diff --git a/src/core/qgsogrutils.cpp b/src/core/qgsogrutils.cpp
index a751de54da8..8c6800457b4 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsogrutils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsogrutils.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "qgspolygon.h"
 #include "qgsmultipolygon.h"
 #include "qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.h"
+#include "qgsfillsymbollayer.h"
+#include "qgssymbollayerutils.h"
 
 #include <QTextCodec>
 #include <QUuid>
@@ -1234,6 +1236,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<QgsSymbol> QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( const QString &st
 
   auto convertColor = []( const QString & string ) -> QColor
   {
+    if ( string.isEmpty() )
+      return QColor();
+
     const thread_local QRegularExpression sColorWithAlphaRx = QRegularExpression( QStringLiteral( "^#([0-9a-fA-F]{6})([0-9a-fA-F]{2})$" ) );
     const QRegularExpressionMatch match = sColorWithAlphaRx.match( string );
     if ( match.hasMatch() )
@@ -1247,10 +1252,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<QgsSymbol> QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( const QString &st
     }
   };
 
-  if ( type == QgsSymbol::Line && styles.contains( QStringLiteral( "pen" ) ) )
+  auto convertPen = [&convertColor, &convertSize, string]( const QVariantMap & lineStyle ) -> std::unique_ptr< QgsSymbol >
   {
-    // line symbol type
-    const QVariantMap lineStyle = styles.value( QStringLiteral( "pen" ) ).toMap();
     QColor color = convertColor( lineStyle.value( QStringLiteral( "c" ), QStringLiteral( "#000000" ) ).toString() );
 
