diff --git a/examples/legendmarkers/mainwidget.cpp b/examples/legendmarkers/mainwidget.cpp
index 5442f83..bc5a6e4 100644
--- a/examples/legendmarkers/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/legendmarkers/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -158,17 +158,31 @@ void MainWidget::handleMarkerClicked()
 
 //![6]
         // Dim the marker, if series is not visible
-        QBrush labelBrush = marker->labelBrush();
-        QColor color = labelBrush.color();
+        qreal alpha = 1.0;
 
-        if (marker->series()->isVisible()) {
-            color.setAlphaF(1.0);
-        } else {
-            color.setAlphaF(0.5);
+        if (!marker->series()->isVisible()) {
+            alpha = 0.5;
         }
 
-        labelBrush.setColor(color);
-        marker->setLabelBrush(labelBrush);
+        QColor color;
+        QBrush brush = marker->labelBrush();
+        color = brush.color();
+        color.setAlphaF(alpha);
+        brush.setColor(color);
+        marker->setLabelBrush(brush);
+
+        brush = marker->brush();
+        color = brush.color();
+        color.setAlphaF(alpha);
+        brush.setColor(color);
+        marker->setBrush(brush);
+
+        QPen pen = marker->pen();
+        color = pen.color();
+        color.setAlphaF(alpha);
+        pen.setColor(color);
+        marker->setPen(pen);
+
 //![6]
         break;
         }
diff --git a/src/legend/qarealegendmarker.cpp b/src/legend/qarealegendmarker.cpp
index 4c08d0c..b98daa5 100644
--- a/src/legend/qarealegendmarker.cpp
+++ b/src/legend/qarealegendmarker.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 QAreaLegendMarker::QAreaLegendMarker(QAreaSeries *series, QLegend *legend, QObject *parent) :
     QLegendMarker(*new QAreaLegendMarkerPrivate(this,series,legend), parent)
 {
+    d_ptr->updated();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -76,11 +77,11 @@ QAreaSeries* QAreaLegendMarker::series()
 
 QAreaLegendMarkerPrivate::QAreaLegendMarkerPrivate(QAreaLegendMarker *q, QAreaSeries *series, QLegend *legend) :
     QLegendMarkerPrivate(q,legend),
+    q_ptr(q),
     m_series(series)
 {
     QObject::connect(m_series->d_func(),SIGNAL(updated()), this, SLOT(updated()));
     QObject::connect(m_series, SIGNAL(nameChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
-    updated();
 }
 
 QAreaLegendMarkerPrivate::~QAreaLegendMarkerPrivate()
diff --git a/src/legend/qbarlegendmarker.cpp b/src/legend/qbarlegendmarker.cpp
index ac8f08c..db9d668 100644
--- a/src/legend/qbarlegendmarker.cpp
+++ b/src/legend/qbarlegendmarker.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 QBarLegendMarker::QBarLegendMarker(QAbstractBarSeries *series, QBarSet *barset, QLegend *legend, QObject *parent) :
     QLegendMarker(*new QBarLegendMarkerPrivate(this,series,barset,legend), parent)
 {
+    d_ptr->updated();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -85,13 +86,13 @@ QBarSet* QBarLegendMarker::barset()
 
 QBarLegendMarkerPrivate::QBarLegendMarkerPrivate(QBarLegendMarker *q, QAbstractBarSeries *series, QBarSet *barset, QLegend *legend) :
     QLegendMarkerPrivate(q,legend),
+    q_ptr(q),
     m_series(series),
     m_barset(barset)
 {
     QObject::connect(m_barset, SIGNAL(penChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
     QObject::connect(m_barset, SIGNAL(labelChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
     QObject::connect(m_barset, SIGNAL(brushChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
-    updated();
 }
 
 QBarLegendMarkerPrivate::~QBarLegendMarkerPrivate()
diff --git a/src/legend/qlegendmarker_p.h b/src/legend/qlegendmarker_p.h
index 2b373fe..b041952 100644
--- a/src/legend/qlegendmarker_p.h
+++ b/src/legend/qlegendmarker_p.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     void invalidateLegend();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
-    virtual void updated() { invalidateLegend(); }
+    virtual void updated() = 0;
 
 protected:
     LegendMarkerItem *m_item;
diff --git a/src/legend/qpielegendmarker.cpp b/src/legend/qpielegendmarker.cpp
index ed4a66b..03a73c0 100644
--- a/src/legend/qpielegendmarker.cpp
+++ b/src/legend/qpielegendmarker.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 QPieLegendMarker::QPieLegendMarker(QPieSeries *series, QPieSlice *slice, QLegend *legend, QObject *parent) :
     QLegendMarker(*new QPieLegendMarkerPrivate(this,series,slice,legend), parent)
 {
+    d_ptr->updated();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -85,13 +86,13 @@ QPieSlice* QPieLegendMarker::slice()
 
 QPieLegendMarkerPrivate::QPieLegendMarkerPrivate(QPieLegendMarker *q, QPieSeries *series, QPieSlice *slice, QLegend *legend) :
     QLegendMarkerPrivate(q,legend),
+    q_ptr(q),
     m_series(series),
     m_slice(slice)
 {
     QObject::connect(m_slice, SIGNAL(labelChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
     QObject::connect(m_slice, SIGNAL(brushChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
     QObject::connect(m_slice, SIGNAL(penChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
-    updated();
 }
 
 QPieLegendMarkerPrivate::~QPieLegendMarkerPrivate()
diff --git a/src/legend/qxylegendmarker.cpp b/src/legend/qxylegendmarker.cpp
index f5599eb..7c11bf8 100644
--- a/src/legend/qxylegendmarker.cpp
+++ b/src/legend/qxylegendmarker.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 QXYLegendMarker::QXYLegendMarker(QXYSeries *series, QLegend *legend, QObject *parent) :
     QLegendMarker(*new QXYLegendMarkerPrivate(this,series,legend), parent)
 {
+    d_ptr->updated();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -76,11 +77,11 @@ QXYSeries* QXYLegendMarker::series()
 
 QXYLegendMarkerPrivate::QXYLegendMarkerPrivate(QXYLegendMarker *q, QXYSeries *series, QLegend *legend) :
     QLegendMarkerPrivate(q,legend),
+    q_ptr(q),
     m_series(series)
 {
     QObject::connect(m_series, SIGNAL(nameChanged()), this, SLOT(updated()));
     QObject::connect(m_series->d_func(), SIGNAL(updated()), this, SLOT(updated()));
-    updated();
 }
 
 QXYLegendMarkerPrivate::~QXYLegendMarkerPrivate()
@@ -114,9 +115,7 @@ void QXYLegendMarkerPrivate::updated()
         }
     } else {
         if (m_item->brush().color() != m_series->pen().color()) {
-            QBrush b = m_item->brush();
-            b.setColor(m_series->pen().color());
-            m_item->setBrush(b);
+            m_item->setBrush(QBrush(m_series->pen().color()));
             brushChanged = true;
         }
     }