diff --git a/src/datepicker/datepicker.js b/src/datepicker/datepicker.js
index 658bae6291..0a227a6bde 100644
--- a/src/datepicker/datepicker.js
+++ b/src/datepicker/datepicker.js
@@ -659,15 +659,14 @@ function(scope, element, attrs, $compile, $parse, $document, $rootScope, $positi
       }
     }
 
-    if (attrs.datepickerOptions) {
-      var options = scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.datepickerOptions);
-      if (options && options.initDate) {
-        scope.initDate = dateParser.fromTimezone(options.initDate, ngModelOptions.timezone);
-        datepickerEl.attr('init-date', 'initDate');
-        delete options.initDate;
-      }
-      angular.forEach(options, function(value, option) {
-        datepickerEl.attr(cameltoDash(option), value);
+    if (scope.datepickerOptions) {
+      angular.forEach(scope.datepickerOptions, function(value, option) {
+        // Ignore this options, will be managed later
+        if (['minDate', 'maxDate', 'minMode', 'maxMode', 'initDate', 'datepickerMode'].indexOf(option) === -1) {
+          datepickerEl.attr(cameltoDash(option), value);
+        } else {
+          datepickerEl.attr(cameltoDash(option), 'datepickerOptions.' + option);
+        }
       });
     }
 
@@ -984,6 +983,7 @@ function(scope, element, attrs, $compile, $parse, $document, $rootScope, $positi
     require: ['ngModel', 'uibDatepickerPopup'],
     controller: 'UibDatepickerPopupController',
     scope: {
+      datepickerOptions: '=?',
       isOpen: '=?',
       currentText: '@',
       clearText: '@',
diff --git a/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js b/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js
index abf2b72100..55bde04502 100644
--- a/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js
+++ b/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js
@@ -1849,6 +1849,110 @@ describe('datepicker', function() {
             expect(getTitle()).toBe('November 1980');
           });
         });
+
+        describe('min-date', function() {
+          it('should be able to specify a min-date through options', function() {
+            $rootScope.opts = {
+              minDate: new Date('September 12, 2010'),
+              shortcutPropagation: 'dog'
+            };
+
+            var wrapElement = $compile('<div><input ng-model="date" uib-datepicker-popup datepicker-options="opts" is-open="true"></div>')($rootScope);
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            assignElements(wrapElement);
+
+            var buttons = getAllOptionsEl();
+            angular.forEach(buttons, function(button, index) {
+              expect(angular.element(button).prop('disabled')).toBe(index < 14);
+            });
+
+            $rootScope.opts.minDate = new Date('September 13, 2010');
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            buttons = getAllOptionsEl();
+            angular.forEach(buttons, function(button, index) {
+              expect(angular.element(button).prop('disabled')).toBe(index < 15);
+            });
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('max-date', function() {
+          it('should be able to specify a max-date through options', function() {
+            $rootScope.opts = {
+              maxDate: new Date('September 25, 2010')
+            };
+
+            var wrapElement = $compile('<div><input ng-model="date" uib-datepicker-popup datepicker-options="opts" is-open="true"></div>')($rootScope);
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            assignElements(wrapElement);
+
+            var buttons = getAllOptionsEl();
+            angular.forEach(buttons, function(button, index) {
+              expect(angular.element(button).prop('disabled')).toBe(index > 27);
+            });
+
+            $rootScope.opts.maxDate = new Date('September 15, 2010');
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            buttons = getAllOptionsEl();
+            angular.forEach(buttons, function(button, index) {
+              expect(angular.element(button).prop('disabled')).toBe(index > 17);
+            });
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('min-mode', function() {
+          it('should be able to specify min-mode through options', function() {
+            $rootScope.opts = {
+              minMode: 'month'
+            };
+
+            var wrapElement = $compile('<div><input ng-model="date" uib-datepicker-popup datepicker-options="opts" is-open="true"></div>')($rootScope);
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            assignElements(wrapElement);
+
+            expect(getTitle()).toBe('2010');
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('max-mode', function() {
+          it('should be able to specify max-mode through options', function() {
+            $rootScope.opts = {
+              maxMode: 'month'
+            };
+
+            var wrapElement = $compile('<div><input ng-model="date" uib-datepicker-popup datepicker-options="opts" is-open="true"></div>')($rootScope);
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            assignElements(wrapElement);
+
+            expect(getTitle()).toBe('September 2010');
+            clickTitleButton();
+            assignElements(wrapElement);
+            expect(getTitle()).toBe('2010');
+            clickTitleButton();
+            assignElements(wrapElement);
+            expect(getTitle()).toBe('2010');
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('datepicker-mode', function() {
+          beforeEach(inject(function() {
+            $rootScope.date = new Date('August 11, 2013');
+            $rootScope.opts = {
+              datepickerMode: 'month'
+            };
+            var wrapElement = $compile('<div><input ng-model="date" uib-datepicker-popup datepicker-options="opts" is-open="true"></div>')($rootScope);
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            assignElements(wrapElement);
+          }));
+
+          it('shows the correct title', function() {
+            expect(getTitle()).toBe('2013');
+          });
+
+          it('updates binding', function() {
+            clickTitleButton();
+            expect($rootScope.opts.datepickerMode).toBe('year');
+          });
+        });
       });
 
       describe('attribute `init-date`', function() {