diff --git a/samples/stacked-bar.html b/samples/stacked-bar.html
index ddeabc4..bf2f36a 100644
--- a/samples/stacked-bar.html
+++ b/samples/stacked-bar.html
@@ -18,7 +18,18 @@
 	var randomColorFactor = function(){ return Math.round(Math.random()*255)};
 
 	var barChartData = {
-		labels : ["January","February","March","April","May","June","July"],
+		labels : [
+			{
+				name: "January",
+				additional: "Date 1"
+			},
+			"February",
+			"March",
+			"April",
+			"May",
+			"June",
+			"July"
+		],
 		datasets : [
 			{
 				fillColor : "rgba(220,220,220,0.5)",
@@ -39,14 +50,23 @@
 				strokeColor : "rgba(240,73,73,0.8)",
 				highlightFill : "rgba(240,73,73,0.75)",
 				highlightStroke : "rgba(240,73,73,1)",
-				data : [randomScalingFactor(),randomScalingFactor(),randomScalingFactor(),randomScalingFactor(),randomScalingFactor(),randomScalingFactor(),randomScalingFactor()]
+				data : [
+					{y:randomScalingFactor(), data: 'Tooltip text'},
+					{y:randomScalingFactor(), data: 'Tooltip text'},
+					{y:randomScalingFactor(), data: 'Tooltip text'},
+					{y:randomScalingFactor(), data: 'Tooltip text'},
+					{y:randomScalingFactor(), data: 'Tooltip text'},
+					{y:randomScalingFactor(), data: 'Tooltip text'},
+					{y:randomScalingFactor(), data: 'Tooltip text'}
+				]
 			}
 		]
 	};
 	window.onload = function(){
 		var ctx = document.getElementById("canvas").getContext("2d");
 		window.myBar = new Chart(ctx).StackedBar(barChartData, {
-			responsive : true
+			responsive : true,
+			multiTooltipTemplate: "<% if(additionalLabel.length>0){ %><%= additionalLabel %><% }else{ %><%= label %><% } %> - <%= value %>"
 		});
 
 		$('#randomizeData').click(function(){
diff --git a/src/Chart.StackedBar.js b/src/Chart.StackedBar.js
index a452f04..b4e4430 100644
--- a/src/Chart.StackedBar.js
+++ b/src/Chart.StackedBar.js
@@ -164,14 +164,26 @@
 				this.datasets.push(datasetObject);
 
 				helpers.each(dataset.data,function(dataPoint,index){
-					if(!helpers.isNumber(dataPoint)){
+
+					var additionalLabel = '';
+					var label = data.labels[index];
+					if(!helpers.isNumber(dataPoint) && !helpers.isNumber(dataPoint.y)){
 						dataPoint = 0;
 					}
+					if (helpers.isNumber(dataPoint.y)) {
+						additionalLabel = dataPoint.data;
+						dataPoint = dataPoint.y;
+					}
+
+					if (typeof(label) !== 'string') {
+						label = label.additional;
+					}
 					//Add a new point for each piece of data, passing any required data to draw.
 					//Add 0 as value if !isNumber (e.g. empty values are useful when 0 values should be hidden in tooltip)
 					datasetObject.bars.push(new this.BarClass({
 						value : dataPoint,
-						label : data.labels[index],
+						label : label,
+						additionalLabel: additionalLabel,
 						datasetLabel: dataset.label,
 						strokeColor : dataset.strokeColor,
 						fillColor : dataset.fillColor,
@@ -436,6 +448,12 @@
 				return values;
 			};
 
+			for (var i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
+				if (typeof(labels[i]) !== 'string') {
+					labels[i] =labels[i].name;
+				}
+			}
+
 			var scaleOptions = {
 				templateString : this.options.scaleLabel,
 				height : this.chart.height,