diff --git a/doc/generic/pgf/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/generic/pgf/CHANGELOG.md
index a9d8f9ade..cd9008a49 100644
--- a/doc/generic/pgf/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/generic/pgf/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Resolve overfull hboxes >=20pt in the manual
 - Adapt `\graphicspath` setting for flattened doc tree #1191
 - Promote warning "Plot data file \`...' not found" to error
+- Allow empty value for /pgf/arrow keys/fill to make it behave more like /tikz/fill #1352
 
 ### Contributors
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Qrrbrbirlbel
 - quark67
 - Rocky Zhang (@rockyzhz)
+- Romano Giannetti (@rmano)
 - Yukai Chou (@muzimuzhi)
 - Alexander Grahn
 - Max Chernoff
diff --git a/doc/generic/pgf/pgfmanual-en-tikz-arrows.tex b/doc/generic/pgf/pgfmanual-en-tikz-arrows.tex
index f691e350a..3844f907f 100644
--- a/doc/generic/pgf/pgfmanual-en-tikz-arrows.tex
+++ b/doc/generic/pgf/pgfmanual-en-tikz-arrows.tex
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ \subsubsection{Coloring}
     filled.
 \end{key}
 
-\begin{key}{/pgf/arrow keys/fill=\meta{color or |none|}}
+\begin{key}{/pgf/arrow keys/fill=\meta{color} (default \normalfont is scope's color setting)}
     Use this key to explicitly set the color used for filling the arrow tips.
     This color can be different from the color used to draw (stroke) the arrow
     tip:
@@ -818,6 +818,10 @@ \subsubsection{Coloring}
 }
 \end{codeexample}
     %
+    If the argument is left empty or omitted altogether, no explicit fill color
+    will be set, meaning that the fill color will be determined by whatever was used
+    last as a fill color in the current scope.
+
     Note that such ``open'' arrow tips are a bit difficult to draw in some
     case: The problem is that the line must be shortened by just the right
     amount so that it ends exactly on the back end of the arrow tip. In some
@@ -827,7 +831,7 @@ \subsubsection{Coloring}
         A shorthand for |fill=none|.
     \end{key}
 
-    When you use both the |color| and |fill| option, the |color| option must
+    When you use both the |color| and |fill| options, the |color| option must
     come first since it will reset the filling to the color specified for
     drawing.
     %
diff --git a/tex/generic/pgf/basiclayer/pgfcorearrows.code.tex b/tex/generic/pgf/basiclayer/pgfcorearrows.code.tex
index 7f079fa84..4e0b5abd8 100644
--- a/tex/generic/pgf/basiclayer/pgfcorearrows.code.tex
+++ b/tex/generic/pgf/basiclayer/pgfcorearrows.code.tex
@@ -510,12 +510,14 @@
   fill/.code={%
     \def\pgf@temp{#1}%
     \ifx\pgf@temp\pgf@nonetext%
-      \pgfarrowsaddtooptions{\pgfarrowopentrue}
+      \pgfarrowsaddtooptions{\pgfarrowopentrue}%
+    \else\ifx\pgf@temp\pgfutil@empty%
+      \pgfarrowsaddtooptions{\pgfarrowopenfalse}%
     \else
-      \pgfarrowsaddtooptions{\pgfarrowopenfalse\def\pgf@arrows@fill@color{#1}}
-    \fi
+      \pgfarrowsaddtooptions{\pgfarrowopenfalse\def\pgf@arrows@fill@color{#1}}%
+    \fi\fi
   },
-  fill/.value required,
+  fill/.default=,
   open/.style={fill=none},
   .unknown/.code={
     \expandafter\pgfutil@in@\expandafter!\expandafter{\pgfkeyscurrentname}%