diff --git a/src/libcore/iter/range.rs b/src/libcore/iter/range.rs
index e9aee4a4676de..d6c1420a03c29 100644
--- a/src/libcore/iter/range.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/iter/range.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ impl<A: Step> Iterator for ops::Range<A> {
         self.start = self.end.clone();
         None
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn max(mut self) -> Option<A> {
+        self.next_back()
+    }
 }
 
 // These macros generate `ExactSizeIterator` impls for various range types.
@@ -367,6 +372,21 @@ impl<A: Step> Iterator for ops::RangeInclusive<A> {
         self.end.replace_zero();
         None
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn last(mut self) -> Option<A> {
+        self.next_back()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn min(mut self) -> Option<A> {
+        self.next()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn max(mut self) -> Option<A> {
+        self.next_back()
+    }
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "inclusive_range", reason = "recently added, follows RFC", issue = "28237")]
diff --git a/src/libcore/tests/iter.rs b/src/libcore/tests/iter.rs
index 5cac5b26d88bd..9cbec8f9e6e88 100644
--- a/src/libcore/tests/iter.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/tests/iter.rs
@@ -1352,6 +1352,40 @@ fn test_range_step() {
     assert_eq!((isize::MIN..isize::MAX).step_by(1).size_hint(), (usize::MAX, Some(usize::MAX)));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_range_max() {
+    assert_eq!((0..100).max(), Some(99));
+    assert_eq!((-20..-10).max(), Some(-11));
+    assert_eq!((1..1).max(), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_range_inclusive_last_max() {
+    assert_eq!((0..=20).last(), Some(20));
+    assert_eq!((-20..=0).last(), Some(0));
+    assert_eq!((5..=5).last(), Some(5));
+    let mut r = 10..=10;
+    r.next();
+    assert_eq!(r.last(), None);
+
+    assert_eq!((0..=20).max(), Some(20));
+    assert_eq!((-20..=0).max(), Some(0));
+    assert_eq!((5..=5).max(), Some(5));
+    let mut r = 10..=10;
+    r.next();
+    assert_eq!(r.max(), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_range_inclusive_min() {
+    assert_eq!((0..=20).min(), Some(0));
+    assert_eq!((-20..=0).min(), Some(-20));
+    assert_eq!((5..=5).min(), Some(5));
+    let mut r = 10..=10;
+    r.next();
+    assert_eq!(r.min(), None);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_repeat() {
     let mut it = repeat(42);