diff --git a/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl b/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
index 672636c6..1931343a 100644
--- a/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
@@ -352,17 +352,6 @@ function (pgfx_plot::PGFPlotsXPlot)(plt::Plot{PGFPlotsXBackend})
                             series_index,
                         )
                     end
-                    # add series annotations
-                    anns = series[:series_annotations]
-                    for (xi, yi, str, fnt) in EachAnn(anns, series[:x], series[:y])
-                        pgfx_add_annotation!(
-                            axis,
-                            xi,
-                            yi,
-                            PlotText(str, fnt),
-                            pgfx_thickness_scaling(series),
-                        )
-                    end
                     # add to legend?
                     if sp[:legend] != :none
                         leg_entry = if opt[:label] isa AVec
@@ -388,15 +377,26 @@ function (pgfx_plot::PGFPlotsXPlot)(plt::Plot{PGFPlotsXBackend})
                         end
                     end
                 end # for segments
-                # add subplot annotations
-                for ann in sp[:annotations]
+                # add series annotations
+                anns = series[:series_annotations]
+                for (xi, yi, str, fnt) in EachAnn(anns, series[:x], series[:y])
                     pgfx_add_annotation!(
                         axis,
-                        locate_annotation(sp, ann...)...,
-                        pgfx_thickness_scaling(sp),
+                        xi,
+                        yi,
+                        PlotText(str, fnt),
+                        pgfx_thickness_scaling(series),
                     )
                 end
             end # for series
+            # add subplot annotations
+            for ann in sp[:annotations]
+                pgfx_add_annotation!(
+                    axis,
+                    locate_annotation(sp, ann...)...,
+                    pgfx_thickness_scaling(sp),
+                )
+            end
             push!(the_plot, axis)
             if length(plt.o.the_plot.elements) > 0
                 plt.o.the_plot.elements[1] = the_plot
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ function (pgfx_plot::PGFPlotsXPlot)(plt::Plot{PGFPlotsXBackend})
             end
         end # for subplots
         pgfx_plot.is_created = true
+        pgfx_plot.was_shown = false
     end # if
     return pgfx_plot
 end
diff --git a/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl b/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl
index c88ea2d7..65fe9902 100644
--- a/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl
+++ b/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl
@@ -245,15 +245,39 @@ end
    end # testset
    @testset "Annotations" begin
       y = rand(10)
-      plot(
+      pgfx_plot = plot(
          y,
          annotations = (3, y[3], Plots.text("this is \\#3", :left)),
          leg = false,
       )
+      Plots._update_plot_object(pgfx_plot)
+      axis_content = Plots.pgfx_axes(pgfx_plot.o)[1].contents
+      nodes = filter(x -> !isa(x, PGFPlotsX.Plot), axis_content)
+      @test length(nodes) == 1
+      mktempdir() do path
+         file_path =joinpath(path,"annotations.tex")
+         @test_nowarn savefig(pgfx_plot, file_path)
+         open(file_path) do io
+            lines = readlines(io)
+            @test count(s -> occursin("node", s), lines) == 1
+         end
+      end
       annotate!([
          (5, y[5], Plots.text("this is \\#5", 16, :red, :center)),
          (10, y[10], Plots.text("this is \\#10", :right, 20, "courier")),
       ])
+      Plots._update_plot_object(pgfx_plot)
+      axis_content = Plots.pgfx_axes(pgfx_plot.o)[1].contents
+      nodes = filter(x -> !isa(x, PGFPlotsX.Plot), axis_content)
+      @test length(nodes) == 3
+      mktempdir() do path
+         file_path =joinpath(path,"annotations.tex")
+         @test_nowarn savefig(pgfx_plot, file_path)
+         open(file_path) do io
+            lines = readlines(io)
+            @test count(s -> occursin("node", s), lines) == 3
+         end
+      end
       annotation_plot = scatter!(
          range(2, stop = 8, length = 6),
          rand(6),
@@ -267,9 +291,18 @@ end
             Plots.text("data", :green),
          ],
       )
-      # mktempdir() do path
-      #    @test_nowarn savefig(annotation_plot, path*"annotation.pdf")
-      # end
+      Plots._update_plot_object(annotation_plot)
+      axis_content = Plots.pgfx_axes(annotation_plot.o)[1].contents
+      nodes = filter(x -> !isa(x, PGFPlotsX.Plot), axis_content)
+      @test length(nodes) == 9
+      mktempdir() do path
+         file_path =joinpath(path,"annotations.tex")
+         @test_nowarn savefig(annotation_plot, file_path)
+         open(file_path) do io
+            lines = readlines(io)
+            @test count(s -> occursin("node", s), lines) == 9
+         end
+      end
    end # testset
    @testset "Ribbon" begin
       aa = rand(10)