diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/res/templates/mct-plot.html b/src/plugins/plot/res/templates/mct-plot.html
index 111ea46d59..22c4ef6f11 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/res/templates/mct-plot.html
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/res/templates/mct-plot.html
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
             <div class="gl-plot-label gl-plot-y-label"
                 ng-class="{'icon-gear': (yKeyOptions.length > 1 && series.length === 1)}"
-                ng-bind="yAxisLabel">
+                >{{yAxis.get('label')}}
             </div>
 
             <select  class="gl-plot-y-label__select local-controls--hidden"
diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/src/plot/MCTPlotController.js b/src/plugins/plot/src/plot/MCTPlotController.js
index 4a3e67c270..897569e1e0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/src/plot/MCTPlotController.js
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/src/plot/MCTPlotController.js
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ define([
 
         if (yAxisObject) {
             series.emit('change:yKey', yAxisObject.key);
+            this.config.yAxis.set('label', label);
             this.$scope.yAxisLabel = label;
         }
     };