diff --git a/.indent.pro b/.indent.pro
index 73d5010d..65cfe9e6 100644
--- a/.indent.pro
+++ b/.indent.pro
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 -T lxw_chart_axis
 -T lxw_chart_axis_display_unit
 -T lxw_chart_axis_label_position
+-T lxw_chart_axis_tick_mark
 -T lxw_chart_axis_tick_position
 -T lxw_chart_fill
 -T lxw_chart_font
diff --git a/include/xlsxwriter/chart.h b/include/xlsxwriter/chart.h
index 2b31029b..ab9fe927 100644
--- a/include/xlsxwriter/chart.h
+++ b/include/xlsxwriter/chart.h
@@ -492,6 +492,27 @@ typedef enum lxw_chart_axis_display_unit {
     LXW_CHART_AXIS_UNITS_TRILLIONS
 } lxw_chart_axis_display_unit;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Tick mark types for an axis.
+ */
+typedef enum lxw_chart_axis_tick_mark {
+
+    /** Default tick mark for the chart axis. Usually outside. */
+    LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_DEFAULT,
+
+    /** No tick mark for the axis. */
+    LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_NONE,
+
+    /** Tick mark inside the axis only. */
+    LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_INSIDE,
+
+    /** Tick mark outside the axis only. */
+    LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_OUTSIDE,
+
+    /** Tick mark inside and outside the axis. */
+    LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_CROSSING
+} lxw_chart_tick_mark;
+
 enum lxw_chart_position {
     LXW_CHART_AXIS_RIGHT,
     LXW_CHART_AXIS_LEFT,
@@ -708,6 +729,7 @@ typedef struct lxw_chart_axis {
     char default_num_format[LXW_CHART_NUM_FORMAT_LEN];
 
     uint8_t major_tick_mark;
+    uint8_t minor_tick_mark;
     uint8_t is_horizontal;
 
     lxw_chart_gridline major_gridlines;
@@ -1571,6 +1593,10 @@ void chart_axis_set_max(lxw_chart_axis *axis, double max);
  */
 void chart_axis_set_log_base(lxw_chart_axis *axis, uint16_t log_base);
 
+void chart_axis_set_major_tick_mark(lxw_chart_axis *axis, uint8_t type);
+
+void chart_axis_set_minor_tick_mark(lxw_chart_axis *axis, uint8_t type);
+
 /**
  * @brief Set the interval between category values.
  *
diff --git a/src/chart.c b/src/chart.c
index 80464cea..2e8c2f73 100644
--- a/src/chart.c
+++ b/src/chart.c
@@ -1815,13 +1815,49 @@ _chart_write_major_tick_mark(lxw_chart *self, lxw_chart_axis *axis)
         return;
 
     LXW_INIT_ATTRIBUTES();
-    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "cross");
+
+    if (axis->major_tick_mark == LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_NONE)
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "none");
+    else if (axis->major_tick_mark == LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_INSIDE)
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "in");
+    else if (axis->major_tick_mark == LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_CROSSING)
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "cross");
+    else
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "out");
 
     lxw_xml_empty_tag(self->file, "c:majorTickMark", &attributes);
 
     LXW_FREE_ATTRIBUTES();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Write the <c:minorTickMark> element.
+ */
+STATIC void
+_chart_write_minor_tick_mark(lxw_chart *self, lxw_chart_axis *axis)
+{
+    struct xml_attribute_list attributes;
+    struct xml_attribute *attribute;
+
+    if (!axis->minor_tick_mark)
+        return;
+
+    LXW_INIT_ATTRIBUTES();
+
+    if (axis->minor_tick_mark == LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_NONE)
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "none");
+    else if (axis->minor_tick_mark == LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_INSIDE)
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "in");
+    else if (axis->minor_tick_mark == LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_CROSSING)
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "cross");
+    else
+        LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("val", "out");
+
+    lxw_xml_empty_tag(self->file, "c:minorTickMark", &attributes);
+
+    LXW_FREE_ATTRIBUTES();
+}
+
 /*
  * Write the <c:symbol> element.
  */
@@ -2721,20 +2757,15 @@ _chart_write_page_margins(lxw_chart *self)
 {
     struct xml_attribute_list attributes;
     struct xml_attribute *attribute;
-    char b[] = "0.75";
-    char l[] = "0.7";
-    char r[] = "0.7";
-    char t[] = "0.75";
-    char header[] = "0.3";
-    char footer[] = "0.3";
 
     LXW_INIT_ATTRIBUTES();
-    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("b", b);
-    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("l", l);
-    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("r", r);
-    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("t", t);
-    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("header", header);
-    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("footer", footer);
+
+    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("b", "0.75");
+    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("l", "0.7");
+    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("r", "0.7");
+    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("t", "0.7");
+    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("header", "0.3");
+    LXW_PUSH_ATTRIBUTES_STR("footer", "0.3");
 
     lxw_xml_empty_tag(self->file, "c:pageMargins", &attributes);
 
