diff --git a/docs/samples/api.md b/docs/samples/api.md
index 2524dc5d..bc1c574b 100644
--- a/docs/samples/api.md
+++ b/docs/samples/api.md
@@ -84,15 +84,21 @@ const actions = [
       chart.zoom({x: 0.9});
     },
   }, {
-    name: 'Pan x 100px',
+    name: 'Pan x 100px (anim)',
     handler(chart) {
-      chart.pan({x: 100});
+      chart.pan({x: 100}, undefined, 'default');
     }
   }, {
-    name: 'Pan x -100px',
+    name: 'Pan x -100px (anim)',
     handler(chart) {
-      chart.pan({x: -100});
+      chart.pan({x: -100}, undefined, 'default');
     },
+  }, {
+    name: 'Zoom x: 0..-100, y: 0..100',
+    handler(chart) {
+      chart.zoomScale('x', {min: -100, max: 0}, 'default');
+      chart.zoomScale('y', {min: 0, max: 100}, 'default');
+    }
   }, {
     name: 'Reset zoom',
     handler(chart) {
diff --git a/docs/samples/time.md b/docs/samples/time.md
index 55cb04e0..3e551132 100644
--- a/docs/samples/time.md
+++ b/docs/samples/time.md
@@ -106,7 +106,20 @@ const actions = [
     handler(chart) {
       chart.resetZoom();
     }
+  }, {
+    name: 'Zoom to next week',
+    handler(chart) {
+      chart.zoomScale('x', Utils.nextWeek(), 'default');
+      chart.update();
+    }
+  }, {
+    name: 'Zoom to 400-600',
+    handler(chart) {
+      chart.zoomScale('y', {min: 400, max: 600}, 'default');
+      chart.update();
+    }
   }
+
 ];
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/docs/scripts/utils.js b/docs/scripts/utils.js
index d01d919b..51d3949f 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/utils.js
+++ b/docs/scripts/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {valueOrDefault} from 'chart.js/helpers';
-import {addHours} from 'date-fns';
+import {addHours, startOfWeek, endOfWeek} from 'date-fns';
 
 // Adapted from http://indiegamr.com/generate-repeatable-random-numbers-in-js/
 let _seed = Date.now();
@@ -86,3 +86,12 @@ export function hourlyPoints(config) {
   const start = new Date().valueOf();
   return ys.map((y, i) => ({x: addHours(start, i), y}));
 }
+
+export function nextWeek() {
+  const now = new Date().valueOf();
+  const min = startOfWeek(addHours(endOfWeek(now), 24));
+  return {
+    min: +min,
+    max: +endOfWeek(min)
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 765e5b1e..8ee79f8b 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {each, callback as call} from 'chart.js/helpers';
-import {panFunctions, zoomFunctions} from './scale.types';
+import {panFunctions, updateRange, zoomFunctions} from './scale.types';
 import {getState} from './state';
 import {directionEnabled, getEnabledScalesByPoint} from './utils';
 
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ function storeOriginalScaleLimits(chart) {
   return originalScaleLimits;
 }
 
-function zoomScale(scale, zoom, center, limits) {
+function doZoom(scale, amount, center, limits) {
   const fn = zoomFunctions[scale.type] || zoomFunctions.default;
-  call(fn, [scale, zoom, center, limits]);
+  call(fn, [scale, amount, center, limits]);
 }
 
 function getCenter(chart) {
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ function getCenter(chart) {
 
 /**
  * @param chart The chart instance
- * @param {number | {x?: number, y?: number, focalPoint?: {x: number, y: number}}} zoom The zoom percentage or percentages and focal point
- * @param {boolean} [useTransition] Whether to use `zoom` transition
+ * @param {number | {x?: number, y?: number, focalPoint?: {x: number, y: number}}} amount The zoom percentage or percentages and focal point
+ * @param {string} [transition] Which transiton mode to use. Defaults to 'none'
  */
-export function doZoom(chart, zoom, useTransition) {
-  const {x = 1, y = 1, focalPoint = getCenter(chart)} = typeof zoom === 'number' ? {x: zoom, y: zoom} : zoom;
+export function zoom(chart, amount, transition = 'none') {
+  const {x = 1, y = 1, focalPoint = getCenter(chart)} = typeof amount === 'number' ? {x: amount, y: amount} : amount;
   const {options: {limits, zoom: zoomOptions}} = getState(chart);
   const {mode = 'xy', overScaleMode} = zoomOptions || {};
 
@@ -49,18 +49,27 @@ export function doZoom(chart, zoom, useTransition) {
 
   each(enabledScales || chart.scales, function(scale) {
     if (scale.isHorizontal() && xEnabled) {
-      zoomScale(scale, x, focalPoint, limits);
+      doZoom(scale, x, focalPoint, limits);
     } else if (!scale.isHorizontal() && yEnabled) {
-      zoomScale(scale, y, focalPoint, limits);
+      doZoom(scale, y, focalPoint, limits);
     }
   });
 
