diff --git a/examples/lineWithFocusChart.html b/examples/lineWithFocusChart.html
index 0f3c9d6..c5278a1 100644
--- a/examples/lineWithFocusChart.html
+++ b/examples/lineWithFocusChart.html
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ svg {
 nv.addGraph(function() {
   var chart = nv.models.lineWithFocusChart();
 
+ // chart.transitionDuration(500);
   chart.xAxis
       .tickFormat(d3.format(',f'));
   chart.x2Axis
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ nv.addGraph(function() {
 
   d3.select('#chart svg')
       .datum(testData())
-    .transition().duration(500)
       .call(chart);
 
   nv.utils.windowResize(chart.update);
diff --git a/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js b/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js
index e8c152b..3985ffa 100644
--- a/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js
+++ b/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ nv.models.lineWithFocusChart = function() {
       }
     , noData = "No Data Available."
     , dispatch = d3.dispatch('tooltipShow', 'tooltipHide', 'brush')
+    , transitionDuration = 250
     ;
 
   lines
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ nv.models.lineWithFocusChart = function() {
                              - margin.top - margin.bottom - height2,
           availableHeight2 = height2 - margin2.top - margin2.bottom;
 
-      chart.update = function() { container.transition().call(chart) };
+      chart.update = function() { container.transition().duration(transitionDuration).call(chart) };
       chart.container = this;
 
 
@@ -249,7 +250,13 @@ nv.models.lineWithFocusChart = function() {
 
       brush
         .x(x2)
-        .on('brush', onBrush);
+        .on('brush', function() {
+            //When brushing, turn off transitions because chart needs to change immediately.
+            var oldTransition = chart.transitionDuration();
+            chart.transitionDuration(0); 
+            onBrush();
+            chart.transitionDuration(oldTransition);
+        });
 
       if (brushExtent) brush.extent(brushExtent);
 
@@ -392,13 +399,13 @@ nv.models.lineWithFocusChart = function() {
                   }
                 })
             );
-        d3.transition(focusLinesWrap).call(lines);
+        focusLinesWrap.transition().duration(transitionDuration).call(lines);
 
 
         // Update Main (Focus) Axes
-        d3.transition(g.select('.nv-focus .nv-x.nv-axis'))
+        g.select('.nv-focus .nv-x.nv-axis').transition().duration(transitionDuration)
             .call(xAxis);
-        d3.transition(g.select('.nv-focus .nv-y.nv-axis'))
+        g.select('.nv-focus .nv-y.nv-axis').transition().duration(transitionDuration)
             .call(yAxis);
       }
 
@@ -547,6 +554,12 @@ nv.models.lineWithFocusChart = function() {
     return chart;
   };
 
+  chart.transitionDuration = function(_) {
+    if (!arguments.length) return transitionDuration;
+    transitionDuration = _;
+    return chart;
+  };
+
   //============================================================