diff --git a/vue-components/src/components/ScatterPlot.vue b/vue-components/src/components/ScatterPlot.vue
index 0e73f70..9bc7fb6 100644
--- a/vue-components/src/components/ScatterPlot.vue
+++ b/vue-components/src/components/ScatterPlot.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type { ColorMap } from '@colormap/core'
 
 import type { Vector3, Vector2 } from '../types'
 import { toRGB } from '../utilities/colors'
+import { makeStyles } from 'scatter-gl/dist/styles'
 
 const UNSELECTED_POINT_COLOR = 'rgba(189,189,189,255)'
 const SELECTED_POINT_COLOR = 'rgba(70,70,70,255)'
@@ -125,6 +126,9 @@ onMounted(() => {
   scatterPlot = new ScatterGL(plotContainer.value, {
     rotateOnStart: false,
     selectEnabled: true,
+    styles: {
+      axesVisible: true
+    },
     pointColorer(i) {
       const id = indexToId(i)
       const isTrans = isTransformed(i)
@@ -165,6 +169,8 @@ onMounted(() => {
     }
   })
   scatterPlotRef.value = scatterPlot
+  // @ts-expect-error: force axes in 2D mode
+  scatterPlot.scatterPlot.add3dAxes()
 
   const cameraControls = ((scatterPlot as any).scatterPlot as any).orbitCameraControls
   cameraControls.addEventListener('start', emitCameraPosition)