diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/visual/fpschart/fpschartlink/main.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/visual/fpschart/fpschartlink/main.pas
index 45639d55c..456ca58f8 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/visual/fpschart/fpschartlink/main.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/visual/fpschart/fpschartlink/main.pas
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ implementation
 const
 //  FILE_NAME = '../../../other/chart/bars.ods';
 //  FILE_NAME = '../../../other/chart/area.ods';
+  FILE_NAME = '../../../other/chart/area-sameImg.ods';
 //  FILE_NAME = '../../../other/chart/pie.ods';
 //  FILE_NAME = '../../../other/chart/scatter.ods';
-  FILE_NAME = '../../../other/chart/regression.ods';
+//  FILE_NAME = '../../../other/chart/regression.ods';
 
 { TForm1 }
 
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
index 77cf4e749..d4f675fe8 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpschart.pas
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ unit fpsChart;
 interface
 
 uses
-  Classes, SysUtils, Contnrs, fpsTypes, fpsUtils;
+  Classes, SysUtils, Contnrs, FPImage, fpsTypes, fpsUtils;
 
 const
   clsNoLine = -2;
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type
     CenterX, CenterY: Double;  // 0.0 ... 1.0
     Angle: Double;             // degrees
     constructor Create;
+    destructor Destroy; override;
   end;
 
   TsChartGradientList = class(TFPObjectList)
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ type
     LineColor: TsColor;
     LineDistance: Double;      // mm
     LineAngle: Double;         // degrees
-    Filled: Boolean;           // filled with background color or not
+    destructor Destroy; override;
   end;
 
   TsChartHatchList = class(TFPObjectList)
@@ -101,19 +102,38 @@ type
     procedure SetItem(AIndex: Integer; AValue: TsChartHatch);
   public
     function AddHatch(AName: String; AStyle: TsChartHatchStyle;
-      ALineColor: TsColor; ALineDistance, ALineAngle: Double; AFilled: Boolean): Integer;
+      ALineColor: TsColor; ALineDistance, ALineAngle: Double): Integer;
     function FindByName(AName: String): TsChartHatch;
     function IndexOfName(AName: String): Integer;
     property Items[AIndex: Integer]: TsChartHatch read GetItem write SetItem; default;
   end;
 
-  TsChartFillStyle = (cfsNoFill, cfsSolid, cfsGradient, cfsHatched);
+  TsChartImage = class
+    Name: String;
+    Image: TFPCustomImage;
+    Width, Height: Double;  // mm
+    destructor Destroy; override;
+  end;
+
+  TsChartImagelist = class(TFPObjectList)
+  private
+    function GetItem(AIndex: Integer): TsChartImage;
+    procedure SetItem(AIndex: Integer; AValue: TsChartImage);
+  public
+    function AddImage(AName: String; AImage: TFPCustomImage): Integer;
+    function FindByName(AName: String): TsChartImage;
+    function IndexOfName(AName: String): Integer;
+    property Items[Aindex: Integer]: TsChartImage read GetItem write SetItem; default;
+  end;
+
+  TsChartFillStyle = (cfsNoFill, cfsSolid, cfsGradient, cfsHatched, cfsSolidHatched, cfsImage);
 
   TsChartFill = class
     Style: TsChartFillStyle;
     Color: TsColor;
     Gradient: Integer;
     Hatch: Integer;
+    Image: Integer;
     Transparency: Double;  // 0.0 ... 1.0
   end;
 
@@ -519,6 +539,7 @@ type
     FLineStyles: TsChartLineStyleList;
     FGradients: TsChartGradientList;
     FHatches: TsChartHatchList;
+    FImages: TsChartImageList;
     function GetCategoryLabelRange: TsChartRange;
 
   public
@@ -596,6 +617,7 @@ type
     property LineStyles: TsChartLineStyleList read FLineStyles;
     property Gradients: TsChartGradientList read FGradients;
     property Hatches: TsChartHatchList read FHatches;
+    property Images: TsChartImageList read FImages;
   end;
 
   TsChartList = class(TObjectList)
@@ -621,6 +643,12 @@ begin
   EndIntensity := 1.0;
 end;
 
+destructor TsChartGradient.Destroy;
+begin
+  Name := '';
+  inherited;
+end;
+
 
 { TsChartGradientList }
 
@@ -729,10 +757,19 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
+{ TsChartHatch }
+
+destructor TsChartHatch.Destroy;
+begin
+  Name := '';
+  inherited;
+end;
+
+
 { TsChartHatchList }
 
 function TsChartHatchList.AddHatch(AName: String; AStyle: TsChartHatchStyle;
-  ALineColor: TsColor; ALineDistance, ALineAngle: Double; AFilled: Boolean): Integer;
+  ALineColor: TsColor; ALineDistance, ALineAngle: Double): Integer;
 var
   item: TsChartHatch;
 begin
@@ -750,7 +787,6 @@ begin
   item.LineColor := ALineColor;
   item.LineDistance := ALineDistance;
   item.LineAngle := ALineAngle;
-  item.Filled := AFilled;
 end;
 
 function TsChartHatchList.FindByName(AName: String): TsChartHatch;
@@ -783,6 +819,62 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
+{ TsChartImage }
+
+destructor TsChartImage.Destroy;
+begin
+  Name := '';
+  Image.Free;
+  inherited;
+end;
+
+
+{ TsChartImageList }
+
+function TsChartImageList.AddImage(AName: String; AImage: TFPCustomImage): Integer;
+var
+  item: TsChartImage;
+begin
+  Result := IndexOfName(AName);
+  if Result = -1 then
+  begin
+    item := TsChartImage.Create;
+    item.Name := AName;
+    Result := inherited Add(item);
+  end;
+  Items[Result].Image := AImage;
+end;
+
+function TsChartImageList.FindByName(AName: String): TsChartImage;
+var
+  idx: Integer;
+begin
+  idx := IndexOfName(AName);
+  if idx <> -1 then
+    Result := Items[idx]
+  else
+    Result := nil;
+end;
+
+function TsChartImageList.GetItem(AIndex: Integer): TsChartImage;
+begin
+  Result := TsChartImage(inherited Items[AIndex]);
+end;
+
+function TsChartImageList.IndexOfName(AName: String): Integer;
+begin
+  for Result := 0 to Count-1 do
+    if SameText(Items[Result].Name, AName) then
+      exit;
+  Result := -1;
+end;
+
+procedure TsChartImageList.SetItem(AIndex: Integer; AValue: TsChartImage);
+begin
+  inherited Items[AIndex] := AValue;
+end;
+
+
 { TsChartLineStyle }
 
 function TsChartLineStyle.GetID: String;
@@ -1094,6 +1186,8 @@ end;
 
 destructor TsChartSeries.Destroy;
 begin
+  FLabelBackground.Free;
+  FLabelBorder.Free;
   FLabelFont.Free;
   FLine.Free;
   FFill.Free;
@@ -1511,6 +1605,7 @@ begin
 
   FGradients := TsChartGradientList.Create;
   FHatches := TsChartHatchList.Create;
+  FImages := TsChartImageList.Create;
 
   FSheetIndex := 0;
   FRow := 0;
@@ -1576,6 +1671,7 @@ begin
   FSubtitle.Free;
   FFloor.Free;
   FPlotArea.Free;
+  FImages.Free;
   FHatches.Free;
   FGradients.Free;
   FLineStyles.Free;
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas
index 1fe8bfa80..b3b3649b8 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsopendocumentchart.pas
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ unit fpsOpenDocumentChart;
 interface
 
 uses
-  Classes, SysUtils, StrUtils,
+  Classes, SysUtils, StrUtils, Contnrs, FPImage,
  {$IF FPC_FULLVERSION >= 20701}
   zipper,
  {$ELSE}
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type
     FPointSeparatorSettings: TFormatSettings;
     FNumberFormatList: TStrings;
     FPieSeriesStartAngle: Integer;
+    FStreamList: TFPObjectList;
     function FindStyleNode(AStyleNodes: TDOMNode; AStyleName: String): TDOMNode;
     procedure GetChartFillProps(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart; AFill: TsChartFill);
     procedure GetChartLineProps(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart; ALine: TsChartLine);
@@ -48,13 +49,15 @@ type
     procedure ReadChartTitleProps(ANode, AStyleNode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart; ATitle: TsChartText);
     procedure ReadChartTitleStyle(AStyleNode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart; ATitle: TsChartText);
 
