diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js b/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js
index 19aee9ca11..2aef3e3418 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js
@@ -31,10 +31,19 @@ define(
         "./elements/PlotPalette",
         "./elements/PlotAxis",
         "./elements/PlotLimitTracker",
+        "./elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter",
         "./modes/PlotModeOptions",
         "./SubPlotFactory"
     ],
-    function (PlotUpdater, PlotPalette, PlotAxis, PlotLimitTracker, PlotModeOptions, SubPlotFactory) {
+    function (
+        PlotUpdater,
+        PlotPalette,
+        PlotAxis,
+        PlotLimitTracker,
+        PlotTelemetryFormatter,
+        PlotModeOptions,
+        SubPlotFactory
+    ) {
         "use strict";
 
         var AXIS_DEFAULTS = [
@@ -62,7 +71,10 @@ define(
             PLOT_FIXED_DURATION
         ) {
             var self = this,
-                subPlotFactory = new SubPlotFactory(telemetryFormatter),
+                plotTelemetryFormatter =
+                    new PlotTelemetryFormatter(telemetryFormatter),
+                subPlotFactory =
+                    new SubPlotFactory(plotTelemetryFormatter),
                 cachedObjects = [],
                 updater,
                 lastBounds,
@@ -189,6 +201,11 @@ define(
                 releaseSubscription();
                 subscribe($scope.domainObject);
                 setBasePanZoom(bounds);
+                $scope.axes[0].choose(bounds.domain);
+            }
+
+            function updateDomainFormat(format) {
+                plotTelemetryFormatter.setDomainFormat(format);
             }
 
             this.modeOptions = new PlotModeOptions([], subPlotFactory);
@@ -205,6 +222,9 @@ define(
             // Subscribe to telemetry when a domain object becomes available
             $scope.$watch('domainObject', subscribe);
 
+            // Reformat timestamps when needed
+            $scope.$watch('axes[0].active.format', updateDomainFormat);
+
             // Respond to external bounds changes
             $scope.$on("telemetry:display:bounds", changeDisplayBounds);
 
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js b/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
index dfcaadf352..051f95f2a8 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ define(
             // Utility, for map/forEach loops. Index 0 is domain,
             // index 1 is range.
             function formatValue(v, i) {
-                return (i ?
-                    formatter.formatRangeValue :
-                    formatter.formatDomainValue)(v);
+                return i ?
+                    formatter.formatRangeValue(v) :
+                    formatter.formatDomainValue(v);
             }
 
             this.hoverCoordinates = this.mousePosition &&
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotAxis.js b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotAxis.js
index 25795fd347..cee7acef8a 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotAxis.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotAxis.js
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ define(
             this.options = options;
         }
 
+        PlotAxis.prototype.choose = function (key) {
+            var i;
+            for (i = 0; i < this.options.length; i += 1) {
+                if (this.options[i].key === key) {
+                    this.active = this.options[i];
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         return PlotAxis;
 
     }
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter.js b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abe916e99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define*/
+
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+        function PlotTelemetryFormatter(telemetryFormatter) {
+            this.telemetryFormatter = telemetryFormatter;
+        }
+
+        PlotTelemetryFormatter.prototype.setDomainFormat = function (key) {
+            this.domainFormat = key;
+        };
+
+        PlotTelemetryFormatter.prototype.setRangeFormat = function (key) {
+            this.rangeFormat = key;
+        };
+
+        PlotTelemetryFormatter.prototype.formatDomainValue = function (value) {
+            return this.telemetryFormatter
+                .formatDomainValue(value, this.domainFormat);
+        };
+
+        PlotTelemetryFormatter.prototype.formatRangeValue = function (value) {
+            return this.telemetryFormatter
+                .formatRangeValue(value, this.rangeFormat);
+        };
+
+        return PlotTelemetryFormatter;
+    }
+);
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTickGenerator.js b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTickGenerator.js
index f759b6bcd6..8fa957fae7 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTickGenerator.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTickGenerator.js
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ define(
             this.formatter = formatter;
         }
 
+        // For phantomjs compatibility, for headless testing
+        // (Function.prototype.bind unsupported)
+        function bind(fn, thisObj) {
+            return fn.bind ? fn.bind(thisObj) : function () {
+                return fn.apply(thisObj, arguments);
+            };
+        }
+
         // Generate ticks; interpolate from start up to
         // start + span in count steps, using the provided
         // formatter to represent each value.
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ define(
                 panZoom.origin[0],
                 panZoom.dimensions[0],
                 count,
-                this.formatter.formatDomainValue
+                bind(this.formatter.formatDomainValue, this.formatter)
             );
         };
 
@@ -87,7 +95,7 @@ define(
                 panZoom.origin[1],
                 panZoom.dimensions[1],
                 count,
-                this.formatter.formatRangeValue
+                bind(this.formatter.formatRangeValue, this.formatter)
             );
         };