diff --git a/plotly/src/common/mod.rs b/plotly/src/common/mod.rs
index 28e3bd2b..c5a4d98e 100644
--- a/plotly/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -893,6 +893,16 @@ pub enum Reference {
     Paper,
 }
 
+/// Axis id for a 2D cartesian x axis.
+///
+/// Use `"x"` for the primary axis, `"x2"` for the second axis, and so on.
+pub type XAxisId = String;
+
+/// Axis id for a 2D cartesian y axis.
+///
+/// Use `"y"` for the primary axis, `"y2"` for the second axis, and so on.
+pub type YAxisId = String;
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Pad {
     t: usize,
@@ -1799,6 +1809,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(to_value(Reference::Paper).unwrap(), json!("paper"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn serialize_axis_id() {
+        assert_eq!(to_value(XAxisId::from("x")).unwrap(), json!("x"));
+        assert_eq!(to_value(XAxisId::from("x3")).unwrap(), json!("x3"));
+        assert_eq!(to_value(YAxisId::from("y")).unwrap(), json!("y"));
+        assert_eq!(to_value(YAxisId::from("y8")).unwrap(), json!("y8"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[rustfmt::skip]
     fn serialize_legend_group_title() {
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/bar.rs b/plotly/src/traces/bar.rs
index ca852b7e..86525f03 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/bar.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/bar.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use crate::{
     common::{
         Calendar, ConstrainText, Dim, ErrorData, Font, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, Marker,
-        Orientation, PlotType, TextAnchor, TextPosition, Visible,
+        Orientation, PlotType, TextAnchor, TextPosition, Visible, XAxisId, YAxisId,
     },
     Trace,
 };
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ where
     #[serde(rename = "hovertemplate")]
     hover_template: Option<Dim<String>>,
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
     orientation: Option<Orientation>,
     #[serde(rename = "alignmentgroup")]
     alignment_group: Option<String>,
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/box_plot.rs b/plotly/src/traces/box_plot.rs
index 604eb1d3..170812b6 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/box_plot.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/box_plot.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     color::Color,
     common::{
         Calendar, Dim, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, Line, Marker, Orientation, PlotType,
-        Visible,
+        Visible, XAxisId, YAxisId,
     },
     Trace,
 };
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ where
     #[serde(rename = "hovertemplate")]
     hover_template: Option<Dim<String>>,
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
     orientation: Option<Orientation>,
     #[serde(rename = "alignmentgroup")]
     alignment_group: Option<String>,
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/candlestick.rs b/plotly/src/traces/candlestick.rs
index 9eaacce4..f14eb324 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/candlestick.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/candlestick.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     color::NamedColor,
     common::{
         Calendar, Dim, Direction, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, Line, PlotType, Visible,
+        XAxisId, YAxisId,
     },
     Trace,
 };
@@ -72,9 +73,9 @@ where
     #[serde(rename = "hoverinfo")]
     hover_info: Option<HoverInfo>,
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
     line: Option<Line>,
     #[serde(rename = "whiskerwidth")]
     whisker_width: Option<f64>,
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/contour.rs b/plotly/src/traces/contour.rs
index 359eaf37..3dcce897 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/contour.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/contour.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     color::Color,
     common::{
         Calendar, ColorBar, ColorScale, Dim, Font, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, Line,
-        PlotType, Visible,
+        PlotType, Visible, XAxisId, YAxisId,
     },
     private, Trace,
 };
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ where
     #[serde(rename = "hovertemplate")]
     hover_template: Option<Dim<String>>,
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
     line: Option<Line>,
     #[serde(rename = "colorbar")]
     color_bar: Option<ColorBar>,
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ where
         Box::new(self)
     }
 
-    pub fn x_axis(mut self, axis: &str) -> Box<Self> {
-        self.x_axis = Some(axis.to_string());
+    pub fn x_axis(mut self, axis: impl Into<XAxisId>) -> Box<Self> {
+        self.x_axis = Some(axis.into());
         Box::new(self)
     }
 
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ where
         Box::new(self)
     }
 
-    pub fn y_axis(mut self, axis: &str) -> Box<Self> {
-        self.y_axis = Some(axis.to_string());
+    pub fn y_axis(mut self, axis: impl Into<YAxisId>) -> Box<Self> {
+        self.y_axis = Some(axis.into());
         Box::new(self)
     }
 
