diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BWGraph.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BWGraph.h
index dbab1ed14..92187913f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BWGraph.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BWGraph.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual void getValues(std::map<std::string,float>& values) const;
     virtual QString displayValue(float v) const;
-//    virtual QString displayName(int i) const;
     virtual QString legend(int i,float v) const;
     virtual void update();
     QString unitName() const ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp
index 5d411c120..5ef4a9d68 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ BandwidthStatsWidget::BandwidthStatsWidget(QWidget *parent)
 
     ui.unit_CB->addItem(tr("KB/s")) ;
     ui.unit_CB->addItem(tr("Count")) ;
+    
+    ui.logScale_CB->setChecked(true) ;
 
     ui.bwgraph_BW->source()->setSelector(BWGraphSource::SELECTOR_TYPE_FRIEND,BWGraphSource::GRAPH_TYPE_SUM) ;
     ui.bwgraph_BW->source()->setSelector(BWGraphSource::SELECTOR_TYPE_SERVICE,BWGraphSource::GRAPH_TYPE_SUM) ;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ BandwidthStatsWidget::BandwidthStatsWidget(QWidget *parent)
     QObject::connect(ui.updn_CB   ,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),this, SLOT( updateUpDownSelection(int))) ;
     QObject::connect(ui.unit_CB   ,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),this, SLOT(   updateUnitSelection(int))) ;
     QObject::connect(ui.service_CB,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),this, SLOT(updateServiceSelection(int))) ;
+    QObject::connect(ui.logScale_CB,SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),this, SLOT(toggleLogScale(bool))) ;
 
     // setup one timer for auto-update
 
@@ -42,6 +45,13 @@ BandwidthStatsWidget::BandwidthStatsWidget(QWidget *parent)
     mTimer->start(2000) ;
 }
 
+void BandwidthStatsWidget::toggleLogScale(bool b)
+{
+    if(b)
+	ui.bwgraph_BW->setFlags(RSGraphWidget::RSGRAPH_FLAGS_LOG_SCALE_Y) ;
+    else
+	ui.bwgraph_BW->resetFlags(RSGraphWidget::RSGRAPH_FLAGS_LOG_SCALE_Y) ;
+}
 void BandwidthStatsWidget::updateComboBoxes()
 {
     if(!isVisible())
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.h
index b3fc1e57f..9a835fc57 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.h
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ protected slots:
     void updateComboBoxes() ;
     void updateUpDownSelection(int n);
     void updateUnitSelection(int n);
-
+    void toggleLogScale(bool b);
+    
 private:
     Ui::BwStatsWidget ui;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.ui
index 3ed54ef4e..e99058ac3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>812</width>
-    <height>349</height>
+    <width>1128</width>
+    <height>385</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -18,14 +18,7 @@
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
    <item>
-    <widget class="BWGraph" name="bwgraph_BW">
-     <property name="frameShape">
-      <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="frameShadow">
-      <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
+    <widget class="BWGraph" name="bwgraph_BW" native="true"/>
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="informationSelector_GB">
@@ -110,6 +103,13 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="unit_CB"/>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="logScale_CB">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Log scale</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
         <property name="orientation">
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>BWGraph</class>
-   <extends>QFrame</extends>
-   <header>gui/statistics/BWGraph.h</header>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header location="global">gui/statistics/BWGraph.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>