diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index ea0ba6c7..26af0634 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -1183,6 +1183,12 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                         color = py_color(_cycle(series[:fillcolor],1)),
                         linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, 4)
                     )
+                elseif series[:seriestype] == :path
+                    PyPlot.plt[:Line2D]((0,1),(0,0),
+                        color = py_color(_cycle(series[:fillcolor],1)),
+                        linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, 1),
+                        marker = py_marker(series[:markershape])
+                    )
                 else
                     series[:serieshandle][1]
                 end)