diff --git a/src/Plots.jl b/src/Plots.jl
index f69a1361..9bb16339 100644
--- a/src/Plots.jl
+++ b/src/Plots.jl
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ export
     xaxis!,
     yaxis!,
 
+    xlims,
+    ylims,
+    zlims,
+
     savefig,
     png,
     gui,
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 390edb83..86001d78 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -475,6 +475,19 @@ function make_fillrange_from_ribbon(kw::KW)
     kw[:fillrange] = make_fillrange_side(y, rib1), make_fillrange_side(y, rib2)
 end
 
+function get_sp_lims(sp::Subplot, letter::Symbol)
+    axis_limits(sp[Symbol(letter, :axis)])
+end
+xlims(sp::Subplot) = get_sp_lims(sp, :x)
+ylims(sp::Subplot) = get_sp_lims(sp, :y)
+zlims(sp::Subplot) = get_sp_lims(sp, :z)
+xlims(plt::Plot, sp_idx::Int = 1) = xlims(plt[sp_idx])
+ylims(plt::Plot, sp_idx::Int = 1) = ylims(plt[sp_idx])
+zlims(plt::Plot, sp_idx::Int = 1) = zlims(plt[sp_idx])
+xlims(sp_idx::Int = 1) = xlims(current(), sp_idx)
+ylims(sp_idx::Int = 1) = ylims(current(), sp_idx)
+zlims(sp_idx::Int = 1) = zlims(current(), sp_idx)
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 wraptuple(x::Tuple) = x