diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss
index 8c216f0151..2175f11ab1 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ $uePaneMiniTabCollapsedW: 11px;
 $ueEditLeftPaneW: 75%;
 $treeSearchInputBarH: 25px;
 $ueTimeControlH: (33px, 18px, 20px);
-// Panes
+/*************** Panes */
 $ueBrowseLeftPaneTreeMinW: 150px;
 $ueBrowseLeftPaneTreeMaxW: 35%;
 $ueBrowseLeftPaneTreeW: 25%;
@@ -57,48 +57,59 @@ $ueBrowseRightPaneInspectMinW: 200px;
 $ueBrowseRightPaneInspectMaxW: 35%;
 $ueBrowseRightPaneInspectW: 20%;
 $ueDesktopMinW: 600px;
-
-// Overlay
+/*************** Overlay */
 $ovrTopBarH: 45px;
 $ovrFooterH: 24px;
 $overlayMargin: 25px;
-// Items
+/*************** Items */
 $ueBrowseGridItemLg: 200px;
 $ueBrowseGridItemTopBarH: 20px;
 $ueBrowseGridItemBottomBarH: 30px;
 $itemPadLR: 5px;
-// Tree
+/*************** Tree */
 $treeVCW: 10px;
 $treeTypeIconH: 1.4em; // was 16px
 $treeTypeIconHPx: 16px;
 $treeTypeIconW: 18px;
 $treeContextTriggerW: 20px;
-// Tabular
+/*************** Tabular */
 $tabularHeaderH: 22px; //18px
 $tabularTdPadLR: $itemPadLR;
 $tabularTdPadTB: 3px;
-// Imagery
+/*************** Imagery */
 $imageMainControlBarH: 25px;
 $imageThumbsD: 120px;
 $imageThumbsWrapperH: $imageThumbsD * 1.4;
 $imageThumbPad: 1px;
-// Ticks
+/*************** Ticks */
 $ticksH: 25px;
 $tickLblVMargin: 3px;
 $tickLblH: 15px;
 $tickLblW: 50px;
 $tickH: $ticksH - $tickLblVMargin - $tickLblH;
 $tickW: 1px;
-// Bubbles
+/*************** Plots */
+$plotYBarW: 60px;
+$plotYLabelMinH: 20px;
+$plotYLabelW: 10px;
+$plotXBarH: 32px;
+$plotLegendH: 20px;
+$plotSwatchD: 8px;
+// 1: Top, 2: right, 3: bottom, 4: left
+$plotDisplayArea: ($plotLegendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $plotXBarH + $interiorMargin, $plotYBarW);
+/* Based on current implementation of ~ 5 ticks per plot element;
+Include legend, plot-display-area and X ticks */
+$plotMinH: $plotLegendH + ($interiorMargin * 2) + ($plotYLabelMinH * 5) + nth($plotDisplayArea,3);
+/*************** Bubbles */
 $bubbleArwSize: 10px;
 $bubblePad: $interiorMargin;
 $bubbleMinW: 100px;
 $bubbleMaxW: 300px;
-// Forms
+/*************** Forms */
 $reqSymbolW: 15px;
 $reqSymbolM: $interiorMargin * 2;
 $reqSymbolFontSize: 0.7em;
-// Wait Spinner Defaults
+/*************** Wait Spinner Defaults */
 $waitSpinnerD: 32px;
 $waitSpinnerTreeD: 20px;
 $waitSpinnerBorderW: 5px;
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/plots/_plots-main.scss b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/plots/_plots-main.scss
index 22e8312087..2af21f1353 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/plots/_plots-main.scss
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/plots/_plots-main.scss
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
-$yBarW: 60px;
-$yLabelW: 10px;
-$xBarH: 32px;
-$legendH: 20px;
-$swatchD: 8px;
-$plotDisplayArea: ($legendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $xBarH + $interiorMargin, $yBarW); // Top, right, bottom, left
+.abs.holder-plot {
+    // Fend off the scrollbar when less than min-height;
+    right: $interiorMargin;
+}
 
 .gl-plot {
 	color: $colorPlotFg;
@@ -32,6 +30,7 @@ $plotDisplayArea: ($legendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $xBarH + $interiorMargin, $yBa
 	position: relative;
 	width: 100%;
 	height: 100%;
+    min-height: $plotMinH;
 
     .gl-plot-local-controls {
         @include trans-prop-nice(opacity, 150ms);
@@ -54,17 +53,17 @@ $plotDisplayArea: ($legendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $xBarH + $interiorMargin, $yBa
 			top: auto;
 			right: 0;
 			bottom: $interiorMargin;
-			left: $yBarW;
-			height: $xBarH;
+			left: $plotYBarW;
+			height: $plotXBarH;
 			width: auto;
 			overflow: hidden;
 		}
 		&.gl-plot-y {
-			top: $legendH + $interiorMargin;
+			top: $plotLegendH + $interiorMargin;
 			right: auto;
 			bottom: nth($plotDisplayArea, 3);
 			left: 0;
-			width: $yBarW;
+			width: $plotYBarW;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ $plotDisplayArea: ($legendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $xBarH + $interiorMargin, $yBa
         @include transform(translateY(-50%));
         min-width: 150px; // Need this due to enclosure of .select
         top: 50%;
-        left: $yLabelW + $interiorMargin * 2;
+        left: $plotYLabelW + $interiorMargin * 2;
     }
 
     .t-plot-display-controls {
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ $plotDisplayArea: ($legendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $xBarH + $interiorMargin, $yBa
 		right: 0;
 		bottom: auto;
 		left: 0;
-		height: $legendH;
+		height: $plotLegendH;
 		overflow-x: hidden;
 		overflow-y: auto;
 	}
@@ -236,8 +235,8 @@ $plotDisplayArea: ($legendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $xBarH + $interiorMargin, $yBa
 		.color-swatch {
 			border-radius: 2px;
 			display: inline-block;
-			height: $swatchD;
-			width: $swatchD;
+			height: $plotSwatchD;
+			width: $plotSwatchD;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -249,8 +248,8 @@ $plotDisplayArea: ($legendH + $interiorMargin, 0, $xBarH + $interiorMargin, $yBa
 		padding: 0px $itemPadLR;
 		.plot-color-swatch {
 			border: 1px solid $colorBodyBg;
-			height: $swatchD + 1;
-			width: $swatchD + 1;
+			height: $plotSwatchD + 1;
+			width: $plotSwatchD + 1;
 		}
 	}
 }