diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
index 6485a5227..d71983e4f 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
@@ -117,16 +117,6 @@ template<typename Derived> class SparseMatrixBase : public EigenBase<Derived>
 
     typedef SparseMatrix<Scalar, Flags&RowMajorBit ? RowMajor : ColMajor> PlainObject;
 
-#define EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS Eigen::SparseMatrixBase
-#   include "../plugins/CommonCwiseUnaryOps.h"
-#   include "../plugins/CommonCwiseBinaryOps.h"
-#   include "../plugins/MatrixCwiseUnaryOps.h"
-#   include "../plugins/MatrixCwiseBinaryOps.h"
-#   ifdef EIGEN_SPARSEMATRIXBASE_PLUGIN
-#     include EIGEN_SPARSEMATRIXBASE_PLUGIN
-#   endif
-#   undef EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS
-#undef EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS
 
 #ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
     /** This is the "real scalar" type; if the \a Scalar type is already real numbers
@@ -154,6 +144,18 @@ template<typename Derived> class SparseMatrixBase : public EigenBase<Derived>
     { return *static_cast<Derived*>(const_cast<SparseMatrixBase*>(this)); }
 #endif // not EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
 
+#define EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS Eigen::SparseMatrixBase
+#   include "../plugins/CommonCwiseUnaryOps.h"
+#   include "../plugins/CommonCwiseBinaryOps.h"
+#   include "../plugins/MatrixCwiseUnaryOps.h"
+#   include "../plugins/MatrixCwiseBinaryOps.h"
+#   ifdef EIGEN_SPARSEMATRIXBASE_PLUGIN
+#     include EIGEN_SPARSEMATRIXBASE_PLUGIN
+#   endif
+#   undef EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS
+#undef EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS
+
+
     /** \returns the number of rows. \sa cols() */
     inline Index rows() const { return derived().rows(); }
     /** \returns the number of columns. \sa rows() */
diff --git a/Eigen/src/plugins/ArrayCwiseBinaryOps.h b/Eigen/src/plugins/ArrayCwiseBinaryOps.h
index c5eaaa6fa..5b979ebf8 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/plugins/ArrayCwiseBinaryOps.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/plugins/ArrayCwiseBinaryOps.h
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ operator/(const EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS<OtherDerived> &other) const
   */
 EIGEN_MAKE_CWISE_BINARY_OP(min,internal::scalar_min_op)
 
+/** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise min of \c *this and scalar \a other
+  *
+  * \sa max()
+  */
+EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const CwiseBinaryOp<internal::scalar_min_op<Scalar>, const Derived, const ConstantReturnType>
+(min)(const Scalar &other) const
+{
+  return (min)(Derived::PlainObject::Constant(rows(), cols(), other));
+}
+
 /** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise max of \c *this and \a other
   *
   * Example: \include Cwise_max.cpp
@@ -38,6 +48,16 @@ EIGEN_MAKE_CWISE_BINARY_OP(min,internal::scalar_min_op)
   */
 EIGEN_MAKE_CWISE_BINARY_OP(max,internal::scalar_max_op)
 
+/** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise max of \c *this and scalar \a other
+  *
+  * \sa min()
+  */
+EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const CwiseBinaryOp<internal::scalar_max_op<Scalar>, const Derived, const ConstantReturnType>
+(max)(const Scalar &other) const
+{
+  return (max)(Derived::PlainObject::Constant(rows(), cols(), other));
+}
+
 /** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise \< operator of *this and \a other
   *
   * Example: \include Cwise_less.cpp
diff --git a/Eigen/src/plugins/MatrixCwiseBinaryOps.h b/Eigen/src/plugins/MatrixCwiseBinaryOps.h
index 35183f91f..566f4c1f4 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/plugins/MatrixCwiseBinaryOps.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/plugins/MatrixCwiseBinaryOps.h
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ cwiseMin(const EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS<OtherDerived> &other) const
   return CwiseBinaryOp<internal::scalar_min_op<Scalar>, const Derived, const OtherDerived>(derived(), other.derived());
 }
 
+/** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise min of *this and scalar \a other
+  *
+  * \sa class CwiseBinaryOp, min()
+  */
+EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const CwiseBinaryOp<internal::scalar_min_op<Scalar>, const Derived, const ConstantReturnType>
+cwiseMin(const Scalar &other) const
+{
+  return cwiseMin(Derived::PlainObject::Constant(rows(), cols(), other));
+}
+
 /** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise max of *this and \a other
   *
   * Example: \include MatrixBase_cwiseMax.cpp
@@ -105,6 +115,17 @@ cwiseMax(const EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS<OtherDerived> &other) const
   return CwiseBinaryOp<internal::scalar_max_op<Scalar>, const Derived, const OtherDerived>(derived(), other.derived());
 }
 
