diff --git a/src/backends/glvisualize.jl b/src/backends/glvisualize.jl
index dd4cfb51..ba8a46f9 100644
--- a/src/backends/glvisualize.jl
+++ b/src/backends/glvisualize.jl
@@ -287,13 +287,13 @@ function topoints(::Type{P}, array) where P
 end
 function extract_points(d)
     dim = is3d(d) ? 3 : 2
-    array = (d[:x], d[:y], d[:z])[1:dim]
+    array = if d[:seriestype] == :straightline
+        straightline_data(d)
+    else
+        (d[:x], d[:y], d[:z])[1:dim]
+    end
     topoints(Point{dim, Float32}, array)
 end
-function extract_straightline_points(sp::Subplot, series::Series)
-    x, y = straightline_data(sp, series)
-    topoints(Point{2, Float32}, (x, y))
-end
 function make_gradient(grad::Vector{C}) where C <: Colorant
     grad
 end
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ function _display(plt::Plot{GLVisualizeBackend}, visible = true)
                 vis = GL.gl_surface(x, y, z, kw_args)
             elseif (st in (:path, :path3d, :straightline)) && d[:linewidth] > 0
                 kw = copy(kw_args)
-                points = st == :straightline ? extract_straightline_points(sp, series) : Plots.extract_points(d)
+                points = Plots.extract_points(d)
                 extract_linestyle(d, kw)
                 vis = GL.gl_lines(points, kw)
                 if d[:markershape] != :none
diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index 6cc3ef19..bca3362b 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
         end
 
         if st == :straightline
-            x, y = straightline_data(sp, series)
+            x, y = straightline_data(series)
         end
 
         if st in (:path, :scatter, :straightline)
diff --git a/src/backends/hdf5.jl b/src/backends/hdf5.jl
index 3e5afa87..2e677625 100644
--- a/src/backends/hdf5.jl
+++ b/src/backends/hdf5.jl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Read from .hdf5 file using:
 ==#
 
 @require Revise begin
-    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "hdf5.jl")) 
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "hdf5.jl"))
 end
 
 import FixedPointNumbers: N0f8 #In core Julia
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const _hdf5_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :colorbar_title,
   ])
 const _hdf5_seriestype = [
-        :path, :steppre, :steppost, :shape,
+        :path, :steppre, :steppost, :shape, :straightline,
         :scatter, :hexbin, #:histogram2d, :histogram,
         # :bar,
         :heatmap, :pie, :image,
diff --git a/src/backends/inspectdr.jl b/src/backends/inspectdr.jl
index 3718b2ee..3558040f 100644
--- a/src/backends/inspectdr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/inspectdr.jl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const _inspectdr_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
   ])
 const _inspectdr_style = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot]
 const _inspectdr_seriestype = [
-        :path, :scatter, :shape #, :steppre, :steppost
+        :path, :scatter, :shape, :straightline, #, :steppre, :steppost
     ]
 #see: _allMarkers, _shape_keys
 const _inspectdr_marker = Symbol[
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ function _series_added(plt::Plot{InspectDRBackend}, series::Series)
     if nothing == plot; return; end
 
     _vectorize(v) = isa(v, Vector) ? v : collect(v) #InspectDR only supports vectors
-    x = _vectorize(series[:x]); y = _vectorize(series[:y])
+    x, y = if st == :straightline
+        straightline_data(series)
+    else
+        _vectorize(series[:x]), _vectorize(series[:y])
+    end
 
     #No support for polar grid... but can still perform polar transformation:
     if ispolar(sp)
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ For st in :shape:
                 color = linecolor, fillcolor = fillcolor
             )
         end
-   elseif st in (:path, :scatter) #, :steppre, :steppost)
+   elseif st in (:path, :scatter, :straightline) #, :steppre, :steppost)
         #NOTE: In Plots.jl, :scatter plots have 0-linewidths (I think).
         linewidth = series[:linewidth]
         #More efficient & allows some support for markerstrokewidth:
diff --git a/src/backends/pgfplots.jl b/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
index ef2920ad..027a88a9 100644
--- a/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const _pgfplots_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :framestyle,
     :camera,
   ])
-const _pgfplots_seriestype = [:path, :path3d, :scatter, :steppre, :stepmid, :steppost, :histogram2d, :ysticks, :xsticks, :contour, :shape]
+const _pgfplots_seriestype = [:path, :path3d, :scatter, :steppre, :stepmid, :steppost, :histogram2d, :ysticks, :xsticks, :contour, :shape, :straightline,]
 const _pgfplots_style = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot, :dashdotdot]
 const _pgfplots_marker = [:none, :auto, :circle, :rect, :diamond, :utriangle, :dtriangle, :cross, :xcross, :star5, :pentagon, :hline] #vcat(_allMarkers, Shape)
 const _pgfplots_scale = [:identity, :ln, :log2, :log10]
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ function pgf_series(sp::Subplot, series::Series)
         d[:z].surf, d[:x], d[:y]
     elseif is3d(st)
         d[:x], d[:y], d[:z]
+    elseif st == :straightline
+        straightline_data(series)
     elseif d[:marker_z] != nothing
         # If a marker_z is used pass it as third coordinate to a 2D plot.
         # See "Scatter Plots" in PGFPlots documentation
diff --git a/src/backends/plotly.jl b/src/backends/plotly.jl
index a108e014..e2207f0d 100644
--- a/src/backends/plotly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/plotly.jl
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const _plotly_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
 const _plotly_seriestype = [
     :path, :scatter, :bar, :pie, :heatmap,
     :contour, :surface, :wireframe, :path3d, :scatter3d, :shape, :scattergl,
+    :straightline
 ]
 const _plotly_style = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot]
 const _plotly_marker = [
@@ -510,12 +511,16 @@ function plotly_series(plt::Plot, series::Series)
             plotly_data(series[letter])
         end), (:x, :y, :z))
 
