diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index c6309b5ab9df..33f348d646d4 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
 import matplotlib.lines as mlines
 import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
+import matplotlib.path as mpath
 import matplotlib.artist as martist
 import matplotlib.transforms as mtransforms
 import matplotlib.ticker as mticker
@@ -2094,7 +2095,8 @@ def _update_patch_limits(self, patch):
         if (isinstance(patch, mpatches.Rectangle) and
                 ((not patch.get_width()) and (not patch.get_height()))):
             return
-        vertices = patch.get_path().vertices
+        vertices = patch.get_path().\
+            vertices[patch.get_path().codes != mpath.Path.CLOSEPOLY]
         if vertices.size > 0:
             xys = patch.get_patch_transform().transform(vertices)
             if patch.get_data_transform() != self.transData:
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 56f45518c340..1ff1a857da41 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     assert_allclose, assert_array_equal, assert_array_almost_equal)
 from matplotlib import rc_context
 from matplotlib.cbook import MatplotlibDeprecationWarning
+import sys
+import math
 
 # Note: Some test cases are run twice: once normally and once with labeled data
 #       These two must be defined in the same test function or need to have
@@ -6856,3 +6858,15 @@ def test_ylabel_ha_with_position(ha):
     ax.set_ylabel("test", y=1, ha=ha)
     ax.yaxis.set_label_position("right")
     assert ax.yaxis.get_label().get_ha() == ha
+
+
+def test_patch_bounds():
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    tol = 16*sys.float_info.epsilon
+    ax.add_patch(mpatches.Wedge((0, -1), 1.05, 60, 120, 0.1))
+    bounds = ax.dataLim.bounds
+    bot = 1.9*math.sin(15*math.pi/180)**2
+    assert abs(bounds[0]+0.525) < tol and \
+           abs(bounds[1]+(bot+0.05)) < tol and \
+           abs(bounds[2]-1.05) < tol and \
+           abs(bounds[3]-(bot+0.1)) < tol