diff --git a/src/graph_ZCA/app.py b/src/graph_ZCA/app.py
--- a/src/graph_ZCA/app.py
+++ b/src/graph_ZCA/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 from zope.interface import implements
 
-from graph_ZCA.components import BaseComponent, Image, Axis, AxisComponent, ViewBox
+from graph_ZCA.components import BaseComponent, Image, Axis, AxisComponent, ViewBox, TickLabelComponent
 from graph_ZCA.interfaces import IAxis, IViewBox, IBaseComponent
 
 from zope.component import getGlobalSiteManager, adapts
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ class NewAxisComponent(AxisComponent):
 
 gsm.registerAdapter(NewAxisComponent)
 
+
+class NewTickLabelComponent(TickLabelComponent):
+    adapts(IAxis)
+
+    def render(self):
+        return " ".join([ "q%i" % i for i in range(self.axis.start, self.axis.end)])
+
+gsm.registerAdapter(NewTickLabelComponent)
+
+
+
 image_data = [1,2,3,4]
 
 plot =  PlotImage( None)