diff --git a/samples/line.html b/samples/line.html
index e83f488fa42..45cd9229ca9 100644
--- a/samples/line.html
+++ b/samples/line.html
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ <h3>Legend</h3>
     </div>
     <script>
         var randomScalingFactor = function() {
-            return Math.round(Math.random() * 100 * (Math.random() > 0.5 ? -1 : 1));
+            return Math.round(Math.random() * 100);
+            //return 0;
         };
         var randomColorFactor = function() {
             return Math.round(Math.random() * 255);
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ <h3>Legend</h3>
                         scaleLabel: {
                             show: true,
                             labelString: 'Value'
+                        },
+                        ticks: {
+                            suggestedMin: -10,
+                            suggestedMax: 250,
                         }
                     }]
                 }
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.linear.js b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
index bacf6993440..e4cc4fd34fc 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.linear.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@
 				}, this);
 			}
 
-			if (this.min === this.max) {
-				this.min--;
-				this.max++;
-			}
-
-
 			// Then calulate the ticks
 			this.ticks = [];
 
@@ -146,6 +140,19 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			if (this.options.ticks.suggestedMin) {
+				this.min = Math.min(this.min, this.options.ticks.suggestedMin);
+			}
+
+			if (this.options.ticks.suggestedMax) {
+				this.max = Math.max(this.max, this.options.ticks.suggestedMax);
+			}
+
+			if (this.min === this.max) {
+				this.min--;
+				this.max++;
+			}
+
 			var niceRange = helpers.niceNum(this.max - this.min, false);
 			var spacing = helpers.niceNum(niceRange / (maxTicks - 1), true);
 			var niceMin = Math.floor(this.min / spacing) * spacing;
diff --git a/test/scale.linear.tests.js b/test/scale.linear.tests.js
index 2906d641b26..4da804266e1 100644
--- a/test/scale.linear.tests.js
+++ b/test/scale.linear.tests.js
@@ -283,6 +283,37 @@ describe('Linear Scale', function() {
 		expect(scale.max).toBe(1);
 	});
 
+	it('Should use the suggestedMin and suggestedMax options', function() {
+		var scaleID = 'myScale';
+
+		var mockData = {
+			datasets: [{
+				yAxisID: scaleID,
+				data: [1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0]
+			}]
+		};
+
+		var config = Chart.helpers.clone(Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('linear'));
+		config.ticks.suggestedMin = -10;
+		config.ticks.suggestedMax = 10;
+
+		var Constructor = Chart.scaleService.getScaleConstructor('linear');
+		var scale = new Constructor({
+			ctx: {},
+			options: config,
+			data: mockData,
+			id: scaleID
+		});
+
+		// Set arbitrary width and height for now
+		scale.width = 50;
+		scale.height = 400;
+
+		scale.buildTicks();
+		expect(scale.min).toBe(-10);
+		expect(scale.max).toBe(10);
+	});
+
 	it('should forcibly include 0 in the range if the beginAtZero option is used', function() {
 		var scaleID = 'myScale';