+    procedure ReadObjectFillImages(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart; ARoot: String);
     procedure ReadObjectGradientStyles(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart);
     procedure ReadObjectHatchStyles(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart);
     procedure ReadObjectLineStyles(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart);
   protected
     procedure ReadChartFiles(AStream: TStream; AFileList: String);
     procedure ReadChart(AChartNode, AStyleNode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart);
-    procedure ReadObjectStyles(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart);
+    procedure ReadObjectStyles(ANode: TDOMNode; AChart: TsChart; ARoot: String);
+    procedure ReadPictureFile(AStream: TStream; AFileName: String);
   public
     constructor Create(AReader: TsBasicSpreadReader); override;
     destructor Destroy; override;
@@ -303,6 +306,42 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
+{------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+{                         internal picture storage                             }
+{------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+type
+  TStreamItem = class
+    Name: String;
+    Stream: TStream;
+    destructor Destroy; override;
+  end;
+
+destructor TStreamItem.Destroy;
+begin
+  Stream.Free;
+  inherited;
+end;
+
+type
+  TStreamList = class(TFPObjectList)
+  public
+    function FindByName(AName: String): TStream;
+  end;
+
+function TStreamList.FindByName(AName: String): TStream;
+var
+  i: Integer;
+begin
+  for i := 0 to Count-1 do
+    if TStreamItem(Items[i]).Name = AName then
+    begin
+      Result := TStreamItem(Items[i]).Stream;
+      exit;
+    end;
+  Result := nil;
+end;
+
+
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 {                        TsSpreadOpenDocChartReader                            }
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
@@ -317,12 +356,14 @@ begin
   FChartFiles := TStringList.Create;
   FNumberFormatList := TsChartNumberFormatList.Create;
   FNumberFormatList.NameValueSeparator := ':';
+  FStreamList := TStreamList.Create;
 
   FPieSeriesStartAngle := 999;
 end;
 
 destructor TsSpreadOpenDocChartReader.Destroy;
 begin
+  FStreamList.Free;
   FNumberFormatList.Free;
   FChartFiles.Free;
   inherited;
@@ -367,6 +408,9 @@ var
   sc: String;
   sn: String;
   opacity: Double;
+  img: TsChartImage;
+  value: Double;
+  rel: Boolean;
 begin
   nodeName := ANode.NodeName;
 
@@ -390,17 +434,41 @@ begin
       end;
     'hatch':
       begin
-        AFill.Style := cfsHatched;
+        sc := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:fill-hatch-solid');
+        if sc = 'true' then
+          AFill.Style := cfsSolidHatched
+        else
+          AFill.Style := cfsHatched;
         sn := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:fill-hatch-name');
         if sn <> '' then
           AFill.Hatch := AChart.Hatches.IndexOfName(UnASCIIName(sn));
         sc := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:fill-color');
         if sc <> '' then
           AFill.Color := HTMLColorStrToColor(sc);
-        sc := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:fill-hatch-solid');
-   //     AFill.Hatch.Filled := (sc = 'true');   // !!!! FIX ME: Filled should not be part of the style
+      end;
+    'bitmap':
+      begin
+        sn := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:fill-image-name');
+        if sn <> '' then
+        begin
+          AFill.Style := cfsImage;
+          AFill.Image := AChart.Images.IndexOfName(UnASCIIName(sn));
+          img := AChart.Images[AFill.Image];
+          sc := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:fill-image-width');
+          if (sc <> '') and EvalLengthStr(sc, value, rel) then
+            img.Width := value
+          else
+            img.Width := -1;
+          sc := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:fill-image-height');
+          if (sc <> '') and EvalLengthStr(sc, value, rel) then
+            img.Height := value
+          else
+            img.Height := -1;
+        end else
+          AFill.Style := cfsSolid;
       end;
   end;
+
   s := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:opacity');
   if (s <> '') and TryPercentStrToFloat(s, opacity) then
     AFill.Transparency := 1.0 - opacity;
@@ -770,8 +838,8 @@ procedure TsSpreadOpenDocChartReader.ReadChartFiles(AStream: TStream;
   AFileList: String);
 var
   sa: TStringArray;
-  i: Integer;
-  fn: String;
+  i, p: Integer;
+  root, fn: String;
   contentFile: String = '';
   stylesFile: String = '';
   XMLStream: TStream;
@@ -789,7 +857,9 @@ begin
     if fn = 'content.xml' then
       contentFile := sa[i]
     else if fn = 'styles.xml' then
-      stylesFile := sa[i];
+      stylesFile := sa[i]
+    else if pos('/Pictures/', sa[i]) > 0 then
+      ReadPictureFile(AStream, sa[i]);
   end;
 
