diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index 34f8a5585..513bbe5b4 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -10352,7 +10352,7 @@ command. Default: @code{`!'}
 @end table
 @end defmethod
 
-@defmethod Report addGraph data, figname, figDirName, graphSize, showGrid, showLegend, showLegendBox, legendLocation, legendOrientation, legendFontSize, seriesToUse, shade, shadeColor, shadeOpacity, title, xlabel, ylabel, xrange, xTickLabels, yrange, showZeroline
+@defmethod Report addGraph data, figname, figDirName, graphSize, showGrid, showLegend, showLegendBox, legendLocation, legendOrientation, legendFontSize, seriesToUse, shade, shadeColor, shadeOpacity, title, xlabel, ylabel, xrange, xTicks, xTickLabels, yrange, showZeroline
 Adds a @code{Graph} to a @code{Section}.
 @optionshead
 @table @code
@@ -10425,9 +10425,16 @@ The y-axis label. Default: @code{none}
 @item xrange, @code{dates}
 The boundary on the x-axis to display in the graph. Default: all
 
+@anchor{xTicks}
+@item xTicks, @code{NUMERICAL_VECTOR}
+Used only in conjunction with @ref{xTickLabels}, this option denotes
+the numerical position of the label along the x-axis. The positions
+begin at @math{1}. Default: set by Matlab/Octave.
+
+@anchor{xTickLabels}
 @item xTickLabels, @code{CELL_ARRAY_STRINGS}
-The labels to use for the xticks in the graph. Default: the dates of
-the @code{dseries}
+The labels to be mapped to the ticks provided by
+@ref{xTicks}. Default: the dates of the @code{dseries}
 
 @item yrange, @code{NUMERICAL_VECTOR}
 The boundary on the y-axis to display in the graph, represented as a
diff --git a/matlab/reports/@graph/createGraph.m b/matlab/reports/@graph/createGraph.m
index 49ce04f8d..99d975335 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@graph/createGraph.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@graph/createGraph.m
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ if isempty(o.xTickLabels)
         end
     end
 else
+    set(gca, 'XTick', o.xTicks);
     xTickLabels = o.xTickLabels;
 end
 set(gca, 'XTickLabel', xTickLabels);
diff --git a/matlab/reports/@graph/graph.m b/matlab/reports/@graph/graph.m
index 812d98992..fbfedda23 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@graph/graph.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@graph/graph.m
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ o.legendFontSize = 8;
 o.showZeroline = false;
 
 o.graphSize = [];
+o.xTicks = [];
 o.xTickLabels = {};
 
 if nargin == 1
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ assert(isempty(o.seriesToUse) || iscellstr(o.seriesToUse), ['@graph.graph: ' ...
 assert(isempty(o.graphSize) || ((isfloat(o.graphSize) && length(o.graphSize) == 2)),...
        ['@graph.graph: graphSize is specified as an array with two float ' ...
         'entries, [width height]']);
+assert(isempty(o.xTicks) || isfloat(o.xTicks),...
+       '@graph.graph: xTicks must be a numerical array');
 assert(iscellstr(o.xTickLabels), ...
        '@graph.graph: xTickLabels must be a cell array of strings');
 % using o.seriesToUse, create series objects and put them in o.seriesElements