@@ -657,4 +657,27 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(to_value(trace).unwrap(), expected);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn serialize_contour_axis_ids() {
+        use crate::common::{XAxisId, YAxisId};
+
+        let x_axis: XAxisId = "x2".into();
+        let y_axis: YAxisId = "y12".into();
+
+        let trace = Contour::new(vec![0., 1.], vec![2., 3.], vec![4., 5.])
+            .x_axis(x_axis)
+            .y_axis(y_axis);
+
+        let expected = json!({
+            "type": "contour",
+            "x": [0.0, 1.0],
+            "y": [2.0, 3.0],
+            "z": [4.0, 5.0],
+            "xaxis": "x2",
+            "yaxis": "y12",
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(to_value(trace).unwrap(), expected);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/heat_map.rs b/plotly/src/traces/heat_map.rs
index b5514784..75557620 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/heat_map.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/heat_map.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use crate::{
     common::{
         Calendar, ColorBar, ColorScale, Dim, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, PlotType, Visible,
+        XAxisId, YAxisId,
     },
     private::{NumOrString, NumOrStringCollection},
     Trace,
@@ -106,14 +107,14 @@ where
     visible: Option<Visible>,
     x: Option<Vec<X>>,
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "xcalendar")]
     x_calendar: Option<Calendar>,
     #[serde(rename = "xgap")]
     x_gap: Option<NumOrString>,
     y: Option<Vec<Y>>,
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "ycalendar")]
     y_calendar: Option<Calendar>,
     #[serde(rename = "ygap")]
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/histogram.rs b/plotly/src/traces/histogram.rs
index e1e8c422..6f5c40e1 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/histogram.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/histogram.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::ndarray::ArrayTraces;
 use crate::{
     common::{
         Calendar, Dim, ErrorData, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, Marker, Orientation,
-        PlotType, Visible,
+        PlotType, Visible, XAxisId, YAxisId,
     },
     Trace,
 };
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ where
     visible: Option<Visible>,
     x: Option<Vec<H>>,
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "xbins")]
     x_bins: Option<Bins>,
     #[serde(rename = "xcalendar")]
     x_calendar: Option<Calendar>,
     y: Option<Vec<H>>,
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
     #[serde(rename = "ybins")]
     y_bins: Option<Bins>,
     #[serde(rename = "ycalendar")]
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/image.rs b/plotly/src/traces/image.rs
index 7fb4dd08..8768d281 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/image.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/image.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use plotly_derive::FieldSetter;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::color::{Rgb, Rgba};
-use crate::common::{Dim, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, PlotType, Visible};
+use crate::common::{Dim, HoverInfo, Label, LegendGroupTitle, PlotType, Visible, XAxisId, YAxisId};
 use crate::private::{NumOrString, NumOrStringCollection};
 use crate::Trace;
 
@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@ pub struct Image {
     /// `Layout::x_axis`. If "x2", the x coordinates
     /// refer to `Layout::x_axis2`, and so on.
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     /// Sets a reference between this trace's y coordinates and a 2D cartesian y
     /// axis. If "y" (the default value), the y coordinates refer to
     /// `Layout::y_axis`. If "y2", the y coordinates
     /// refer to `Layout::y_axis2`, and so on.
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
 
     /// Color model used to map the numerical color components described in `z`
     /// into colors. If `source` is specified, this attribute will be set to
diff --git a/plotly/src/traces/scatter.rs b/plotly/src/traces/scatter.rs
index e96784c3..6f5424bf 100644
--- a/plotly/src/traces/scatter.rs
+++ b/plotly/src/traces/scatter.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
     color::Color,
     common::{
         Calendar, Dim, ErrorData, Fill, Font, HoverInfo, HoverOn, Label, LegendGroupTitle, Line,
-        Marker, Mode, Orientation, PlotType, Position, Visible,
+        Marker, Mode, Orientation, PlotType, Position, Visible, XAxisId, YAxisId,
     },
     private::{NumOrString, NumOrStringCollection},
     Trace,
@@ -180,13 +180,13 @@ where
     /// `Layout::x_axis`. If "x2", the x coordinates
     /// refer to `Layout::x_axis2`, and so on.
     #[serde(rename = "xaxis")]
-    x_axis: Option<String>,
+    x_axis: Option<XAxisId>,
     /// Sets a reference between this trace's y coordinates and a 2D cartesian y
     /// axis. If "y" (the default value), the y coordinates refer to
     /// `Layout::y_axis`. If "y2", the y coordinates
     /// refer to `Layout::y_axis2`, and so on.
     #[serde(rename = "yaxis")]
-    y_axis: Option<String>,
+    y_axis: Option<YAxisId>,
     /// Only relevant when `stackgroup` is used, and only the first
     /// `orientation` found in the `stackgroup` will be used - including if
     /// `visible` is "legendonly" but not if it is `false`.
@@ -528,4 +528,26 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(to_value(trace).unwrap(), expected);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn serialize_scatter_axis_ids() {
+        use crate::common::{XAxisId, YAxisId};
+
+        let x_axis: XAxisId = "x2".into();
+        let y_axis: YAxisId = "y12".into();
+
+        let trace = Scatter::new(vec![0, 1], vec![2, 3])
+            .x_axis(x_axis)
+            .y_axis(y_axis);
+
+        let expected = json!({
+            "type": "scatter",
+            "x": [0, 1],
+            "y": [2, 3],
+            "xaxis": "x2",
+            "yaxis": "y12",
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(to_value(trace).unwrap(), expected);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plotly_derive/src/field_setter.rs b/plotly_derive/src/field_setter.rs
index 7f6b6b2b..bcc87554 100644
--- a/plotly_derive/src/field_setter.rs
+++ b/plotly_derive/src/field_setter.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,13 @@ impl FieldReceiver {
                 quote![value.as_ref().to_owned()],
                 quote![],
             ),
-            FieldType::OptionOther(inner_ty) => (quote![#inner_ty], quote![value], quote![]),
+            FieldType::OptionOther(inner_ty) => {
+                if matches!(field_ident.to_string().as_str(), "x_axis" | "y_axis") {
+                    (quote![impl Into<#inner_ty>], quote![value.into()], quote![])
+                } else {
+                    (quote![#inner_ty], quote![value], quote![])
+                }
+            }
             FieldType::OptionVecString => (
                 quote![Vec<impl AsRef<str>>],
                 quote![value.into_iter().map(|v| v.as_ref().to_owned()).collect()],