   for i := 0 to TsWorkbook(Reader.Workbook).GetChartCount-1 do
@@ -822,7 +892,9 @@ begin
     if not ok then
       raise Exception.Create('ODS chart reader: error reading styles file "' + stylesFile + '"');
 
-    ReadObjectStyles(doc.DocumentElement.FindNode('office:styles'), chart);
+    p := pos('/', stylesFile);
+    root := copy(stylesFile, 1, p);
+    ReadObjectStyles(doc.DocumentElement.FindNode('office:styles'), chart, root);
     FreeAndNil(doc);
   end;
 
@@ -1421,7 +1493,7 @@ end;
 
 { Reads the styles stored in the Object files. }
 procedure TsSpreadOpenDocChartReader.ReadObjectStyles(ANode: TDOMNode;
-  AChart: TsChart);
+  AChart: TsChart; ARoot: String);
 var
   nodeName: String;
 begin
@@ -1437,11 +1509,38 @@ begin
         ReadObjectHatchStyles(ANode, AChart);
       'draw:gradient':     // gradient definition
         ReadObjectGradientStyles(ANode, AChart);
+      'draw:fill-image':
+        ReadObjectFillImages(ANode, AChart, ARoot);
     end;
     ANode := ANode.NextSibling;
   end;
 end;
 
+procedure TsSpreadOpenDocChartReader.ReadObjectFillImages(ANode: TDOMNode;
+  AChart: TsChart; ARoot: String);
+var
+  styleName: String;
+  imgFileName: string;
+  imgStream: TStream;
+  img: TFPCustomImage;
+begin
+  styleName := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:display-name');
+  if styleName = '' then
+    styleName := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'draw:name');
+
+  imgFileName := GetAttrValue(ANode, 'xlink:href');
+  if imgFileName = '' then
+    exit;
+
+  imgStream := TStreamList(FStreamList).FindByName(ARoot + imgFileName);
+  if imgStream <> nil then
+  begin
+    img := TFPMemoryImage.Create(0, 0);     // do not destroy this image here!
+    img.LoadFromStream(imgStream);
+    AChart.Images.AddImage(styleName, img);
+  end;
+end;
+
 procedure TsSpreadOpenDocChartReader.ReadObjectGradientStyles(ANode: TDOMNode;
   AChart: TsChart);
 var
@@ -1547,8 +1646,7 @@ begin
   else
     hatchAngle := 0;
 
-  AChart.Hatches.AddHatch(styleName, hatchStyle, hatchColor, hatchDist, hatchAngle, false);
-  AChart.Hatches.AddHatch(styleName+' filled', hatchStyle, hatchColor, hatchDist, hatchAngle, true);
+  AChart.Hatches.AddHatch(styleName, hatchStyle, hatchColor, hatchDist, hatchAngle);
 end;
 
 { Reads the line styles stored as "draw:stroke-dash" nodes in the chart's
@@ -1591,6 +1689,31 @@ begin
   AChart.LineStyles.Add(styleName, dots1Length, dots1, dots2Length, dots2, distance, rel1 or rel2 or relDist);
 end;
 