-  chart.update(useTransition ? 'zoom' : 'none');
+  chart.update(transition);
 
   call(zoomOptions.onZoom, [{chart}]);
 }
 
-export function resetZoom(chart) {
+
+export function zoomScale(chart, scaleId, range, transition = 'none') {
+  storeOriginalScaleLimits(chart);
+  const scale = chart.scales[scaleId];
+  updateRange(scale, range, undefined, true);
+  chart.update(transition);
+}
+
+
+export function resetZoom(chart, transition = 'default') {
   const originalScaleLimits = storeOriginalScaleLimits(chart);
 
   each(chart.scales, function(scale) {
@@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ export function resetZoom(chart) {
       delete scaleOptions.max;
     }
   });
-  chart.update();
+  chart.update(transition);
 }
 
 function panScale(scale, delta, limits) {
@@ -90,8 +99,8 @@ function panScale(scale, delta, limits) {
   }
 }
 
-export function doPan(chart, pan, enabledScales) {
-  const {x = 0, y = 0} = typeof pan === 'number' ? {x: pan, y: pan} : pan;
+export function pan(chart, delta, enabledScales, transition = 'none') {
+  const {x = 0, y = 0} = typeof delta === 'number' ? {x: delta, y: delta} : delta;
   const {options: {pan: panOptions, limits}} = getState(chart);
   const {mode = 'xy', onPan} = panOptions || {};
 
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ export function doPan(chart, pan, enabledScales) {
     }
   });
 
-  chart.update('none');
+  chart.update(transition);
 
   call(onPan, [{chart}]);
 }
diff --git a/src/hammer.js b/src/hammer.js
index ed71d35d..078e0e95 100644
--- a/src/hammer.js
+++ b/src/hammer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {callback as call} from 'chart.js/helpers';
 import Hammer from 'hammerjs';
-import {doPan, doZoom} from './core';
+import {pan, zoom} from './core';
 import {getState} from './state';
 import {directionEnabled, getEnabledScalesByPoint} from './utils';
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function handlePinch(chart, state, e) {
     const rect = e.target.getBoundingClientRect();
     const pinch = pinchAxes(pointers[0], pointers[1]);
     const mode = state.options.zoom.mode;
-    const zoom = {
+    const amount = {
       x: pinch.x && directionEnabled(mode, 'x', chart) ? zoomPercent : 1,
       y: pinch.y && directionEnabled(mode, 'y', chart) ? zoomPercent : 1,
       focalPoint: {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function handlePinch(chart, state, e) {
       }
     };
 
-    doZoom(chart, zoom);
+    zoom(chart, amount);
 
     // Keep track of overall scale
     state.scale = e.scale;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function handlePan(chart, state, e) {
   const delta = state.delta;
   if (delta !== null) {
     state.panning = true;
-    doPan(chart, {x: e.deltaX - delta.x, y: e.deltaY - delta.y}, state.panScales);
+    pan(chart, {x: e.deltaX - delta.x, y: e.deltaY - delta.y}, state.panScales);
     state.delta = {x: e.deltaX, y: e.deltaY};
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/handlers.js b/src/handlers.js
index bea39bdd..e9ef411a 100644
--- a/src/handlers.js
+++ b/src/handlers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {directionEnabled, debounce} from './utils';
-import {doZoom} from './core';
+import {zoom} from './core';
 import {callback as call} from 'chart.js/helpers';
 import {getState} from './state';
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function mouseUp(chart, event) {
   }
 
   const {top, left, width, height} = chart.chartArea;
-  const zoom = {
+  const amount = {
     x: rect.zoomX,
     y: rect.zoomY,
     focalPoint: {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function mouseUp(chart, event) {
       y: (rect.top - top) / (1 - dragDistanceY / height) + top
     }
   };
-  doZoom(chart, zoom, true);
+  zoom(chart, amount, 'zoom');
 
   call(zoomOptions.onZoomComplete, [chart]);
 }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function wheel(chart, event) {
 
   const rect = event.target.getBoundingClientRect();
   const speed = 1 + (event.deltaY >= 0 ? -zoomOptions.speed : zoomOptions.speed);
-  const zoom = {
+  const amount = {
     x: speed,
     y: speed,
     focalPoint: {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export function wheel(chart, event) {
     }
   };
 
-  doZoom(chart, zoom);
+  zoom(chart, amount);
 
   if (onZoomComplete) {
     debounce(() => call(onZoomComplete, [{chart}]), 250);
diff --git a/src/index.esm.js b/src/index.esm.js
index e6361d89..f75af00a 100644
--- a/src/index.esm.js
+++ b/src/index.esm.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import plugin from './plugin';
 
 export default plugin;
-export {doPan, doZoom, resetZoom} from './core';
+export {pan, zoom, zoomScale, resetZoom} from './core';
diff --git a/src/plugin.js b/src/plugin.js
index 5d59d4a0..371ed40a 100644
--- a/src/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugin.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Hammer from 'hammerjs';
 import {addListeners, computeDragRect, removeListeners} from './handlers';
 import {startHammer, stopHammer} from './hammer';
-import {doPan, doZoom, resetZoom} from './core';
+import {pan, zoom, resetZoom, zoomScale} from './core';
 import {panFunctions, zoomFunctions} from './scale.types';
 import {getState, removeState} from './state';
 import {version} from '../package.json';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default {
     }
   },
 
