diff -Naur root_v3.03.09/hist/src/THStack.cxx root_v3.03.09.new/hist/src/THStack.cxx
--- root_v3.03.09/hist/src/THStack.cxx	Thu Nov  7 16:03:49 2002
+++ root_v3.03.09.new/hist/src/THStack.cxx	Thu Nov  7 16:03:56 2002
@@ -444,17 +444,23 @@
    if (strstr(loption,"lego")) return;
 
    Int_t nhists = fHists->GetSize();
+   TString opt_clear_THStack_options =
+      opt.ReplaceAll("nostack", "").ReplaceAll("pads", "");
    if (nostack) {
       TObjOptLink *lnk = (TObjOptLink*)fHists->FirstLink();
       for (Int_t i=0;i<nhists;i++) {
-         sprintf(loption,"%ssame%s",opt.Data(),lnk->GetOption());
+         sprintf(loption,"%ssame%s",
+                 opt_clear_THStack_options.Data(),
+                 lnk->GetOption());
          fHists->At(i)->Paint(loption);
          lnk = (TObjOptLink*)lnk->Next();
       }
    } else {
       TObjOptLink *lnk = (TObjOptLink*)fHists->LastLink();
       for (Int_t i=0;i<nhists;i++) {
-         sprintf(loption,"%ssame%s",opt.Data(),lnk->GetOption());
+         sprintf(loption,"%ssame%s",
+                 opt_clear_THStack_options.Data(),
+                 lnk->GetOption());
          fStack->At(nhists-i-1)->Paint(loption);
          lnk = (TObjOptLink*)lnk->Prev();
       }