diff --git a/lib/index-newcrom.d.ts b/lib/index-newcrom.d.ts
index df1a347ad5d..8904873644b 100644
--- a/lib/index-newcrom.d.ts
+++ b/lib/index-newcrom.d.ts
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ export function react(
   data: Data[],
   layout?: Partial<Layout>,
   config?: Partial<Config>,
-  isForceUpdate?: boolean
+  isForceUpdate?: boolean,
+  xAxisRange?: [x0: number, x1: number] | null
 ): Promise<PlotlyHTMLElement>;
 export function addFrames(root: Root, frames: Array<Partial<Frame>>): Promise<PlotlyHTMLElement>;
 export function deleteFrames(root: Root, frames: number[]): Promise<PlotlyHTMLElement>;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6e8bb0adae..713f5be7d2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "plotly.js-newcrom",
-  "version": "2.27.1",
+  "version": "2.27.1-1",
   "description": "The open source javascript graphing library that powers plotly",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./lib/index-newcrom.js",
diff --git a/src/plot_api/plot_api.js b/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
index db40c45619e..6e6d42a6773 100644
--- a/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
+++ b/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ var numericNameWarningCountLimit = 5;
  *
  */
 function _doPlot(gd, data, layout, config) {
-    const isForceRerender = window.isForceRerender
-    window.isForceRerender = false;
+    const isForceRerender = window[`plotly-${gd.dataset.chartId}`].isForceRerender
+    window[`plotly-${gd.dataset.chartId}`].isForceRerender = false;
 
     var frames;
 
@@ -330,9 +330,10 @@ function _doPlot(gd, data, layout, config) {
 
         subroutines.doAutoRangeAndConstraints(gd);
 
+        // !!! We don't need to save an initial range because we change it if we apply a detection time.
         // store initial ranges *after* enforcing constraints, otherwise
         // we will never look like we're at the initial ranges
-        if(graphWasEmpty) Axes.saveRangeInitial(gd);
+        // if(graphWasEmpty) Axes.saveRangeInitial(gd);
 
         // this one is different from shapes/annotations calcAutorange
         // the others incorporate those components into ax._extremes,
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ function _doPlot(gd, data, layout, config) {
                     gd._fullLayout._insideTickLabelsUpdaterange = undefined;
 
                     return relayout(gd, insideTickLabelsUpdaterange).then(function() {
-                        Axes.saveRangeInitial(gd, true);
+                        // !!! We don't need to save an initial range because we change it if we apply a detection time.
+                        // Axes.saveRangeInitial(gd, true);
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -552,6 +554,8 @@ function redraw(gd) {
     });
 }
 
+const generateId = () => Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 10);
+
 /**
  * Convenience function to make idempotent plot option obvious to users.
  *
@@ -561,7 +565,9 @@ function redraw(gd) {
  * @param {Object} config
  */
 function newPlot(gd, data, layout, config) {
+    gd.dataset.chartId = generateId()
     gd = Lib.getGraphDiv(gd);
+    window[`plotly-${gd.dataset.chartId}`] = {}
 
     // remove gl contexts
     Plots.cleanPlot([], {}, gd._fullData || [], gd._fullLayout || {});
@@ -2635,7 +2641,9 @@ function applyUIRevisions(data, layout, oldFullData, oldFullLayout) {
  *      object containing `data`, `layout`, `config`, and `frames` members
  *
  */
-function react(gd, data, layout, config, isForce) {
+function react(gd, data, layout, config, isForce, xAxisRange) {
+    window[`plotly-${gd.dataset.chartId}`].xAxisRange = xAxisRange;
+
     var frames, plotDone;
 
     function addFrames() { return exports.addFrames(gd, frames); }
@@ -2744,7 +2752,7 @@ function react(gd, data, layout, config, isForce) {
             });
         } else if(isForce || restyleFlags.fullReplot || relayoutFlags.layoutReplot || configChanged) {
             gd._fullLayout._skipDefaults = true;
-            window.isForceRerender = true
+            window[`plotly-${gd.dataset.chartId}`].isForceRerender = true
             seq.push(exports._doPlot);
         } else {
             for(var componentType in relayoutFlags.arrays) {
diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js b/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js
index 5446277b847..80799d4804c 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js
@@ -827,17 +827,22 @@ function makeDragBox(gd, plotinfo, x, y, w, h, ns, ew) {
                 if(!ax.fixedrange) {
                     var axName = ax._name;
 
-                    var autorangeInitial = ax._autorangeInitial;
-                    if(ax._rangeInitial0 === undefined && ax._rangeInitial1 === undefined) {
-                        attrs[axName + '.autorange'] = true;
-                    } else if(ax._rangeInitial0 === undefined) {
-                        attrs[axName + '.autorange'] = autorangeInitial;
-                        attrs[axName + '.range'] = [null, ax._rangeInitial1];
-                    } else if(ax._rangeInitial1 === undefined) {
-                        attrs[axName + '.range'] = [ax._rangeInitial0, null];
-                        attrs[axName + '.autorange'] = autorangeInitial;
+                    const xAxisRange = window[`plotly-${gd.dataset.chartId}`].xAxisRange
+                    if (xAxisRange != null && axName === 'xaxis'){
+                        attrs[axName + '.range'] = [...xAxisRange];
                     } else {
-                        attrs[axName + '.range'] = [ax._rangeInitial0, ax._rangeInitial1];
+                        var autorangeInitial = ax._autorangeInitial;
+                        if (ax._rangeInitial0 === undefined && ax._rangeInitial1 === undefined) {
+                            attrs[axName + '.autorange'] = true;
+                        } else if (ax._rangeInitial0 === undefined) {
+                            attrs[axName + '.autorange'] = autorangeInitial;
+                            attrs[axName + '.range'] = [null, ax._rangeInitial1];
+                        } else if (ax._rangeInitial1 === undefined) {
+                            attrs[axName + '.range'] = [ax._rangeInitial0, null];
+                            attrs[axName + '.autorange'] = autorangeInitial;
+                        } else {
+                            attrs[axName + '.range'] = [ax._rangeInitial0, ax._rangeInitial1];
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }