diff --git a/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h b/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h
index e08c4b0..0c09bad 100644
--- a/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h
+++ b/src/areachart/areachartitem_p.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public:
 
     void updateGeometry()
     {
+        // Turn off points drawing from component line chart item, as that
+        // messes up the fill for area series.
+        suppressPoints();
         LineChartItem::updateGeometry();
         m_item->updatePath();
     }
diff --git a/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h b/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h
index 24488fd..6db4ccf 100644
--- a/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h
+++ b/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ protected:
     void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
     void hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event);
     void hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event);
+    void suppressPoints() { m_pointsVisible = false; }
 
 private:
     QLineSeries *m_series;