diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index c2bf46ef..3622402b 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                 st = series[:seriestype]
                 gr_set_line(series[:linewidth], series[:linestyle], series[:linecolor]) #, series[:linealpha])
 
-                if st == :shape || series[:fillrange] != nothing
+                if (st == :shape || series[:fillrange] != nothing) && series[:ribbon] == nothing
                     gr_set_fill(series[:fillcolor]) #, series[:fillalpha])
                     l, r = xpos-0.07, xpos-0.01
                     b, t = ypos-0.4dy, ypos+0.4dy
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index d3a9849c..8c5986fc 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ function make_fillrange_from_ribbon(kw::KW)
     rib1, rib2 = -first(rib), last(rib)
     # kw[:ribbon] = nothing
     kw[:fillrange] = make_fillrange_side(y, rib1), make_fillrange_side(y, rib2)
+    (get(kw, :fillalpha, nothing) == nothing) && (kw[:fillalpha] = 0.5)
 end
 
 #turn tuple of fillranges to one path