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@@ -1046,9 +1046,10 @@ def cla(self):
                     size=rcParams['axes.titlesize'],
                     weight=rcParams['axes.titleweight']
                 )
-
+        title_offset_points = rcParams['axes.titlepad']
         self.titleOffsetTrans = mtransforms.ScaledTranslation(
-            0.0, 9.0 / 72.0, self.figure.dpi_scale_trans)
+            0.0, title_offset_points / 72.0,
+            self.figure.dpi_scale_trans)
         self.title = mtext.Text(
             x=0.5, y=1.0, text='',
             fontproperties=props,
 
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ axes.grid           : False   # display grid or not
 axes.grid.which     : major
 axes.grid.axis      : both
 axes.titlesize      : large   # fontsize of the axes title
+axes.titlepad       : 5.0     # pad between axes and title in points
 axes.titleweight    : normal  # font weight for axes title
 axes.labelsize      : medium  # fontsize of the x any y labels
 axes.labelpad       : 5.0     # space between label and axis
 
@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@ def validate_hist_bins(s):
     'axes.titlesize':        ['large', validate_fontsize],  # fontsize of the
                                                             # axes title
     'axes.titleweight':      ['normal', six.text_type],  # font weight of axes title
+    'axes.titlepad':         [9.0, validate_float],  # pad from axes top to title in points
     'axes.grid':             [False, validate_bool],   # display grid or not
     'axes.grid.which':       ['major', validate_axis_locator],  # set wether the gid are by
                                                                 # default draw on 'major'
 
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ backend      : $TEMPLATE_BACKEND
 #axes.linewidth      : 1.0     # edge linewidth
 #axes.grid           : False   # display grid or not
 #axes.titlesize      : large   # fontsize of the axes title
+#axes.titlepad       : 9.0     # pad between axes and title in points
 #axes.labelsize      : medium  # fontsize of the x any y labels
 #axes.labelpad       : 5.0     # space between label and axis
 #axes.labelweight    : normal  # weight of the x and y labels