diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
index ea338e22b84..83c347c7cb2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
@@ -1457,6 +1457,9 @@ class TemplateEnvironment(ImmutableSandboxedEnvironment):
         self.globals["timedelta"] = timedelta
         self.globals["strptime"] = strptime
         self.globals["urlencode"] = urlencode
+        self.globals["max"] = max
+        self.globals["min"] = min
+
         if hass is None:
             return
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_template.py b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
index 06b313218ca..0e8b2f76843 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
@@ -567,11 +567,15 @@ def test_from_json(hass):
 def test_min(hass):
     """Test the min filter."""
     assert template.Template("{{ [1, 2, 3] | min }}", hass).async_render() == 1
+    assert template.Template("{{ min([1, 2, 3]) }}", hass).async_render() == 1
+    assert template.Template("{{ min(1, 2, 3) }}", hass).async_render() == 1
 
 
 def test_max(hass):
     """Test the max filter."""
     assert template.Template("{{ [1, 2, 3] | max }}", hass).async_render() == 3
+    assert template.Template("{{ max([1, 2, 3]) }}", hass).async_render() == 3
+    assert template.Template("{{ max(1, 2, 3) }}", hass).async_render() == 3
 
 
 def test_ord(hass):