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@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def set_title(self, label, fontdict=None, loc=None, pad=None, **kwargs):
             default["color"] = titlecolor
         if pad is None:
             pad = rcParams['axes.titlepad']
+            self._autotitlepos = None
         else:
             self._autotitlepos = False
         self._set_title_offset_trans(float(pad))
 
@@ -5468,6 +5468,20 @@ def test_title_xticks_top_both():
     assert ax.title.get_position()[1] > 1.04
 
 
+def test_title_noauto_pad():
+    # test that if we pad, then the title does not autopos
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.set_title(f"Title 1", pad=-20)
+    ax.tick_params(axis="x",
+                   bottom=True, top=True, labelbottom=True, labeltop=True)
+    fig.canvas.draw()
+    assert ax.title.get_position()[1] == 1.0
+    ax.set_title(f"Title 2")
+    fig.canvas.draw()
+    assert ax.title.get_position()[1] > 1.04
+
+
 def test_offset_label_color():
     # Tests issue 6440
     fig = plt.figure()