diff --git a/pygal/config.py b/pygal/config.py
index 2de0aa4..0f7c09b 100644
--- a/pygal/config.py
+++ b/pygal/config.py
@@ -242,6 +242,22 @@ class Config(CommonConfig):
         20, int, "Look",
         "Margin around chart")
 
+    margin_top = Key(
+        20, int, "Look",
+        "Margin around top of chart")
+
+    margin_right = Key(
+        20, int, "Look",
+        "Margin around right of chart")
+
+    margin_bottom = Key(
+        20, int, "Look",
+        "Margin around bottom of chart")
+
+    margin_left = Key(
+        20, int, "Look",
+        "Margin around left of chart")
+
     tooltip_border_radius = Key(0, int, "Look", "Tooltip border radius")
 
     inner_radius = Key(
diff --git a/pygal/graph/base.py b/pygal/graph/base.py
index ff5ac22..d9d3e95 100644
--- a/pygal/graph/base.py
+++ b/pygal/graph/base.py
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ class BaseGraph(object):
         self._x_2nd_labels = None
         self._y_2nd_labels = None
         self.nodes = {}
-        self.margin = Margin(*([self.margin] * 4))
+        self.margin = Margin(self.margin_top or self.margin,
+                             self.margin_right or self.margin,
+                             self.margin_bottom or self.margin,
+                             self.margin_left or self.margin)
         self._box = Box()
         self.view = None
         if self.logarithmic and self.zero == 0: