diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 2528159664..8348707365 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -6128,7 +6128,7 @@ olx.source.XYZOptions.prototype.maxZoom;
 
 
 /**
- * Unsupported (TODO: remove this).
+ * Optional min zoom level. Default is `0`.
  * @type {number|undefined}
  * @api
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/source/stamensource.js b/src/ol/source/stamensource.js
index c82a170139..1137abad12 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/stamensource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/stamensource.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ol.source.StamenProviderConfig = {
     maxZoom: 20
   },
   'watercolor': {
-    minZoom: 3,
+    minZoom: 1,
     maxZoom: 16
   }
 };
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ ol.source.Stamen = function(options) {
     cacheSize: options.cacheSize,
     crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
     maxZoom: providerConfig.maxZoom,
-    // FIXME uncomment the following when tilegrid supports minZoom
-    //minZoom: providerConfig.minZoom,
+    minZoom: providerConfig.minZoom,
     opaque: layerConfig.opaque,
     reprojectionErrorThreshold: options.reprojectionErrorThreshold,
     tileLoadFunction: options.tileLoadFunction,
diff --git a/src/ol/source/xyzsource.js b/src/ol/source/xyzsource.js
index a9a2aa9aa1..166df55699 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/xyzsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/xyzsource.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ol.source.XYZ = function(options) {
       ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({
         extent: ol.tilegrid.extentFromProjection(projection),
         maxZoom: options.maxZoom,
+        minZoom: options.minZoom,
         tileSize: options.tileSize
       });
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/xyzsource.test.js b/test/spec/ol/source/xyzsource.test.js
index 337cb773cf..bb1c36a87a 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/source/xyzsource.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/source/xyzsource.test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ describe('ol.source.XYZ', function() {
       expect(tileSource.getTileGrid().getTileSize(0)).to.be(512);
     });
 
+    it('can be constructed with a custom min zoom', function() {
+      var tileSource = new ol.source.XYZ({
+        minZoom: 2
+      });
+      expect(tileSource.getTileGrid().getMinZoom()).to.be(2);
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('tileUrlFunction', function() {