     double lineWidth = DEFAULT_SIMPLELINE_WIDTH;
@@ -1347,6 +1350,157 @@ std::unique_ptr<QgsSymbol> QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( const QString &st
       simpleLine->setRenderingPass( priority.toInt() );
     }
     return std::make_unique< QgsLineSymbol >( QgsSymbolLayerList() << simpleLine.release() );
+  };
+
+  auto convertBrush = [&convertColor]( const QVariantMap & brushStyle ) -> std::unique_ptr< QgsSymbol >
+  {
+    const QColor foreColor = convertColor( brushStyle.value( QStringLiteral( "fc" ), QStringLiteral( "#000000" ) ).toString() );
+    const QColor backColor = convertColor( brushStyle.value( QStringLiteral( "bc" ), QString() ).toString() );
+
+    const QString id = brushStyle.value( QStringLiteral( "id" ) ).toString();
+
+    // if the pen is a mapinfo brush, use dedicated converter for more accurate results
+    const thread_local QRegularExpression sMapInfoId = QRegularExpression( QStringLiteral( "mapinfo-brush-(\\d+)" ) );
+    const QRegularExpressionMatch match = sMapInfoId.match( id );
+    if ( match.hasMatch() )
+    {
+      const int brushId = match.captured( 1 ).toInt();
+      QgsMapInfoSymbolConversionContext context;
+      std::unique_ptr<QgsSymbol> res( QgsMapInfoSymbolConverter::convertFillSymbol( brushId, context, foreColor, backColor ) );
+      if ( res )
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    const thread_local QRegularExpression sOgrId = QRegularExpression( QStringLiteral( "ogr-brush-(\\d+)" ) );
+    const QRegularExpressionMatch ogrMatch = sOgrId.match( id );
+
+    Qt::BrushStyle style = Qt::SolidPattern;
+    if ( ogrMatch.hasMatch() )
+    {
+      const int brushId = ogrMatch.captured( 1 ).toInt();
+      switch ( brushId )
+      {
+        case 0:
+          style = Qt::SolidPattern;
+          break;
+
+        case 1:
+          style = Qt::NoBrush;
+          break;
+
+        case 2:
+          style = Qt::HorPattern;
+          break;
+
+        case 3:
+          style = Qt::VerPattern;
+          break;
+
+        case 4:
+          style = Qt::FDiagPattern;
+          break;
+
+        case 5:
+          style = Qt::BDiagPattern;
+          break;
+
+        case 6:
+          style = Qt::CrossPattern;
+          break;
+
+        case 7:
+          style = Qt::DiagCrossPattern;
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    QgsSymbolLayerList layers;
+    if ( backColor.isValid() && style != Qt::SolidPattern && style != Qt::NoBrush )
+    {
+      std::unique_ptr< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer > backgroundFill = std::make_unique< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer >( backColor );
+      backgroundFill->setLocked( true );
+      backgroundFill->setStrokeStyle( Qt::NoPen );
+      layers << backgroundFill.release();
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer > foregroundFill = std::make_unique< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer >( foreColor );
+    foregroundFill->setBrushStyle( style );
+    foregroundFill->setStrokeStyle( Qt::NoPen );
+
+    const QString priority = brushStyle.value( QStringLiteral( "l" ) ).toString();
+    if ( !priority.isEmpty() )
+    {
+      foregroundFill->setRenderingPass( priority.toInt() );
+    }
+    layers << foregroundFill.release();
+    return std::make_unique< QgsFillSymbol >( layers );
+  };
+
+  switch ( type )
+  {
+    case QgsSymbol::Marker:
+      break;
+
+    case QgsSymbol::Line:
+      if ( styles.contains( QStringLiteral( "pen" ) ) )
+      {
+        // line symbol type
+        const QVariantMap lineStyle = styles.value( QStringLiteral( "pen" ) ).toMap();
+        return convertPen( lineStyle );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+
+    case QgsSymbol::Fill:
+    {
+      std::unique_ptr< QgsSymbol > fillSymbol = std::make_unique< QgsFillSymbol >();
+      if ( styles.contains( QStringLiteral( "brush" ) ) )
+      {
+        const QVariantMap brushStyle = styles.value( QStringLiteral( "brush" ) ).toMap();
+        fillSymbol = convertBrush( brushStyle );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        std::unique_ptr< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer > emptyFill = std::make_unique< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer >();
+        emptyFill->setBrushStyle( Qt::NoBrush );
+        fillSymbol = std::make_unique< QgsFillSymbol >( QgsSymbolLayerList() << emptyFill.release() );
+      }
+
+      std::unique_ptr< QgsSymbol > penSymbol;
+      if ( styles.contains( QStringLiteral( "pen" ) ) )
+      {
+        const QVariantMap lineStyle = styles.value( QStringLiteral( "pen" ) ).toMap();
+        penSymbol = convertPen( lineStyle );
+      }
+
+      if ( penSymbol )
+      {
+        const int count = penSymbol->symbolLayerCount();
+
+        if ( count == 1 )
+        {
+          // if only one pen symbol layer, let's try and combine it with the topmost brush layer, so that the resultant QGIS symbol is simpler
+          if ( QgsSymbolLayerUtils::condenseFillAndOutline( dynamic_cast< QgsFillSymbolLayer * >( fillSymbol->symbolLayer( fillSymbol->symbolLayerCount() - 1 ) ),
+               dynamic_cast< QgsLineSymbolLayer * >( penSymbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) ) ) )
+            return fillSymbol;
+        }
+
+        for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
+        {
+          std::unique_ptr< QgsSymbolLayer > layer( penSymbol->takeSymbolLayer( 0 ) );
+          layer->setLocked( true );
+          fillSymbol->appendSymbolLayer( layer.release() );
+        }
+      }
+
+      return fillSymbol;
+    }
+
+    case QgsSymbol::Hybrid:
+      break;
   }
+
   return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.cpp b/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.cpp
index a97f4933a25..4e7b2736956 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "qgslogger.h"
 #include "qgslinesymbollayer.h"
 #include "qgsmarkersymbollayer.h"
+#include "qgsfillsymbollayer.h"
 
