diff --git a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
index cffd4f0a..95d441ef 100644
--- a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ void PMusrCanvas::UpdateParamTheoryPad()
  */
 void PMusrCanvas::UpdateDataTheoryPad()
 {
+  // NonMusr axis titles
+  TString xAxisTitle;
+  TString yAxisTitle;
+
   // some checks first
   unsigned int runNo;
   PMsrPlotStructure plotInfo = fMsrHandler->GetMsrPlotList()->at(fPlotNumber);
@@ -416,6 +420,11 @@ cout << endl;
       cout << endl;
       return;
     }
+    // check if NonMusr type plot and if yes get x- and y-axis title
+    if (plotInfo.fPlotType == MSR_PLOT_NO_MUSR) {
+      xAxisTitle = fRunList->GetXAxisTitle(runs[runNo].fRunName);
+      yAxisTitle = fRunList->GetYAxisTitle(runs[runNo].fRunName);
+    }
   }
 
   PRunData *data;
@@ -498,6 +507,28 @@ cout << endl;
       if ((ymin != -999.0) && (ymax != -999.0)) {
         fData[0].data->GetYaxis()->SetRangeUser(ymin, ymax);
       }
+      // set x-axis label
+      fData[0].data->GetXaxis()->SetTitle("time (#mus)");
+      // set y-axis label
+      TString yAxisTitle;
+      PMsrRunList *runList = fMsrHandler->GetMsrRunList();
+      switch (plotInfo.fPlotType) {
+        case MSR_PLOT_SINGLE_HISTO:
+          if (runList->at(0).fLifetimeCorrection) { // lifetime correction
+            yAxisTitle = "asymmetry";
+          } else { // no liftime correction
+            yAxisTitle = "N(t) per bin";
+          }
+          break;
+        case MSR_PLOT_ASYM:
+        case MSR_PLOT_ASYM_RRF:
+          yAxisTitle = "asymmetry";
+          break;
+        default:
+          yAxisTitle = "??";
+          break;
+      }
+      fData[0].data->GetYaxis()->SetTitle(yAxisTitle.Data());
       // plot all remaining data
       for (unsigned int i=1; i<fData.size(); i++) {
         fData[i].data->Draw("pesame");
@@ -520,6 +551,10 @@ cout << endl;
       if ((ymin != -999.0) && (ymax != -999.0)) {
         fNonMusrData[0].data->GetYaxis()->SetRangeUser(ymin, ymax);
       }
+      // set x-axis label
+      fNonMusrData[0].data->GetXaxis()->SetTitle(xAxisTitle.Data());
+      // set y-axis label
+      fNonMusrData[0].data->GetYaxis()->SetTitle(yAxisTitle.Data());
       // plot all remaining data
       for (unsigned int i=1; i<fNonMusrData.size(); i++) {
         fNonMusrData[i].data->Draw("psame");
diff --git a/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp b/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp
index 06f1f6e2..af235dc7 100644
--- a/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ bool PRunDataHandler::ReadMudFile()
  *
  * HEADER
  * TITLE:  title
+ * X-AXIS-TITLE: x-axis title
+ * Y-AXIS-TITLE: y-axis title
  * SETUP:  setup
  * FIELD:  field
  * TEMP:   temperature
@@ -850,6 +852,10 @@ bool PRunDataHandler::ReadAsciiFile()
 
   PRawRunData runData;
 
+  // init some stuff
+  runData.fXAxisTitle = "??";
+  runData.fYAxisTitle = "??";
+
   runData.fRunName = fRunName; // keep the run name
 
   int     lineNo = 0;
@@ -904,6 +910,10 @@ bool PRunDataHandler::ReadAsciiFile()
           break;
         }
         runData.fField = workStr.Atof();
+      } else if (workStr.BeginsWith("x-axis-title:", TString::kIgnoreCase)) {
+        runData.fXAxisTitle = TString(workStr.Data()+workStr.First(":")+2);
+      } else if (workStr.BeginsWith("y-axis-title:", TString::kIgnoreCase)) {
+        runData.fYAxisTitle = TString(workStr.Data()+workStr.First(":")+2);
       } else if (workStr.BeginsWith("temp:", TString::kIgnoreCase)) {
         workStr = TString(workStr.Data()+workStr.First(":")+2);
         if (!workStr.IsFloat()) {
diff --git a/src/classes/PRunListCollection.cpp b/src/classes/PRunListCollection.cpp
index 04641c4a..b08f08fb 100644
--- a/src/classes/PRunListCollection.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PRunListCollection.cpp
@@ -478,3 +478,29 @@ const char* PRunListCollection::GetSetup(TString &runName)
   return fData->GetRunData(runName)->fSetup.Data();
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// GetXAxisTitle
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * \param runName
+ */
+const char* PRunListCollection::GetXAxisTitle(TString &runName)
+{
+  return fData->GetRunData(runName)->fXAxisTitle.Data();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// GetYAxisTitle
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * \param runName
+ */
+const char* PRunListCollection::GetYAxisTitle(TString &runName)
+{
+  return fData->GetRunData(runName)->fYAxisTitle.Data();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/include/PMusr.h b/src/include/PMusr.h
index 3cd82dc9..adc10cc3 100644
--- a/src/include/PMusr.h
+++ b/src/include/PMusr.h
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
   TString fRunName;               ///< name of the run
   TString fRunTitle;              ///< run title
+  TString fXAxisTitle;            ///< x-axis title for noMusr view
+  TString fYAxisTitle;            ///< x-axis title for noMusr view
   TString fSetup;                 ///< description of the setup of this run
   double fField;                  ///< magnetic field value
   double fTemp;                   ///< temperature during the run
diff --git a/src/include/PRunListCollection.h b/src/include/PRunListCollection.h
index b9ee018a..191ecbb6 100644
--- a/src/include/PRunListCollection.h
+++ b/src/include/PRunListCollection.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ class PRunListCollection
     virtual double GetField(TString &runName);
     virtual double GetEnergy(TString &runName);
     virtual const char* GetSetup(TString &runName);
+    virtual const char* GetXAxisTitle(TString &runName);
+    virtual const char* GetYAxisTitle(TString &runName);
 
   private:
     PMsrHandler *fMsrInfo;  ///< keeps all msr file info