diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
index 441e659e7baf..18797782e736 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -859,6 +859,9 @@ def set_tick_params(self, which='major', reset=False, **kw):
         if which == 'minor' or which == 'both':
             dicts.append(self._minor_tick_kw)
         kwtrans = self._translate_tick_kw(kw)
+
+        # this stashes the parameter changes so any new ticks will
+        # automatically get them
         for d in dicts:
             if reset:
                 d.clear()
@@ -867,14 +870,18 @@ def set_tick_params(self, which='major', reset=False, **kw):
         if reset:
             self.reset_ticks()
         else:
+            # apply the new kwargs to the existing ticks
             if which == 'major' or which == 'both':
                 for tick in self.majorTicks:
-                    tick._apply_params(**self._major_tick_kw)
+                    tick._apply_params(**kwtrans)
             if which == 'minor' or which == 'both':
                 for tick in self.minorTicks:
-                    tick._apply_params(**self._minor_tick_kw)
+                    tick._apply_params(**kwtrans)
+            # special-case label color to also apply to the offset
+            # text
             if 'labelcolor' in kwtrans:
                 self.offsetText.set_color(kwtrans['labelcolor'])
+
         self.stale = True
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/retain_tick_visibility.png b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/retain_tick_visibility.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ac4cb6f6fbd
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/retain_tick_visibility.png differ
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 25dc08dc5420..c66999d5d69c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -4922,6 +4922,17 @@ def test_set_get_ticklabels():
     ax[1].set_yticklabels(ax[0].get_yticklabels())
 
 
+@image_comparison(
+    baseline_images=['retain_tick_visibility'],
+    extensions=['png'],
+)
+def test_retain_tick_visibility():
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    plt.plot([0, 1, 2], [0, -1, 4])
+    plt.setp(ax.get_yticklabels(), visible=False)
+    ax.tick_params(axis="y", which="both", length=0)
+
+
 def test_tick_label_update():
     # test issue 9397