diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js b/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
index 4d69a881431..544c0d327cc 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
@@ -667,24 +667,39 @@ axes.calcTicks = function calcTicks(ax) {
     ax._prevDateHead = '';
     ax._inCalcTicks = true;
 
-    var ticksOut = new Array(tickVals.length);
-    for(var i = 0; i < tickVals.length; i++) {
-        ticksOut[i] = axes.tickText(
+    var _value;
+    var _minor;
+    var calcTickText = function() {
+        return axes.tickText(
             ax,
-            tickVals[i].value,
+            _value,
             false, // hover
-            tickVals[i].minor // noSuffixPrefix
+            _minor // noSuffixPrefix
         );
+    };
+
+    var prevDateHead;
+    var ticksOut = new Array(tickVals.length);
+    for(var i = 0; i < tickVals.length; i++) {
+        _minor = tickVals[i].minor;
+
+        _value = tickVals[i].value;
+        ticksOut[i] = calcTickText();
 
         if(tickVals[i]._realV) {
             // correct label
-            ticksOut[i].text = axes.tickText(
-                ax,
-                tickVals[i]._realV,
-                false, // hover
-                tickVals[i].minor // noSuffixPrefix
-            ).text;
+            _value = tickVals[i]._realV;
+
+            var short = calcTickText().text;
+            ax._prevDateHead = '';
+            var long = calcTickText().text;
+
+            ticksOut[i].text = (
+                prevDateHead === ax._prevDateHead
+            ) ? short : long;
         }
+
+        prevDateHead = ax._prevDateHead;
     }
 
     ax._inCalcTicks = false;
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/axes_breaks-night_autorange-reversed.png b/test/image/baselines/axes_breaks-night_autorange-reversed.png
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/axes_breaks-weekends-weeknights.png b/test/image/baselines/axes_breaks-weekends-weeknights.png
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