 //
 // QgsMapInfoSymbolConversionContext
@@ -1094,3 +1095,294 @@ QgsLineSymbol *QgsMapInfoSymbolConverter::convertLineSymbol( int identifier, Qgs
 
   return symbol.release();
 }
+
+QgsFillSymbol *QgsMapInfoSymbolConverter::convertFillSymbol( int identifier, QgsMapInfoSymbolConversionContext &context, const QColor &foreColor, const QColor &backColor )
+{
+  Qt::BrushStyle style = Qt::SolidPattern;
+
+  bool useLineFill = false;
+  bool crossFill = false;
+  double lineAngle = 0;
+  double lineWidth = 0;
+  double lineSpacing = 1;
+  switch ( identifier )
+  {
+    case 0:
+    case 1:
+      style = Qt::NoBrush;
+      break;
+
+    case 2:
+      style = Qt::SolidPattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 3:
+    case 19:
+      style = Qt::HorPattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 4:
+    case 24:
+      style = Qt::VerPattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 5:
+    case 34:
+      style = Qt::FDiagPattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 6:
+    case 29:
+      style = Qt::BDiagPattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 7:
+    case 39:
+      style = Qt::CrossPattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 8:
+    case 44:
+      style = Qt::DiagCrossPattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 12:
+      style = Qt::Dense1Pattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 13:
+      style = Qt::Dense2Pattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 14:
+      style = Qt::Dense3Pattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 15:
+      style = Qt::Dense4Pattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 16:
+      style = Qt::Dense5Pattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 17:
+      style = Qt::Dense6Pattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 18:
+      style = Qt::Dense7Pattern;
+      break;
+
+    case 20:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 6;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 21:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 4;
+      lineWidth = 0.8;
+      break;
+
+    case 22:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 3.4;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 23:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 3.0;
+      lineWidth = 1.0;
+      break;
+
+    case 25:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 90;
+      lineSpacing = 6;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 26:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 90;
+      lineSpacing = 4;
+      lineWidth = 0.8;
+      break;
+
+    case 27:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 90;
+      lineSpacing = 3.4;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 28:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 90;
+      lineSpacing = 3.0;
+      lineWidth = 1.0;
+      break;
+
+    case 30:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 45;
+      lineSpacing = 6;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 31:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 45;
+      lineSpacing = 4;
+      lineWidth = 0.8;
+      break;
+
+    case 32:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 45;
+      lineSpacing = 3.4;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 33:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 45;
+      lineSpacing = 3.0;
+      lineWidth = 1.0;
+      break;
+
+    case 35:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 135;
+      lineSpacing = 6;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 36:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 135;
+      lineSpacing = 4;
+      lineWidth = 0.8;
+      break;
+
+    case 37:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 135;
+      lineSpacing = 3.4;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 38:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 135;
+      lineSpacing = 3.0;
+      lineWidth = 1.0;
+      break;
+
+    case 40:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      crossFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 6;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 41:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      crossFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 4;
+      lineWidth = 0.8;
+      break;
+
+    case 42:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      crossFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 3.4;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 43:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      crossFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 0;
+      lineSpacing = 3.0;
+      lineWidth = 1.0;
+      break;
+
+    case 45:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      crossFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 45;
+      lineSpacing = 6;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    case 46:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      crossFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 45;
+      lineSpacing = 4;
+      lineWidth = 0.8;
+      break;
+
+    case 47:
+      useLineFill = true;
+      crossFill = true;
+      lineAngle = 45;
+      lineSpacing = 3.4;
+      lineWidth = 1.2;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      context.pushWarning( QObject::tr( "The brush style is not supported in QGIS" ) );
+      return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  QgsSymbolLayerList layers;
+  if ( backColor.isValid() && style != Qt::SolidPattern && ( useLineFill || style != Qt::NoBrush ) )
+  {
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer > backgroundFill = std::make_unique< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer >( backColor );
+    backgroundFill->setLocked( true );
+    backgroundFill->setStrokeStyle( Qt::NoPen );
+    layers << backgroundFill.release();
+  }
+
+  if ( !useLineFill )
+  {
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer > foregroundFill = std::make_unique< QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer >( foreColor );
+    foregroundFill->setBrushStyle( style );
+    foregroundFill->setStrokeStyle( Qt::NoPen );
+    layers << foregroundFill.release();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsLinePatternFillSymbolLayer > lineFill = std::make_unique< QgsLinePatternFillSymbolLayer >();
+
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer > simpleLine = std::make_unique< QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer >( foreColor, lineWidth );
+    simpleLine->setWidthUnit( QgsUnitTypes::RenderPoints );
+    lineFill->setSubSymbol( new QgsLineSymbol( QgsSymbolLayerList() << simpleLine.release() ) );
+
+    lineFill->setDistance( lineSpacing );
+    lineFill->setDistanceUnit( QgsUnitTypes::RenderPoints );
+    lineFill->setLineAngle( lineAngle );
+
+    if ( crossFill )
+    {
+      std::unique_ptr< QgsLinePatternFillSymbolLayer > lineFill2( lineFill->clone() );
+      lineFill2->setLineAngle( lineFill->lineAngle() + 90 );
+      layers << lineFill2.release();
+    }
+
+    layers << lineFill.release();
+  }
+  return new QgsFillSymbol( layers );
+}
diff --git a/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.h b/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.h
index 6b3aa0b8122..fa17bb6bc1a 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.h
+++ b/src/core/symbology/qgsmapinfosymbolconverter.h
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 #include "qgis_sip.h"
 #include "qgsunittypes.h"
 #include <QStringList>
+#include <QColor>
 
