diff --git a/docs/axes/cartesian/README.md b/docs/axes/cartesian/README.md
index 86611b2fdb4..5a643354ca4 100644
--- a/docs/axes/cartesian/README.md
+++ b/docs/axes/cartesian/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ The following options are common to all cartesian axes but do not apply to other
 
 | Name | Type | Default | Description
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | -----------
+| `min` | `number` | | User defined minimum value for the scale, overrides minimum value from data.
+| `max` | `number` | | User defined maximum value for the scale, overrides maximum value from data.
 | `autoSkip` | `boolean` | `true` | If true, automatically calculates how many labels can be shown and hides labels accordingly. Labels will be rotated up to `maxRotation` before skipping any. Turn `autoSkip` off to show all labels no matter what.
 | `autoSkipPadding` | `number` | `0` | Padding between the ticks on the horizontal axis when `autoSkip` is enabled.
 | `labelOffset` | `number` | `0` | Distance in pixels to offset the label from the centre point of the tick (in the x direction for the x axis, and the y direction for the y axis). *Note: this can cause labels at the edges to be cropped by the edge of the canvas*
diff --git a/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md b/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md
index ad82c552a95..ef4833b56e0 100644
--- a/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md
+++ b/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ The following options are provided by the linear scale. They are all located in
 | Name | Type | Default | Description
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | -----------
 | `beginAtZero` | `boolean` | | if true, scale will include 0 if it is not already included.
-| `min` | `number` | | User defined minimum number for the scale, overrides minimum value from data. [more...](#axis-range-settings)
-| `max` | `number` | | User defined maximum number for the scale, overrides maximum value from data. [more...](#axis-range-settings)
 | `maxTicksLimit` | `number` | `11` | Maximum number of ticks and gridlines to show.
 | `precision` | `number` | | if defined and `stepSize` is not specified, the step size will be rounded to this many decimal places.
 | `stepSize` | `number` | | User defined fixed step size for the scale. [more...](#step-size)
diff --git a/docs/axes/cartesian/logarithmic.md b/docs/axes/cartesian/logarithmic.md
index 4878f6bee7f..b9e0d8d1bc5 100644
--- a/docs/axes/cartesian/logarithmic.md
+++ b/docs/axes/cartesian/logarithmic.md
@@ -4,9 +4,4 @@ The logarithmic scale is use to chart numerical data. It can be placed on either
 
 ## Tick Configuration Options
 
-The following options are provided by the logarithmic scale. They are all located in the `ticks` sub options. These options extend the [common tick configuration](README.md#tick-configuration).
-
-| Name | Type | Default | Description
-| ---- | ---- | ------- | -----------
-| `min` | `number` | | User defined minimum number for the scale, overrides minimum value from data.
-| `max` | `number` | | User defined maximum number for the scale, overrides maximum value from data.
+The logarithmic scale options extend the [common tick configuration](README.md#tick-configuration). This scale does not define any options that are unique to it.
diff --git a/docs/axes/cartesian/time.md b/docs/axes/cartesian/time.md
index a3d3e016cab..4a8be874c2f 100644
--- a/docs/axes/cartesian/time.md
+++ b/docs/axes/cartesian/time.md
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ The following options are provided by the time scale. You may also set options p
 | `ticks.source` | `string` | `'auto'` | How ticks are generated. [more...](#ticks-source)
 | `time.displayFormats` | `object` | | Sets how different time units are displayed. [more...](#display-formats)
 | `time.isoWeekday` | `boolean` | `false` | If true and the unit is set to 'week', then the first day of the week will be Monday. Otherwise, it will be Sunday.
-| `time.max` | [Time](#date-formats) | | If defined, this will override the data maximum.
-| `time.min` | [Time](#date-formats) | | If defined, this will override the data minimum.
 | `time.parser` | <code>string&#124;function</code> | | Custom parser for dates. [more...](#parser)
 | `time.round` | `string` | `false` | If defined, dates will be rounded to the start of this unit. See [Time Units](#time-units) below for the allowed units.
 | `time.tooltipFormat` | `string` | | The Moment.js format string to use for the tooltip.
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index 7d1df171e0f..e9f5bf3ad7d 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ var INTERVALS = {
 
 var UNITS = Object.keys(INTERVALS);
 
+function deprecated(value, previous, current) {
+	if (value !== undefined) {
+		console.warn(
+			'time scale: "' + previous + '" is deprecated. ' +
+			'Please use "' + current + '" instead');
+	}
+}
+
 function sorter(a, b) {
 	return a - b;
 }
@@ -80,6 +88,14 @@ function arrayUnique(items) {
 	return out;
 }
 
