diff --git a/src/transformations/histogram.jl b/src/transformations/histogram.jl
index aacb88454..5294d60e0 100644
--- a/src/transformations/histogram.jl
+++ b/src/transformations/histogram.jl
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@ Base.@kwdef struct HistogramAnalysis{D, B}
     bins::B=automatic
     closed::Symbol=:left
     normalization::Symbol=:none
+    visual::Union{typeof(automatic), Layer}=automatic
 end
 
 function (h::HistogramAnalysis)(input::ProcessedLayer)
     datalimits = h.datalimits === automatic ? defaultdatalimits(input.positional) : h.datalimits
     options = valid_options(; datalimits, h.bins, h.closed, h.normalization)
 
+    visual = h.visual
     N = length(input.positional)
     default_plottype = categoricalplottypes[N]
-    plottype = Makie.plottype(input.plottype, default_plottype)
+    plottype = Makie.plottype(input.plottype, visual === automatic ? default_plottype : (visual.transformation::Visual).plottype)
 
     output = map(input) do p, n
         hist = _histogram(Tuple(p); pairs(n)..., pairs(options)...)
@@ -68,16 +70,18 @@ function (h::HistogramAnalysis)(input::ProcessedLayer)
 
     label = h.normalization == :none ? "count" : string(h.normalization)
     labels = set(output.labels, N+1 => label)
-    attributes = if plottype == BarPlot
-        set(output.attributes, :gap => 0, :dodge_gap => 0)
-    else
-        output.attributes
+    attributes = output.attributes
+    if plottype == BarPlot
+        attributes = set(attributes, :gap => 0, :dodge_gap => 0)
+    end
+    if visual !== automatic
+        attributes = merge(attributes, (visual.transformation::Visual).attributes)
     end
     return ProcessedLayer(output; plottype, labels, attributes)
 end
 
 """
-    histogram(; bins=automatic, datalimits=automatic, closed=:left, normalization=:none)
+    histogram(; bins=automatic, datalimits=automatic, closed=:left, normalization=:none, visual=automatic)
 
 Compute a histogram.
 
diff --git a/test/reference_tests.jl b/test/reference_tests.jl
index fb2492357..dd3282b28 100644
--- a/test/reference_tests.jl
+++ b/test/reference_tests.jl
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ end
 
 reftest("histogram stairs cat color") do
     df = (x=[sin.(1:500); sin.(1:500) .* 2], z=repeat(["a", "b"], inner = 500))
-    specs = data(df) * mapping(:x, layout=:z, color = :z) * visual(Stairs) * histogram()
+    specs = data(df) * mapping(:x, layout=:z, color = :z) * histogram(; visual = visual(Stairs; alpha = 0.8, linewidth = 4))
     draw(specs)
 end
 
 reftest("histogram scatter cat color") do
     df = (x=[sin.(1:500); sin.(1:500) .* 2], z=repeat(["a", "b"], inner = 500))
-    specs = data(df) * mapping(:x, layout=:z, color = :z) * visual(Scatter) * histogram()
+    specs = data(df) * mapping(:x, layout=:z, color = :z) * histogram(visual = visual(Scatter; alpha = 0.8, marker = :cross, markersize = 20))
     draw(specs)
 end
 
diff --git a/test/reference_tests/histogram scatter cat color ref.png b/test/reference_tests/histogram scatter cat color ref.png
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diff --git a/test/reference_tests/histogram stairs cat color ref.png b/test/reference_tests/histogram stairs cat color ref.png
index 5a80979b7..1dbce5696 100644
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