diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 6e816cff..7ea0be97 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, {
 
 	setStyle: function(style) {
 		this._style.initialize(style);
+	},
+
+	hasFill: function() {
+		return !!this._style.getFillColor();
 	}
 }, Base.each(['locked', 'visible', 'blendMode', 'opacity', 'guide'],
 	// Produce getter/setters for properties. We need setters because we want to
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index f58ce7f7..12b6bc0b 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -1599,9 +1599,9 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 	hasFill: function() {
 		// If this path is part of a CompoundPath, we need to check that
 		// for fillColor too...
-		return this._style.getFillColor()
+		return !!(this._style.getFillColor()
 				|| this._parent._type === 'compound-path'
-				&& this._parent._style.getFillColor();
+				&& this._parent._style.getFillColor());
 	},
 
 	contains: function(point) {