@@ -371,6 +371,12 @@ def draw_legend_shapes(self, mode, shape, **props):
 x1 = props["data"][1][0]
 y1 = props["data"][1][1]
 
+lines_shape = shape.copy()
+ignored_props = ["symbol", "size"]
+for prop in ignored_props:
+if prop in lines_shape:
+lines_shape.pop(prop)
+
 legend_shape = go.layout.Shape(
 type=mode,
 xref="paper",
@@ -379,7 +385,7 @@ def draw_legend_shapes(self, mode, shape, **props):
 y0=y + 0.02,
 x1=x1,
 y1=y1 + 0.02,
-**shape,
+**lines_shape,
 )
 else:
 self.msg += "not sure how to handle this element\n"

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import matplotlib
+
+matplotlib.use("Agg")
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import plotly.tools as tls
+
+from . import plt
+
+def test_lines_markers_legend_plot():
+x = [0, 1]
+y = [0, 1]
+label = "label"
+plt.figure()
+plt.plot(x, y, "o-", label=label)
+plt.legend()
+
+plotly_fig = tls.mpl_to_plotly(plt.gcf())
+
+assert plotly_fig.data[0].mode == "lines+markers"
+assert plotly_fig.data[0].x == tuple(x)
+assert plotly_fig.data[0].y == tuple(y)
+assert plotly_fig.data[0].name == "label"