diff --git a/Charts/Classes/Components/ChartAxisBase.swift b/Charts/Classes/Components/ChartAxisBase.swift
index 1bfda86692..3119844ec2 100644
--- a/Charts/Classes/Components/ChartAxisBase.swift
+++ b/Charts/Classes/Components/ChartAxisBase.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ public class ChartAxisBase: ChartComponentBase
     /// **default**: false
     public var drawLimitLinesBehindDataEnabled = false
 
+    /// the flag can be used to turn off the antialias for grid lines
+    public var gridAntialiasEnabled = true
+
     public override init()
     {
         super.init()
diff --git a/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartXAxisRenderer.swift b/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartXAxisRenderer.swift
index 5394302863..29f241a9f1 100644
--- a/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartXAxisRenderer.swift
+++ b/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartXAxisRenderer.swift
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ public class ChartXAxisRenderer: ChartAxisRendererBase
         }
         
         CGContextSaveGState(context)
-        
+
+        if (!_xAxis.gridAntialiasEnabled)
+        {
+            CGContextSetShouldAntialias(context, false)
+        }
+
         CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, _xAxis.gridColor.CGColor)
         CGContextSetLineWidth(context, _xAxis.gridLineWidth)
         if (_xAxis.gridLineDashLengths != nil)
diff --git a/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartYAxisRenderer.swift b/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartYAxisRenderer.swift
index d2ef5d3059..419a7cd171 100644
--- a/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartYAxisRenderer.swift
+++ b/Charts/Classes/Renderers/ChartYAxisRenderer.swift
@@ -274,7 +274,12 @@ public class ChartYAxisRenderer: ChartAxisRendererBase
         }
         
         CGContextSaveGState(context)
-        
+
+        if (!_yAxis.gridAntialiasEnabled)
+        {
+            CGContextSetShouldAntialias(context, false)
+        }
+
         CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, _yAxis.gridColor.CGColor)
         CGContextSetLineWidth(context, _yAxis.gridLineWidth)
         if (_yAxis.gridLineDashLengths != nil)