diff --git a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/fill_demo.py b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/fill_demo.py
index 120036516955..3e1879bc7554 100644
--- a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/fill_demo.py
+++ b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/fill_demo.py
@@ -14,18 +14,28 @@
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
-x = np.linspace(0, 1, 500)
-y = np.sin(4 * np.pi * x) * np.exp(-5 * x)
+x1 = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 500)
 
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+y1 = np.sin(x1)
+y2 = np.sin(3 * x1)
 
-ax.fill(x, y, zorder=10)
-ax.grid(True, zorder=5)
+fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1,2, sharey=True)
 
-x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 500)
-y1 = np.sin(x)
-y2 = np.sin(3 * x)
+ax1.set_xticks([0, np.pi/2, np.pi, 3*np.pi/2, 2*np.pi])
+ax1.set_xticklabels(['$0$', r'$\frac{\pi}{2}$', r'$\pi$',r'$\frac{3\pi}{2}$',r'$2\pi$'])
+ax1.set_title('fill_demo_feature')
+ax1.set_xlabel('Time',labelpad=2)
+ax1.set_ylabel('Amplitude')
+ax1.fill(x1, y1, 'b', x1, y2, 'r', alpha=0.3)
+ax1.xaxis.set_label_coords(0.5, -0.1)
+
+x2 = np.linspace(0, 1, 500)
+y3 = np.sin(4 * np.pi * x2) * np.exp(-5 * x2)
+
+ax2.set_title('fill_demo')
+ax2.set_xlabel('Time', labelpad=8)
+ax2.fill(x2, y3, zorder=10)
+ax2.grid(True, zorder=5)
+ax2.xaxis.set_label_coords(0.5, -0.1)
 
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-ax.fill(x, y1, 'b', x, y2, 'r', alpha=0.3)
 plt.show()