diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/contour.py b/lib/matplotlib/contour.py
index 05fbedef2c68..8af7f6a15e19 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/contour.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/contour.py
@@ -1259,12 +1259,16 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
             super().draw(renderer)
             return
         # In presence of hatching, draw contours one at a time.
+        edgecolors = self.get_edgecolors()
+        if edgecolors.size == 0:
+            edgecolors = ("none",)
         for idx in range(n_paths):
             with cbook._setattr_cm(self, _paths=[paths[idx]]), self._cm_set(
                 hatch=self.hatches[idx % len(self.hatches)],
                 array=[self.get_array()[idx]],
                 linewidths=[self.get_linewidths()[idx % len(self.get_linewidths())]],
                 linestyles=[self.get_linestyles()[idx % len(self.get_linestyles())]],
+                edgecolors=edgecolors[idx % len(edgecolors)],
             ):
                 super().draw(renderer)
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_contour/contourf_hatch_colors.png b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_contour/contourf_hatch_colors.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..18d949773ded
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_contour/contourf_hatch_colors.png differ
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py
index 8ccff360a51a..e0ea82973af7 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ def test_given_colors_levels_and_extends():
         plt.colorbar(c, ax=ax)
 
 
+@image_comparison(['contourf_hatch_colors'],
+                  remove_text=True, style='mpl20', extensions=['png'])
+def test_hatch_colors():
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    cf = ax.contourf([[0, 1], [1, 2]], hatches=['-', '/', '\\', '//'], cmap='gray')
+    cf.set_edgecolors(["blue", "grey", "yellow", "red"])
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('color, extend', [('darkred', 'neither'),
                                            ('darkred', 'both'),
                                            (('r', 0.5), 'neither'),