diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index 5c0f84f0..f13032dd 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -1330,12 +1330,12 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                         linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, clamp(get_linewidth(series), 0, 5)),
                         linestyle = py_linestyle(series[:seriestype], get_linestyle(series))
                     )
-                elseif series[:seriestype] in (:path, :straightline)
+                elseif series[:seriestype] in (:path, :straightline, :scatter)
                     PyPlot.plt[:Line2D]((0,1),(0,0),
                         color = py_color(get_linecolor(series), get_linealpha(series)),
                         linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, clamp(get_linewidth(series), 0, 5)),
                         linestyle = py_linestyle(:path, get_linestyle(series)),
-                        marker = py_marker(series[:markershape]),
+                        marker = py_marker(first(series[:markershape])),
                         markeredgecolor = py_color(get_markerstrokecolor(series), get_markerstrokealpha(series)),
                         markerfacecolor = series[:marker_z] == nothing ? py_color(get_markercolor(series), get_markeralpha(series)) : py_color(series[:markercolor][0.5])
                     )