diff --git a/examples/presenterchart/chartview.cpp b/examples/presenterchart/chartview.cpp
index f559680..70f746c 100644
--- a/examples/presenterchart/chartview.cpp
+++ b/examples/presenterchart/chartview.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <qlineseries.h>
 #include <qscatterseries.h>
 #include <qsplineseries.h>
+#include <qareaseries.h>
 #include <QTime>
 
 ChartView::ChartView(QWidget* parent):QChartView(parent),
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ m_index(0)
     QPen green(Qt::green);
     green.setWidth(3);
     series2->setPen(green);
+
+    QAreaSeries* series3 = new QAreaSeries(series0);
+    QPen yellow(Qt::black);
+    yellow.setWidth(3);
+    series3->setPen(yellow);
+    series3->setBrush(Qt::yellow);
 //![1]
 
 //![2]
@@ -50,6 +57,8 @@ m_index(0)
     m_titles<<chartTitle()+": ScatterChart";
     m_series<<series2;
     m_titles<<chartTitle()+": SplineChart";
+    m_series<<series3;
+    m_titles<<chartTitle()+": AreaChart";
 //![3]
     addSeries(series0);
     setChartTitle(m_titles.at(0));
diff --git a/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp b/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp
index cedcf0f..aa176c8 100644
--- a/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp
+++ b/src/animations/chartanimator.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "axisanimation_p.h"
 #include "xyanimation_p.h"
 #include "xychartitem_p.h"
+#include "areachartitem_p.h"
 #include <QTimer>
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QVector<QPointF>)
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ ChartAnimator::~ChartAnimator()
 
 void ChartAnimator::addAnimation(AxisItem* item)
 {
-    AxisAnimation* animation = static_cast<AxisAnimation*>(m_animations.value(item));
+    ChartAnimation* animation = m_animations.value(item);
 
     if(!animation) {
         animation = new AxisAnimation(item);
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ void ChartAnimator::addAnimation(AxisItem* item)
 
 void ChartAnimator::addAnimation(XYChartItem*  item)
 {
-    XYAnimation* animation = static_cast<XYAnimation*>(m_animations.value(item));
+    ChartAnimation* animation = m_animations.value(item);
 
     if(!animation) {
         animation = new XYAnimation(item);
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ void ChartAnimator::applyLayout(AxisItem* item , QVector<qreal>& newLayout)
 {
     AxisAnimation* animation = static_cast<AxisAnimation*>(m_animations.value(item));
 
-    if(!animation) return;
+    Q_ASSERT(animation);
 
     QVector<qreal> oldLayout = item->layout();
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ void ChartAnimator::applyLayout(XYChartItem* item, QVector<QPointF>& newPoints)
 
     XYAnimation* animation = static_cast<XYAnimation*>(m_animations.value(item));
 
-    if(!animation) return;
+    Q_ASSERT(animation);
 
     QVector<QPointF> oldPoints = item->points();
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ void ChartAnimator::updateLayout(XYChartItem* item, QVector<QPointF>& newPoints)
 {
     XYAnimation* animation = static_cast<XYAnimation*>(m_animations.value(item));
 
-    if(!animation) return;
+    Q_ASSERT(animation);
 
     animation->setDuration(duration);
     animation->setAnimationType(XYAnimation::MoveDownAnimation);
diff --git a/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h b/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h
index b694e61..dc430a7 100644
--- a/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h
+++ b/src/animations/chartanimator_p.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class ChartItem;
 class XYChartItem;
 class AxisItem;
+class AreaChartItem;
 
 
 class ChartAnimator : public QObject {
diff --git a/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h b/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h
index 4c6bc3f..26db2ff 100644
--- a/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h
+++ b/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public:
     void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget);
     QPainterPath shape() const;
 
+    LineChartItem* upperLineItem() const { return m_upper ;}
+    LineChartItem* lowerLineItem() const { return m_lower ;}
+
     void setPointsVisible(bool visible);
     void updatePath();
 public slots:
diff --git a/src/chartpresenter.cpp b/src/chartpresenter.cpp
index a3807d9..54ab20d 100644
--- a/src/chartpresenter.cpp
+++ b/src/chartpresenter.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ void ChartPresenter::handleSeriesAdded(QSeries* series,Domain* domain)
         QAreaSeries* areaSeries = static_cast<QAreaSeries*>(series);
         AreaChartItem* area = new AreaChartItem(areaSeries,m_chart);
         if(m_options.testFlag(QChart::SeriesAnimations)) {
-          //  m_animator->addAnimation(area);
+           m_animator->addAnimation(area->upperLineItem());
+           if(areaSeries->lowerSeries())  m_animator->addAnimation(area->lowerLineItem());
         }
         m_chartTheme->decorate(area, areaSeries, m_dataset->seriesIndex(series));
         QObject::connect(this,SIGNAL(geometryChanged(const QRectF&)),area,SLOT(handleGeometryChanged(const QRectF&)));
@@ -267,7 +268,16 @@ void ChartPresenter::handleSeriesRemoved(QSeries* series)
 {
     ChartItem* item = m_chartItems.take(series);
     Q_ASSERT(item);
-    if(m_animator) m_animator->removeAnimation(item);
+    if(m_animator) {
+        //small hack to handle area animations
+        if(series->type()==QSeries::SeriesTypeArea){
+             QAreaSeries* areaSeries = static_cast<QAreaSeries*>(series);
+             AreaChartItem* area = static_cast<AreaChartItem*>(item);
+             m_animator->removeAnimation(area->upperLineItem());
+             if(areaSeries->lowerSeries())  m_animator->addAnimation(area->lowerLineItem());
+        }else
+        m_animator->removeAnimation(item);
+    }
     delete item;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/charttheme.cpp b/src/charttheme.cpp
index 0a173a9..ebf037c 100644
--- a/src/charttheme.cpp
+++ b/src/charttheme.cpp
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ void ChartTheme::decorate(AreaChartItem* item, QAreaSeries* series, int index)
     QPen pen;
     QBrush brush;
 
-    if (pen != series->pen()){
+    if (pen == series->pen()){
         pen.setColor(colorAt(m_seriesGradients.at(index % m_seriesGradients.size()), 1.0));
         pen.setWidthF(2);
         series->setPen(pen);
     }
 
-    if (brush != series->brush()) {
+    if (brush == series->brush()) {
        QBrush brush(m_seriesColors.at(index % m_seriesColors.size()));
        series->setBrush(brush);
     }
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ void ChartTheme::decorate(AreaChartItem* item, QAreaSeries* series, int index)
 void ChartTheme::decorate(LineChartItem* item, QLineSeries* series,int index)
 {
     QPen pen;
-    if(pen != series->pen()){
-        series->setPen(series->pen());
-        return;
-    }else{
+    if(pen == series->pen()){
         pen.setColor(m_seriesColors.at(index%m_seriesColors.size()));
         pen.setWidthF(2);
         series->setPen(pen);