diff --git a/ternary/plotting.py b/ternary/plotting.py
index 10550ea..12e539a 100644
--- a/ternary/plotting.py
+++ b/ternary/plotting.py
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ def plot(points, ax=None, permutation=None, **kwargs):
     if not ax:
         fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     xs, ys = project_sequence(points, permutation=permutation)
-    ax.plot(xs, ys, **kwargs)
-    return ax
+    return ax.plot(xs, ys, **kwargs)
 
 
 def plot_colored_trajectory(points, cmap=None, ax=None, permutation=None,
@@ -111,9 +110,7 @@ def plot_colored_trajectory(points, cmap=None, ax=None, permutation=None,
 
     line_segments = matplotlib.collections.LineCollection(segments, cmap=cmap, **kwargs)
     line_segments.set_array(np.arange(len(segments)))
-    ax.add_collection(line_segments)
-
-    return ax
+    return ax.add_collection(line_segments)
 
 
 def scatter(points, ax=None, permutation=None, colorbar=False, colormap=None,
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ def scatter(points, ax=None, permutation=None, colorbar=False, colormap=None,
     if not ax:
         fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     xs, ys = project_sequence(points, permutation=permutation)
-    ax.scatter(xs, ys, vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax, **kwargs)
+    ax_points = ax.scatter(xs, ys, vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax, **kwargs)
 
     if colorbar and (colormap != None):
         if cb_kwargs != None:
@@ -155,4 +152,4 @@ def scatter(points, ax=None, permutation=None, colorbar=False, colormap=None,
             colorbar_hack(ax, vmin, vmax, colormap, scientific=scientific,
                           cbarlabel=cbarlabel)
 
-    return ax
+    return ax_points
diff --git a/ternary/ternary_axes_subplot.py b/ternary/ternary_axes_subplot.py
index dd56f9b..2572a97 100644
--- a/ternary/ternary_axes_subplot.py
+++ b/ternary/ternary_axes_subplot.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def close(self):
 
     def legend(self, *args, **kwargs):
         ax = self.get_axes()
-        ax.legend(*args, **kwargs)
+        return ax.legend(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def savefig(self, filename, **kwargs):
         self._redraw_labels()
@@ -425,14 +425,14 @@ def scatter(self, points, **kwargs):
     def plot(self, points, **kwargs):
         ax = self.get_axes()
         permutation = self._permutation
-        plotting.plot(points, ax=ax, permutation=permutation,
-                      **kwargs)
+        return plotting.plot(points, ax=ax, permutation=permutation,
+                             **kwargs)
 
     def plot_colored_trajectory(self, points, cmap=None, **kwargs):
         ax = self.get_axes()
         permutation = self._permutation
-        plotting.plot_colored_trajectory(points, cmap=cmap, ax=ax,
-                                         permutation=permutation, **kwargs)
+        return plotting.plot_colored_trajectory(points, cmap=cmap, ax=ax,
+                                                permutation=permutation, **kwargs)
 
     def heatmap(self, data, scale=None, cmap=None, scientific=False,
                 style='triangular', colorbar=True, use_rgba=False,