 class QgsLineSymbol;
+class QgsFillSymbol;
 
 /**
  * Context for a MapInfo symbol conversion operation.
@@ -71,6 +73,13 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMapInfoSymbolConverter
      */
     static QgsLineSymbol *convertLineSymbol( int identifier, QgsMapInfoSymbolConversionContext &context, const QColor &foreColor, double size, QgsUnitTypes::RenderUnit sizeUnit, bool interleaved = false ) SIP_FACTORY;
 
+    /**
+     * Converts the MapInfo fill symbol with the specified \a identifier to a QgsFillSymbol.
+     *
+     * The caller takes ownership of the returned symbol.
+     */
+    static QgsFillSymbol *convertFillSymbol( int identifier, QgsMapInfoSymbolConversionContext &context, const QColor &foreColor, const QColor &backColor = QColor() ) SIP_FACTORY;
+
 };
 
 #endif // QGSMAPINFOSYMBOLCONVERTER_H
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsogrutils.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsogrutils.cpp
index 58f5f6a92de..cc802a4da00 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsogrutils.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsogrutils.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "qgspoint.h"
 #include "qgsogrproxytextcodec.h"
 #include "qgslinesymbollayer.h"
+#include "qgsfillsymbollayer.h"
 
 class TestQgsOgrUtils: public QObject
 {
@@ -591,10 +592,49 @@ void TestQgsOgrUtils::convertStyleString()
   symbol = QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( QStringLiteral( R"""(PEN(c:#FFFF007F,w:4.000000pt);BRUSH(fc:#00FF007F))""" ), QgsSymbol::Line );
   QVERIFY( symbol );
   QCOMPARE( symbol->symbolLayerCount(), 1 );
-  QCOMPARE( dynamic_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().name(), QStringLiteral( "#ffff00" ) );
-  QCOMPARE( dynamic_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().alpha(), 127 );
-  QCOMPARE( dynamic_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->width(), 4.0 );
-  QCOMPARE( dynamic_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->widthUnit(), QgsUnitTypes::RenderPoints );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().name(), QStringLiteral( "#ffff00" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().alpha(), 127 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->width(), 4.0 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleLineSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->widthUnit(), QgsUnitTypes::RenderPoints );
+
+  // brush
+  symbol = QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( QStringLiteral( R"""(BRUSH(fc:#00FF007F))""" ), QgsSymbol::Fill );
+  QVERIFY( symbol );
+  QCOMPARE( symbol->symbolLayerCount(), 1 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().name(), QStringLiteral( "#00ff00" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().alpha(), 127 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->brushStyle(), Qt::SolidPattern );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->strokeStyle(), Qt::NoPen );
+
+  symbol = QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( QStringLiteral( R"""(BRUSH(fc:#00FF007F,bc:#00000087,id:ogr-brush-6))""" ), QgsSymbol::Fill );
+  QVERIFY( symbol );
+  QCOMPARE( symbol->symbolLayerCount(), 2 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().name(), QStringLiteral( "#000000" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().alpha(), 135 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->brushStyle(), Qt::SolidPattern );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->strokeStyle(), Qt::NoPen );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 1 ) )->color().name(), QStringLiteral( "#00ff00" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 1 ) )->color().alpha(), 127 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 1 ) )->brushStyle(), Qt::CrossPattern );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 1 ) )->strokeStyle(), Qt::NoPen );
