diff --git a/dist/uPlot.d.ts b/dist/uPlot.d.ts
index d9d8be90..357ca054 100644
--- a/dist/uPlot.d.ts
+++ b/dist/uPlot.d.ts
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ declare namespace uPlot {
 		export interface SteppedPathBuilderOpts {
 			align?: -1 | 1; // 1
 
-			alignGaps?: -1 | 0 | 1; // 0
+			alignGaps?: -1 | 0 | 1; // align
 
 			// whether to draw ascenders/descenders at null/gap boundaries
 			ascDesc?: boolean; // false
diff --git a/src/paths/stepped.js b/src/paths/stepped.js
index 1c6c9a30..fab791ed 100644
--- a/src/paths/stepped.js
+++ b/src/paths/stepped.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export function stepped(opts) {
 	// whether to draw ascenders/descenders at null/gap bondaries
 	const ascDesc = ifNull(opts.ascDesc, false);
 
-	const alignGaps = ifNull(opts.alignGaps, 0);
+	const alignGaps = ifNull(opts.alignGaps, align);
 
 	return (u, seriesIdx, idx0, idx1) => {
 		return orient(u, seriesIdx, (series, dataX, dataY, scaleX, scaleY, valToPosX, valToPosY, xOff, yOff, xDim, yDim) => {