diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/13549.bugfix.rst b/doc/changes/dev/13549.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c0d111f40c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/dev/13549.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix bug with :func:`mne.viz.plot_evoked` where channels were plotted above axis spines, by `Michael Straube`_.
diff --git a/mne/viz/evoked.py b/mne/viz/evoked.py
index 58265ccd37e..c12c1f0945e 100644
--- a/mne/viz/evoked.py
+++ b/mne/viz/evoked.py
@@ -808,6 +808,10 @@ def _plot_lines(
                 # Put back the y limits as fill_betweenx messes them up
                 ax.set_ylim(this_ylim)
 
+        # Ensure the axis spines are drawn above all Line2D artists
+        max_zorder = max((line.get_zorder() for line in ax.get_lines()), default=0) + 1
+        ax.spines[:].set_zorder(max_zorder)
+
         lines.append(line_list)
 
     if selectable: