diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/__stories__/bar-x/Playground.stories.tsx b/src/plugins/d3/__stories__/bar-x/Playground.stories.tsx
index 660e89f2..2289f5b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/__stories__/bar-x/Playground.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/__stories__/bar-x/Playground.stories.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ function prepareData(): ChartKitWidgetData {
                 rotation: 30,
             },
         },
-        yAxis: [{title: {text: 'Number of games released'}}],
+        yAxis: [
+            {
+                title: {text: 'Number of games released'},
+                labels: {
+                    enabled: true,
+                    rotation: -90,
+                },
+                ticks: {
+                    pixelInterval: 120,
+                },
+            },
+        ],
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisX.tsx b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisX.tsx
index c804e215..37c01d45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisX.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisX.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export const AxisX = React.memo(({axis, width, height, scale}: Props) => {
                 labelsPaddings: axis.labels.padding,
                 labelsMargin: axis.labels.margin,
                 labelsStyle: axis.labels.style,
+                labelsMaxWidth: axis.labels.maxWidth,
+                labelsLineHeight: axis.labels.lineHeight,
                 count: getTicksCount({axis, range: width}),
                 maxTickCount: getMaxTickCount({axis, width}),
                 rotation: axis.labels.rotation,
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisY.tsx b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisY.tsx
index 4899d133..e7a80155 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisY.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/AxisY.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ import {
     setEllipsisForOverflowTexts,
     getTicksCount,
     getScaleTicks,
+    calculateSin,
+    calculateCos,
 } from '../utils';
 
 const b = block('d3-axis');
-const MAX_WIDTH = 80;
 
 type Props = {
     axises: PreparedAxis[];
@@ -25,6 +26,31 @@ type Props = {
     scale: ChartScale;
 };
 
+function transformLabel(node: Element, axis: PreparedAxis) {
+    let topOffset = axis.labels.lineHeight / 2;
+    let leftOffset = -axis.labels.margin;
+    if (axis.labels.rotation) {
+        if (axis.labels.rotation > 0) {
+            leftOffset -= axis.labels.lineHeight * calculateSin(axis.labels.rotation);
+            topOffset = axis.labels.lineHeight * calculateCos(axis.labels.rotation);
+
+            if (axis.labels.rotation % 360 === 90) {
+                topOffset = (node?.getBoundingClientRect().width || 0) / 2;
+            }
+        } else {
+            topOffset = 0;
+
+            if (axis.labels.rotation % 360 === -90) {
+                topOffset = -(node?.getBoundingClientRect().width || 0) / 2;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return `translate(${leftOffset}px, ${topOffset}px) rotate(${axis.labels.rotation}deg)`;
+    }
+
+    return `translate(${leftOffset}px, ${topOffset}px)`;
+}
+
 export const AxisY = ({axises, width, height, scale}: Props) => {
     const ref = React.useRef<SVGGElement>(null);
 
@@ -68,10 +94,20 @@ export const AxisY = ({axises, width, height, scale}: Props) => {
         if (axis.labels.enabled) {
             const tickTexts = svgElement
                 .selectAll<SVGTextElement, string>('.tick text')
+                // The offset must be applied before the labels are rotated.
+                // Therefore, we reset the values and make an offset in transform  attribute.
+                // FIXME: give up axisLeft(d3) and switch to our own generation method
+                .attr('x', null)
+                .attr('dy', null)
                 .style('font-size', axis.labels.style.fontSize)
-                .style('transform', 'translateY(-1px)');
-
-            tickTexts.call(setEllipsisForOverflowTexts, MAX_WIDTH);
+                .style('transform', function () {
+                    return transformLabel(this, axis);
+                });
+            const textMaxWidth =
+                !axis.labels.rotation || Math.abs(axis.labels.rotation) % 360 !== 90
+                    ? axis.labels.maxWidth
+                    : (height - axis.labels.padding * (tickTexts.size() - 1)) / tickTexts.size();
+            tickTexts.call(setEllipsisForOverflowTexts, textMaxWidth);
         }
 
         const transformStyle = svgElement.select('.tick').attr('transform');
@@ -84,20 +120,22 @@ export const AxisY = ({axises, width, height, scale}: Props) => {
 
         // remove overlapping ticks
         // Note: this method do not prepared for rotated labels
-        let elementY = 0;
-        svgElement
-            .selectAll('.tick')
-            .filter(function (_d, index) {
-                const node = this as unknown as Element;
-                const r = node.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-                if (r.bottom > elementY && index !== 0) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-                elementY = r.top - axis.labels.padding;
-                return false;
-            })
-            .remove();
+        if (!axis.labels.rotation) {
+            let elementY = 0;
+            svgElement
+                .selectAll('.tick')
+                .filter(function (_d, index) {
+                    const node = this as unknown as Element;
+                    const r = node.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+                    if (r.bottom > elementY && index !== 0) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    elementY = r.top - axis.labels.padding;
+                    return false;
+                })
+                .remove();
+        }
 
         if (axis.title.text) {
             const textY = axis.title.margin + axis.labels.margin + axis.labels.width;
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/styles.scss b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/styles.scss
index dd37ae6a..68d40194 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/styles.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/components/styles.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
     & .tick text {
         color: var(--g-color-text-secondary);
+        alignment-baseline: after-edge;
     }
 
     & .tick line {
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/constants/defaults/axis.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/constants/defaults/axis.ts
index 96e4fcd6..d4de29c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/constants/defaults/axis.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/constants/defaults/axis.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export const axisLabelsDefaults = {
     margin: 10,
     padding: 10,
     fontSize: 11,
+    maxWidth: 80,
 };
 
 const axisTitleDefaults = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/types.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/types.ts
index dd32ebbf..48600f1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ type PreparedAxisLabels = Omit<
         rotation: number;
         height: number;
         width: number;
+        lineHeight: number;
+        maxWidth: number;
     };
 
 export type PreparedChart = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/x-axis.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/x-axis.ts
index e3c6f6a0..2e6ff34c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/x-axis.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/x-axis.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../constants';
 import type {PreparedAxis} from './types';
 import {
+    calculateCos,
     formatAxisTickLabel,
     getClosestPointsRange,
     getHorisontalSvgTextHeight,
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ function getLabelSettings({
 
     const defaultRotation = overlapping && autoRotation ? -45 : 0;
     const rotation = axis.labels.rotation || defaultRotation;
-
     const labelsHeight = rotation
         ? getLabelsMaxHeight({
               labels,
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ function getLabelSettings({
               },
               rotation,
           })
-        : getHorisontalSvgTextHeight({text: 'Tmp', style: axis.labels.style});
+        : axis.labels.lineHeight;
+    const maxHeight = rotation ? calculateCos(rotation) * axis.labels.maxWidth : labelsHeight;
 
-    return {height: labelsHeight, rotation};
+    return {height: Math.min(maxHeight, labelsHeight), rotation};
 }
 
 export const getPreparedXAxis = ({
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ export const getPreparedXAxis = ({
     const titleStyle: BaseTextStyle = {
         fontSize: get(xAxis, 'title.style.fontSize', xAxisTitleDefaults.fontSize),
     };
+    const labelsStyle = {
+        fontSize: get(xAxis, 'labels.style.fontSize', DEFAULT_AXIS_LABEL_FONT_SIZE),
+    };
 
     const preparedXAxis: PreparedAxis = {
         type: get(xAxis, 'type', 'linear'),
@@ -92,9 +96,11 @@ export const getPreparedXAxis = ({
             dateFormat: get(xAxis, 'labels.dateFormat'),
             numberFormat: get(xAxis, 'labels.numberFormat'),
             rotation: get(xAxis, 'labels.rotation', 0),
-            style: {fontSize: get(xAxis, 'labels.style.fontSize', DEFAULT_AXIS_LABEL_FONT_SIZE)},
+            style: labelsStyle,
             width: 0,
             height: 0,
+            lineHeight: getHorisontalSvgTextHeight({text: 'Tmp', style: labelsStyle}),
+            maxWidth: get(xAxis, 'labels.maxWidth', axisLabelsDefaults.maxWidth),
         },
         lineColor: get(xAxis, 'lineColor'),
         categories: get(xAxis, 'categories'),
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/y-axis.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/y-axis.ts
index 911ba73d..5d593875 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/y-axis.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/hooks/useChartOptions/y-axis.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import type {AxisDomain, AxisScale} from 'd3';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 
-import type {
-    BaseTextStyle,
-    ChartKitWidgetData,
-    ChartKitWidgetSeries,
-} from '../../../../../types/widget-data';
-
+import type {BaseTextStyle, ChartKitWidgetData, ChartKitWidgetSeries} from '../../../../../types';
 import {
     axisLabelsDefaults,
     DEFAULT_AXIS_LABEL_FONT_SIZE,
@@ -50,18 +45,10 @@ const getAxisLabelMaxWidth = (args: {axis: PreparedAxis; series: ChartKitWidgetS
             'font-size': axis.labels.style.fontSize,
             'font-weight': axis.labels.style.fontWeight || '',
         },
+        rotation: axis.labels.rotation,
     });
 };
 
