diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer.js
index 3b576485b4c..d8cc39a29df 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer.js
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ odoo.define("web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer", function (require) {
             this._renderChart();
         }
 
+        //---------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // Getters
+        //---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        get measureDescription() {
+            const measure = this.props.measures.find(m => m.fieldName === this.props.measure);
+            return measure ? measure.description : this.props.fields[this.props.measure].string;
+        }
+
         //---------------------------------------------------------------------
         // Private
         //---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -312,7 +321,7 @@ odoo.define("web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer", function (require) {
 
             const innerHTML = this.env.qweb.renderToString("web.GraphRenderer.CustomTooltip", {
                 maxWidth: getMaxWidth(this.chart.chartArea),
-                measure: this.props.fields[this.props.measure].string,
+                measure: this.measureDescription,
                 tooltipItems: this._getTooltipItems(tooltipModel),
             });
             const template = Object.assign(document.createElement("template"), { innerHTML });
@@ -460,8 +469,7 @@ odoo.define("web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer", function (require) {
                     datasetLabel ? ("/" + datasetLabel) : ""
                 );
             }
-            datasetLabel = datasetLabel || this.props.fields[this.props.measure].string;
-            return datasetLabel;
+            return datasetLabel || this.measureDescription;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -640,7 +648,7 @@ odoo.define("web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer", function (require) {
                 type: "linear",
                 scaleLabel: {
                     display: !this.props.isEmbedded,
-                    labelString: this.props.fields[this.props.measure].string,
+                    labelString: this.measureDescription,
                 },
                 ticks: {
                     callback: value => this._formatValue(value),
@@ -1028,6 +1036,7 @@ odoo.define("web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_renderer", function (require) {
         isEmbedded: Boolean,
         isSample: { type: Boolean, optional: 1 },
         measure: String,
+        measures: { type: Array, element: Object },
         mode: { validate: m => ["bar", "line", "pie"].includes(m) },
         origins: { type: Array, element: String },
         processedGroupBy: { type: Array, element: String },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_view.js
index 69344186422..99863a9270c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph/graph_view.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ var GraphView = AbstractView.extend({
         ];
 
         this.rendererParams.fields = this.fields;
+        this.rendererParams.measures = this.controllerParams.measures;
         this.rendererParams.title = this.arch.attrs.title; // TODO: use attrs.string instead
         this.rendererParams.disableLinking = !!JSON.parse(this.arch.attrs.disable_linking || '0');
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/graph_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/graph_tests.js
index 60d63e842c2..b72f56975f8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/graph_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/graph_tests.js
@@ -872,6 +872,59 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         graph.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('graph view with string attribute on view architecture fields', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(4);
+
+        const graph = await createView({
+            View: GraphView,
+            model: "foo",
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: `
+            <graph string="Partners">
+                <field name="product_id" type="measure" string="Jethalal"/>
+                <field name="foo" type="measure"/>
+            </graph>`,
+        });
+
+        checkLegend(assert, graph, 'Foo');
+        let chart = graph.renderer.componentRef.comp.chart;
+        let yAxisLabel = chart.config.options.scales.yAxes[0].scaleLabel.labelString;
+        assert.strictEqual(yAxisLabel, "Foo");
+
+        await cpHelpers.toggleMenu(graph, "Measures");
+        await cpHelpers.toggleMenuItem(graph, "Jethalal");
+        checkLegend(assert, graph, 'Jethalal');
+
+        chart = graph.renderer.componentRef.comp.chart;
+        yAxisLabel = chart.config.options.scales.yAxes[0].scaleLabel.labelString;
+        assert.strictEqual(yAxisLabel, "Jethalal");
+
+        graph.destroy();
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test('graph view "graph_measure" field in context not in measures', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        const graph = await createView({
+            View: GraphView,
+            model: "foo",
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<graph><field name="product_id"/></graph>',
+            viewOptions: {
+                context: {
+                    graph_measure: 'product_id',
+                },
+            },
+        });
+
+        checkLegend(assert, graph, 'Product');
+        let chart = graph.renderer.componentRef.comp.chart;
+        let yAxisLabel = chart.config.options.scales.yAxes[0].scaleLabel.labelString;
+        assert.strictEqual(yAxisLabel, "Product");
+
+        graph.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('Undefined should appear in bar, pie graph but not in line graph', async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(3);