diff --git a/src/recipes.jl b/src/recipes.jl
index 984b4a0a..1bef17c8 100644
--- a/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/src/recipes.jl
@@ -812,14 +812,30 @@ end
 # Splits a complex matrix to its real and complex parts
 # Reals defaults solid, imaginary defaults dashed
 # Label defaults are changed to match the real-imaginary reference / indexing
-@recipe function f{T<:Real,T2<:Number}(x::AbstractArray{T},y::Array{Complex{T2}})
-  A = real.(y)
-  B = imag.(y)
-  _y = [!iseven(i) ? A[:,i÷2+1] : B[:,i÷2] for i in 1:2size(A,2)]
-  linestyle --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? :solid : :dash for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
-  label --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? "Re(y$(i÷2+1))" : "Im(y$(i÷2))" for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
-  color --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? i÷2+1 : i÷2 for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
-  x,_y
+@recipe function f{T<:Real,T2<:Number}(x::AbstractArray{T},y::Array{Complex{T2}};
+                                       transformation=:split2D)
+  if transformation==:split2D
+    A = real.(y)
+    B = imag.(y)
+    _y = [!iseven(i) ? A[:,i÷2+1] : B[:,i÷2] for i in 1:2size(A,2)]
+    linestyle --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? :solid : :dash for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
+    label --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? "Re(y$(i÷2+1))" : "Im(y$(i÷2))" for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
+    color --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? i÷2+1 : i÷2 for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
+    retval = (x,_y)
+  elseif transformation==:split3D
+    A = real.(y)
+    B = imag.(y)
+    ylabel --> "Re(y)"
+    zlabel --> "Im(y)"
+    retval = (x,A,B)
+  elseif transformation==:modulus
+    _y = norm.(y)
+    label --> reshape(["||y$(i)||" for i in 1:size(_y,2)],1,size(_y,2))
+    retval = (x,_y)
+  else
+    error("Transformation unknown. Please use :split2D, :split3D, or :modulus")
+  end
+  (retval...)
 end