diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js b/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js
index 16a9f571ef7..d3471547328 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js
@@ -448,11 +448,15 @@ module.exports = function setConvert(ax, fullLayout) {
 
     ax.isPtWithinRange = function(d, calendar) {
         var coord = ax.c2l(d[axLetter], null, calendar);
-
-        return (
-            coord >= ax.r2l(ax.range[0]) &&
-            coord <= ax.r2l(ax.range[1])
-        );
+        var r0 = ax.r2l(ax.range[0]);
+        var r1 = ax.r2l(ax.range[1]);
+
+        if(r0 < r1) {
+            return r0 <= coord && coord <= r1;
+        } else {
+            // Reversed axis case.
+            return r1 <= coord && coord <= r0;
+        }
     };
 
     ax.clearCalc = function() {
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/bar_cliponaxis-false.png b/test/image/baselines/bar_cliponaxis-false.png
index 1fbbcb499d7..a6c0cfefd0c 100644
Binary files a/test/image/baselines/bar_cliponaxis-false.png and b/test/image/baselines/bar_cliponaxis-false.png differ
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar_cliponaxis-false.json b/test/image/mocks/bar_cliponaxis-false.json
index 374094e2647..c99745492fe 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar_cliponaxis-false.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar_cliponaxis-false.json
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@
       "cliponaxis": true,
       "textfont": {"size": [20]},
 	  "marker": {"opacity": 0.3}
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "bar",
+      "name": "should see text",
+      "x": ["banana"],
+      "y": [1],
+      "text": ["banana"],
+      "textposition": "outside",
+      "cliponaxis": false,
+      "textfont": {"size": [20]},
+      "xaxis": "x3",
+      "yaxis": "y3"
     }
   ],
   "layout": {
@@ -51,7 +63,7 @@
       "showticklabels": false,
       "mirror": true,
       "layer": "below traces",
-	  "domain": [0, 0.48]
+	  "domain": [0, 0.38]
     },
     "xaxis2": {
       "anchor": "y2",
@@ -59,7 +71,15 @@
       "showticklabels": false,
       "mirror": true,
       "layer": "below traces",
-	  "domain": [0.52, 1]
+	  "domain": [0.42, 0.80]
+    },
+    "xaxis3": {
+      "anchor": "y3",
+      "showline": true,
+      "showticklabels": false,
+      "mirror": true,
+      "layer": "below traces",
+      "domain": [0.84, 1]
     },
     "yaxis": {
       "showline": true,
@@ -74,7 +94,14 @@
       "layer": "below traces",
       "range": [0, 2]
     },
-    "width": 700,
+    "yaxis3": {
+      "anchor": "x3",
+      "showline": true,
+      "mirror": true,
+      "layer": "below traces",
+      "range": [2, 0]
+    },
+    "width": 800,
     "height": 400,
 	"margin": {"t": 40},
 	"dragmode": "pan"