diff --git a/src/series.jl b/src/series.jl
index 5f82e4cf..cb6daaf2 100644
--- a/src/series.jl
+++ b/src/series.jl
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ _apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v) = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(plotattributes,
 # This sort of recipe should return a pair of functions... one to convert to number,
 # and one to format tick values.
 function _apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v::AbstractArray)
-    isempty(v) && return Float64[]
+    isempty(skipmissing(v)) && return Float64[]
     x = first(skipmissing(v))
     args = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(plotattributes, typeof(x), x)[1].args
     if length(args) == 2 && typeof(args[1]) <: Function && typeof(args[2]) <: Function