diff --git a/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp b/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
index 2d7fa7c..6e47710 100644
--- a/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/piechart/piechartitem.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ PieChartItem::PieChartItem(QPieSeries *series, ChartPresenter* presenter)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(series);
 
+    connect(series, SIGNAL(visibleChanged()), this, SLOT(handleSeriesVisibleChanged()));
     connect(series, SIGNAL(added(QList<QPieSlice*>)), this, SLOT(handleSlicesAdded(QList<QPieSlice*>)));
     connect(series, SIGNAL(removed(QList<QPieSlice*>)), this, SLOT(handleSlicesRemoved(QList<QPieSlice*>)));
     connect(series, SIGNAL(horizontalPositionChanged()), this, SLOT(updateLayout()));
@@ -196,6 +197,11 @@ void PieChartItem::handleSliceChanged()
     update();
 }
 
+void PieChartItem::handleSeriesVisibleChanged()
+{
+    setVisible(m_series->isVisible());
+}
+
 PieSliceData PieChartItem::updateSliceGeometry(QPieSlice *slice)
 {
     PieSliceData &sliceData = QPieSlicePrivate::fromSlice(slice)->m_data;
diff --git a/src/piechart/piechartitem_p.h b/src/piechart/piechartitem_p.h
index e90f1e6..2e6f88b 100644
--- a/src/piechart/piechartitem_p.h
+++ b/src/piechart/piechartitem_p.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void handleSlicesAdded(QList<QPieSlice*> slices);
     void handleSlicesRemoved(QList<QPieSlice*> slices);
     void handleSliceChanged();
+    void handleSeriesVisibleChanged();
 
 private:
     PieSliceData updateSliceGeometry(QPieSlice *slice);