+procedure TsSpreadOpenDocChartReader.ReadPictureFile(AStream: TStream;
+  AFileName: String);
+var
+  memStream: TMemoryStream;
+  img: TFPCustomImage;
+  item: TStreamItem;
+begin
+  memStream := TMemoryStream.Create;
+  try
+    if UnzipToStream(AStream, AFileName, memStream) then
+    begin
+      memstream.Position := 0;
+      item := TStreamItem.Create;
+      item.Name := AFileName;
+      item.Stream := TMemoryStream.Create;
+      item.Stream.CopyFrom(memStream, memStream.Size);
+      item.Stream.Position := 0;
+      FStreamList.Add(item);
+    end;
+  finally
+    memstream.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
+
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 {                        TsSpreadOpenDocChartWriter                            }
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
@@ -1879,10 +2002,10 @@ begin
           [ ASCIIName(gradient.Name) ]
         );
       end;
-    cfsHatched:
+    cfsHatched, cfsSolidHatched:
       begin
         hatch := AChart.Hatches[AFill.Hatch];
-        if hatch.Filled then
+        if AFill.Style = cfsSolidHatched then
           fillStr := 'draw:fill-hatch-solid="true" ';
         Result := Format(
           'draw:fill="hatch" draw:fill-color="%s" ' +
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsutils.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsutils.pas
index 0fce6f1f5..4b4b4a37b 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsutils.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpsutils.pas
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ function GetCellRangeString_R1C1(ASheet1, ASheet2: String;
 function SheetNameNeedsQuotes(ASheet: String): Boolean;
 
 //  OpenDocument Syntax
-function TryStrToCellRange_ODS(const AStr: String; out ASheet1, ASheet2: String;
-  out ARow1, ACol1, ARow2, ACol2: Cardinal; out AFlags: TsRelFlags): Boolean;
+function TryStrToCellRange_ODS(const AStr: String; var ASheet1, ASheet2: String;
+  var ARow1, ACol1, ARow2, ACol2: Cardinal; var AFlags: TsRelFlags): Boolean;
 
 function GetCellRangeString_ODS(ASheet1, ASheet2: String; ARow1, ACol1, ARow2, ACol2: Cardinal;
   AFlags: TsRelFlags = rfAllRel; WithBrackets: Boolean = true): String; overload;
@@ -1345,8 +1345,8 @@ end;
   Extracts sheets names and cell coordinates from a cell range string in
   OpenDocument syntax, e.g. "Table1.A1:Table2.B4"
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-function TryStrToCellRange_ODS(const AStr: String; out ASheet1, ASheet2: String;
-  out ARow1, ACol1, ARow2, ACol2: Cardinal; out AFlags: TsRelFlags): Boolean;
+function TryStrToCellRange_ODS(const AStr: String; var ASheet1, ASheet2: String;
+  var ARow1, ACol1, ARow2, ACol2: Cardinal; var AFlags: TsRelFlags): Boolean;
 var
   p: Integer;
   cell1Str, cell2Str: String;
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/visual/fpspreadsheetchart.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/visual/fpspreadsheetchart.pas
index 8bf2ce608..b5e1b9869 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/visual/fpspreadsheetchart.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/visual/fpspreadsheetchart.pas
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ interface
 
 uses
   // RTL/FCL
-  Classes, SysUtils, Types,
+  Classes, Contnrs, SysUtils, Types,
   // LCL
-  LCLVersion, Forms, Controls, Graphics, Dialogs,
+  LCLVersion, Forms, Controls, Graphics, GraphUtil, Dialogs,
   // TAChart
   TATypes, TATextElements, TAChartUtils, TALegend, TACustomSource,
   TACustomSeries, TASeries, TARadialSeries, TAFitUtils, TAFuncSeries,
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ type
     FWorkbookSource: TsWorkbookSource;
     FWorkbook: TsWorkbook;
     FWorkbookChartIndex: Integer;
+    FBrushBitmaps: TFPObjectList;
     procedure SetChart(AValue: TChart);
     procedure SetWorkbookChartIndex(AValue: Integer);
     procedure SetWorkbookSource(AValue: TsWorkbookSource);
@@ -120,12 +121,14 @@ type
     procedure UpdateChartAxisLabels(AWorkbookChart: TsChart);
     procedure UpdateChartBackground(AWorkbookChart: TsChart);
     procedure UpdateBarSeries(AWorkbookChart: TsChart);
-    procedure UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookFill: TsChartFill; ABrush: TBrush);
+    procedure UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookChart: TsChart; AWorkbookFill: TsChartFill; ABrush: TBrush);
     procedure UpdateChartLegend(AWorkbookLegend: TsChartLegend; ALegend: TChartLegend);
     procedure UpdateChartPen(AWorkbookLine: TsChartLine; APen: TPen);
     procedure UpdateChartSeriesMarks(AWorkbookSeries: TsChartSeries; AChartSeries: TChartSeries);
     procedure UpdateChartTitle(AWorkbookTitle: TsChartText; AChartTitle: TChartTitle);
 
