diff --git a/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py b/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
index 6927a95..97c05d6 100644
--- a/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
+++ b/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
@@ -581,14 +581,16 @@ def get_test_routes(app):
 
     @app.route('/test/stroke_config')
     def test_stroke_config():
-        line = Line()
+        line = Line(stroke_style={'width': .5})
         line.add('test_no_line', range(12), stroke=False)
-        line.add('test', reversed(range(12)))
-        line.add('test_no_dots', [5] * 12, show_dots=False)
+        line.add('test', reversed(range(12)), stroke_style={'width': 3})
+        line.add('test_no_dots', [5] * 12, show_dots=False,
+                 stroke_style={'width': 2, 'dasharray': '12, 31'})
         line.add('test_big_dots', [
             randint(1, 12) for _ in range(12)], dots_size=5)
         line.add('test_fill', [
-            randint(1, 3) for _ in range(12)], fill=True)
+            randint(1, 3) for _ in range(12)], fill=True,
+                 stroke_style={'width': 5, 'dasharray': '4, 12, 7, 20'})
 
         line.x_labels = [
             'lol', 'lol1', 'lol2', 'lol3', 'lol4', 'lol5',
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index ccc86ad..6127574 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Changelog
 * mode option has been renamed to a less generic name: box_mode
 * fix stack_from_top for stacked lines
 * Add flake8 test to py.test in tox
+* Remove stroke style in style and set it as a global / serie configuration.
 
 1.7.0
 =====
diff --git a/docs/documentation/configuration/rendering.rst b/docs/documentation/configuration/rendering.rst
index 31e4aca..225f3f2 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/configuration/rendering.rst
+++ b/docs/documentation/configuration/rendering.rst
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ You can change the dot size
   chart.add('line', [.0002, .0005, .00035])
 
 
+stroke_style
+------------
+
+It is possible to set a default style for lines with the ``stroke_style`` dictionary.
+
+.. pygal-code::
+
+  chart = pygal.Line(stroke_style={'width': 5, 'dasharray': '3, 6', 'linecap': 'round', 'linejoin': 'round'})
+  chart.add('line', [.0002, .0005, .00035])
+
+
+
 show_x_guides
 -------------
 
diff --git a/docs/documentation/configuration/serie.rst b/docs/documentation/configuration/serie.rst
index e675391..b89753d 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/configuration/serie.rst
+++ b/docs/documentation/configuration/serie.rst
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@ dots_size
   chart.add('line', [.0004, .0009, .001], dots_size=12)
 
 
+stroke_style
+------------
+
+.. pygal-code::
+
+  chart = pygal.Line()
+  chart.add('line', [.0002, .0005, .00035], stroke_style={'width': 5, 'dasharray': '3, 6', 'linecap': 'round', 'linejoin': 'round'})
+  chart.add('line', [.0004, .0009, .001], stroke_style={'width': 2, 'dasharray': '3, 6, 12, 24'})
+
+
 rounded_bars
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/pygal/config.py b/pygal/config.py
index 5acb6f4..6384d0c 100644
--- a/pygal/config.py
+++ b/pygal/config.py
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ class CommonConfig(BaseConfig):
     fill = Key(
         False, bool, "Look", "Fill areas under lines")
 
+    stroke_style = Key(None, dict, "Look", "Stroke style of serie element.",
+                       "This is a dict which can contain a "
+                       "'width', 'linejoin', 'linecap' and 'dasharray'")
+
     rounded_bars = Key(
         None, int, "Look",
         "Set this to the desired radius in px (for Bar-like charts)")
diff --git a/pygal/css/style.css b/pygal/css/style.css
index 134bfe8..ca71cd1 100644
--- a/pygal/css/style.css
+++ b/pygal/css/style.css
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@
   fill-opacity:  {{ style.opacity_hover }};
 }
 
-{{ id }}.series {
-  stroke-width: {{ style.stroke_width }};
-  stroke-linejoin: {{ style.stroke_style }};
-  stroke-linecap: {{ style.stroke_style }};
-  stroke-dasharray: {{ style.stroke_dasharray }};
-}
-
 {{ id }}.series text {
   fill: {{ style.foreground_light }};
 }
@@ -140,4 +133,6 @@
 
