diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.test.ts
index d7b48553ce73a..d16227d0b23d8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.test.ts
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ describe('xy_suggestions', () => {
       valueLabels: 'hide',
       fittingFunction: 'None',
       axisTitlesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
+      axisColors: { x: '#123456', yLeft: '#123456', yRight: '#123456' },
       gridlinesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
       tickLabelsVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: false, yRight: false },
       labelsOrientation: { x: 0, yLeft: -45, yRight: -45 },
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ describe('xy_suggestions', () => {
       preferredSeriesType: 'bar',
       fittingFunction: 'None',
       axisTitlesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
+      axisColors: { x: '#123456', yLeft: '#123456', yRight: '#123456' },
       gridlinesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
       tickLabelsVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: false, yRight: false },
       labelsOrientation: { x: 0, yLeft: -45, yRight: -45 },
@@ -800,6 +802,7 @@ describe('xy_suggestions', () => {
       preferredSeriesType: 'bar',
       fittingFunction: 'None',
       axisTitlesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
+      axisColors: { x: '#123456', yLeft: '#123456', yRight: '#123456' },
       gridlinesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
       tickLabelsVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: false, yRight: false },
       labelsOrientation: { x: 0, yLeft: -45, yRight: -45 },
@@ -845,6 +848,7 @@ describe('xy_suggestions', () => {
       preferredSeriesType: 'bar',
       fittingFunction: 'None',
       axisTitlesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
+      axisColors: { x: '#123456', yLeft: '#123456', yRight: '#123456' },
       gridlinesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
       tickLabelsVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: false, yRight: false },
       labelsOrientation: { x: 0, yLeft: -45, yRight: -45 },
@@ -891,6 +895,7 @@ describe('xy_suggestions', () => {
       preferredSeriesType: 'bar',
       fittingFunction: 'None',
       axisTitlesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
+      axisColors: { x: '#123456', yLeft: '#123456', yRight: '#123456' },
       gridlinesVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: true, yRight: true },
       tickLabelsVisibilitySettings: { x: true, yLeft: false, yRight: false },
       labelsOrientation: { x: 0, yLeft: -45, yRight: -45 },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.ts
index 2e275c455a4d0..3ae587fdd52da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_suggestions.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { State, XYState, visualizationTypes } from './types';
 import type { SeriesType, XYLayerConfig } from '../../common/expressions';
 import { layerTypes } from '../../common';
 import { getIconForSeries } from './state_helpers';
+import { defaultAxisLineColor } from './color_assignment';
 
 const columnSortOrder = {
   document: 0,
@@ -540,6 +541,11 @@ function buildSuggestion({
       yLeft: true,
       yRight: true,
     },
+    axisColors: currentState?.axisColors || {
+      x: defaultAxisLineColor,
+      yLeft: defaultAxisLineColor,
+      yRight: defaultAxisLineColor,
+    },
     tickLabelsVisibilitySettings: currentState?.tickLabelsVisibilitySettings || {
       x: true,
       yLeft: true,