+    procedure UpdateAreaSeries(AWorkbookSeries: TsAreaSeries; AChartSeries: TAreaSeries);
+    procedure UpdateBarSeries(AWorkbookSeries: TsBarSeries; AChartSeries: TBarSeries);
     procedure UpdateLineSeries(AWorkbookSeries: TsLineSeries; AChartSeries: TLineSeries);
     procedure UpdatePieSeries(AWorkbookSeries: TsPieSeries; AChartSeries: TPieSeries);
     procedure UpdateScatterSeries(AWorkbookSeries: TsScatterSeries; AChartSeries: TLineSeries);
@@ -622,6 +625,7 @@ end;
 constructor TsWorkbookChartLink.Create(AOwner: TComponent);
 begin
   inherited;
+  FBrushBitmaps := TFPObjectList.Create;
   FWorkbookChartIndex := -1;
 end;
 
@@ -632,6 +636,7 @@ end;
 destructor TsWorkbookChartLink.Destroy;
 begin
   if FWorkbookSource <> nil then FWorkbookSource.RemoveListener(self);
+  FBrushBitmaps.Free;
   inherited;
 end;
 
@@ -668,16 +673,9 @@ begin
 
   case ASeries.ChartType of
     ctArea:
-      begin
-        UpdateChartBrush(ASeries.Fill, TAreaSeries(ser).AreaBrush);
-        UpdateChartPen(ASeries.Line, TAreaSeries(ser).AreaContourPen);
-        TAreaSeries(ser).AreaLinesPen.Style := psClear;
-      end;
+      UpdateAreaSeries(TsAreaSeries(ASeries), TAreaSeries(ser));
     ctBar:
-      begin
-        UpdateChartBrush(ASeries.Fill, TBarSeries(ser).BarBrush);
-        UpdateChartPen(ASeries.Line, TBarSeries(ser).BarPen);
-      end;
+      UpdateBarSeries(TsBarSeries(ASeries), TBarSeries(ser));
     ctLine:
       UpdateLineSeries(TsLineSeries(ASeries), TLineSeries(ser));
     ctScatter:
@@ -863,6 +861,21 @@ begin
   UpdateChart;
 end;
 
+procedure TsWorkbookChartLink.UpdateAreaSeries(AWorkbookSeries: TsAreaSeries;
+  AChartSeries: TAreaSeries);
+begin
+  UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookSeries.Chart, AWorkbookSeries.Fill, AChartSeries.AreaBrush);
+  UpdateChartPen(AWorkbookSeries.Line, AChartSeries.AreaContourPen);
+  AChartSeries.AreaLinesPen.Style := psClear;
+end;
+
+procedure TsWorkbookChartLink.UpdateBarSeries(AWorkbookSeries: TsBarSeries;
+  AChartSeries: TBarSeries);
+begin
+  UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookSeries.Chart, AWorkbookSeries.Fill, AChartSeries.BarBrush);
+  UpdateChartPen(AWorkbookSeries.Line, AChartSeries.BarPen);
+end;
+
 procedure TsWorkbookChartLink.UpdateChart;
 var
   ch: TsChart;
@@ -1036,18 +1049,42 @@ begin
     end;
 end;
 