 {{ colors }}
 
+{{ strokes }}
+
 
diff --git a/pygal/style.py b/pygal/style.py
index 6cfdbe8..0d33641 100644
--- a/pygal/style.py
+++ b/pygal/style.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ from pygal.util import cycle_fill
 from pygal import colors
 from pygal.colors import darken, lighten
 import sys
-import re
-
-re_dasharray_delimiters = re.compile(r'[\.|,|x|\||\- ]+', re.I)
 
 
 class Style(object):
@@ -41,12 +38,10 @@ class Style(object):
             font_family='monospace',  # Monospaced font is highly encouraged
             opacity='.8',
             opacity_hover='.9',
-            stroke_width='1',
-            stroke_style='round',
-            stroke_dasharray=None,
             transition='250ms',
             colors=(
                 '#ff5995', '#b6e354', '#feed6c', '#8cedff', '#9e6ffe',
+
                 '#899ca1', '#f8f8f2', '#bf4646', '#516083', '#f92672',
                 '#82b414', '#fd971f', '#56c2d6', '#808384', '#8c54fe',
                 '#465457')):
@@ -58,35 +53,9 @@ class Style(object):
         self.font_family = font_family
         self.opacity = opacity
         self.opacity_hover = opacity_hover
-        self.stroke_width = stroke_width
-        self.stroke_style = stroke_style
-        self.stroke_dasharray = stroke_dasharray
         self.transition = transition
         self.colors = colors
 
-        self.validate_stroke_values()
-
-    def validate_stroke_values(self):
-        # stroke_width
-        self.stroke_width = float(self.stroke_width)
-
-        # stroke_style
-        self.stroke_style = self.stroke_style.lower().strip()
-        if self.stroke_style not in ['round', 'bevel', 'miter']:
-            self.stroke_style = 'round'
-
-        # stroke_dasharray
-        if self.stroke_dasharray is None:
-            self.stroke_dasharray = 'none'
-        elif isinstance(self.stroke_dasharray, (list, tuple)):
-            self.stroke_dasharray = '%d,%d' % self.stroke_dasharray
-        elif isinstance(self.stroke_dasharray, str):
-            self.stroke_dasharray = re.sub(
-                re_dasharray_delimiters, ',', self.stroke_dasharray)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(
-                'stroke_dasharray not in proper form: tuple(int, int)')
-
     def get_colors(self, prefix, len_):
         """Get the css color list"""
 
diff --git a/pygal/svg.py b/pygal/svg.py
index 5b7b2ed..e701b27 100644
--- a/pygal/svg.py
+++ b/pygal/svg.py
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class Svg(object):
 
     def add_styles(self):
         """Add the css to the svg"""
-        colors = self.graph.style.get_colors(self.id)
+        colors = self.graph.style.get_colors(self.id, self.graph._order)
+        strokes = self.get_strokes()
         all_css = []
         for css in ['base.css'] + list(self.graph.css):
             if '://' in css:
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class Svg(object):
                             f.read(),
                             style=self.graph.style,
                             colors=colors,
+                            strokes=strokes,
                             font_sizes=fs,
                             id=self.id)
                 if not self.graph.pretty_print:
@@ -310,3 +312,22 @@ class Svg(object):
         if self.graph.disable_xml_declaration or is_unicode:
             svg = svg.decode('utf-8')
         return svg
+
+    def get_strokes(self):
+        def stroke_dict_to_css(stroke, i=None):
+            css = ['%s.series%s {\n' % (
+                self.id, '.serie-%d' % i if i is not None else '')]
+            for key in ('width', 'linejoin', 'linecap', 'dasharray'):
+                if stroke.get(key):
+                    css.append('  stroke-%s: %s;\n' % (
+                        key, stroke[key]))
+            css.append('}')
+            return '\n'.join(css)
+
+        css = []
+        if self.graph.stroke_style is not None:
+            css.append(stroke_dict_to_css(self.graph.stroke_style))
+        for serie in self.graph.series:
+            if serie.stroke_style is not None:
+                css.append(stroke_dict_to_css(serie.stroke_style, serie.index))
+        return '\n'.join(css)
diff --git a/pygal/test/test_style.py b/pygal/test/test_style.py
index 502e0d3..cce464b 100644
--- a/pygal/test/test_style.py
+++ b/pygal/test/test_style.py
@@ -43,38 +43,3 @@ def test_parametric_styles_with_parameters():
     line.add('_', [1, 2, 3])
     line.x_labels = 'abc'
     assert line.render()
-
-
-def test_stroke_style():
-    s = Style(stroke_style='round')
-    assert s.stroke_style == 'round'
-    s = Style(stroke_style='bevel')
-    assert s.stroke_style == 'bevel'
-    s = Style(stroke_style='miter')
-    assert s.stroke_style == 'miter'
-    s = Style(stroke_style='rounded')
-    assert s.stroke_style == 'round'
-    s = Style(stroke_style='invalid derp')
-    assert s.stroke_style == 'round'
-
-
-def test_stroke_dasharray():
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray=(0, 0))
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '0,0'
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray=(.5, .5))
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '0,0'
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray=(.9, .9))
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '0,0'
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray=(1.9, 1.9))
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '1,1'
-
-
-def test_stroke_dasharray_input_types():
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray=(0, 0))
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '0,0'
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray='0,0')
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '0,0'
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray='0x0')
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '0,0'
-    s = Style(stroke_dasharray='0  0')
-    assert s.stroke_dasharray == '0,0'