diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt
index 0d0f4c66c1fec..e8078accba176 100755
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 
 
 
-
+- Fix regression in setting of ``xticks`` in ``plot`` (:issue:`11529`).
 
 
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_graphics.py b/pandas/tests/test_graphics.py
index b85f4628ae013..7e6aaa8213667 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_graphics.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_graphics.py
@@ -1237,6 +1237,13 @@ def test_time_series_plot_color_with_empty_kwargs(self):
             ax = s.plot()
         self._check_colors(ax.get_lines(), linecolors=def_colors[:ncolors])
 
+    def test_xticklabels(self):
+        # GH11529
+        s = Series(np.arange(10), index=['P%02d' % i for i in range(10)])
+        ax = s.plot(xticks=[0,3,5,9])
+        exp = ['P%02d' % i for i in [0,3,5,9]]
+        self._check_text_labels(ax.get_xticklabels(), exp)
+
 
 @tm.mplskip
 class TestDataFramePlots(TestPlotBase):
diff --git a/pandas/tools/plotting.py b/pandas/tools/plotting.py
index 98d6f5e8eb797..c6a29c7d5bb9d 100644
--- a/pandas/tools/plotting.py
+++ b/pandas/tools/plotting.py
@@ -985,11 +985,11 @@ def generate(self):
         self._make_plot()
         self._add_table()
         self._make_legend()
+        self._adorn_subplots()
 
         for ax in self.axes:
             self._post_plot_logic_common(ax, self.data)
             self._post_plot_logic(ax, self.data)
-        self._adorn_subplots()
 
     def _args_adjust(self):
         pass