diff --git a/src/function/builtin.rs b/src/function/builtin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a3d128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/function/builtin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+use value::{FloatType, IntType};
+use Error;
+use Function;
+use Value;
+
+pub fn builtin_function(identifier: &str) -> Option<Function> {
+    match identifier {
+        "min" => Some(Function::new(
+            None,
+            Box::new(|arguments| {
+                let mut min_int = IntType::max_value();
+                let mut min_float = 1.0f64 / 0.0f64;
+                debug_assert!(min_float.is_infinite());
+
+                for argument in arguments {
+                    if let Value::Float(float) = argument {
+                        min_float = min_float.min(*float);
+                    } else if let Value::Int(int) = argument {
+                        min_int = min_int.min(*int);
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(Error::expected_number(argument.clone()));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (min_int as FloatType) < min_float {
+                    Ok(Value::Int(min_int))
+                } else {
+                    Ok(Value::Float(min_float))
+                }
+            }),
+        )),
+        "max" => Some(Function::new(
+            None,
+            Box::new(|arguments| {
+                let mut max_int = IntType::min_value();
+                let mut max_float = -1.0f64 / 0.0f64;
+                debug_assert!(max_float.is_infinite());
+
+                for argument in arguments {
+                    if let Value::Float(float) = argument {
+                        max_float = max_float.max(*float);
+                    } else if let Value::Int(int) = argument {
+                        max_int = max_int.max(*int);
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(Error::expected_number(argument.clone()));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (max_int as FloatType) > max_float {
+                    Ok(Value::Int(max_int))
+                } else {
+                    Ok(Value::Float(max_float))
+                }
+            }),
+        )),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/function/mod.rs b/src/function/mod.rs
index d449d0b..baa0877 100644
--- a/src/function/mod.rs
+++ b/src/function/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use error::{self, Error};
 use value::Value;
 
+pub mod builtin;
+
 pub struct Function {
     argument_amount: Option<usize>,
     function: Box<Fn(&[Value]) -> Result<Value, Error>>,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5cf528b..35240a4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@
 //! assert_eq!(eval("1, 2, 3"), Ok(Value::from(vec![Value::from(1), Value::from(2), Value::from(3)])));
 //! ```
 //!
+//! ### Builtin Functions
+//!
+//! This crate offers a set of builtin functions.
+//!
+//! | Identifier | Argument Amount | Description |
+//! |------------|-----------------|-------------|
+//! | min | >= 1 | Returns the minimum of the arguments |
+//! | max | >= 1 | Returns the maximum of the arguments |
+//!
+//! The `min` and `max` functions can deal with a mixture of integer and floating point arguments.
+//! They return the result as the type it was passed into the function.
+//!
 //! ### Values
 //!
 //! Operators take values as arguments and produce values as results.
@@ -152,7 +164,7 @@
 //!
 //! Variables have a precedence of 200.
 //!
-//! ### Functions
+//! ### User-Defined Functions
 //!
 //! This crate also allows to define arbitrary functions to be used in parsed expressions.
 //! A function is defined as a `Function` instance.
@@ -504,6 +516,15 @@ mod test {
             eval_with_configuration("count 5", &configuration),
             Ok(Value::Int(1))
         );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            eval_with_configuration("min(4.0, 3)", &configuration),
+            Ok(Value::Int(3))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            eval_with_configuration("max(4.0, 3)", &configuration),
+            Ok(Value::Float(4.0))
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/operator/mod.rs b/src/operator/mod.rs
index 63cc174..a9664ce 100644
--- a/src/operator/mod.rs
+++ b/src/operator/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{configuration::Configuration, error::*, value::Value};
+use function::builtin::builtin_function;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
 
 mod display;
@@ -687,6 +688,8 @@ impl Operator for FunctionIdentifier {
 
         if let Some(function) = configuration.get_function(&self.identifier) {
             function.call(arguments)
+        } else if let Some(builtin_function) = builtin_function(&self.identifier) {
+            builtin_function.call(arguments)
         } else {
             Err(Error::FunctionIdentifierNotFound(self.identifier.clone()))
         }