@@ -2861,6 +2892,9 @@ _chart_write_cat_axis(lxw_chart *self)
     /* Write the c:majorTickMark element. */
     _chart_write_major_tick_mark(self, self->x_axis);
 
+    /* Write the c:minorTickMark element. */
+    _chart_write_minor_tick_mark(self, self->x_axis);
+
     /* Write the c:tickLblPos element. */
     _chart_write_tick_label_pos(self, self->x_axis);
 
@@ -2937,6 +2971,9 @@ _chart_write_val_axis(lxw_chart *self)
     /* Write the c:majorTickMark element. */
     _chart_write_major_tick_mark(self, self->y_axis);
 
+    /* Write the c:minorTickMark element. */
+    _chart_write_minor_tick_mark(self, self->y_axis);
+
     /* Write the c:tickLblPos element. */
     _chart_write_tick_label_pos(self, self->y_axis);
 
@@ -3010,6 +3047,9 @@ _chart_write_cat_val_axis(lxw_chart *self)
     /* Write the c:majorTickMark element. */
     _chart_write_major_tick_mark(self, self->x_axis);
 
+    /* Write the c:minorTickMark element. */
+    _chart_write_minor_tick_mark(self, self->x_axis);
+
     /* Write the c:tickLblPos element. */
     _chart_write_tick_label_pos(self, self->x_axis);
 
@@ -3572,7 +3612,7 @@ _chart_initialize_radar_chart(lxw_chart *self, uint8_t type)
     self->x_axis->is_category = LXW_TRUE;
     self->y_axis->is_value = LXW_TRUE;
 
-    self->y_axis->major_tick_mark = LXW_TRUE;
+    self->y_axis->major_tick_mark = LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_CROSSING;
 
     /* Initialize the function pointers for this chart type. */
     self->write_chart_type = _chart_write_radar_chart;
@@ -4150,6 +4190,24 @@ chart_axis_set_log_base(lxw_chart_axis *axis, uint16_t log_base)
         axis->log_base = log_base;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Set the major mark for an axis.
+ */
+void
+chart_axis_set_major_tick_mark(lxw_chart_axis *axis, uint8_t type)
+{
+    axis->major_tick_mark = type;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set the minor mark for an axis.
+ */
+void
+chart_axis_set_minor_tick_mark(lxw_chart_axis *axis, uint8_t type)
+{
+    axis->minor_tick_mark = type;
+}
+
 /*
  * Set interval unit for a category axis.
  */
diff --git a/test/functional/src/test_chart_axis41.c b/test/functional/src/test_chart_axis41.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c3a0b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/src/test_chart_axis41.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Test cases for libxlsxwriter.
+ *
+ * Test to compare output against Excel files.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2014-2017, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "xlsxwriter.h"
+
+int main() {
+
+    lxw_workbook  *workbook  = new_workbook("test_chart_axis41.xlsx");
+    lxw_worksheet *worksheet = workbook_add_worksheet(workbook, NULL);
+    lxw_chart     *chart     = workbook_add_chart(workbook, LXW_CHART_COLUMN);
+
+    /* For testing, copy the randomly generated axis ids in the target file. */
+    chart->axis_id_1 = 108321024;
+    chart->axis_id_2 = 108328448;
+
+    uint8_t data[5][3] = {
+        {1, 2,  3},
+        {2, 4,  6},
+        {3, 6,  9},
+        {4, 8,  12},
+        {5, 10, 15}
+    };
+
+    int row, col;
+    for (row = 0; row < 5; row++)
+        for (col = 0; col < 3; col++)
+            worksheet_write_number(worksheet, row, col, data[row][col], NULL);
+
+    chart_add_series(chart, NULL, "=Sheet1!$A$1:$A$5");
+    chart_add_series(chart, NULL, "=Sheet1!$B$1:$B$5");
+    chart_add_series(chart, NULL, "=Sheet1!$C$1:$C$5");
+
+    chart_axis_set_major_tick_mark(chart->x_axis, LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_NONE);
+    chart_axis_set_minor_tick_mark(chart->x_axis, LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_INSIDE);
+    chart_axis_set_minor_tick_mark(chart->y_axis, LXW_CHART_AXIS_TICK_MARK_CROSSING);
+
+    worksheet_insert_chart(worksheet, CELL("E9"), chart);
+
+    return workbook_close(workbook);
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/test_chart_axis.py b/test/functional/test_chart_axis.py
index c40644a8..4b85437a 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_chart_axis.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_chart_axis.py
@@ -114,3 +114,6 @@ class TestCompareXLSXFiles(base_test_class.XLSXBaseTest):
 
     def test_chart_axis40(self):
         self.run_exe_test('test_chart_axis40')
+
+    def test_chart_axis41(self):
+        self.run_exe_test('test_chart_axis41')
diff --git a/test/functional/xlsx_files/chart_axis41.xlsx b/test/functional/xlsx_files/chart_axis41.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ac9342d
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/functional/xlsx_files/chart_axis41.xlsx differ