diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/axes.test.ts b/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/axes.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25d8d2e37cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/axes.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { buildAxes } from './axes';
+
+describe('axes.ts', () => {
+  describe('buildAxes', () => {
+    it('should return correct axis configurations for date x-axis', () => {
+      const dimensions = {
+        x: { format: { id: 'date' } },
+        y: [{ label: 'Y Axis' }],
+      };
+      const formats = {
+        xAxisLabel: 'X Axis',
+        yAxisLabel: 'Custom Y Axis',
+      };
+
+      const result = buildAxes(dimensions, formats);
+
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
+        orient: 'bottom',
+        scale: 'x',
+        labelAngle: -90,
+        labelAlign: 'right',
+        labelBaseline: 'middle',
+        title: 'X Axis',
+        format: '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M',
+      });
+      expect(result[1]).toEqual({
+        orient: 'left',
+        scale: 'y',
+        title: 'Custom Y Axis',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not add format when x is not date', () => {
+      const dimensions = {
+        x: { format: { id: 'number' } },
+        y: [{ label: 'Y Axis' }],
+      };
+      const result = buildAxes(dimensions, 'X', 'Y');
+
+      expect(result[0]).not.toHaveProperty('format');
+    });
+
+    it('should use default labels when not provided', () => {
+      const dimensions = {
+        x: {},
+        y: [{ label: 'Default Y' }],
+      };
+      const result = buildAxes(dimensions, '', '');
+
+      expect(result[0].title).toBe('_all');
+      expect(result[1].title).toBe('Default Y');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/axes.ts b/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/axes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..033ce020a8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/axes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { AxisFormats } from '../utils/types';
+
+export interface AxisConfig {
+  orient?: string;
+  scale?: string;
+  labelAngle?: number;
+  labelAlign?: string;
+  labelBaseline?: string;
+  title: any;
+  format?: string; // property for date format
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds the axes configuration for a chart.
+ *
+ * Note: This axis configuration is currently tailored for specific use cases.
+ * In the future, we plan to expand and generalize this function to accommodate
+ * a wider range of chart types and axis configurations.
+ * @param {any} dimensions - The dimensions of the data.
+ * @param {AxisFormats} formats - The formatting information for axes.
+ */
+
+export const buildAxes = (dimensions: any, formats: AxisFormats): AxisConfig[] => {
+  const { xAxisLabel, yAxisLabel } = formats;
+  const xAxis: AxisConfig = {
+    orient: 'bottom',
+    scale: 'x',
+    labelAngle: -90,
+    labelAlign: 'right',
+    labelBaseline: 'middle',
+    title: xAxisLabel || '_all',
+  };
+
+  // Add date format if x dimension is a date type
+  if (dimensions.x && dimensions.x.format && dimensions.x.format.id === 'date') {
+    xAxis.format = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M';
+  }
+
+  const yAxis: AxisConfig = {
+    orient: 'left',
+    scale: 'y',
+    title: yAxisLabel ? yAxisLabel : dimensions.y && dimensions.y[0] ? dimensions.y[0].label : '',
+  };
+
+  return [xAxis, yAxis];
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/mark.ts b/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/mark.ts
index 9a58ec425390..7e6e5410d5f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/mark.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_builder/public/visualizations/vega/components/mark.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { AxisFormats } from '../utils/types';
+import { buildAxes } from './axes';
 
 export type VegaMarkType =
   | 'line'
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@ export const buildMarkForVega = (
   dimensions: any,
   formats: AxisFormats
 ): VegaMark => {
-  const { xAxisLabel, yAxisLabel } = formats;
   const baseMark: VegaMark = {
     type: 'group',
     from: {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const buildMarkForVega = (
     },
     signals: [{ name: 'width', update: 'chartWidth' }],
     scales: [
-      buildXScale(chartType),
+      buildXScale(chartType, dimensions),
       buildYScale(chartType),
       {
         name: 'color',
@@ -125,21 +125,7 @@ export const buildMarkForVega = (
         range: 'category',
       },
     ],
-    axes: [
-      {
-        orient: 'bottom',
-        scale: 'x',
-        labelAngle: -90,
-        labelAlign: 'right',
-        labelBaseline: 'middle',
-        title: xAxisLabel || '_all',
-      },
-      {
-        orient: 'left',
-        scale: 'y',
-        title: yAxisLabel ? yAxisLabel : dimensions.y[0].label,
-      },
-    ],
+    axes: buildAxes(dimensions, formats),
     title: {
       text: { signal: 'parent.split' },
     },
@@ -161,7 +147,17 @@ export const buildMarkForVega = (
   return baseMark;
 };
 
-const buildXScale = (chartType: VegaMarkType) => {
+const buildXScale = (chartType: VegaMarkType, dimensions) => {
+  // For date-based data, use a time scale regardless of the chart type.
+  if (dimensions.x && dimensions.x.format.id === 'date') {
+    return {
+      name: 'x',
+      type: 'time',
+      domain: { data: 'split_data', field: 'x' },
+      range: 'width',
+    };
+  }
+
   switch (chartType) {
     case 'bar':
       return {