diff --git a/src/backends/plotly.jl b/src/backends/plotly.jl
index 81bbbb82..aefc4eab 100644
--- a/src/backends/plotly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/plotly.jl
@@ -580,9 +580,19 @@ function plotly_series(plt::Plot, series::Series)
     end
 
     # set the "type"
-    if st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl, :straightline, :path3d, :scatter3d)
+    if st in (:path, :straightline, :path3d)
         return plotly_series_segments(series, d_out, x, y, z)
 
+    elseif st in (:scatter, :scattergl)
+        d_out[:type] = string(st)
+        d_out[:mode] = hasline ? "lines+markers" : "markers"
+        d_out[:x], d_out[:y] = x, y
+
+    elseif st == :scatter3d
+        d_out[:mode] = string(st)
+        d_out[:mode] = hasline ? "lines+markers" : "markers"
+        d_out[:x], d_out[:y], d_out[:z] = x, y, z
+
     elseif st == :heatmap
         d_out[:type] = "heatmap"
         d_out[:x], d_out[:y], d_out[:z] = x, y, z
@@ -753,15 +763,14 @@ function plotly_series_segments(series::Series, d_base::KW, x, y, z)
 
         # add "marker"
         if hasmarker
-            inds = eachindex(x)
             d_out[:marker] = KW(
-                :symbol => get(_plotly_markers, series[:markershape], string(series[:markershape])),
+                :symbol => get(_plotly_markers, _cycle(series[:markershape], i), string(_cycle(series[:markershape], i))),
                 # :opacity => series[:markeralpha],
-                :size => 2 * series[:markersize],
-                :color => rgba_string.(plot_color.(get_markercolor.(series, inds), get_markeralpha.(series, inds))),
+                :size => 2 * _cycle(series[:markersize], i),
+                :color => rgba_string.(plot_color.(get_markercolor.(series, i), get_markeralpha.(series, i))),
                 :line => KW(
-                    :color => rgba_string.(plot_color.(get_markerstrokecolor.(series, inds), get_markerstrokealpha.(series, inds))),
-                    :width => series[:markerstrokewidth],
+                    :color => rgba_string.(plot_color.(get_markerstrokecolor.(series, i), get_markerstrokealpha.(series, i))),
+                    :width => _cycle(series[:markerstrokewidth], i),
                 ),
             )
         end