diff --git a/src/scales/scale.category.js b/src/scales/scale.category.js
index 33a91f3a2c6..a994e3a1912 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.category.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.category.js
@@ -53,10 +53,15 @@ module.exports = function() {
 
 		getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {
 			var me = this;
-			var data = me.chart.data;
+			var chart = me.chart;
+			var data = chart.data;
 			var isHorizontal = me.isHorizontal();
+			var ds = typeof chart.getDatasetMeta === 'function' && chart.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex).controller;
+			var isValue = typeof ds.getValueScaleId === 'function'
+				? ds.getValueScaleId() === me.id
+				: null;
 
-			if (data.yLabels && !isHorizontal) {
+			if (isValue || (isValue === null && !isHorizontal)) {
 				return me.getRightValue(data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
 			}
 			return me.ticks[index - me.minIndex];