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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_spines.py
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@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
+import numpy as np
+from nose.tools import assert_less
 import six
 
-import numpy as np
 import matplotlib
-from matplotlib.testing.decorators import image_comparison
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.transforms as mtransforms
+from matplotlib.testing.decorators import image_comparison, cleanup
+
 
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=['spines_axes_positions'])
 def test_spines_axes_positions():
@@ -43,3 +46,34 @@ def test_spines_capstyle():
     ax = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1)
     ax.set_xticks([])
     ax.set_yticks([])
+
+
+@cleanup
+def test_label_without_ticks():
+    fig = plt.figure()
+    ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 1, 1)
+    plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.3, bottom=0.3)
+    ax.plot(np.arange(10))
+    ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
+    ax.spines['left'].set_position(('outward', 30))
+    ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
+    ax.set_ylabel('y label')
+    ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
+    ax.spines['bottom'].set_position(('outward', 30))
+    ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
+    ax.set_xlabel('x label')
+    ax.xaxis.set_ticks([])
+    ax.yaxis.set_ticks([])
+    plt.draw()
+
+    spine = ax.spines['left']
+    spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
+        spine.get_path()).get_extents()
+    assert_less(ax.yaxis.label.get_position()[0], spinebbox.xmin,
+                "Y-Axis label not left of the spine")
+
+    spine = ax.spines['bottom']
+    spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
+        spine.get_path()).get_extents()
+    assert_less(ax.xaxis.label.get_position()[1], spinebbox.ymin,
+                "X-Axis label not below the spine")