diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js b/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
index dab9a3ce4e7..ad17fac233e 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ axes.calcTicks = function calcTicks(ax, opts) {
 
     var removedPreTick0Label = false;
     var ticksOut = new Array(tickVals.length);
-    for(var i = 0; i < tickVals.length; i++) {
+    var i;
+    for(i = 0; i < tickVals.length; i++) {
         var _minor = tickVals[i].minor;
         var _value = tickVals[i].value;
 
@@ -745,28 +746,32 @@ axes.calcTicks = function calcTicks(ax, opts) {
             var B = tickVals[b].value;
 
             var delta = definedDelta || Math.abs(B - A);
-            var half = axrev ? -0.5 : 0.5;
             if(delta >= ONEDAY * 365) { // Years could have days less than ONEAVGYEAR period
-                v += half * ONEAVGYEAR;
+                v += ONEAVGYEAR / 2;
             } else if(delta >= ONEDAY * 28) { // Months could have days less than ONEAVGMONTH period
-                v += half * ONEAVGMONTH;
+                v += ONEAVGMONTH / 2;
             } else if(delta >= ONEDAY) {
-                v += half * ONEDAY;
+                v += ONEDAY / 2;
             }
 
             ticksOut[i].periodX = v;
 
             if(v > maxRange || v < minRange) { // hide label if outside the range
                 ticksOut[i].text = '';
-                if(i === 0) removedPreTick0Label = true;
+                removedPreTick0Label = true;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    if(removedPreTick0Label && ticksOut.length > 1) {
-        // redo tick0 text
-        ax._prevDateHead = '';
-        ticksOut[1].text = axes.tickText(ax, tickVals[1].value).text;
+    if(removedPreTick0Label) {
+        for(i = 1; i < ticksOut.length; i++) {
+            if(ticksOut[i].periodX <= maxRange && ticksOut[i].periodX >= minRange) {
+                // redo first visible tick
+                ax._prevDateHead = '';
+                ticksOut[i].text = axes.tickText(ax, tickVals[i].value).text;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     ax._inCalcTicks = false;
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/date_axes_period2.png b/test/image/baselines/date_axes_period2.png
index b5ba6f837c6..c7882225fdc 100644
Binary files a/test/image/baselines/date_axes_period2.png and b/test/image/baselines/date_axes_period2.png differ