diff --git a/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/visTypes.js b/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/visTypes.js
index 3acd9a3bc4518..13898269cffe5 100644
--- a/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/visTypes.js
+++ b/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/visTypes.js
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ const visTypes = {
     requiresTime: true,
     controlPanelSections: [
       sections.NVD3TimeSeries[0],
+      {
+        label: 'Chart Options',
+        controlSetRows: [
+          ['x_axis_format', 'y_axis_format'],
+        ],
+      },
       sections.NVD3TimeSeries[1],
     ],
   },
diff --git a/superset/assets/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js b/superset/assets/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js
index 413b6ae857c9f..2a7ec4354a196 100644
--- a/superset/assets/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js
+++ b/superset/assets/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ function nvd3Vis(slice, payload) {
       case 'compare':
         chart = nv.models.cumulativeLineChart();
         chart.xScale(d3.time.scale.utc());
+        chart.useInteractiveGuideline(true);
         chart.xAxis
         .showMaxMin(false)
         .staggerLabels(true);