matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
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+21-7Lines changed: 21 additions & 7 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
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@@ -567,7 +567,11 @@ def get_window_extent(self, *args, **kwargs):
         get the axes bounding box in display space; *args* and
         *kwargs* are empty
         """
-        return self.bbox
+        bbox = self.bbox
+        x_pad = self.xaxis.get_tick_padding()
+        y_pad = self.yaxis.get_tick_padding()
+        return mtransforms.Bbox([[bbox.x0 - x_pad, bbox.y0 - y_pad],
+                                 [bbox.x1 + x_pad, bbox.y0 + y_pad]])
 
     def _init_axis(self):
         "move this out of __init__ because non-separable axes don't use it"
 
@@ -169,6 +169,21 @@ def apply_tickdir(self, tickdir):
         """
         pass
 
+    def get_tickdir(self):
+        return self._tickdir
+
+    def get_tick_padding(self):
+        """
+        Get the length of the tick outside of the axes.
+        """
+        tickdir = self._tickdir
+        if tickdir == 'in':
+            return 0.0
+        elif tickdir == 'inout':
+            return self._size / 2
+        elif tickdir == 'out':
+            return self._size
+
     def get_children(self):
         children = [self.tick1line, self.tick2line,
                     self.gridline, self.label1, self.label2]
@@ -349,13 +364,11 @@ def apply_tickdir(self, tickdir):
 
         if self._tickdir == 'in':
             self._tickmarkers = (mlines.TICKUP, mlines.TICKDOWN)
-            self._pad = self._base_pad
         elif self._tickdir == 'inout':
             self._tickmarkers = ('|', '|')
-            self._pad = self._base_pad + self._size / 2.
         else:
             self._tickmarkers = (mlines.TICKDOWN, mlines.TICKUP)
-            self._pad = self._base_pad + self._size
+        self._pad = self._base_pad + self.get_tick_padding()
         self.stale = True
 
     def _get_text1(self):
@@ -485,13 +498,11 @@ def apply_tickdir(self, tickdir):
 
         if self._tickdir == 'in':
             self._tickmarkers = (mlines.TICKRIGHT, mlines.TICKLEFT)
-            self._pad = self._base_pad
         elif self._tickdir == 'inout':
             self._tickmarkers = ('_', '_')
-            self._pad = self._base_pad + self._size / 2.
         else:
             self._tickmarkers = (mlines.TICKLEFT, mlines.TICKRIGHT)
-            self._pad = self._base_pad + self._size
+        self._pad = self._base_pad + self.get_tick_padding()
         self.stale = True
 
     # how far from the y axis line the right of the ticklabel are
@@ -1067,7 +1078,7 @@ def _get_tick_bboxes(self, ticks, renderer):
     def get_tightbbox(self, renderer):
         """
         Return a bounding box that encloses the axis. It only accounts
-        tick labels, axis label, and offsetText.
+        tick labels, axis label, offsetText and ticks themselves.
         """
         if not self.get_visible():
             return
@@ -1097,6 +1108,9 @@ def get_tightbbox(self, renderer):
         else:
             return None
 
+    def get_tick_padding(self):
+        return self.majorTicks[0].get_tick_padding()
+
     @allow_rasterization
     def draw(self, renderer, *args, **kwargs):
         'Draw the axis lines, grid lines, tick lines and labels'