diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/_constrained_layout.py b/lib/matplotlib/_constrained_layout.py
index 58bb0ccabf95..245679394bc2 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/_constrained_layout.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/_constrained_layout.py
@@ -291,21 +291,24 @@ def _make_margin_suptitles(fig, renderer, *, w_pad=0, h_pad=0):
 
     if fig._suptitle is not None and fig._suptitle.get_in_layout():
         p = fig._suptitle.get_position()
-        fig._suptitle.set_position((p[0], 1 - h_pad_local))
-        bbox = inv_trans_fig(fig._suptitle.get_tightbbox(renderer))
-        fig._layoutgrid.edit_margin_min('top', bbox.height + 2.0 * h_pad)
+        if getattr(fig._suptitle, '_autopos', False):
+            fig._suptitle.set_position((p[0], 1 - h_pad_local))
+            bbox = inv_trans_fig(fig._suptitle.get_tightbbox(renderer))
+            fig._layoutgrid.edit_margin_min('top', bbox.height + 2 * h_pad)
 
     if fig._supxlabel is not None and fig._supxlabel.get_in_layout():
         p = fig._supxlabel.get_position()
-        fig._supxlabel.set_position((p[0], h_pad_local))
-        bbox = inv_trans_fig(fig._supxlabel.get_tightbbox(renderer))
-        fig._layoutgrid.edit_margin_min('bottom', bbox.height + 2.0 * h_pad)
+        if getattr(fig._supxlabel, '_autopos', False):
+            fig._supxlabel.set_position((p[0], h_pad_local))
+            bbox = inv_trans_fig(fig._supxlabel.get_tightbbox(renderer))
+            fig._layoutgrid.edit_margin_min('bottom', bbox.height + 2 * h_pad)
 
     if fig._supylabel is not None and fig._supxlabel.get_in_layout():
         p = fig._supylabel.get_position()
-        fig._supylabel.set_position((w_pad_local, p[1]))
-        bbox = inv_trans_fig(fig._supylabel.get_tightbbox(renderer))
-        fig._layoutgrid.edit_margin_min('left', bbox.width + 2.0 * w_pad)
+        if getattr(fig._supylabel, '_autopos', False):
+            fig._supylabel.set_position((w_pad_local, p[1]))
+            bbox = inv_trans_fig(fig._supylabel.get_tightbbox(renderer))
+            fig._layoutgrid.edit_margin_min('left', bbox.width + 2 * w_pad)
 
 
 def _match_submerged_margins(fig):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
index af9495af3098..5ecb95bcaa6d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -369,11 +369,15 @@ def _suplabels(self, t, info, **kwargs):
             Additional kwargs are `matplotlib.text.Text` properties.
         """
 
-        manual_position = ('x' in kwargs or 'y' in kwargs)
         suplab = getattr(self, info['name'])
 
-        x = kwargs.pop('x', info['x0'])
-        y = kwargs.pop('y', info['y0'])
+        x = kwargs.pop('x', None)
+        y = kwargs.pop('y', None)
+        autopos = x is None and y is None
+        if x is None:
+            x = info['x0']
+        if y is None:
+            y = info['y0']
 
         if 'horizontalalignment' not in kwargs and 'ha' not in kwargs:
             kwargs['horizontalalignment'] = info['ha']
@@ -396,8 +400,7 @@ def _suplabels(self, t, info, **kwargs):
             sup.remove()
         else:
             suplab = sup
-        if manual_position:
-            suplab.set_in_layout(False)
+        suplab._autopos = autopos
         setattr(self, info['name'], suplab)
         self.stale = True
         return suplab
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_suptile_non_default.png b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_suptile_non_default.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..453ea566804d
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_suptile_non_default.png differ
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py
index f50b272209ea..c018db5eaa01 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ def y_formatter(y, pos):
     plt.xlabel('X axis')
 
 
+@image_comparison(['bbox_inches_tight_suptile_non_default.png'],
+                  remove_text=False, savefig_kwarg={'bbox_inches': 'tight'},
+                  tol=0.1)  # large tolerance because only testing clipping.
+def test_bbox_inches_tight_suptitle_non_default():
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    fig.suptitle('Booo', x=0.5, y=1.1)
+
+
 @image_comparison(['bbox_inches_tight_clipping'],
                   remove_text=True, savefig_kwarg={'bbox_inches': 'tight'})
 def test_bbox_inches_tight_clipping():