diff --git a/src/plot.jl b/src/plot.jl
index fb802774..a3373917 100644
--- a/src/plot.jl
+++ b/src/plot.jl
@@ -90,19 +90,20 @@ function plot(args...; kw...)
 end
 
 # build a new plot from existing plots
-# note: we split into plt1 and plts_tail so we can dispatch correctly
-plot(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...) = plot!(deepcopy(plt1), deepcopy.(plts_tail)...; kw...)
-function plot!(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
+# note: we split into plt1, plt2 and plts_tail so we can dispatch correctly
+plot(plt1::Plot, plt2::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...) = plot!(deepcopy(plt1), deepcopy(plt2), deepcopy.(plts_tail)...; kw...)
+function plot!(plt1::Plot, plt2::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
     @nospecialize
     plotattributes = KW(kw)
     RecipesPipeline.preprocess_attributes!(plotattributes)
 
     # build our plot vector from the args
-    n = length(plts_tail) + 1
+    n = length(plts_tail) + 2
     plts = Array{Plot}(undef, n)
     plts[1] = plt1
+    plts[2] = plt2
     for (i,plt) in enumerate(plts_tail)
-        plts[i+1] = plt
+        plts[i+2] = plt
     end
 
     # compute the layout
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ function plot!(args...; kw...)
 end
 
 # this adds to a specific plot... most plot commands will flow through here
+plot(plt::Plot, args...; kw...) = plot!(deepcopy(plt), args...; kw...)
 function plot!(plt::Plot, args...; kw...)
     @nospecialize
     plotattributes = KW(kw)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 997e1258..5221f6b1 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ end
 end # testset
 
 include("test_defaults.jl")
+include("test_pipeline.jl")
 include("test_axes.jl")
 include("test_axis_letter.jl")
 include("test_components.jl")
diff --git a/test/test_pipeline.jl b/test/test_pipeline.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c81dfeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_pipeline.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using Plots, Test
+
+@testset "plot" begin
+    pl = plot(1:5)
+    pl2 = plot(pl, tex_output_standalone = true)
+    @test pl[:tex_output_standalone] == false
+    @test pl2[:tex_output_standalone] == true
+    plot!(pl, tex_output_standalone = true)
+    @test pl[:tex_output_standalone] == true
+end