diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
index 1ee97dc9078b..48006865631c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -846,6 +846,13 @@ def get_children(self):
         return [self.label, self.offsetText,
                 *self.get_major_ticks(), *self.get_minor_ticks()]
 
+    # style parameters that should be preserved by reset operations
+    _style_tick_params = [
+        'tick1On', 'tick2On', 'tickdir',
+        'label1On', 'label2On', 'labelsize', 'labelcolor', 'labelrotation',
+        'size', 'width', 'color', 'pad'
+    ]
+
     def _reset_major_tick_kw(self, keep_tick_and_label_visibility=False):
         """
         Reset major tick params to defaults.
@@ -855,7 +862,7 @@ def _reset_major_tick_kw(self, keep_tick_and_label_visibility=False):
         *keep_tick_and_label_visibility*.
         """
         backup = {name: value for name, value in self._major_tick_kw.items()
-                  if name in ['tick1On', 'tick2On', 'label1On', 'label2On']}
+                  if name in self.__class__._style_tick_params}
         self._major_tick_kw.clear()
         if keep_tick_and_label_visibility:
             self._major_tick_kw.update(backup)
@@ -872,7 +879,7 @@ def _reset_minor_tick_kw(self, keep_tick_and_label_visibility=False):
         *keep_tick_and_label_visibility*.
         """
         backup = {name: value for name, value in self._minor_tick_kw.items()
-                  if name in ['tick1On', 'tick2On', 'label1On', 'label2On']}
+                  if name in self.__class__._style_tick_params}
         self._minor_tick_kw.clear()
         if keep_tick_and_label_visibility:
             self._minor_tick_kw.update(backup)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index a230af2ac1e0..05b55d504d74 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -7665,6 +7665,34 @@ def test_2dcolor_plot(fig_test, fig_ref):
     axs[4].bar(np.arange(10), np.arange(10), color=color.reshape((1, -1)))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    # separate tested parameters into two collision-free sets
+    # (e.g. avoid supplying *color*  and *colors* at the same time)
+    'params',
+    [
+        dict(
+            direction='in', length=2, width=5, color="red", pad=0.4,
+            bottom=False, top=True, left=False, right=True,
+            labelrotation=90, labelsize=20,
+        ),
+        dict(
+            colors="red",
+            bottom=True, top=True, left=True, right=True,
+            labelbottom=False, labeltop=True, labelleft=False, labelright=True,
+        )
+    ]
+)
+@check_figures_equal(extensions=['png'])
+def test_persistent_style_axes_clear(fig_test, fig_ref, params):
+    # see https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/23806
+    ax = fig_ref.subplots(1, 1)
+    ax.tick_params(which='both', axis='both', **params)
+
+    ax = fig_test.subplots(1, 1)
+    ax.tick_params(which='both', axis='both', **params)
+    ax.clear()
+
+
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=['png'])
 def test_shared_axes_clear(fig_test, fig_ref):
     x = np.arange(0.0, 2*np.pi, 0.01)