diff --git a/docs/examples.rst b/docs/examples.rst
index 6ee85cd..8e421c9 100644
--- a/docs/examples.rst
+++ b/docs/examples.rst
@@ -192,6 +192,17 @@ Style attributes of individual data points can be set by value using a :func:`.s
 
 .. figure:: ../examples/charts/colorized_dots.svg
 
+Creating dashed lines
+---------------------
+
+When using :meth:`.Chart.add_line`, you can set the `stroke_dasharray property <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/stroke-dasharray>`_.
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../examples/lines_dashes.py
+    :language: python
+
+.. figure:: ../examples/charts/lines_dashes.svg
+
+
 Chart grids
 ===========
 
diff --git a/examples/charts/lines_dashes.svg b/examples/charts/lines_dashes.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7e0841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/charts/lines_dashes.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN"
+"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
+<svg height="600" version="1.1" width="800" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><rect fill="#f9f9f9" height="600" width="800" x="0" y="0" /><g transform="translate(40 40)"><g transform="translate(32 0)"><text fill="#333" font-family="Monaco" font-size="16" x="0" y="0">Line Dashes</text></g><g transform="translate(0 20)"><g transform="translate(32 0)"><g class="axis bottom"><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="172.00" x2="172.00" y1="0" y2="482.0" /><text dy="1em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="middle" x="172.00" y="486.0">2</text></g><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="344.0" x2="344.0" y1="0" y2="482.0" /><text dy="1em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="middle" x="344.0" y="486.0">4</text></g><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="516.00" x2="516.00" y1="0" y2="482.0" /><text dy="1em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="middle" x="516.00" y="486.0">6</text></g><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="688" x2="688" y1="0" y2="482.0" /><text dy="1em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="middle" x="688" y="486.0">8</text></g><g class="tick"><line stroke="#a8a8a8" stroke-width="1" x1="0" x2="0" y1="0" y2="482.0" /><text dy="1em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="middle" x="0" y="486.0">0</text></g></g><g class="axis left"><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="-4" x2="688.0" y1="478" y2="478" /><text dy="0.32em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="end" x="-8" y="478">2.5</text></g><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="-4" x2="688.0" y1="318.6666666666666666666666667" y2="318.6666666666666666666666667" /><text dy="0.32em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="end" x="-8" y="318.6666666666666666666666667">5</text></g><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="-4" x2="688.0" y1="159.3333333333333333333333333" y2="159.3333333333333333333333333" /><text dy="0.32em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="end" x="-8" y="159.3333333333333333333333333">7.5</text></g><g class="tick"><line stroke="#eee" stroke-width="1" x1="-4" x2="688.0" y1="0" y2="0" /><text dy="0.32em" fill="#9c9c9c" font-family="Monaco" text-anchor="end" x="-8" y="0">10</text></g></g><g><g class="series lines"><path d="M 0 446.1333333333333333333333333 L 344.0 318.6666666666666666666666667 L 602.000 63.7333333333333333333333333 L 688 382.4" fill="none" stroke="#e41a1c" stroke-dasharray="2%" stroke-width="2" /></g></g></g></g></g></g></svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/lines_dashes.py b/examples/lines_dashes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..376e65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lines_dashes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import leather
+
+data = [
+    (0, 3),
+    (4, 5),
+    (7, 9),
+    (8, 4)
+]
+
+chart = leather.Chart('Line Dashes')
+chart.add_line(data, stroke_dasharray='2%')
+chart.to_svg('examples/charts/lines_dashes.svg')
diff --git a/leather/chart.py b/leather/chart.py
index 8d682f5..cdc1b2e 100644
--- a/leather/chart.py
+++ b/leather/chart.py
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ def add_dots(self, data, x=None, y=None, name=None, fill_color=None, radius=None
             Dots(fill_color, radius)
         )
 
-    def add_line(self, data, x=None, y=None, name=None, stroke_color=None, width=None):
+    def add_line(self, data, x=None, y=None, name=None, stroke_color=None, width=None, stroke_dasharray=None):
         """
         Create and add a :class:`.Series` rendered with :class:`.Line`.
         """
         self.add_series(
             Series(data, x=x, y=y, name=name),
-            Line(stroke_color, width)
+            Line(stroke_color, width, stroke_dasharray)
         )
 
     def _validate_dimension(self, dimension):
diff --git a/leather/shapes/line.py b/leather/shapes/line.py
index 4749fcb..73d51f7 100644
--- a/leather/shapes/line.py
+++ b/leather/shapes/line.py
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ class Line(Shape):
     :param width:
         The width of the lines. Defaults to :data:`.theme.default_line_width`.
     """
-    def __init__(self, stroke_color=None, width=None):
+    def __init__(self, stroke_color=None, width=None, stroke_dasharray=None):
         self._stroke_color = stroke_color
         self._width = width or theme.default_line_width
+        self._stroke_dasharray = stroke_dasharray or theme.default_stroke_dasharray
 
     def validate_series(self, series):
         """
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ def _new_path(self, stroke_color):
             fill='none'
         )
         path.set('stroke-width', str(self._width))
+        if self._stroke_dasharray != 'none':
+            path.set('stroke-dasharray', self._stroke_dasharray)
 
         return path
 
diff --git a/leather/theme.py b/leather/theme.py
index 5f99c09..b770d21 100644
--- a/leather/theme.py
+++ b/leather/theme.py
@@ -124,3 +124,6 @@
 
 #: Default :class:`.Line` width
 default_line_width = 2
+
+#: Default stroke-dasharray property when using dashes on a line
+default_stroke_dasharray = 'none'