diff --git a/timeserieschart.go b/timeserieschart.go
index f66536a..14f9875 100644
--- a/timeserieschart.go
+++ b/timeserieschart.go
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ type TimeSeriesChart struct {
 	// plain reference line either way, and Points stays in Ink.
 	OverInk RGBA
 
+	// TimeMin, TimeMax optionally pin the displayed time axis span,
+	// independent of Points' own extent — e.g. always showing a full
+	// 7-day window from the very first render, rather than a span that
+	// only ever covers however much data happens to have accumulated so
+	// far (a chart backed by a day-old history otherwise looks like a
+	// one-day chart, not a mostly-empty week). Ignored unless
+	// TimeMax > TimeMin; the zero value for both (the default)
+	// auto-derives the range from Points[0].At and the last point's At,
+	// exactly as before this field existed.
+	TimeMin, TimeMax int64
+
 	// series is the bindable form of Points, created by Series().
 	series *mvvm.ObservableList[TimePoint]
 	// ceiling is where FollowPeak has the scale now.
@@ -251,18 +262,17 @@ func (c *TimeSeriesChart) Draw(p painter.Painter, theme *Theme) {
 		c.drawText(p, tx, y-gh/2, text, label)
 	}
 
-	if len(c.points()) < 2 {
+	rangeStart, rangeEnd, ok := c.timeRange()
+	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	pts := c.points()
-	first, last := pts[0], pts[len(pts)-1]
-	span := last.At - first.At
+	span := rangeEnd - rangeStart
 	if span <= 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for _, at := range verticalGridTicks(first.At, last.At) {
-		x := pl.X + int(float64(at-first.At)/float64(span)*float64(pl.W-1))
+	for _, at := range verticalGridTicks(rangeStart, rangeEnd) {
+		x := pl.X + int(float64(at-rangeStart)/float64(span)*float64(pl.W-1))
 		drawLine(p, x, pl.Y, x, pl.Y+pl.H-1, theme.Border)
 	}
 
@@ -272,7 +282,7 @@ func (c *TimeSeriesChart) Draw(p painter.Painter, theme *Theme) {
 	}
 	valueSpan := c.Max - c.Min
 	pointAt := func(t TimePoint) (int, int) {
-		frac := min(1, max(0, float64(t.At-first.At)/float64(span)))
+		frac := min(1, max(0, float64(t.At-rangeStart)/float64(span)))
 		x := pl.X + int(frac*float64(pl.W-1))
 		vf := 0.0
 		if valueSpan != 0 {
@@ -292,20 +302,40 @@ func (c *TimeSeriesChart) Draw(p painter.Painter, theme *Theme) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	px, py := pointAt(pts[0])
-	for _, pt := range pts[1:] {
-		x, y := pointAt(pt)
-		drawCurveLine(p, px, py, x, y, c.segmentInk(pt, ink))
-		px, py = x, y
+	if pts := c.points(); len(pts) >= 2 {
+		px, py := pointAt(pts[0])
+		for _, pt := range pts[1:] {
+			x, y := pointAt(pt)
+			drawCurveLine(p, px, py, x, y, c.segmentInk(pt, ink))
+			px, py = x, y
+		}
 	}
 
 	ty := pl.Y + pl.H - 1 + scaled(TimeSeriesChartPad)
-	startText := c.formatTime(first.At)
-	endText := c.formatTime(last.At)
+	startText := c.formatTime(rangeStart)
+	endText := c.formatTime(rangeEnd)
 	c.drawText(p, pl.X, ty, startText, label)
 	c.drawText(p, pl.X+pl.W-c.textWidth(endText), ty, endText, label)
 }
 