-const applyLabelsMaxWidth = (args: {
-    series: ChartKitWidgetSeries[];
-    preparedYAxis: PreparedAxis;
-}) => {
-    const {series, preparedYAxis} = args;
-
-    preparedYAxis.labels.width = getAxisLabelMaxWidth({axis: preparedYAxis, series});
-};
-
 export const getPreparedYAxis = ({
     series,
     yAxis,
@@ -89,9 +76,11 @@ export const getPreparedYAxis = ({
             dateFormat: get(yAxis1, 'labels.dateFormat'),
             numberFormat: get(yAxis1, 'labels.numberFormat'),
             style: y1LabelsStyle,
-            rotation: 0,
+            rotation: get(yAxis1, 'labels.rotation', 0),
             width: 0,
             height: 0,
+            lineHeight: getHorisontalSvgTextHeight({text: 'TmpLabel', style: y1LabelsStyle}),
+            maxWidth: get(yAxis1, 'labels.maxWidth', axisLabelsDefaults.maxWidth),
         },
         lineColor: get(yAxis1, 'lineColor'),
         categories: get(yAxis1, 'categories'),
@@ -115,7 +104,7 @@ export const getPreparedYAxis = ({
     };
 
     if (labelsEnabled) {
-        applyLabelsMaxWidth({series, preparedYAxis: preparedY1Axis});
+        preparedY1Axis.labels.width = getAxisLabelMaxWidth({axis: preparedY1Axis, series});
     }
 
     return [preparedY1Axis];
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/axis-generators/bottom.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/axis-generators/bottom.ts
index 63ec83ed..2700711e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/axis-generators/bottom.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/axis-generators/bottom.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {select} from 'd3';
 import {BaseTextStyle} from '../../../../../types';
 import {getXAxisItems, getXAxisOffset, getXTickPosition} from '../axis';
 import {getLabelsMaxHeight, setEllipsisForOverflowText} from '../text';
+import {calculateCos, calculateSin} from '../math';
 
 type AxisBottomArgs = {
     scale: AxisScale<AxisDomain>;
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ type AxisBottomArgs = {
         labelsPaddings?: number;
         labelsMargin?: number;
         labelsStyle?: BaseTextStyle;
+        labelsMaxWidth?: number;
+        labelsLineHeight: number;
         size: number;
         rotation: number;
     };
@@ -41,16 +44,6 @@ function addDomain(
         .attr('d', `M0,0V0H${size}`);
 }
 
-function calculateCos(deg: number, precision = 2) {
-    const factor = Math.pow(10, precision);
-    return Math.floor(Math.cos((Math.PI / 180) * deg) * factor) / factor;
-}
-
-function calculateSin(deg: number, precision = 2) {
-    const factor = Math.pow(10, precision);
-    return Math.floor(Math.sin((Math.PI / 180) * deg) * factor) / factor;
-}
-
 export function axisBottom(args: AxisBottomArgs) {
     const {
         scale,
@@ -58,7 +51,9 @@ export function axisBottom(args: AxisBottomArgs) {
             labelFormat,
             labelsPaddings = 0,
             labelsMargin = 0,
+            labelsMaxWidth = Infinity,
             labelsStyle,
+            labelsLineHeight,
             size: tickSize,
             count: ticksCount,
             maxTickCount,
@@ -81,7 +76,10 @@ export function axisBottom(args: AxisBottomArgs) {
         let transform = `translate(0, ${labelHeight + labelsMargin}px)`;
         if (rotation) {
             const labelsOffsetTop = labelHeight * calculateCos(rotation) + labelsMargin;
-            const labelsOffsetLeft = calculateSin(rotation) * labelHeight;
+            let labelsOffsetLeft = calculateSin(rotation) * labelHeight;
+            if (Math.abs(rotation) % 360 === 90) {
+                labelsOffsetLeft += ((rotation > 0 ? -1 : 1) * labelHeight) / 2;
+            }
             transform = `translate(${-labelsOffsetLeft}px, ${labelsOffsetTop}px) rotate(${rotation}deg)`;
         }
 
