diff --git a/crates/rune/src/modules/cmp.rs b/crates/rune/src/modules/cmp.rs
index c7c40df86..e64d40852 100644
--- a/crates/rune/src/modules/cmp.rs
+++ b/crates/rune/src/modules/cmp.rs
@@ -2,52 +2,101 @@
 
 use core::cmp::Ordering;
 
-use crate::runtime::Protocol;
+use crate as rune;
+use crate::runtime::{Protocol, Value, VmResult};
 use crate::{ContextError, Module};
 
 /// Construct the `std::cmp` module.
 pub fn module() -> Result<Module, ContextError> {
-    let mut module = Module::with_crate_item("std", ["cmp"]);
-
-    let ty = module.ty::<Ordering>()?.docs([
-        "An `Ordering` is the result of a comparison between two values.",
-        "",
-        "# Examples",
-        "",
-        "```",
-        "use std::cmp::Ordering;",
-        "",
-        "let result = 1.cmp(2);",
-        "assert_eq!(Ordering::Less, result);",
-        "",
-        "let result = 1.cmp(1);",
-        "assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal, result);",
-        "",
-        "let result = 2.cmp(1);",
-        "assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater, result);",
-        "```",
-    ]);
-
-    let mut ty = ty.make_enum(&["Less", "Equal", "Greater"])?;
-
-    ty.variant_mut(0)?
-        .make_empty()?
-        .constructor(|| Ordering::Less)?
-        .docs(["An ordering where a compared value is less than another."]);
-
-    ty.variant_mut(1)?
-        .make_empty()?
-        .constructor(|| Ordering::Equal)?
-        .docs(["An ordering where a compared value is equal to another."]);
-
-    ty.variant_mut(2)?
-        .make_empty()?
-        .constructor(|| Ordering::Greater)?
-        .docs(["An ordering where a compared value is greater than another."]);
-
-    module.associated_function(Protocol::PARTIAL_EQ, |lhs: Ordering, rhs: Ordering| {
+    let mut m = Module::with_crate_item("std", ["cmp"]);
+
+    {
+        let ty = m.ty::<Ordering>()?.docs([
+            "An `Ordering` is the result of a comparison between two values.",
+            "",
+            "# Examples",
+            "",
+            "```",
+            "use std::cmp::Ordering;",
+            "",
+            "let result = 1.cmp(2);",
+            "assert_eq!(Ordering::Less, result);",
+            "",
+            "let result = 1.cmp(1);",
+            "assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal, result);",
+            "",
+            "let result = 2.cmp(1);",
+            "assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater, result);",
+            "```",
+        ]);
+
+        let mut ty = ty.make_enum(&["Less", "Equal", "Greater"])?;
+
+        ty.variant_mut(0)?
+            .make_empty()?
+            .constructor(|| Ordering::Less)?
+            .docs(["An ordering where a compared value is less than another."]);
+
+        ty.variant_mut(1)?
+            .make_empty()?
+            .constructor(|| Ordering::Equal)?
+            .docs(["An ordering where a compared value is equal to another."]);
+
+        ty.variant_mut(2)?
+            .make_empty()?
+            .constructor(|| Ordering::Greater)?
+            .docs(["An ordering where a compared value is greater than another."]);
+    }
+
+    m.associated_function(Protocol::PARTIAL_EQ, |lhs: Ordering, rhs: Ordering| {
         lhs == rhs
     })?;
-    module.associated_function(Protocol::EQ, |lhs: Ordering, rhs: Ordering| lhs == rhs)?;
-    Ok(module)
+    m.associated_function(Protocol::EQ, |lhs: Ordering, rhs: Ordering| lhs == rhs)?;
+    m.function_meta(min)?;
+    m.function_meta(max)?;
+    Ok(m)
+}
+
+/// Compares and returns the maximum of two values.
+///
+/// Returns the second argument if the comparison determines them to be equal.
+///
+/// Internally uses the [`CMP`] protocol.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rune
+/// use std::cmp::max;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(max(1, 2), 2);
+/// assert_eq!(max(2, 2), 2);
+/// ```
+#[rune::function]
+fn max(v1: Value, v2: Value) -> VmResult<Value> {
+    VmResult::Ok(match vm_try!(Value::cmp(&v1, &v2)) {
+        Ordering::Less | Ordering::Equal => v2,
+        Ordering::Greater => v1,
+    })
+}
+
+/// Compares and returns the minimum of two values.
+///
+/// Returns the first argument if the comparison determines them to be equal.
+///
+/// Internally uses the [`CMP`] protocol.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rune
+/// use std::cmp::min;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(min(1, 2), 1);
+/// assert_eq!(min(2, 2), 2);
+/// ```
+#[rune::function]
+fn min(v1: Value, v2: Value) -> VmResult<Value> {
+    VmResult::Ok(match vm_try!(Value::cmp(&v1, &v2)) {
+        Ordering::Less | Ordering::Equal => v1,
+        Ordering::Greater => v2,
+    })
 }