diff --git a/client/src/components/common/HistogramResponseTime.tsx b/client/src/components/common/HistogramResponseTime.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69c2e99b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/common/HistogramResponseTime.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
+import { useTheme } from "@mui/material/styles";
+import type { ResponsiveStyleValue } from "@mui/system";
+import type { ICheck } from "@/types/check";
+import { normalizeResponseTimes } from "@/utils/DataUtils";
+import { HeatmapResponseTimeTooltip } from "./HeatmapResponseTimeTooltip";
+
+interface HistogramResponseTimeProps {
+  checks: ICheck[];
+  height?: number | string;
+  gap?: ResponsiveStyleValue<number | string>;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 50;
+
+export const HistogramResponseTime = ({
+  checks,
+  height = DEFAULT_HEIGHT,
+  gap,
+}: HistogramResponseTimeProps) => {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(checks) || checks.length === 0) return null;
+
+  const normalized = normalizeResponseTimes(checks.slice(-25), "responseTime");
+  let data = Array<any>();
+
+  if (!normalized || normalized.length === 0) {
+    data = [];
+  }
+  if (normalized.length !== 25) {
+    const placeholders = Array(25 - normalized.length).fill({
+      status: "placeholder",
+    });
+    data = [...normalized, ...placeholders];
+  } else {
+    data = normalized;
+  }
+
+  const chartHeight = typeof height === "number" ? `${height}px` : height;
+  const gridGap = gap ?? theme.spacing(0.5);
+
+  return (
+    <Box sx={{ width: "100%" }}>
+      <Box
+        sx={{
+          width: "100%",
+          display: "grid",
+          gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(25, 1fr)",
+          gap: gridGap,
+          alignItems: "end",
+          height: chartHeight,
+        }}
+      >
+        {data.map((check, index) => {
+          const isPlaceholder = (check as any).status === "placeholder";
+          const heightPct = `${Math.max(0, Math.min(100, (check as any).normalResponseTime ?? 0))}%`;
+          const barColor =
+            check.status === "up"
+              ? theme.palette.success.lowContrast
+              : theme.palette.error.lowContrast;
+          const bar = (
+            <Box
+              sx={{
+                position: "relative",
+                width: "100%",
+                height: "100%",
+                borderRadius: theme.spacing(1),
+                bgcolor: theme.palette.primary.lowContrast,
+                overflow: "hidden",
+              }}
+            >
+              <Box
+                sx={{
+                  position: "absolute",
+                  bottom: 0,
+                  left: 0,
+                  width: "100%",
+                  height: isPlaceholder ? 0 : heightPct,
+                  bgcolor: barColor,
+                  transition: "height 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)",
+                }}
+              />
+            </Box>
+          );
+
+          return isPlaceholder ? (
+            <Box key={index}>{bar}</Box>
+          ) : (
+            <HeatmapResponseTimeTooltip key={index} check={check}>
+              {bar}
+            </HeatmapResponseTimeTooltip>
+          );
+        })}
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/client/src/features/uiSlice.ts b/client/src/features/uiSlice.ts
index a701c3ada..a6899ee3f 100644
--- a/client/src/features/uiSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/uiSlice.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { createSlice } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 import type { PayloadAction } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 
+export type ChartType = "heatmap" | "histogram";
+
 interface UiState {
   language: string;
   mode: string;
   sidebarOpen: boolean;
   timezone: string;
+  chartType: ChartType;
 }
 
 const initialState: UiState = {
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ const initialState: UiState = {
   mode: "dark",
   sidebarOpen: true,
   timezone: "America/Vancouver",
+  chartType: "heatmap",
 };
 
 export const uiSlice = createSlice({
@@ -28,12 +32,20 @@ export const uiSlice = createSlice({
     setTimezone: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
       state.timezone = action.payload;
     },
+    setChartType: (state, action: PayloadAction<ChartType>) => {
+      state.chartType = action.payload;
+    },
     setSidebarOpen: (state, action: PayloadAction<boolean>) => {
       state.sidebarOpen = action.payload;
     },
   },
 });
 
