diff --git a/doc/api/api_changes/2015-01-19_reorder_axes_get_children.rst b/doc/api/api_changes/2015-01-19_reorder_axes_get_children.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49d2da6a8d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/api_changes/2015-01-19_reorder_axes_get_children.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Reordered `Axes.get_children`
+`````````````````````````````
+
+The artist order returned by `Axes.get_children` did not
+match the one used by `Axes.draw`.  They now use the same
+order, as `Axes.draw` now calls `Axes.get_children`.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index dd7f46ea9905..80187471f6b9 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -1988,20 +1988,16 @@ def draw(self, renderer=None, inframe=False):
         else:
             self.apply_aspect()
 
-        artists = []
-
-        artists.extend(self.collections)
-        artists.extend(self.patches)
-        artists.extend(self.lines)
-        artists.extend(self.texts)
-        artists.extend(self.artists)
+        artists = self.get_children()
+        artists.remove(self.patch)
 
         # the frame draws the edges around the axes patch -- we
         # decouple these so the patch can be in the background and the
         # frame in the foreground. Do this before drawing the axis
         # objects so that the spine has the opportunity to update them.
-        if self.axison and self._frameon:
-            artists.extend(six.itervalues(self.spines))
+        if not (self.axison and self._frameon):
+            for spine in six.itervalues(self.spines):
+                artists.remove(spine)
 
         if self.axison and not inframe:
             if self._axisbelow:
@@ -2010,28 +2006,29 @@ def draw(self, renderer=None, inframe=False):
             else:
                 self.xaxis.set_zorder(2.5)
                 self.yaxis.set_zorder(2.5)
-            artists.extend([self.xaxis, self.yaxis])
-        if not inframe:
-            artists.append(self.title)
-            artists.append(self._left_title)
-            artists.append(self._right_title)
-        artists.extend(self.tables)
-        if self.legend_ is not None:
-            artists.append(self.legend_)
-
-        if self.figure.canvas.is_saving():
-            dsu = [(a.zorder, a) for a in artists]
         else:
-            dsu = [(a.zorder, a) for a in artists
-                   if not a.get_animated()]
+            artists.remove(self.xaxis)
+            artists.remove(self.yaxis)
+
+        if inframe:
+            artists.remove(self.title)
+            artists.remove(self._left_title)
+            artists.remove(self._right_title)
 
         # add images to dsu if the backend support compositing.
         # otherwise, does the manaul compositing  without adding images to dsu.
         if len(self.images) <= 1 or renderer.option_image_nocomposite():
-            dsu.extend([(im.zorder, im) for im in self.images])
             _do_composite = False
         else:
             _do_composite = True
+            for im in self.images:
+                artists.remove(im)
+
+        if self.figure.canvas.is_saving():
+            dsu = [(a.zorder, a) for a in artists]
+        else:
+            dsu = [(a.zorder, a) for a in artists
+                   if (not a.get_animated() or a in self.images)]
 
         dsu.sort(key=itemgetter(0))
 
@@ -3170,22 +3167,22 @@ def set_cursor_props(self, *args):
     def get_children(self):
         """return a list of child artists"""
         children = []
-        children.append(self.xaxis)
-        children.append(self.yaxis)
-        children.extend(self.lines)
+        children.extend(self.collections)
         children.extend(self.patches)
+        children.extend(self.lines)
         children.extend(self.texts)
-        children.extend(self.tables)
         children.extend(self.artists)
-        children.extend(self.images)
-        if self.legend_ is not None:
-            children.append(self.legend_)
-        children.extend(self.collections)
+        children.extend(six.itervalues(self.spines))
+        children.append(self.xaxis)
+        children.append(self.yaxis)
         children.append(self.title)
         children.append(self._left_title)
         children.append(self._right_title)
+        children.extend(self.tables)
+        children.extend(self.images)
+        if self.legend_ is not None:
+            children.append(self.legend_)
         children.append(self.patch)
-        children.extend(six.itervalues(self.spines))
         return children
 
     def contains(self, mouseevent):