diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index 1ae84aab..d1039b53 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
 
     if xaxis[:guide] != ""
         gr_set_font(guidefont(xaxis))
-        if xaxis[:guide_position] == :top
+        if xaxis[:guide_position] == :top || (xaxis[:guide_position] == :auto && xaxis[:mirror] == true)
             GR.settextalign(GR.TEXT_HALIGN_CENTER, GR.TEXT_VALIGN_TOP)
             gr_text(gr_view_xcenter(), viewport_subplot[4], xaxis[:guide])
         else
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
     if yaxis[:guide] != ""
         gr_set_font(guidefont(yaxis))
         GR.setcharup(-1, 0)
-        if yaxis[:guide_position] == :left
+        if yaxis[:guide_position] == :right || (yaxis[:guide_position] == :auto && yaxis[:mirror] == true)
             GR.settextalign(GR.TEXT_HALIGN_CENTER, GR.TEXT_VALIGN_BOTTOM)
             gr_text(viewport_subplot[2], gr_view_ycenter(), yaxis[:guide])
         else