diff --git a/src/app/panels/stats/module.js b/src/app/panels/stats/module.js
index a98a636f370..778b55b284a 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/stats/module.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/stats/module.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function (angular, app, _, TimeSeries, kbn) {
         show: false,
         full: false,
         lineColor: 'rgb(31, 120, 193)',
-        fillColor: 'rgb(31, 120, 193)',
+        fillColor: 'rgba(31, 118, 189, 0.18)',
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/app/panels/stats/statsEditor.html b/src/app/panels/stats/statsEditor.html
index dcb5a837b22..885b1f20077 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/stats/statsEditor.html
+++ b/src/app/panels/stats/statsEditor.html
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 		<editor-opt-bool text="Background" model="panel.colorBackground" change="setColoring({background: true})"></editor-opt-bool>
 		<editor-opt-bool text="Value" model="panel.colorValue" change="setColoring({value: true})"></editor-opt-bool>
 		<div class="editor-option">
-			<label class="small">Thresholds</label>
-			<input type="text" class="input-large" ng-model="panel.thresholds" ng-blur="render()"></input>
+			<label class="small">Thresholds<tip>Comma seperated values</tip></label>
+			<input type="text" class="input-large" ng-model="panel.thresholds" ng-blur="render()" placeholder="0,50,80"></input>
 		</div>
 		<div class="editor-option">
       <label class="small">Color</label>