diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/decorators/__snapshots__/area_decorator.test.js.snap b/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/decorators/__snapshots__/area_decorator.test.js.snap
index 7ded8e2254aa9..18ce44a9fb7ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/decorators/__snapshots__/area_decorator.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/decorators/__snapshots__/area_decorator.test.js.snap
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exports[`src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/public/visualizations/views/timeseries/
         "radius": 1,
         "stroke": "rgb(0, 156, 224)",
         "strokeWidth": 5,
-        "visible": false,
+        "visible": "never",
       },
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/__snapshots__/series_styles.test.js.snap b/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/__snapshots__/series_styles.test.js.snap
index 054ca0f0d8193..28bfd0c698307 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/__snapshots__/series_styles.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/__snapshots__/series_styles.test.js.snap
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Object {
       "radius": 1,
       "stroke": "rgb(224, 0, 221)",
       "strokeWidth": 1,
-      "visible": true,
+      "visible": "always",
     },
   },
   "curve": 7,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Object {
       "radius": 0.5,
       "stroke": "#000",
       "strokeWidth": 5,
-      "visible": false,
+      "visible": "never",
     },
   },
   "curve": 9,
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/series_styles.js b/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/series_styles.js
index 0da1e8e474b50..6bfbbb7bfb287 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/series_styles.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/timeseries/public/application/visualizations/views/timeseries/utils/series_styles.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const getAreaStyles = ({ points, lines, color }) => ({
       radius: points.radius || 0.5,
       stroke: color || DEFAULT_COLOR,
       strokeWidth: points.lineWidth || 5,
-      visible: points.lineWidth > 0 && Boolean(points.show),
+      visible: points.lineWidth > 0 && Boolean(points.show) ? 'always' : 'never',
     },
   },
   curve: lines.steps ? CurveType.CURVE_STEP_AFTER : CurveType.LINEAR,