diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index 8852f12bfdd9..8b872bf1056e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ def __call__(self, *args, data=None, **kwargs):
         if not args:
             return
 
-        if data is not None:  # Process the 'data' kwarg.
+        if data is None:  # Process dict views
+            args = [cbook.sanitize_sequence(a) for a in args]
+        else:  # Process the 'data' kwarg.
             replaced = [mpl._replacer(data, arg) for arg in args]
             if len(args) == 1:
                 label_namer_idx = 0
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ def __call__(self, *args, data=None, **kwargs):
 
         # Repeatedly grab (x, y) or (x, y, format) from the front of args and
         # massage them into arguments to plot() or fill().
+
         while args:
             this, args = args[:2], args[2:]
             if args and isinstance(args[0], str):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_preprocess_data.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_preprocess_data.py
index a24184e1e43c..1f4707679508 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_preprocess_data.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_preprocess_data.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import pytest
 
 from matplotlib import _preprocess_data
-
+from matplotlib.axes import Axes
+from matplotlib.testing.decorators import check_figures_equal
 
 # Notes on testing the plotting functions itself
 # *   the individual decorated plotting functions are tested in 'test_axes.py'
@@ -73,6 +74,14 @@ def test_function_call_without_data(func):
             "x: ['x'], y: ['y'], ls: x, w: xyz, label: text")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('func', all_funcs, ids=all_func_ids)
+def test_function_call_with_dict_input(func):
+    """Tests with dict input, unpacking via preprocess_pipeline"""
+    data = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+    assert(func(None, data.keys(), data.values()) ==
+            "x: ['a', 'b'], y: [1, 2], ls: x, w: xyz, label: None")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('func', all_funcs, ids=all_func_ids)
 def test_function_call_with_dict_data(func):
     """Test with dict data -> label comes from the value of 'x' parameter."""
@@ -215,3 +224,29 @@ def funcy(ax, x, y, z, t=None):
     assert not re.search(r"every other argument", funcy.__doc__)
     assert not re.search(r"the following arguments .*: \*x\*, \*t\*\.",
                          funcy.__doc__)
+
+
+class TestPlotTypes:
+
+    plotters = [Axes.scatter, Axes.bar, Axes.plot]
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('plotter', plotters)
+    @check_figures_equal(extensions=['png'])
+    def test_dict_unpack(self, plotter, fig_test, fig_ref):
+        x = [1, 2, 3]
+        y = [4, 5, 6]
+        ddict = dict(zip(x, y))
+
+        plotter(fig_test.subplots(),
+                ddict.keys(), ddict.values())
+        plotter(fig_ref.subplots(), x, y)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('plotter', plotters)
+    @check_figures_equal(extensions=['png'])
+    def test_data_kwarg(self, plotter, fig_test, fig_ref):
+        x = [1, 2, 3]
+        y = [4, 5, 6]
+
+        plotter(fig_test.subplots(), 'xval', 'yval',
+                data={'xval': x, 'yval': y})
+        plotter(fig_ref.subplots(), x, y)