-  start: function(chart, args, options) {
+  start: function(chart, _args, options) {
     const state = getState(chart);
     state.options = options;
 
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ export default {
       startHammer(chart, options);
     }
 
-    chart.pan = (pan, panScales) => doPan(chart, pan, panScales);
-    chart.zoom = (zoom, useTransition) => doZoom(chart, zoom, useTransition);
+    chart.pan = (delta, panScales, transition) => pan(chart, delta, panScales, transition);
+    chart.zoom = (args, transition) => zoom(chart, args, transition);
+    chart.zoomScale = (id, range, transition) => zoomScale(chart, id, range, transition);
     chart.resetZoom = () => resetZoom(chart);
   },
 
diff --git a/src/scale.types.js b/src/scale.types.js
index b3a48c5e..64ce141d 100644
--- a/src/scale.types.js
+++ b/src/scale.types.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function zoomDelta(scale, zoom, center) {
   };
 }
 
-function updateRange(scale, {min, max}, limits, zoom = false) {
+export function updateRange(scale, {min, max}, limits, zoom = false) {
   const {axis, options: scaleOpts} = scale;
   const {min: minLimit = -Infinity, max: maxLimit = Infinity, minRange = 0} = limits && limits[axis] || {};
   const cmin = Math.max(min, minLimit);
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index bbdc0606..d12549b9 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
-import { Plugin, ChartType, Chart, Scale } from 'chart.js';
+import { Plugin, ChartType, Chart, Scale, UpdateMode } from 'chart.js';
 import { DistributiveArray } from 'chart.js/types/utils';
 import { ZoomPluginOptions } from './options';
 
 type Point = { x: number, y: number };
 type ZoomAmount = number | Partial<Point> & { focalPoint?: Point };
 type PanAmount = number | Partial<Point>;
+type ScaleRange = { min: number, max: number };
+
 declare module 'chart.js' {
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 	interface PluginOptionsByType<TType extends ChartType> {
     zoom: ZoomPluginOptions;
   }
+
+  enum UpdateModeEnum {
+    zoom = 'zoom'
+  }
+
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   interface Chart<TType extends keyof ChartTypeRegistry = keyof ChartTypeRegistry, TData = DistributiveArray<ChartTypeRegistry[TType]['defaultDataPoint']>, TLabel = unknown> {
-    pan(pan: PanAmount, scales?: Scale[]): void;
-    zoom(zoom: ZoomAmount, useTransition?: boolean): void;
-    resetZoom(): void;
+    pan(pan: PanAmount, scales?: Scale[], mode?: UpdateMode): void;
+    zoom(zoom: ZoomAmount, useTransition?: boolean, mode?: UpdateMode): void;
+    zoomScale(id: string, range: ScaleRange, mode?: UpdateMode): void;
+    resetZoom(mode?: UpdateMode): void;
   }
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +30,7 @@ declare const Zoom: Plugin;
 
 export default Zoom;
 
-export function doPan(chart: Chart, pan: PanAmount, scales?: Scale[]): void;
-export function doZoom(chart: Chart, zoom: ZoomAmount, useTransition?: boolean): void;
-export function resetZoom(chart: Chart): void;
+export function pan(chart: Chart, amount: PanAmount, scales?: Scale[], mode?: UpdateMode): void;
+export function zoom(chart: Chart, amount: ZoomAmount, mode?: UpdateMode): void;
+export function zoomScale(chart: Chart, scaleId: string, range: ScaleRange, mode?: UpdateMode): void;
+export function resetZoom(chart: Chart, mode?: UpdateMode): void;
diff --git a/types/tests/exports.ts b/types/tests/exports.ts
index 91841347..e0a05e48 100644
--- a/types/tests/exports.ts
+++ b/types/tests/exports.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chart } from 'chart.js';
-import Zoom, { doPan, doZoom, resetZoom } from '../index';
+import Zoom, {pan, zoom, resetZoom } from '../index';
 
 Chart.register(Zoom);
 Chart.unregister(Zoom);
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ chart.zoom({ x: 1, y: 1.1, focalPoint: { x: 10, y: 10 } }, true);
 chart.pan(10);
 chart.pan({ x: 10, y: 20 }, [chart.scales.x]);
 
-doPan(chart, -42);
-doZoom(chart, { x: 1, y: 1.1, focalPoint: { x: 10, y: 10 } }, true);
-resetZoom(chart);
+pan(chart, -42, undefined, 'zoom');
+zoom(chart, { x: 1, y: 1.1, focalPoint: { x: 10, y: 10 } }, 'zoom');
+resetZoom(chart, 'none');