diff --git a/src/models/pie.js b/src/models/pie.js
index 9e39c9dea..c865aa411 100644
--- a/src/models/pie.js
+++ b/src/models/pie.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ nv.models.pie = function() {
         , endAngle = false
         , cornerRadius = 0
         , donutRatio = 0.5
+        , duration = 250
         , arcsRadius = []
         , dispatch = d3.dispatch('chartClick', 'elementClick', 'elementDblClick', 'elementMouseover', 'elementMouseout', 'elementMousemove', 'renderEnd')
         ;
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ nv.models.pie = function() {
 
             slices.select('path')
                 .transition()
+                .duration(duration)
                 .attr('d', function (d, i) { return arcs[i](d); })
                 .attrTween('d', arcTween);
 
@@ -414,6 +416,10 @@ nv.models.pie = function() {
             margin.bottom = typeof _.bottom != 'undefined' ? _.bottom : margin.bottom;
             margin.left   = typeof _.left   != 'undefined' ? _.left   : margin.left;
         }},
+        duration: {get: function(){return duration;}, set: function(_){
+            duration = _;
+            renderWatch.reset(duration);
+        }},
         y: {get: function(){return getY;}, set: function(_){
             getY=d3.functor(_);
         }},
diff --git a/src/models/pieChart.js b/src/models/pieChart.js
index b75027321..86d28f45d 100644
--- a/src/models/pieChart.js
+++ b/src/models/pieChart.js
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ nv.models.pieChart = function() {
         duration: {get: function(){return duration;}, set: function(_){
             duration = _;
             renderWatch.reset(duration);
+            pie.duration(duration);
         }},
         margin: {get: function(){return margin;}, set: function(_){
             margin.top    = _.top    !== undefined ? _.top    : margin.top;