+/** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise max of *this and scalar \a other
+  *
+  * \sa class CwiseBinaryOp, min()
+  */
+EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const CwiseBinaryOp<internal::scalar_max_op<Scalar>, const Derived, const ConstantReturnType>
+cwiseMax(const Scalar &other) const
+{
+  return cwiseMax(Derived::PlainObject::Constant(rows(), cols(), other));
+}
+
+
 /** \returns an expression of the coefficient-wise quotient of *this and \a other
   *
   * Example: \include MatrixBase_cwiseQuotient.cpp
diff --git a/test/array.cpp b/test/array.cpp
index 8bd62c4e9..662368c62 100644
--- a/test/array.cpp
+++ b/test/array.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,35 @@ template<typename ArrayType> void array_complex(const ArrayType& m)
   VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1.sqrt(), internal::sqrt(m1));
 }
 
+template<typename ArrayType> void min_max(const ArrayType& m)
+{
+  typedef typename ArrayType::Index Index;
+  typedef typename ArrayType::Scalar Scalar;
+
+  Index rows = m.rows();
+  Index cols = m.cols();
+
+  ArrayType m1 = ArrayType::Random(rows, cols);
+
+  // min/max with array
+  Scalar maxM1 = m1.maxCoeff();
+  Scalar minM1 = m1.minCoeff();
+
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1), (m1.min)(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1)));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, (m1.min)(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1)));
+
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1), (m1.max)(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1)));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, (m1.max)(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1)));
+
+  // min/max with scalar input
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1), (m1.min)( minM1));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, (m1.min)( maxM1));
+
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(ArrayType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1), (m1.max)( maxM1));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, (m1.max)( minM1));
+
+}
+
 void test_array()
 {
   for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
@@ -250,6 +279,13 @@ void test_array()
     CALL_SUBTEST_5( comparisons(ArrayXXf(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
     CALL_SUBTEST_6( comparisons(ArrayXXi(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
   }
+  for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
+    CALL_SUBTEST_1( min_max(Array<float, 1, 1>()) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_2( min_max(Array22f()) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_3( min_max(Array44d()) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_5( min_max(ArrayXXf(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_6( min_max(ArrayXXi(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
+  }
   for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
     CALL_SUBTEST_1( array_real(Array<float, 1, 1>()) );
     CALL_SUBTEST_2( array_real(Array22f()) );
diff --git a/test/array_for_matrix.cpp b/test/array_for_matrix.cpp
index 63c723e60..465b8998b 100644
--- a/test/array_for_matrix.cpp
+++ b/test/array_for_matrix.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,35 @@ template<typename VectorType> void lpNorm(const VectorType& v)
   VERIFY_IS_APPROX(internal::pow(u.template lpNorm<5>(), typename VectorType::RealScalar(5)), u.array().abs().pow(5).sum());
 }
 
+template<typename MatrixType> void cwise_min_max(const MatrixType& m)
+{
+  typedef typename MatrixType::Index Index;
+  typedef typename MatrixType::Scalar Scalar;
+
+  Index rows = m.rows();
+  Index cols = m.cols();
+
+  MatrixType m1 = MatrixType::Random(rows, cols);
+
+  // min/max with array
+  Scalar maxM1 = m1.maxCoeff();
+  Scalar minM1 = m1.minCoeff();
+
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1), m1.cwiseMin(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1)));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, m1.cwiseMin(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1)));
+
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1), m1.cwiseMax(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1)));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, m1.cwiseMax(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1)));
+
+  // min/max with scalar input
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, minM1), m1.cwiseMin( minM1));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, m1.cwiseMin( maxM1));
+
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(MatrixType::Constant(rows,cols, maxM1), m1.cwiseMax( maxM1));
+  VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m1, m1.cwiseMax( minM1));
+
+}
+
 void test_array_for_matrix()
 {
   for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
@@ -173,6 +202,13 @@ void test_array_for_matrix()
     CALL_SUBTEST_5( comparisons(MatrixXf(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
     CALL_SUBTEST_6( comparisons(MatrixXi(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
   }
+  for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
+    CALL_SUBTEST_1( cwise_min_max(Matrix<float, 1, 1>()) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_2( cwise_min_max(Matrix2f()) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_3( cwise_min_max(Matrix4d()) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_5( cwise_min_max(MatrixXf(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_6( cwise_min_max(MatrixXi(internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE), internal::random<int>(1,EIGEN_TEST_MAX_SIZE))) );
+  }
   for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
     CALL_SUBTEST_1( lpNorm(Matrix<float, 1, 1>()) );
     CALL_SUBTEST_2( lpNorm(Vector2f()) );