-procedure TsWorkbookChartLink.UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookFill: TsChartFill;
-  ABrush: TBrush);
+procedure TsWorkbookChartLink.UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookChart: TsChart;
+  AWorkbookFill: TsChartFill; ABrush: TBrush);
+var
+  img: TsChartImage;
+  png: TCustomBitmap;
+  w, h, ppi: Integer;
 begin
   if (AWorkbookFill <> nil) and (ABrush <> nil) then
   begin
     ABrush.Color := Convert_sColor_to_Color(AWorkbookFill.Color);
-    if AWorkbookFill.Style = cfsNoFill then
-      ABrush.Style := bsClear
-    else
-      ABrush.Style := bsSolid;
-    // NOTE: TAChart will ignore gradient.
-    // To be completed: hatched filles.
+    case AWorkbookFill.Style of
+      cfsNoFill:
+        ABrush.Style := bsClear;
+      cfsSolid:
+        ABrush.Style := bsSolid;
+      cfsGradient:
+        ABrush.Style := bsSolid;  // NOTE: TAChart cannot display gradients
+      cfsHatched, cfsSolidHatched:
+        ABrush.Style := bsSolid;
+      cfsImage:
+        begin
+          img := AWorkbookChart.Images[AWorkbookFill.Image];
+          if img <> nil then
+          begin
+            ppi := GetParentForm(FChart).PixelsPerInch;
+            w := mmToPx(img.Width, ppi);
+            h := mmToPx(img.Height, ppi);
+            png := TPortableNetworkGraphic.Create;
+            png.Assign(img.Image);
+            ScaleImg(png, w, h);
+            FBrushBitmaps.Add(png);
+            ABrush.Bitmap := png;
+          end else
+            ABrush.Style := bsSolid;
+        end;
+    end;
   end;
 end;
 
@@ -1065,7 +1102,7 @@ begin
   begin
     Convert_sFont_to_Font(AWorkbookLegend.Font, ALegend.Font);
     UpdateChartPen(AWorkbookLegend.Border, ALegend.Frame);
-    UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookLegend.Background, ALegend.BackgroundBrush);
+    UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookLegend.Chart, AWorkbookLegend.Background, ALegend.BackgroundBrush);
     ALegend.Frame.Visible := (ALegend.Frame.Style <> psClear);
     ALegend.Alignment := LEG_POS[AWorkbookLegend.Position];
     ALegend.UseSidebar := not AWorkbookLegend.CanOverlapPlotArea;
@@ -1137,7 +1174,7 @@ begin
     end;
 
   UpdateChartPen(AWorkbookSeries.LabelBorder, AChartSeries.Marks.Frame);
-  UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookSeries.LabelBackground, AChartSeries.Marks.LabelBrush);
+  UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookSeries.Chart, AWorkbookSeries.LabelBackground, AChartSeries.Marks.LabelBrush);
 end;
 
 {@@ Updates title and footer of the linked TAChart.
@@ -1153,7 +1190,7 @@ begin
     AChartTitle.WordWrap := true;
     Convert_sFont_to_Font(AWorkbookTitle.Font, AChartTitle.Font);
     UpdateChartPen(AWorkbookTitle.Border, AChartTitle.Frame);
-    UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookTitle.Background, AChartTitle.Brush);
+    UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookTitle.Chart, AWorkbookTitle.Background, AChartTitle.Brush);
     AChartTitle.Font.Orientation := round(AWorkbookTitle.RotationAngle * 10);
     AChartTitle.Frame.Visible := (AChartTitle.Frame.Style <> psClear);
   end;
@@ -1185,7 +1222,7 @@ begin
   AChartSeries.ShowPoints := AWorkbookSeries.ShowSymbols;
   if AChartSeries.ShowPoints then
   begin
-    UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookSeries.Fill, AChartSeries.Pointer.Brush);
+    UpdateChartBrush(AWorkbookSeries.Chart, AWorkbookSeries.Fill, AChartSeries.Pointer.Brush);
     AChartSeries.Pointer.Pen.Color := AChartSeries.LinePen.Color;
     AChartSeries.Pointer.Style := POINTER_STYLES[AWorkbookSeries.Symbol];
     AChartSeries.Pointer.HorizSize := mmToPx(AWorkbookSeries.SymbolWidth, ppi);