diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index 90e2a5a6..e49dd6b2 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ function _update_min_padding!(sp::Subplot{GRBackend})
     end
     # Add margin for x and y ticks
     xticks, yticks = axis_drawing_info(sp)[1:2]
-    if !(xticks in (nothing, false))
+    if !(xticks in (nothing, false, :none))
         flip, mirror = gr_set_xticks_font(sp)
         l = gr_get_ticks_size(xticks, 2)
         if mirror
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ function _update_min_padding!(sp::Subplot{GRBackend})
             bottompad += 1mm + gr_plot_size[2] * l * px
         end
     end
-    if !(yticks in (nothing, false))
+    if !(yticks in (nothing, false, :none))
         flip, mirror = gr_set_yticks_font(sp)
         l = gr_get_ticks_size(yticks, 1)
         if mirror
diff --git a/src/backends/pgfplots.jl b/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
index d22b5b1a..4d8ef623 100644
--- a/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ function pgf_axis(sp::Subplot, letter)
     end
 
     # ticks on or off
-    if axis[:ticks] in (nothing, false) || framestyle == :none
+    if axis[:ticks] in (nothing, false, :none) || framestyle == :none
         push!(style, "$(letter)majorticks=false")
     end
 
diff --git a/src/backends/plotly.jl b/src/backends/plotly.jl
index 014d7b21..c76c356f 100644
--- a/src/backends/plotly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/plotly.jl
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ function plotly_axis(axis::Axis, sp::Subplot)
     lims = axis_limits(axis)
     ax[:range] = map(scalefunc(axis[:scale]), lims)
 
-    if !(axis[:ticks] in (nothing, :none))
+    if !(axis[:ticks] in (nothing, :none, false))
         ax[:titlefont] = plotly_font(guidefont(axis))
         ax[:type] = plotly_scale(axis[:scale])
         ax[:tickfont] = plotly_font(tickfont(axis))