diff --git a/loopy/symbolic.py b/loopy/symbolic.py
index fd601341616d8716503f1d66b0955f635596111c..085f5176f4c427fa07dbc458a0410c0413369ac1 100644
--- a/loopy/symbolic.py
+++ b/loopy/symbolic.py
@@ -1601,6 +1601,16 @@ class FunctionToPrimitiveMapper(UncachedIdentityMapper):
             else:
                 raise TypeError("if takes three arguments")
 
+        elif name in ["minimum", "maximum"]:
+            if len(expr.parameters) == 2:
+                from pymbolic.primitives import Min, Max
+                return {
+                    "minimum": Min,
+                    "maximum": Max
+                }[name](tuple(self.rec(p) for p in expr.parameters))
+            else:
+                raise TypeError(f"{name} takes two arguments")
+
         else:
             # see if 'name' is an existing reduction op