diff --git a/src/component/marker/MarkAreaModel.js b/src/component/marker/MarkAreaModel.js
index 971f6fb250d23b6004ce03fabbced3c65ed1f5ab..216d42e179ef6bde96a55e306ba5fb24d43500c7 100644
--- a/src/component/marker/MarkAreaModel.js
+++ b/src/component/marker/MarkAreaModel.js
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ define(function (require) {
                     show: true,
                     position: 'top'
                 }
+            },
+            itemStyle: {
+                normal: {
+                    // color and borderColor default to use color from series
+                    // color: 'auto'
+                    // borderColor: 'auto'
+                    borderWidth: 0
+                }
             }
-            // itemStyle: {
-            //     normal: {
-            //     }
-            // }
         }
     });
 });
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diff --git a/src/component/marker/MarkAreaView.js b/src/component/marker/MarkAreaView.js
index 4c5eeba1f24d1cccd5e300676cb1c52a234e3343..632e57e4a7eb961daa70261aaa80cf8359606267 100644
--- a/src/component/marker/MarkAreaView.js
+++ b/src/component/marker/MarkAreaView.js
@@ -172,9 +172,8 @@ define(function (require) {
                 }));
 
                 // Visual
-                var itemModel = areaData.getItemModel(idx);
                 areaData.setItemVisual(idx, {
-                    color: itemModel.get('itemStyle.normal.color') || seriesData.getVisual('color')
+                    color: seriesData.getVisual('color')
                 });
             });
 
@@ -214,10 +213,11 @@ define(function (require) {
                 var labelHoverModel = itemModel.getModel('label.emphasis');
                 var color = areaData.getItemVisual(idx, 'color');
                 polygon.useStyle(
-                    zrUtil.extend(
+                    zrUtil.defaults(
                         itemModel.getModel('itemStyle.normal').getItemStyle(),
                         {
-                            fill: colorUtil.modifyAlpha(color, 0.4)
+                            fill: colorUtil.modifyAlpha(color, 0.4),
+                            stroke: color
                         }
                     )
                 );