diff --git a/plotter/barchart.go b/plotter/barchart.go
index c5ce931a..9c4d0d7d 100644
--- a/plotter/barchart.go
+++ b/plotter/barchart.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package plotter
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"image/color"
 	"math"
 
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ type BarChart struct {
 	// stackedOn is the bar chart upon which
 	// this bar chart is stacked.
 	stackedOn *BarChart
+
+	// ShowValue determines whether the value of the bars should be
+	// shown above it or not.
+	ShowValue bool
 }
 
 // NewBarChart returns a new bar chart with a single bar for each value.
@@ -119,6 +124,8 @@ func (b *BarChart) Plot(c draw.Canvas, plt *plot.Plot) {
 		bottom := b.stackedOn.BarHeight(i)
 		valMin := trVal(bottom)
 		valMax := trVal(bottom + ht)
+		labelX := catMin
+		labelY := valMax
 
 		var pts []vg.Point
 		var poly []vg.Point
@@ -138,6 +145,8 @@ func (b *BarChart) Plot(c draw.Canvas, plt *plot.Plot) {
 				{valMax, catMin},
 			}
 			poly = c.ClipPolygonX(pts)
+			labelX = valMax
+			labelY = catMin
 		}
 		c.FillPolygon(b.Color, poly)
 
@@ -150,6 +159,12 @@ func (b *BarChart) Plot(c draw.Canvas, plt *plot.Plot) {
 			outline = c.ClipLinesX(pts)
 		}
 		c.StrokeLines(b.LineStyle, outline...)
+		if b.ShowValue {
+			// Display the value of each bar above it
+			barLabel := fmt.Sprintf("%.2f", ht)
+			ft, _ := vg.MakeFont(plot.DefaultFont, 10)
+			c.FillText(draw.TextStyle{Color: color.Black, Font: ft}, vg.Point{X: labelX, Y: labelY}, barLabel)
+		}
 	}
 }