+// timeRange is the time axis span Draw plots against: the explicit
+// TimeMin..TimeMax when TimeMax > TimeMin, so a caller can show a full
+// window (a week, say) from the start even when only a few hours of
+// real data exist yet. Otherwise (the default) auto-derives the range
+// from Points' own first and last At, exactly as before TimeMin/TimeMax
+// existed. false only when there is no data AND no explicit range to
+// fall back on.
+func (c *TimeSeriesChart) timeRange() (start, end int64, ok bool) {
+	if c.TimeMax > c.TimeMin {
+		return c.TimeMin, c.TimeMax, true
+	}
+	pts := c.points()
+	if len(pts) == 0 {
+		return 0, 0, false
+	}
+	return pts[0].At, pts[len(pts)-1].At, true
+}
+
 // thresholdAt returns the Threshold value in effect at at: the last
 // Threshold sample at or before at, or the first sample if at precedes
 // every one of them. false only when Threshold is empty.
diff --git a/timeserieschart_test.go b/timeserieschart_test.go
index a96f869..ec631c8 100644
--- a/timeserieschart_test.go
+++ b/timeserieschart_test.go
@@ -677,3 +677,68 @@ func TestDrawDashedLineDrawsFewerPixelsThanASolidLine(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("dashed line painted %d of 100 columns, solid painted %d — expected dashed to cover fewer (gaps)", dashedCols, solidCols)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTimeRange(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &TimeSeriesChart{Points: []TimePoint{{At: 100, Value: 1}, {At: 200, Value: 2}}}
+	if start, end, ok := c.timeRange(); !ok || start != 100 || end != 200 {
+		t.Errorf("auto-derived from Points: got (%d, %d, %v), want (100, 200, true)", start, end, ok)
+	}
+
+	c.TimeMin, c.TimeMax = 0, 1000
+	if start, end, ok := c.timeRange(); !ok || start != 0 || end != 1000 {
+		t.Errorf("pinned range overrides Points: got (%d, %d, %v), want (0, 1000, true)", start, end, ok)
+	}
+
+	empty := &TimeSeriesChart{}
+	if _, _, ok := empty.timeRange(); ok {
+		t.Error("no Points and no pinned range: ok = true, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTimeSeriesChartPinnedRangeShowsFullWindowEvenWithSparseData is the
+// actual load-bearing proof: a single real point sitting near the END
+// of a much wider pinned range must still be plotted against — and
+// axis-labeled with — the FULL pinned window, not a span shrunk to
+// that one point's own narrow extent (a day-old history otherwise
+// looks like a one-day chart, not a mostly-empty week).
+func TestTimeSeriesChartPinnedRangeShowsFullWindowEvenWithSparseData(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewTimeSeriesChart([]TimePoint{{At: 6*24*3600 + 1000, Value: 50}}, 0, 100)
+	c.TimeMin, c.TimeMax = 0, 7*24*3600
+	var calls []int64
+	c.FormatTime = func(at int64) string {
+		calls = append(calls, at)
+		return "x"
+	}
+	c.SetBounds(Rect{X: 0, Y: 0, W: 200, H: 80})
+	surf := makeSurface(200, 80)
+	c.Draw(newP(surf, 200), DefaultLight())
+
+	if len(calls) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("FormatTime called %d times, want 2 (start, end)", len(calls))
+	}
+	if calls[0] != c.TimeMin || calls[1] != c.TimeMax {
+		t.Errorf("axis end labels used (%d, %d), want the pinned range (%d, %d)", calls[0], calls[1], c.TimeMin, c.TimeMax)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTimeSeriesChartPinnedRangeWithNoPointsStillDrawsScaffolding proves
+// a pinned range draws its vertical gridlines even before any real data
+// exists at all — the "empty week" scaffolding a dashboard wants from
+// the very first render.
+func TestTimeSeriesChartPinnedRangeWithNoPointsStillDrawsScaffolding(t *testing.T) {
+	empty := NewTimeSeriesChart(nil, 0, 100)
+	pinned := NewTimeSeriesChart(nil, 0, 100)
+	pinned.TimeMin, pinned.TimeMax = 0, 7*24*3600
+
+	empty.SetBounds(Rect{X: 0, Y: 0, W: 200, H: 80})
+	pinned.SetBounds(Rect{X: 0, Y: 0, W: 200, H: 80})
+	s1, s2 := makeSurface(200, 80), makeSurface(200, 80)
+	empty.Draw(newP(s1, 200), DefaultLight())
+	pinned.Draw(newP(s2, 200), DefaultLight())
+
+	base := countInk(s1, 200, 80, DefaultLight().Border)
+	got := countInk(s2, 200, 80, DefaultLight().Border)
+	if got <= base {
+		t.Errorf("a pinned range with zero points painted %d Border pixels, want more than the truly-empty baseline (%d) — vertical gridlines should still show the full window", got, base)
+	}
+}