diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/__snapshots__/migrations.test.ts.snap b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/__snapshots__/migrations.test.ts.snap
index e9d8df90a76..fb462dab015 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/__snapshots__/migrations.test.ts.snap
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/__snapshots__/migrations.test.ts.snap
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ Object {
           "fill": "dash",
         },
         "lineWidth": 1,
+        "scaleDistribution": Object {
+          "log": 10,
+          "type": "log",
+        },
         "showPoints": "never",
         "spanNulls": true,
       },
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.test.ts
index af12556a9d7..cf7279417df 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.test.ts
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ const stepedColordLine = {
       $$hashKey: 'object:39',
       format: 'short',
       label: null,
-      logBase: 1,
+      logBase: 10,
       max: null,
       min: null,
       show: true,
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.ts
index 570ea3d0da6..82a3d77627d 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/migrations.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   LineInterpolation,
   LineStyle,
   PointVisibility,
+  ScaleDistribution,
   StackingMode,
   TooltipDisplayMode,
 } from '@grafana/ui';
@@ -467,6 +468,15 @@ function getFieldConfigFromOldAxis(obj: any): FieldConfig<GraphFieldConfig> {
   if (obj.label) {
     graph.axisLabel = obj.label;
   }
+  if (obj.logBase) {
+    const log = obj.logBase as number;
+    if (log === 2 || log === 10) {
+      graph.scaleDistribution = {
+        type: ScaleDistribution.Log,
+        log,
+      };
+    }
+  }
   return omitBy(
     {
       unit: obj.format,