diff --git a/src/IntervalSets.jl b/src/IntervalSets.jl
index b7374aa..89fdc39 100644
--- a/src/IntervalSets.jl
+++ b/src/IntervalSets.jl
@@ -337,6 +337,47 @@ maximum(d::TypedEndpointsInterval{L,:open}) where L = throw(ArgumentError("$d is
 
 extrema(I::TypedEndpointsInterval) = (infimum(I), supremum(I))
 
+function minimum(::typeof(abs), I::AbstractInterval)
+    a, b = abs.(endpoints(I))
+    z = zero(promote_type(typeof(a), typeof(b)))
+    ac, bc = closedendpoints(I)
+    if isempty(I)
+        throw(ArgumentError("minimum(abs, $I) is undefined for empty intervals"))
+    elseif z ∈ I
+        return z
+    elseif a < b
+        ac && return a
+        throw(ArgumentError("$I is open on the left, no minimum(abs)"))
+    elseif a > b
+        bc && return b
+        throw(ArgumentError("$I is open on the right, no minimum(abs)"))
+    else
+        throw(ArgumentError("cannot determine minimum(abs, $I)"))
+    end
+end
+
+function maximum(::typeof(abs), I::AbstractInterval)
+    a, b = abs.(endpoints(I))
+    ac, bc = closedendpoints(I)
+    if isempty(I)
+        throw(ArgumentError("maximum(abs, $I) is undefined for empty intervals"))
+    elseif a == b
+        ac && return a
+        bc && return b
+        throw(ArgumentError("$I is open on both sides, no maximum(abs)"))
+    elseif a > b
+        ac && return a
+        throw(ArgumentError("$I is open on the left, no maximum(abs)"))
+    elseif a < b
+        bc && return b
+        throw(ArgumentError("$I is open on the right, no maximum(abs)"))
+    else
+        throw(ArgumentError("cannot determine maximum(abs, $I)"))
+    end
+end
+
+extrema(::typeof(abs), I::AbstractInterval) = (minimum(abs, I), maximum(abs, I))
+
 # Open and closed at endpoints
 isleftclosed(d::TypedEndpointsInterval{:closed}) = true
 isleftclosed(d::TypedEndpointsInterval{:open}) = false
diff --git a/test/base_methods.jl b/test/base_methods.jl
index a21fd1a..75e9484 100644
--- a/test/base_methods.jl
+++ b/test/base_methods.jl
@@ -102,3 +102,23 @@ end
     IntervalSets.endpoints(::RandTestUnitInterval) = (-1.0, 1.0)
     @test rand(RandTestUnitInterval()) in -1.0..1.0
 end
+
+@testset "min/maximum(abs)" begin
+    @test maximum(abs, 1..2) == 2
+    @test maximum(abs, -3..2) == 3
+    @test minimum(abs, 1..2) == 1
+    @test minimum(abs, -3..2) == 0
+    @test_throws Exception maximum(abs, iv"[1, 2)")
+    @test minimum(abs, iv"[1, 2)") == 1
+    @test minimum(abs, iv"(-3, 2)") == 0
+
+    @test maximum(abs, 1u"m"..2u"m") == 2u"m"
+    @test maximum(abs, -3u"m"..2u"m") == 3u"m"
+    @test minimum(abs, 1u"m"..2u"m") == 1u"m"
+    @test minimum(abs, -3u"m"..2u"m") == 0u"m"
+
+    @test extrema(abs, 1..2) == (1, 2)
+    @test extrema(abs, -3..2) == (0, 3)
+    @test_throws Exception extrema(abs, iv"[1, 2)")
+    @test extrema(abs, iv"[-3, 2)") == (0, 3)
+end