diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter.js b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter.js
index de2a86c4a1..bc2d4505a8 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatter.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ define(
     function () {
         'use strict';
 
+        var DIGITS = 3;
+
         /**
          * Wraps a `TelemetryFormatter` to provide formats for domain and
          * range values; provides a single place to track domain/range
@@ -63,6 +65,10 @@ define(
         };
 
         PlotTelemetryFormatter.prototype.formatRangeValue = function (value) {
+            if (typeof value === 'number') {
+                return value.toFixed(DIGITS);
+            }
+
             return this.telemetryFormatter
                 .formatRangeValue(value, this.rangeFormat);
         };
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/test/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatterSpec.js b/platform/features/plot/test/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatterSpec.js
index 0031a0c813..eea22ba2ef 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/test/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatterSpec.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/test/elements/PlotTelemetryFormatterSpec.js
@@ -55,14 +55,17 @@ define(
                         .toHaveBeenCalledWith(12321, domainFormat);
                 });
 
-                it("includes format in formatRangeValue calls", function () {
+                it("includes format in formatRangeValue calls for strings", function () {
                     mockFormatter.formatRangeValue.andReturn("formatted!");
-                    expect(formatter.formatRangeValue(12321))
+                    expect(formatter.formatRangeValue('foo'))
                         .toEqual("formatted!");
                     expect(mockFormatter.formatRangeValue)
-                        .toHaveBeenCalledWith(12321, rangeFormat);
+                        .toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', rangeFormat);
                 });
 
+                it("formats numeric values with three fixed digits", function () {
+                    expect(formatter.formatRangeValue(10)).toEqual("10.000");
+                });
             });
 
         });