diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index 92e4fef4..09f296dd 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -480,7 +480,11 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
     end
 
     if st == :pixel
-        handle = ax."plot"(x, y, ",")
+        handle = ax."plot"(x, y,
+            py_marker(:pixel),
+            label = series[:label],
+            zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
+        )
         push!(handles, handle)
     end
 
diff --git a/src/recipes.jl b/src/recipes.jl
index 9b6a07cd..33e345f1 100644
--- a/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/src/recipes.jl
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ end
     markerstrokewidth --> 0
     ()
 end
+@deps pixel scatter
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # steps