasterToSlave) {
+            connect(master, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                               this, SLOT(synchronizeXAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+        }
+        if (synchronizeZoomingSlaveToMaster) {
+            connect(this, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                               master, SLOT(synchronizeXAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+
+        }
+    }
+    if (masterSynchronizeWidth) {
+        if (synchronizeHeight) {
+            connect(master, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                               this, SLOT(synchronizeYAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+        }
+        if (synchronizeZoomingSlaveToMaster) {
+            connect(this, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                               master, SLOT(synchronizeYAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void JKQtBasePlotter::resetMasterSynchronization() {
     masterPlotter=nullptr;
     masterSynchronizeHeight=false;
     masterSynchronizeWidth=false;
+
+    disconnect(masterPlotter, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                       this, SLOT(synchronizeXAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+    disconnect(this, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                       masterPlotter, SLOT(synchronizeXAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+    disconnect(masterPlotter, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                       this, SLOT(synchronizeYAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
+    disconnect(this, SIGNAL(zoomChangedLocally(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)),
+                       masterPlotter, SLOT(synchronizeYAxis(double,double,double,double,JKQtBasePlotter*)));
 }
 
 
+void JKQtBasePlotter::synchronizeXAxis(double newxmin, double newxmax, double /*newymin*/, double /*newymax*/, JKQtBasePlotter * /*sender*/) {
+    setX(newxmin, newxmax);
+}
+
+void JKQtBasePlotter::synchronizeYAxis(double /*newxmin*/, double /*newxmax*/, double newymin, double newymax, JKQtBasePlotter * /*sender*/) {
+    setY(newymin, newymax);
+}
+
+void JKQtBasePlotter::synchronizeXYAxis(double newxmin, double newxmax, double newymin, double newymax, JKQtBasePlotter * /*sender*/) {
+    setXY(newxmin, newxmax, newymin, newymax);
+}
 
 size_t JKQtBasePlotter::addGraph(size_t xColumn, size_t yColumn, QString title, JKQTPgraphPlotstyle graphStyle) {
     if (graphStyle==JKQTPimpulsesHorizontal) {
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
index 8c721a3068..9b529a93ce 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
@@ -623,6 +623,12 @@ class LIB_EXPORT JKQtBasePlotter: public QObject {
         void getDataColumnsByUserComboBoxSelected(const QString& name);
         void getDataColumnsByUserItemChanged(QListWidgetItem* widgetitem);
         void showPlotData();
+        /** \brief may be connected to zoomChangedLocally() of a different plot and synchronizes the local x-axis to the other x-axis */
+        void synchronizeXAxis(double newxmin, double newxmax, double newymin, double newymax, JKQtBasePlotter* sender);
+        /** \brief may be connected to zoomChangedLocally() of a different plot and synchronizes the local y-axis to the other y-axis */
+        void synchronizeYAxis(double newxmin, double newxmax, double newymin, double newymax, JKQtBasePlotter* sender);
+        /** \brief may be connected to zoomChangedLocally() of a different plot and synchronizes the local x- and y-axis to the other x- and y-axis */
+        void synchronizeXYAxis(double newxmin, double newxmax, double newymin, double newymax, JKQtBasePlotter* sender);
 
     public slots:
 
@@ -1312,8 +1318,10 @@ class LIB_EXPORT JKQtBasePlotter: public QObject {
             \param master the plotter widget to synchronize to
             \param synchronizeWidth do you want the plot width to be synchronized?
             \param synchronizeHeight do you want the plot height to be synchronized?
+            \param synchronizeZoomingMasterToSlave if set, also zooming in the master leads to a modification of the linked axes in the slave
+            \param synchronizeZoomingSlaveToMaster if set, also zooming in the slave leads to a modification of the linked axes in the master
         */
-        void synchronizeToMaster(JKQtBasePlotter* master, bool synchronizeWidth, bool synchronizeHeight);
+        void synchronizeToMaster(JKQtBasePlotter* master, bool synchronizeWidth, bool synchronizeHeight, bool synchronizeZoomingMasterToSlave=false, bool synchronizeZoomingSlaveToMaster=false);
 
         /** \brief switches any synchronization off, that has been created by synchronizeToMaster() */
         void resetMasterSynchronization();