@@ -122,7 +120,13 @@ export function axisBottom(args: AxisBottomArgs) {
         const labels = selection.selectAll<SVGTextElement, unknown>('.tick text');
 
         // FIXME: handle rotated overlapping labels (with a smarter approach)
-        if (!rotation) {
+        if (rotation) {
+            const maxWidth =
+                labelsMaxWidth * calculateCos(rotation) + labelsLineHeight * calculateSin(rotation);
+            labels.each(function () {
+                setEllipsisForOverflowText(select(this), maxWidth);
+            });
+        } else {
             // remove overlapping labels
             let elementX = 0;
             selection
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/index.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/index.ts
index 94968f39..2331c3ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/index.ts
@@ -180,19 +180,16 @@ export const getHorisontalSvgTextHeight = (args: {
     style?: Partial<BaseTextStyle>;
 }) => {
     const {text, style} = args;
-    const textSelection = select(document.body).append('text').text(text);
+    const container = select(document.body).append('svg');
+    const textSelection = container.append('text').text(text);
     const fontSize = get(style, 'fontSize', DEFAULT_AXIS_LABEL_FONT_SIZE);
-    let height = 0;
 
     if (fontSize) {
-        textSelection.style('font-size', fontSize);
+        textSelection.style('font-size', fontSize).style('alignment-baseline', 'after-edge');
     }
 
-    textSelection
-        .each(function () {
-            height = this.getBoundingClientRect().height;
-        })
-        .remove();
+    const height = textSelection.node()?.getBoundingClientRect().height || 0;
+    container.remove();
 
     return height;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/math.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/math.ts
index f6ee3060..7c6ba4d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/math.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/math.ts
@@ -49,3 +49,13 @@ export const calculateNumericProperty = (args: {value?: string | number | null;
 
     return value;
 };
+
+export function calculateCos(deg: number, precision = 2) {
+    const factor = Math.pow(10, precision);
+    return Math.floor(Math.cos((Math.PI / 180) * deg) * factor) / factor;
+}
+
+export function calculateSin(deg: number, precision = 2) {
+    const factor = Math.pow(10, precision);
+    return Math.floor(Math.sin((Math.PI / 180) * deg) * factor) / factor;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/text.ts b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/text.ts
index b1b356cf..7e9362e0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/text.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/d3/renderer/utils/text.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ export function setEllipsisForOverflowText(
     selection.text(null).append('title').text(text);
     const tSpan = selection.append('tspan').text(text).style('alignment-baseline', 'inherit');
 
-    let textLength = tSpan.node()?.getComputedTextLength() || 0;
+    let textLength = tSpan.node()?.getBoundingClientRect()?.width || 0;
+
     while (textLength > maxWidth && text.length > 1) {
         text = text.slice(0, -1);
         tSpan.text(text + '…');
-        textLength = tSpan.node()?.getComputedTextLength() || 0;
+        textLength = tSpan.node()?.getBoundingClientRect()?.width || 0;
     }
 }
 
@@ -90,15 +91,17 @@ function renderLabels(
 export function getLabelsMaxWidth({
     labels,
     style,
-    transform,
+    rotation,
 }: {
     labels: string[];
     style?: Record<string, string>;
-    transform?: string;
+    rotation?: number;
 }) {
     const svg = select(document.body).append('svg');
-    const attrs: Record<string, string> = transform ? {transform: transform} : {};
-    svg.call(renderLabels, {labels, style, attrs});
+    const textSelection = renderLabels(svg, {labels, style});
+    if (rotation) {
+        textSelection.attr('text-anchor', 'end').style('transform', `rotate(${rotation}deg)`);
+    }
 
     const maxWidth = (svg.select('g').node() as Element)?.getBoundingClientRect()?.width || 0;
     svg.remove();