diff --git a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts
index 2fb8f58cac..5342473d6e 100644
--- a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts
+++ b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@ import { renderFormattedText, renderText, FormattedTextRenderOptions } from 'vs/
 
 const $ = dom.$;
 
+//Map used to store names and alternative names for chart types.
+//This is mainly used for comparison when options are parsed into the constructor.
+const altNameHash : {[oldName: string]: string} = {
+	['horizontalBar']: 'Horziontal Bar',
+	['bar']: 'Bar',
+	['line']: 'Line',
+	['pie']: 'Pie',
+	['scatter']: 'Scatter',
+	['timeSeries']: 'Time Series',
+	['image']: 'Image',
+	['count']: 'Count',
+	['table']: 'Table',
+	['doughnut']: 'Doughnut'
+};
+
 export interface ISelectBoxStyles extends vsISelectBoxStyles {
 	disabledSelectBackground?: Color;
 	disabledSelectForeground?: Color;
@@ -56,8 +71,12 @@ export class SelectBox extends vsSelectBox {
 
 	private element: HTMLElement;
 
+
+
 	constructor(options: string[], selectedOption: string, contextViewProvider: IContextViewProvider, container?: HTMLElement, selectBoxOptions?: ISelectBoxOptions) {
-		super(options.map(option => { return { text: option }; }), 0, contextViewProvider, undefined, selectBoxOptions);
+		//originally {text :option };
+		super(options.map(option => {return {text : SelectBox.parseName(option)}; }), 0, contextViewProvider, undefined, selectBoxOptions);
+
 		this._optionsDictionary = new Map<string, number>();
 		for (let i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
 			this._optionsDictionary.set(options[i], i);
@@ -90,6 +109,16 @@ export class SelectBox extends vsSelectBox {
 		this._register(focusTracker.onDidFocus(() => this._showMessage()));
 	}
 
+	//static method that is used to replace original names of options into user-friendly ones for display.
+	private static parseName(oldName: string): string {
+		if(altNameHash[oldName] !== undefined) {
+			return altNameHash[oldName];
+		}
+		else {
+			return oldName;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public style(styles: ISelectBoxStyles): void {
 		super.style(styles);
 		this.enabledSelectBackground = this.selectBackground;
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/parts/charts/browser/chartView.ts b/src/sql/workbench/parts/charts/browser/chartView.ts
index 98bd0cba73..13d77ad034 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/parts/charts/browser/chartView.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/parts/charts/browser/chartView.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export class ChartView extends Disposable implements IPanelView {
 		type: ChartType.Bar
 	};
 
+
 	/** parent container */
 	private container: HTMLElement;
 	/** container for the options controls */
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ export class ChartView extends Disposable implements IPanelView {
 				};
 				break;
 			case ControlType.combo:
+
 				let dropdown = new SelectBox(option.displayableOptions || option.options, undefined, this._contextViewService);
 				dropdown.select(option.options.indexOf(value));
 				dropdown.render(optionContainer);