diff --git a/vips/arithmetic.c b/vips/arithmetic.c
index 557f613c..824ee673 100644
--- a/vips/arithmetic.c
+++ b/vips/arithmetic.c
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ int average(VipsImage *in, double *out) {
 	return vips_avg(in, out, NULL);
 }
 
+int maxpos(VipsImage *in, double *out) {
+  return vips_max(in, out, NULL);
+}
+
+int minpos(VipsImage *in, double *out) {
+  return vips_min(in, out, NULL);
+}
+
 int find_trim(VipsImage *in, int *left, int *top, int *width, int *height,
               double threshold, double r, double g, double b) {
 
@@ -58,6 +66,10 @@ int hist_find(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out) {
   return vips_hist_find(in, out, NULL);
 }
 
+int hist_find_ndim(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out) {
+  return vips_hist_find_ndim(in, out, NULL);
+}
+
 int hist_cum(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out) {
   return vips_hist_cum(in, out, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/vips/arithmetic.go b/vips/arithmetic.go
index 3bdf5baa..0a60a467 100644
--- a/vips/arithmetic.go
+++ b/vips/arithmetic.go
@@ -139,6 +139,42 @@ func vipsHistFind(in *C.VipsImage) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+// https://www.libvips.org/API/current/libvips-arithmetic.html#vips-hist-find-ndim
+func vipsHistFindNdim(in *C.VipsImage) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
+	incOpCounter("histFindNdim")
+	var out *C.VipsImage
+
+	if err := C.hist_find_ndim(in, &out); err != 0 {
+		return nil, handleImageError(out)
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// https://www.libvips.org/API/current/libvips-arithmetic.html#vips-max
+func vipsMax(in *C.VipsImage) (float64, error) {
+	incOpCounter("max")
+	var out C.double
+
+	if err := C.maxpos(in, &out); err != 0 {
+		return 0, handleVipsError()
+	}
+
+	return float64(out), nil
+}
+
+// https://www.libvips.org/API/current/libvips-arithmetic.html#vips-min
+func vipsMin(in *C.VipsImage) (float64, error) {
+	incOpCounter("min")
+	var out C.double
+
+	if err := C.minpos(in, &out); err != 0 {
+		return 0, handleVipsError()
+	}
+
+	return float64(out), nil
+}
+
 // https://www.libvips.org/API/current/libvips-histogram.html#vips-hist-norm
 func vipsHistNorm(in *C.VipsImage) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
 	incOpCounter("histNorm")
diff --git a/vips/arithmetic.h b/vips/arithmetic.h
index 693b4fdd..17b7c42b 100644
--- a/vips/arithmetic.h
+++ b/vips/arithmetic.h
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ int find_trim(VipsImage *in, int *left, int *top, int *width, int *height,
               double threshold, double r, double g, double b);
 int getpoint(VipsImage *in, double **vector, int n, int x, int y);
 int stats(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out);
+int maxpos(VipsImage *in, double *out);
+int minpos(VipsImage *in, double *out);
 int hist_find(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out);
+int hist_find_ndim(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out);
 int hist_cum(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out);
 int hist_norm(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out);
 int hist_entropy(VipsImage *in, double *out);
diff --git a/vips/image.go b/vips/image.go
index 24ff6cf0..9e566460 100644
--- a/vips/image.go
+++ b/vips/image.go
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ func (r *ImageRef) Stats() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// HistogramFind find the histogram the image.
+// HistogramFind find the histogram of the image.
 // Find the histogram for all bands (producing a one-band histogram).
 // char and uchar images are cast to uchar before histogramming, all other image types are cast to ushort.
 func (r *ImageRef) HistogramFind() error {
@@ -1720,6 +1720,23 @@ func (r *ImageRef) HistogramFind() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *ImageRef) HistogramFindNdim() error {
+	out, err := vipsHistFindNdim(r.image)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.setImage(out)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *ImageRef) MaxPos() (float64, error) {
+	return vipsMax(r.image)
+}
+
+func (r *ImageRef) MinPos() (float64, error) {
+	return vipsMin(r.image)
+}
+
 // HistogramCumulative form cumulative histogram.
 func (r *ImageRef) HistogramCumulative() error {
 	out, err := vipsHistCum(r.image)