diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
index 5637bdd3a676..359999c73720 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ def __init__(self, axes, loc, label=None,
         self.tick1line = mlines.Line2D(
             [], [],
             color=color, linestyle="none", zorder=zorder, visible=tick1On,
-            markersize=size, markeredgewidth=width,
+            markeredgecolor=color, markersize=size, markeredgewidth=width,
         )
         self.tick2line = mlines.Line2D(
             [], [],
             color=color, linestyle="none", zorder=zorder, visible=tick2On,
-            markersize=size, markeredgewidth=width,
+            markeredgecolor=color, markersize=size, markeredgewidth=width,
         )
         self.gridline = mlines.Line2D(
             [], [],
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ def _apply_params(self, **kw):
             trans = self._get_text2_transform()[0]
             self.label2.set_transform(trans)
         tick_kw = {k: v for k, v in kw.items() if k in ['color', 'zorder']}
+        if 'color' in kw:
+            tick_kw['markeredgecolor'] = kw['color']
         self.tick1line.set(**tick_kw)
         self.tick2line.set(**tick_kw)
         for k, v in tick_kw.items():
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 80703428ae8f..53bc10b15b3d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -6129,3 +6129,19 @@ def test_invisible_axes():
     assert fig.canvas.inaxes((200, 200)) is not None
     ax.set_visible(False)
     assert fig.canvas.inaxes((200, 200)) is None
+
+
+def test_xtickcolor_is_not_markercolor():
+    plt.rcParams['lines.markeredgecolor'] = 'white'
+    ax = plt.axes()
+    ticks = ax.xaxis.get_major_ticks()
+    for tick in ticks:
+        assert tick.tick1line.get_markeredgecolor() != 'white'
+
+
+def test_ytickcolor_is_not_markercolor():
+    plt.rcParams['lines.markeredgecolor'] = 'white'
+    ax = plt.axes()
+    ticks = ax.yaxis.get_major_ticks()
+    for tick in ticks:
+        assert tick.tick1line.get_markeredgecolor() != 'white'