diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
index b9499b789811..e420d87ef57d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -2114,9 +2114,11 @@ def set_ticks_position(self, position):
         if position == 'right':
             self.set_tick_params(which='both', right=True, labelright=True,
                                  left=False, labelleft=False)
+            self.set_offset_position(position)
         elif position == 'left':
             self.set_tick_params(which='both', right=False, labelright=False,
                                  left=True, labelleft=True)
+            self.set_offset_position(position)
         elif position == 'both':
             self.set_tick_params(which='both', right=True,
                                  left=True)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 74e8c31cf809..cb2ac8e8cd66 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -3508,6 +3508,14 @@ def test_color_None():
 def test_numerical_hist_label():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.hist([range(15)] * 5, label=range(5))
+    
+@cleanup
+def test_move_offsetlabel():
+    data = np.random.random(10) * 1e-22
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.plot(data)
+    ax.yaxis.tick_right()
+    assert_equal((1, 0.5), ax.yaxis.offsetText.get_position())
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import nose