diff --git a/src/core/core.helpers.js b/src/core/core.helpers.js
index 52c8aea68a8..6a4e2134b6a 100644
--- a/src/core/core.helpers.js
+++ b/src/core/core.helpers.js
@@ -100,19 +100,6 @@ module.exports = function() {
 			}
 			return x > 0 ? 1 : -1;
 		};
-	helpers.log10 = Math.log10 ?
-		function(x) {
-			return Math.log10(x);
-		} :
-		function(x) {
-			var exponent = Math.log(x) * Math.LOG10E; // Math.LOG10E = 1 / Math.LN10.
-			// Check for whole powers of 10,
-			// which due to floating point rounding error should be corrected.
-			var powerOf10 = Math.round(exponent);
-			var isPowerOf10 = x === Math.pow(10, powerOf10);
-
-			return isPowerOf10 ? powerOf10 : exponent;
-		};
 	helpers.toRadians = function(degrees) {
 		return degrees * (Math.PI / 180);
 	};
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.math.js b/src/helpers/helpers.math.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d5d6ded389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.math.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var helpers = require('./helpers.core');
+
+/**
+ * @alias Chart.helpers.math
+ * @namespace
+ */
+var exports = {
+	log10: Math.log10 || function(x) {
+		var exponent = Math.log(x) * Math.LOG10E; // Math.LOG10E = 1 / Math.LN10.
+		// Check for whole powers of 10,
+		// which due to floating point rounding error should be corrected.
+		var powerOf10 = Math.round(exponent);
+		var isPowerOf10 = x === Math.pow(10, powerOf10);
+
+		return isPowerOf10 ? powerOf10 : exponent;
+	}
+};
+
+module.exports = exports;
+
+// DEPRECATIONS
+
+/**
+ * Provided for backward compatibility, use Chart.helpers.math.log10 instead.
+ * @namespace Chart.helpers.log10
+ * @deprecated since version 2.9.0
+ * @todo remove at version 3
+ * @private
+ */
+helpers.log10 = exports.log10;
diff --git a/src/helpers/index.js b/src/helpers/index.js
index 60c199cad55..ef510076090 100644
--- a/src/helpers/index.js
+++ b/src/helpers/index.js
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ module.exports = require('./helpers.core');
 module.exports.easing = require('./helpers.easing');
 module.exports.canvas = require('./helpers.canvas');
 module.exports.options = require('./helpers.options');
+module.exports.math = require('./helpers.math');
diff --git a/test/specs/core.helpers.tests.js b/test/specs/core.helpers.tests.js
index 1f2bc29d5a1..e6ade2bd76a 100644
--- a/test/specs/core.helpers.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/core.helpers.tests.js
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ describe('Core helper tests', function() {
 		expect(helpers.sign(-5)).toBe(-1);
 	});
 
-	it('should do a log10 operation', function() {
-		expect(helpers.log10(0)).toBe(-Infinity);
-
-		// Check all allowed powers of 10, which should return integer values
-		var maxPowerOf10 = Math.floor(helpers.log10(Number.MAX_VALUE));
-		for (var i = 0; i < maxPowerOf10; i += 1) {
-			expect(helpers.log10(Math.pow(10, i))).toBe(i);
-		}
-	});
-
 	it('should correctly determine if two numbers are essentially equal', function() {
 		expect(helpers.almostEquals(0, Number.EPSILON, 2 * Number.EPSILON)).toBe(true);
 		expect(helpers.almostEquals(1, 1.1, 0.0001)).toBe(false);
diff --git a/test/specs/helpers.math.tests.js b/test/specs/helpers.math.tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2e17241d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/helpers.math.tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Chart.helpers.math', function() {
+	var math = Chart.helpers.math;
+
+	it('should do a log10 operation', function() {
+		expect(math.log10(0)).toBe(-Infinity);
+
+		// Check all allowed powers of 10, which should return integer values
+		var maxPowerOf10 = Math.floor(math.log10(Number.MAX_VALUE));
+		for (var i = 0; i < maxPowerOf10; i += 1) {
+			expect(math.log10(Math.pow(10, i))).toBe(i);
+		}
+	});
+});