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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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+8-6Lines changed: 8 additions & 6 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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+8-6Lines changed: 8 additions & 6 deletions
@@ -1977,6 +1977,14 @@ def draw(self, renderer=None, inframe=False):
         artists.extend(self.lines)
         artists.extend(self.texts)
         artists.extend(self.artists)
+
+        # the frame draws the edges around the axes patch -- we
+        # decouple these so the patch can be in the background and the
+        # frame in the foreground. Do this before drawing the axis
+        # objects so that the spine has the opportunity to update them.
+        if self.axison and self._frameon:
+            artists.extend(six.itervalues(self.spines))
+
         if self.axison and not inframe:
             if self._axisbelow:
                 self.xaxis.set_zorder(0.5)
@@ -1993,12 +2001,6 @@ def draw(self, renderer=None, inframe=False):
         if self.legend_ is not None:
             artists.append(self.legend_)
 
-        # the frame draws the edges around the axes patch -- we
-        # decouple these so the patch can be in the background and the
-        # frame in the foreground.
-        if self.axison and self._frameon:
-            artists.extend(six.itervalues(self.spines))
-
         if self.figure.canvas.is_saving():
             dsu = [(a.zorder, a) for a in artists]
         else: