diff --git a/src/coord/axisDefault.js b/src/coord/axisDefault.js
index 3167f19f57..3f058999a0 100644
--- a/src/coord/axisDefault.js
+++ b/src/coord/axisDefault.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ define(function (require) {
         splitNumber: 5
         // Minimum interval
         // minInterval: null
+        // maxInterval: null
     }, defaultOption);
 
     // FIXME
diff --git a/src/coord/axisHelper.js b/src/coord/axisHelper.js
index 7af29db891..126c29ffc1 100644
--- a/src/coord/axisHelper.js
+++ b/src/coord/axisHelper.js
@@ -113,12 +113,16 @@ define(function (require) {
             scale.base = model.get('logBase');
         }
 
+        var scaleType = scale.type;
         scale.setExtent(extent[0], extent[1]);
         scale.niceExtent({
             splitNumber: splitNumber,
             fixMin: fixMin,
             fixMax: fixMax,
-            minInterval: scale.type === 'interval' ? model.get('minInterval') : null
+            minInterval: (scaleType === 'interval' || scaleType === 'time')
+                ? model.get('minInterval') : null,
+            maxInterval: (scaleType === 'interval' || scaleType === 'time')
+                ? model.get('maxInterval') : null
         });
 
         // If some one specified the min, max. And the default calculated interval
diff --git a/src/scale/Interval.js b/src/scale/Interval.js
index 0b5e6b2ece..0cf58d141f 100644
--- a/src/scale/Interval.js
+++ b/src/scale/Interval.js
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ define(function (require) {
          *
          * @param {number} [splitNumber = 5] Desired number of ticks
          * @param {number} [minInterval]
+         * @param {number} [maxInterval]
          */
-        niceTicks: function (splitNumber, minInterval) {
+        niceTicks: function (splitNumber, minInterval, maxInterval) {
             splitNumber = splitNumber || 5;
             var extent = this._extent;
             var span = extent[1] - extent[0];
@@ -132,7 +133,9 @@ define(function (require) {
                 extent.reverse();
             }
 
-            var result = helper.intervalScaleNiceTicks(extent, splitNumber, minInterval);
+            var result = helper.intervalScaleNiceTicks(
+                extent, splitNumber, minInterval, maxInterval
+            );
 
             this._intervalPrecision = result.intervalPrecision;
             this._interval = result.interval;
@@ -145,7 +148,8 @@ define(function (require) {
          * @param {number} [opt.splitNumber = 5] Given approx tick number
          * @param {boolean} [opt.fixMin=false]
          * @param {boolean} [opt.fixMax=false]
-         * @param {boolean} [opt.minInterval=false]
+         * @param {boolean} [opt.minInterval]
+         * @param {boolean} [opt.maxInterval]
          */
         niceExtent: function (opt) {
             var extent = this._extent;
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ define(function (require) {
                 extent[1] = 1;
             }
 
-            this.niceTicks(opt.splitNumber, opt.minInterval);
+            this.niceTicks(opt.splitNumber, opt.minInterval, opt.maxInterval);
 
             // var extent = this._extent;
             var interval = this._interval;
diff --git a/src/scale/Time.js b/src/scale/Time.js
index baad527b69..ddfd2b4313 100644
--- a/src/scale/Time.js
+++ b/src/scale/Time.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define(function (require) {
                 extent[0] = extent[1] - ONE_DAY;
             }
 
-            this.niceTicks(opt.splitNumber);
+            this.niceTicks(opt.splitNumber, opt.minInterval, opt.maxInterval);
 
             // var extent = this._extent;
             var interval = this._interval;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ define(function (require) {
         /**
          * @override
          */
-        niceTicks: function (approxTickNum) {
+        niceTicks: function (approxTickNum, minInterval, maxInterval) {
             var timezoneOffset = this.getSetting('useUTC')
                 ? 0 : numberUtil.getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000;
             approxTickNum = approxTickNum || 10;
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ define(function (require) {
             var extent = this._extent;
             var span = extent[1] - extent[0];
             var approxInterval = span / approxTickNum;
+
+            if (minInterval != null && approxInterval < minInterval) {
+                approxInterval = minInterval;
+            }
+            if (maxInterval != null && approxInterval > maxInterval) {
+                approxInterval = maxInterval;
+            }
+
             var scaleLevelsLen = scaleLevels.length;
             var idx = bisect(scaleLevels, approxInterval, 0, scaleLevelsLen);
 
diff --git a/src/scale/helper.js b/src/scale/helper.js
index c492ddc187..e1618dbd97 100644
--- a/src/scale/helper.js
+++ b/src/scale/helper.js
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ define(function (require) {
      *                                Should be extent[0] < extent[1].
      * @param {number} splitNumber splitNumber should be >= 1.
      * @param {number} [minInterval]
+     * @param {number} [maxInterval]
      * @return {Object} {interval, intervalPrecision, niceTickExtent}
      */
-    helper.intervalScaleNiceTicks = function (extent, splitNumber, minInterval) {
+    helper.intervalScaleNiceTicks = function (extent, splitNumber, minInterval, maxInterval) {
         var result = {};
         var span = extent[1] - extent[0];
 
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ define(function (require) {
         if (minInterval != null && interval < minInterval) {
             interval = result.interval = minInterval;
         }
+        if (maxInterval != null && interval > maxInterval) {
+            interval = result.interval = maxInterval;
+        }
         // Tow more digital for tick.
         var precision = result.intervalPrecision = helper.getIntervalPrecision(interval);
         // Niced extent inside original extent
diff --git a/test/timeScale.html b/test/timeScale.html
index 4e54bb4086..bc984f6a20 100644
--- a/test/timeScale.html
+++ b/test/timeScale.html
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
                             boundaryGap : false,
                             axisLine: {onZero: false},
                             splitNumber: 20,
+                            // minInterval: 3600 * 1000 * 24
                             // min: 'dataMin',
                             // max: 'dataMax'
                         }