matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/figure.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight.pdf
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight.png
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@@ -1753,7 +1753,10 @@ def legend(self, *args, **kwargs):
             # kwargs['loc'] = extra_args[0]
             # extra_args = extra_args[1:]
             pass
-        l = mlegend.Legend(self, handles, labels, *extra_args, **kwargs)
+        transform = kwargs.pop('bbox_transform', self.transFigure)
+        # explicitly set the bbox transform if the user hasn't.
+        l = mlegend.Legend(self, handles, labels, *extra_args,
+                           bbox_transform=transform, **kwargs)
         self.legends.append(l)
         l._remove_method = self.legends.remove
         self.stale = True