+function getMin(options) {
+	return helpers.valueOrDefault(options.time.min, options.ticks.min);
+}
+
+function getMax(options) {
+	return helpers.valueOrDefault(options.time.max, options.ticks.max);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns an array of {time, pos} objects used to interpolate a specific `time` or position
  * (`pos`) on the scale, by searching entries before and after the requested value. `pos` is
@@ -371,7 +387,7 @@ function computeOffsets(table, ticks, min, max, options) {
 	var first, last;
 
 	if (options.offset && ticks.length) {
-		if (!options.time.min) {
+		if (!getMin(options)) {
 			first = interpolate(table, 'time', ticks[0], 'pos');
 			if (ticks.length === 1) {
 				start = 1 - first;
@@ -379,7 +395,7 @@ function computeOffsets(table, ticks, min, max, options) {
 				start = (interpolate(table, 'time', ticks[1], 'pos') - first) / 2;
 			}
 		}
-		if (!options.time.max) {
+		if (!getMax(options)) {
 			last = interpolate(table, 'time', ticks[ticks.length - 1], 'pos');
 			if (ticks.length === 1) {
 				end = last;
@@ -473,9 +489,9 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		var adapter = me._adapter = new adapters._date(options.adapters.date);
 
 		// DEPRECATIONS: output a message only one time per update
-		if (time.format) {
-			console.warn('options.time.format is deprecated and replaced by options.time.parser.');
-		}
+		deprecated(time.format, 'time.format', 'time.parser');
+		deprecated(time.min, 'time.min', 'ticks.min');
+		deprecated(time.max, 'time.max', 'ticks.max');
 
 		// Backward compatibility: before introducing adapter, `displayFormats` was
 		// supposed to contain *all* unit/string pairs but this can't be resolved
@@ -500,8 +516,8 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		var me = this;
 		var chart = me.chart;
 		var adapter = me._adapter;
-		var timeOpts = me.options.time;
-		var unit = timeOpts.unit || 'day';
+		var options = me.options;
+		var unit = options.time.unit || 'day';
 		var min = MAX_INTEGER;
 		var max = MIN_INTEGER;
 		var timestamps = [];
@@ -553,8 +569,8 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 			max = Math.max(max, timestamps[timestamps.length - 1]);
 		}
 
-		min = parse(me, timeOpts.min) || min;
-		max = parse(me, timeOpts.max) || max;
+		min = parse(me, getMin(options)) || min;
+		max = parse(me, getMax(options)) || max;
 
 		// In case there is no valid min/max, set limits based on unit time option
 		min = min === MAX_INTEGER ? +adapter.startOf(Date.now(), unit) : min;
@@ -602,8 +618,8 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		}
 
 		// Enforce limits with user min/max options
-		min = parse(me, timeOpts.min) || min;
-		max = parse(me, timeOpts.max) || max;
+		min = parse(me, getMin(options)) || min;
+		max = parse(me, getMax(options)) || max;
 
 		// Remove ticks outside the min/max range
 		for (i = 0, ilen = timestamps.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
index 5258fba5d38..3312c68ca39 100755
--- a/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
@@ -371,6 +371,47 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 			config.time.unit = 'day';
 		});
 
+		it('should use the min option when less than first label for building ticks', function() {
+			config.ticks.min = '2014-12-29T04:00:00';
+
+			var scale = createScale(mockData, config);
+			expect(scale.ticks[0]).toEqual('Jan 1');
+		});
+
+		it('should use the min option when greater than first label for building ticks', function() {
+			config.ticks.min = '2015-01-02T04:00:00';
+
+			var scale = createScale(mockData, config);
+			expect(scale.ticks[0]).toEqual('Jan 2');
+		});
+
+		it('should use the max option when greater than last label for building ticks', function() {
+			config.ticks.max = '2015-01-05T06:00:00';
+
+			var scale = createScale(mockData, config);
+			expect(scale.ticks[scale.ticks.length - 1]).toEqual('Jan 3');
+		});
+
+		it('should use the max option when less than last label for building ticks', function() {
+			config.ticks.max = '2015-01-02T23:00:00';
+
+			var scale = createScale(mockData, config);
+			expect(scale.ticks[scale.ticks.length - 1]).toEqual('Jan 2');
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('when specifying limits in a deprecated fashion', function() {
+		var mockData = {
+			labels: ['2015-01-01T20:00:00', '2015-01-02T20:00:00', '2015-01-03T20:00:00'],
+		};
+
+		var config;
+		beforeEach(function() {
+			config = Chart.helpers.clone(Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('time'));
+			config.ticks.source = 'labels';
+			config.time.unit = 'day';
+		});
+
 		it('should use the min option when less than first label for building ticks', function() {
 			config.time.min = '2014-12-29T04:00:00';