+
+  // brush with pen
+  symbol = QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( QStringLiteral( R"""(PEN(c:#FFFF007F,w:4.000000pt);BRUSH(fc:#00FF007F))""" ), QgsSymbol::Fill );
+  QVERIFY( symbol );
+  QCOMPARE( symbol->symbolLayerCount(), 1 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().name(), QStringLiteral( "#00ff00" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->color().alpha(), 127 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->brushStyle(), Qt::SolidPattern );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->strokeStyle(), Qt::SolidLine );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->strokeColor().name(), QStringLiteral( "#ffff00" ) );
+
+  // no brush, but need fill symbol
+  symbol = QgsOgrUtils::symbolFromStyleString( QStringLiteral( R"""(PEN(c:#FFFF007F,w:4.000000pt))""" ), QgsSymbol::Fill );
+  QVERIFY( symbol );
+  QCOMPARE( symbol->symbolLayerCount(), 1 );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->brushStyle(), Qt::NoBrush );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->strokeStyle(), Qt::SolidLine );
+  QCOMPARE( qgis::down_cast<QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayer * >( symbol->symbolLayer( 0 ) )->strokeColor().name(), QStringLiteral( "#ffff00" ) );
 }
 
 QGSTEST_MAIN( TestQgsOgrUtils )
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsembeddedsymbolrenderer.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsembeddedsymbolrenderer.py
index 532bfd9b863..c59b9adba45 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsembeddedsymbolrenderer.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsembeddedsymbolrenderer.py
@@ -174,6 +174,26 @@ class TestQgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer(unittest.TestCase):
         renderchecker.setControlName('expected_embedded_mapinfo_lines')
         self.assertTrue(renderchecker.runTest('embedded_mapinfo_lines'))
 
+    def testMapFillLineSymbolConversion(self):
+        line_layer = QgsVectorLayer(TEST_DATA_DIR + '/mapinfo/fill_styles.TAB', 'Fills', 'ogr')
+
+        renderer = QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer(defaultSymbol=QgsLineSymbol.createSimple({}))
+        line_layer.setRenderer(renderer)
+
+        mapsettings = QgsMapSettings()
+        mapsettings.setOutputSize(QSize(2000, 4000))
+        mapsettings.setOutputDpi(96)
+        mapsettings.setMagnificationFactor(2)
+        mapsettings.setExtent(line_layer.extent().buffered(0.1))
+
+        mapsettings.setLayers([line_layer])
+
+        renderchecker = QgsMultiRenderChecker()
+        renderchecker.setMapSettings(mapsettings)
+        renderchecker.setControlPathPrefix('embedded')
+        renderchecker.setControlName('expected_embedded_mapinfo_fills')
+        self.assertTrue(renderchecker.runTest('embedded_mapinfo_fills'))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/embedded/expected_embedded_mapinfo_fills/expected_embedded_mapinfo_fills.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/embedded/expected_embedded_mapinfo_fills/expected_embedded_mapinfo_fills.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/tests/testdata/mapinfo/fill_styles.DAT b/tests/testdata/mapinfo/fill_styles.DAT
new file mode 100644
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+!table
+!version 450
+!charset WindowsLatin1
+
+Definition Table
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+  Fields 1
+    Field1 Char (10) ;