+    if st == :straightline
+        x, y = straightline_data(series)
+    end
+
     d_out[:name] = series[:label]
 
     isscatter = st in (:scatter, :scatter3d, :scattergl)
     hasmarker = isscatter || series[:markershape] != :none
-    hasline = st in (:path, :path3d)
-    hasfillrange = st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl) &&
+    hasline = st in (:path, :path3d, :straightline)
+    hasfillrange = st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl, :straightline) &&
         (isa(series[:fillrange], AbstractVector) || isa(series[:fillrange], Tuple))
 
     d_out[:colorbar] = KW(:title => sp[:colorbar_title])
@@ -526,7 +531,7 @@ function plotly_series(plt::Plot, series::Series)
     end
 
     # set the "type"
-    if st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl)
+    if st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl, :straightline)
         d_out[:type] = st==:scattergl ? "scattergl" : "scatter"
         d_out[:mode] = if hasmarker
             hasline ? "lines+markers" : "markers"
diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index 091a089e..5d4d8e16 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const _pyplot_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :contour_labels,
   ])
 const _pyplot_seriestype = [
-        :path, :steppre, :steppost, :shape,
+        :path, :steppre, :steppost, :shape, :straightline,
         :scatter, :hexbin, #:histogram2d, :histogram,
         # :bar,
         :heatmap, :pie, :image,
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
 
     # ax = getAxis(plt, series)
     x, y, z = series[:x], series[:y], series[:z]
+    if st == :straightline
+        x, y = straightline_data(series)
+    end
     xyargs = (st in _3dTypes ? (x,y,z) : (x,y))
 
     # handle zcolor and get c/cmap
@@ -485,7 +488,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
     # for each plotting command, optionally build and add a series handle to the list
 
     # line plot
-    if st in (:path, :path3d, :steppre, :steppost)
+    if st in (:path, :path3d, :steppre, :steppost, :straightline)
         if series[:linewidth] > 0
             if series[:line_z] == nothing
                 handle = ax[:plot](xyargs...;
@@ -1244,7 +1247,7 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                         facecolor = py_color(_cycle(series[:fillcolor],1)),
                         linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, clamp(series[:linewidth], 0, 5)),
                     )
-                elseif series[:seriestype] == :path
+                elseif series[:seriestype] in (:path, :straightline)
                     PyPlot.plt[:Line2D]((0,1),(0,0),
                         color = py_color(_cycle(series[:linecolor],1)),
                         linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, clamp(series[:linewidth], 0, 5)),
diff --git a/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl b/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
index 99482750..f53435d2 100644
--- a/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
+++ b/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://github.com/Evizero/UnicodePlots.jl
 
 @require Revise begin
-    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "unicodeplots.jl")) 
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "unicodeplots.jl"))
 end
 
 const _unicodeplots_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const _unicodeplots_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :guide, :lims,
   ])
 const _unicodeplots_seriestype = [
-    :path, :scatter,
+    :path, :scatter, :straightline,
     # :bar,
     :shape,
     :histogram2d,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function addUnicodeSeries!(o, d::KW, addlegend::Bool, xlim, ylim)
         return
     end
 
-    if st == :path
+    if st in (:path, :straightline)
         func = UnicodePlots.lineplot!
     elseif st == :scatter || d[:markershape] != :none
         func = UnicodePlots.scatterplot!
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ function addUnicodeSeries!(o, d::KW, addlegend::Bool, xlim, ylim)
     end
 
     # get the series data and label
-    x, y = [collect(float(d[s])) for s in (:x, :y)]
+    x, y = if st == :straightline
+        straightline_data(d)
+    else
+        [collect(float(d[s])) for s in (:x, :y)]
+    end
     label = addlegend ? d[:label] : ""
 
     # if we happen to pass in allowed color symbols, great... otherwise let UnicodePlots decide
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 8710a5af..d68ca24d 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -1080,8 +1080,9 @@ function convert_sci_unicode(label::AbstractString)
     label
 end
 
-function straightline_data(sp::Subplot, series::Series)
-    xl, yl = isvertical(series.d) ? (xlims(sp), ylims(sp)) : (ylims(sp), xlims(sp))
+function straightline_data(series)
+    sp = series[:subplot]
+    xl, yl = isvertical(series) ? (xlims(sp), ylims(sp)) : (ylims(sp), xlims(sp))
     x, y = series[:x], series[:y]
     n = length(x)
     if n == 2