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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/minorticks_on_rcParams_both.pdf
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/minorticks_on_rcParams_both.png
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@@ -881,6 +881,13 @@ def cla(self):
         else:
             self.yaxis._set_scale('linear')
 
+        # update the minor locator for x and y axis based on rcParams
+        if (rcParams['xtick.minor.visible']):
+            self.xaxis.set_minor_locator(mticker.AutoMinorLocator())
+
+        if (rcParams['ytick.minor.visible']):
+            self.yaxis.set_minor_locator(mticker.AutoMinorLocator())
+
         self._autoscaleXon = True
         self._autoscaleYon = True
         self._xmargin = rcParams['axes.xmargin']
 
@@ -694,6 +694,8 @@ def __call__(self, s):
     'xtick.major.pad':   [4, validate_float],    # distance to label in points
     'xtick.minor.pad':   [4, validate_float],    # distance to label in points
     'xtick.color':       ['k', validate_color],  # color of the xtick labels
+    'xtick.minor.visible':   [False, validate_bool],    # visiablility of the x axis minor ticks
+    
     # fontsize of the xtick labels
     'xtick.labelsize':   ['medium', validate_fontsize],
     'xtick.direction':   ['in', six.text_type],            # direction of xticks
@@ -705,6 +707,8 @@ def __call__(self, s):
     'ytick.major.pad':   [4, validate_float],     # distance to label in points
     'ytick.minor.pad':   [4, validate_float],     # distance to label in points
     'ytick.color':       ['k', validate_color],   # color of the ytick labels
+    'ytick.minor.visible':   [False, validate_bool],    # visiablility of the y axis minor ticks
+
     # fontsize of the ytick labels
     'ytick.labelsize':   ['medium', validate_fontsize],
     'ytick.direction':   ['in', six.text_type],            # direction of yticks