diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py b/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py
index e812550c46fd..226dd408c874 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py
@@ -790,8 +790,6 @@ def add_lines(self, *args, **kwargs):
         xy[[2, 3], 1] += fac
         # back to axes units...
         xy = self.ax.transAxes.inverted().transform(inches.transform(xy))
-        if self.orientation == 'horizontal':
-            xy = xy.T
         col.set_clip_path(mpath.Path(xy, closed=True),
                           self.ax.transAxes)
         self.ax.add_collection(col)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_colorbar/contour_colorbar.png b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_colorbar/contour_colorbar.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf084c30ddad
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_colorbar/contour_colorbar.png differ
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py
index b85726d9146b..1b14178c991d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py
@@ -185,6 +185,17 @@ def test_colorbar_positioning(use_gridspec):
                  anchor=(0.8, 0.5), shrink=0.6, use_gridspec=use_gridspec)
 
 
+@image_comparison(['contour_colorbar.png'], remove_text=True)
+def test_contour_colorbar():
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(4, 2))
+    data = np.arange(1200).reshape(30, 40) - 500
+    levels = np.array([0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200]) - 500
+
+    CS = ax.contour(data, levels=levels, extend='both')
+    fig.colorbar(CS, orientation='horizontal', extend='both')
+    fig.colorbar(CS, orientation='vertical')
+
+
 @image_comparison(['cbar_with_subplots_adjust.png'], remove_text=True,
                   savefig_kwarg={'dpi': 40})
 def test_gridspec_make_colorbar():