-export const { setLanguage, setMode, setSidebarOpen, setTimezone } =
-  uiSlice.actions;
+export const {
+  setLanguage,
+  setMode,
+  setSidebarOpen,
+  setTimezone,
+  setChartType,
+} = uiSlice.actions;
 export default uiSlice.reducer;
diff --git a/client/src/pages/settings/DummyChart.tsx b/client/src/pages/settings/DummyChart.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..202736cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/settings/DummyChart.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { useMemo } from "react";
+import type { ICheck } from "@/types/check";
+import { HeatmapResponseTime } from "@/components/common/HeatmapResponseTime";
+import { HistogramResponseTime } from "@/components/common/HistogramResponseTime";
+import type { ChartType } from "@/features/uiSlice";
+
+const buildDummyChecks = (): ICheck[] => {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const arr: ICheck[] = [] as any;
+  for (let i = 0; i < 25; i++) {
+    const ms = Math.floor(50 + Math.random() * 800);
+    arr.push({
+      _id: `chk-${i}`,
+      metadata: { monitorId: "m1", type: "http", teamId: "t1" },
+      status: Math.random() > 0.3 ? "up" : "down",
+      message: "",
+      responseTime: ms,
+      normalResponseTime: 0,
+      httpStatusCode: 200,
+      ack: false,
+      expiry: new Date(now - i * 60000).toISOString(),
+      createdAt: new Date(now - i * 60000).toISOString(),
+      updatedAt: new Date(now - i * 60000).toISOString(),
+      timings: {
+        start: "",
+        socket: "",
+        lookup: "",
+        connect: "",
+        secureConnect: "",
+        response: "",
+        end: "",
+        phases: {
+          wait: 0,
+          dns: 0,
+          tcp: 0,
+          tls: 0,
+          request: 0,
+          firstByte: 0,
+          download: 0,
+          total: ms,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  }
+  return arr;
+};
+
+const DummyChart = ({ type }: { type: ChartType }) => {
+  const checks = useMemo(() => buildDummyChecks(), []);
+
+  return type === "heatmap" ? (
+    <HeatmapResponseTime checks={checks} />
+  ) : (
+    <HistogramResponseTime checks={checks} />
+  );
+};
+
+export default DummyChart;
diff --git a/client/src/pages/settings/Settings.tsx b/client/src/pages/settings/Settings.tsx
index 9b651b837..db6c51968 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import MenuItem from "@mui/material/MenuItem";
 import Typography from "@mui/material/Typography";
 import { SettingsForm } from "@/pages/settings/SettingsForm";
 
+import type { ChartType } from "@/features/uiSlice";
 import { useTheme } from "@mui/material/styles";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
-import { setTimezone, setMode } from "@/features/uiSlice";
+import { setTimezone, setMode, setChartType } from "@/features/uiSlice";
 import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from "@/hooks/AppHooks";
 import timezones from "@/utils/timezones.json";
 import type { ITimeZone } from "@/types/timezone";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { useGet, usePatch, usePost } from "@/hooks/UseApi";
 import type { ApiResponse } from "@/hooks/UseApi";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { systemSettingsSchema } from "@/validation/zod";
+import DummyChart from "./DummyChart";
 
 const SettingsPage = () => {
   type FormValues = z.infer<typeof systemSettingsSchema>;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const timezone = useAppSelector((state) => state.ui.timezone);
   const mode = useAppSelector((state) => state.ui.mode);
+  const chartType = useAppSelector((state) => state.ui.chartType);
   const [selectedTimezone, setSelectedTimezone] = useState<ITimeZone | null>(
     null
   );
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
                 <MenuItem value="dark">Dark</MenuItem>
               </Select>
             </Stack>
+
             <Stack spacing={theme.spacing(2)}>
               <Typography>Language</Typography>
               <LanguageSelector />
@@ -91,6 +95,30 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
           </Stack>
         }
       />
+      <ConfigBox
+        title="Chart settings"
+        subtitle="Choose what type of Uptime chart you want to see on the dashboard and status page"
+        leftContent={<DummyChart type={chartType} />}
+        rightContent={
+          <Stack spacing={theme.spacing(2)}>
+            <Typography>Chart Type</Typography>
+            <Select
+              value={chartType}
+              onChange={(e: SelectChangeEvent<string>) => {
+                dispatch(setChartType(e.target.value as ChartType));
+              }}
+            >
+              <MenuItem value="heatmap">Heatmap</MenuItem>
+              <MenuItem value="histogram">Histogram</MenuItem>
+            </Select>
+            <Typography>
+              {chartType === "heatmap"
+                ? "Heatmap: colored line indicates status"
+                : "Bar chart: color denotes status (up/down). height denotes response time"}
+            </Typography>
+          </Stack>
+        }
+      />
       {hasMaster && (
         <SettingsForm
           onSubmit={onSubmit}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/uptime/MonitorTable.tsx b/client/src/pages/uptime/MonitorTable.tsx
index d45e0a3c2..9ebf526ee 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/uptime/MonitorTable.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/uptime/MonitorTable.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Typography from "@mui/material/Typography";
 import { Table, Pagination, StatusLabel } from "@/components/design-elements";
 import { HeatmapResponseTime } from "@/components/common/HeatmapResponseTime";
+import { HistogramResponseTime } from "@/components/common/HistogramResponseTime";
 import type { Header } from "@/components/design-elements/Table";
 import { ActionsMenu } from "@/components/actions-menu";
 import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp } from "lucide-react";