diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.polarArea.js b/src/controllers/controller.polarArea.js
index 92642a32fef..b717eca7c25 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.polarArea.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.polarArea.js
@@ -33,6 +33,30 @@ export default class PolarAreaController extends DatasetController {
     this.updateElements(arcs, 0, arcs.length, mode);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @protected
+   */
+  getMinMax() {
+    const meta = this._cachedMeta;
+    const range = {min: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, max: Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY};
+
+    meta.data.forEach((element, index) => {
+      const parsed = this.getParsed(index).r;
+
+      if (!isNaN(parsed) && this.chart.getDataVisibility(index)) {
+        if (parsed < range.min) {
+          range.min = parsed;
+        }
+
+        if (parsed > range.max) {
+          range.max = parsed;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    return range;
+  }
+
   /**
 	 * @private
 	 */
diff --git a/test/specs/controller.polarArea.tests.js b/test/specs/controller.polarArea.tests.js
index 340c58413cd..a5266e21521 100644
--- a/test/specs/controller.polarArea.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/controller.polarArea.tests.js
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 describe('Chart.controllers.polarArea', function() {
   describe('auto', jasmine.fixture.specs('controller.polarArea'));
 
+  it('should update the scale correctly when data visibility is changed', function() {
+    var expectedScaleMax = 1;
+    var chart = window.acquireChart({
+      type: 'polarArea',
+      data: {
+        datasets: [
+          {data: [100]}
+        ],
+        labels: ['x']
+      }
+    });
+
+    chart.toggleDataVisibility(0);
+    chart.update();
+
+    expect(chart.scales.r.max).toBe(expectedScaleMax);
+  });
+
   it('should be registered as dataset controller', function() {
     expect(typeof Chart.controllers.polarArea).toBe('function');
   });