How to reproduce: private void UpdateChart() { this.radChartView1.Series.Clear(); // Create two series for the bar chart. BarSeries requiredBarSeries = new BarSeries { ShowLabels = true, CombineMode = ChartSeriesCombineMode.Cluster, NumberOfColors = 2, }; BarSeries actualBarSeries = new BarSeries { ShowLabels = true, CombineMode = ChartSeriesCombineMode.Cluster, NumberOfColors = 2, }; // Add the data. AddDataPoint(requiredBarSeries, .0333d, "Germany", "Required"); AddDataPoint(actualBarSeries, .050d, "Germany", "Actual"); AddDataPoint(requiredBarSeries, .0333d, "United States", "Required"); AddDataPoint(actualBarSeries, .050d, "United States", "Actual"); AddDataPoint(requiredBarSeries, .00d, "France", "Required"); AddDataPoint(actualBarSeries, .050d, "France", "Actual"); AddDataPoint(requiredBarSeries, 0.0d, "United Kingdom", "Required"); AddDataPoint(actualBarSeries, .050d, "United Kingdom", "Actual"); AddDataPoint(requiredBarSeries, 0.955d, "Russia", "Required"); // Change the following value to .95d to see // the issue. AddDataPoint(actualBarSeries, .15d, "Russia", "Actual"); this.radChartView1.Series.Add(requiredBarSeries); this.radChartView1.Series.Add(actualBarSeries); CategoricalAxis horizontalAxis = radChartView1.Axes[0] as CategoricalAxis; horizontalAxis.LabelFitMode = AxisLabelFitMode.MultiLine; } private void AddDataPoint(BarSeries series, double val, string category, string label) { series.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint { Value = val, Label = String.Format("{0}\n{1:P2}", label, val), Category = category }); } Workaround: create a custom SmartLabelsController public RadForm1() { InitializeComponent(); SmartLabelsController labelsController = new CustomSmartLabelsController(); this.radChartView1.Controllers.Add(labelsController); // Set up the chart } public class CustomSmartLabelsController : SmartLabelsController { protected override SmartLabelsStrategyBase GetDefaultStrategy(ChartArea area) { SmartLabelsStrategyBase strategy = base.GetDefaultStrategy(area); if (strategy is VerticalAdjusmentLabelsStrategy) { strategy = new CustomVerticalAdjusmentLabelsStrategy(); Dictionary<Type, List<Type>> strategies = typeof(SmartLabelsController).GetField("strategySeries", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic).GetValue(this) as Dictionary<Type, List<Type>>; strategies.Remove(typeof(VerticalAdjusmentLabelsStrategy)); strategies.Add(typeof(CustomVerticalAdjusmentLabelsStrategy), new List<Type> { typeof(BarSeries), typeof(LineSeriesBase) }); } return strategy; } } public class CustomVerticalAdjusmentLabelsStrategy : VerticalAdjusmentLabelsStrategy { public override void CalculateLocations(ChartSeriesCollection series, Rectangle plotArea) { if (series.Count == 0) { return; } List<LabelElement> labels = new List<LabelElement>(); List<int> overlaps = new List<int>(); foreach (ChartSeries chartSeries in series) { if (!chartSeries.ShowLabels || !chartSeries.IsVisible) { continue; } foreach (DataPointElement point in chartSeries.Children) { LabelElement label = (LabelElement)point.Children[0]; Rectangle labelRect = ChartRenderer.ToRectangle(label.GetLayoutSlot()); labelRect.X += (int)(series[0].View.Viewport.X + ((IChartView)series[0].View).PlotOriginX); labelRect.Y += (int)(series[0].View.Viewport.Y + ((IChartView)series[0].View).PlotOriginY); if (chartSeries.View.GetArea<CartesianArea>().Orientation == Orientation.Vertical) { labelRect.Y -= this.DistanceToLabel; } else { labelRect.X += this.DistanceToLabel; } labelRect.Inflate(0, this.DistanceBetweenLabels); label.SmartRectangle = labelRect; labels.Add(label); } } CartesianSeries cartesianSeries = (CartesianSeries)series[0]; if (cartesianSeries != null) { this.RestrictWithinAxes(labels, cartesianSeries); } LabelElement labelToMove = this.GetElementWithMostOverlaps(labels, series); int counter = 0; while (labelToMove != null && counter < labels.Count) { Rectangle firstDirectionRect; Rectangle secondDirectionRect; int firstMoveCost; int secondMoveCost; Rectangle dataPointLayout = ChartRenderer.ToRectangle(labelToMove.DataPoint.LayoutSlot); dataPointLayout.X += (int)labelToMove.View.Viewport.X; dataPointLayout.Y += (int)labelToMove.View.Viewport.Y; if (cartesianSeries.View.GetArea<CartesianArea>().Orientation == System.Windows.Forms.Orientation.Vertical) { firstDirectionRect = this.GetBestPositionInUpwardDirection(labels, labelToMove, cartesianSeries); secondDirectionRect = this.GetBestPositionInDownwardDirection(labels, labelToMove, cartesianSeries); firstMoveCost = Math.Abs(labelToMove.SmartRectangle.Y - firstDirectionRect.Y); secondMoveCost = Math.Abs(labelToMove.SmartRectangle.Y - secondDirectionRect.Y); } else { firstDirectionRect = this.GetBestPositionInLeftDirection(labels, labelToMove, cartesianSeries); secondDirectionRect = this.GetBestPositionInRightDirection(labels, labelToMove, cartesianSeries); firstMoveCost = Math.Abs(dataPointLayout.X - firstDirectionRect.X); secondMoveCost = Math.Abs(dataPointLayout.X - secondDirectionRect.X); } if (!dataPointLayout.IntersectsWith(secondDirectionRect) && firstMoveCost > secondMoveCost) { labelToMove.SmartRectangle = secondDirectionRect; } else { labelToMove.SmartRectangle = firstDirectionRect; } labelToMove = this.GetElementWithMostOverlaps(labels, series); counter++; } this.FinalPositionsOptimization(labels); foreach (LabelElement label in labels) { Rectangle rect = label.SmartRectangle; rect.Inflate(0, -this.DistanceBetweenLabels); Rectangle dataPointLayout = ChartRenderer.ToRectangle(label.DataPoint.LayoutSlot); dataPointLayout.X += (int)cartesianSeries.View.Viewport.X; dataPointLayout.Y += (int)cartesianSeries.View.Viewport.Y; int delta = 1; if (dataPointLayout.Y > label.SmartRectangle.Y) { delta = -1; } rect.Y += delta * this.DistanceToLabel; label.SmartRectangle = rect; } } }