diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/SitemapResource.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/SitemapResource.java
index bf906e38d..88cb691a9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/SitemapResource.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/SitemapResource.java
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ public class SitemapResource
             bean.service = chartWidget.getService();
             bean.period = chartWidget.getPeriod();
             bean.legend = chartWidget.getLegend();
+            bean.forceAsItem = chartWidget.getForceAsItem();
             if (chartWidget.getRefresh() > 0) {
                 bean.refresh = chartWidget.getRefresh();
             }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/WidgetDTO.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/WidgetDTO.java
index 8b1ec10ee..4efc9eb1b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/WidgetDTO.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.rest.sitemap/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/io/rest/sitemap/internal/WidgetDTO.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class WidgetDTO {
     public String service;
     public String period;
     public Boolean legend;
+    public Boolean forceAsItem;
     public String state;
 
     public EnrichedItemDTO item;
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/src/org/openhab/core/model/sitemap/Sitemap.xtext b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/src/org/openhab/core/model/sitemap/Sitemap.xtext
index f83add362..4ee9d3f94 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/src/org/openhab/core/model/sitemap/Sitemap.xtext
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.sitemap/src/org/openhab/core/model/sitemap/Sitemap.xtext
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Video:
 
 Chart:
     'Chart' (('item=' item=ItemRef) & ('label=' label=(ID | STRING))? & ('icon=' icon=Icon)? &
-    ('service=' service=(STRING))? & ('refresh=' refresh=INT)? & ('period=' period=ID) & ('legend=' legend=BOOLEAN_OBJECT)? &
+    ('service=' service=(STRING))? & ('refresh=' refresh=INT)? & ('period=' period=ID) &
+    ('legend=' legend=BOOLEAN_OBJECT)? & ('forceasitem=' forceAsItem=BOOLEAN_OBJECT)? &
     ('labelcolor=[' (LabelColor+=ColorArray (',' LabelColor+=ColorArray)* ']'))? &
     ('valuecolor=[' (ValueColor+=ColorArray (',' ValueColor+=ColorArray)* ']'))? &
     ('visibility=[' (Visibility+=VisibilityRule (',' Visibility+=VisibilityRule)* ']'))?);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java
index 55283ff31..6ff2ca8f3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ public class UIComponentSitemapProvider implements SitemapProvider, RegistryChan
                 setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "refresh", SitemapPackage.CHART__REFRESH);
                 setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "period", SitemapPackage.CHART__PERIOD);
                 setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "legend", SitemapPackage.CHART__LEGEND);
+                setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "forceAsItem",
+                        SitemapPackage.CHART__FORCE_AS_ITEM);
                 break;
             case "Webview":
                 WebviewImpl webviewWidget = (WebviewImpl) SitemapFactory.eINSTANCE.createWebview();