diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js b/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js
index 0c5bc1eed5e..f5c136e9be9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js
@@ -77,13 +77,14 @@ defaults._set('tooltips', {
 		// Args are: (tooltipItem, data)
 		beforeLabel: helpers.noop,
 		label: function(tooltipItem, data) {
-			var label = data.datasets[tooltipItem.datasetIndex].label || '';
+			let label = data.datasets[tooltipItem.datasetIndex].label || '';
 
 			if (label) {
 				label += ': ';
 			}
-			if (!helpers.isNullOrUndef(tooltipItem.value)) {
-				label += tooltipItem.value;
+			const value = tooltipItem.value;
+			if (!helpers.isNullOrUndef(value)) {
+				label += value;
 			}
 			return label;
 		},
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js b/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js
index 4c5d73b5465..3d894ad767c 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ class LinearScaleBase extends Scale {
 		me._endValue = end;
 		me._valueRange = end - start;
 	}
+
+	getLabelForValue(value) {
+		return new Intl.NumberFormat().format(value);
+	}
 }
 
 export default LinearScaleBase;
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js b/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
index d44963a41a3..3df308276a3 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class LogarithmicScale extends Scale {
 	}
 
 	getLabelForValue(value) {
-		return value === undefined ? 0 : value;
+		return value === undefined ? 0 : new Intl.NumberFormat().format(value);
 	}
 
 	getPixelForTick(index) {
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.linear.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.linear.tests.js
index ef3f7e8d87b..073aa31dc22 100644
--- a/test/specs/scale.linear.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.linear.tests.js
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		});
 		chart.update();
 
-		expect(chart.scales.y.getLabelForValue(7)).toBe(7);
+		expect(chart.scales.y.getLabelForValue(7)).toBe('7');
 	});
 
 	it('Should correctly determine the min and max data values when stacked mode is turned on', function() {
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
index 567bdcee44e..0cab2eef7d6 100644
--- a/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 			}
 		});
 
-		expect(chart.scales.y.getLabelForValue(150)).toBe(150);
+		expect(chart.scales.y.getLabelForValue(150)).toBe('150');
 	});
 
 	describe('when', function() {
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.radialLinear.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.radialLinear.tests.js
index a2580661579..576d0b4dcf5 100644
--- a/test/specs/scale.radialLinear.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.radialLinear.tests.js
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ describe('Test the radial linear scale', function() {
 				}
 			}
 		});
-		expect(chart.scales.r.getLabelForValue(5)).toBe(5);
+		expect(chart.scales.r.getLabelForValue(5)).toBe('5');
 	});
 
 	it('should get the correct distance from the center point', function() {