diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index 385cecdab8403..5ac63148debdc 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -3624,6 +3624,7 @@ def plot(self, subplots=False, sharex=True, sharey=False, use_index=True,
                 axes = [ax]
             else:
                 fig = ax.get_figure()
+                axes = fig.get_axes()
 
         if kind == 'line':
             if use_index: