diff --git a/src/axes.jl b/src/axes.jl
index c4883a1f..c7eed090 100644
--- a/src/axes.jl
+++ b/src/axes.jl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function process_axis_arg!(plotattributes::AKW, arg, letter = "")
     elseif arg === nothing
         plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:ticks)] = []
 
-    elseif T <: Bool || arg in _allShowaxisArgs
+    elseif T <: Bool || arg in _allShowaxisArgs || arg in _allShowaxisSyms
         plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:showaxis)] = showaxis(arg, letter)
 
     elseif typeof(arg) <: Number