diff --git a/core/src/components/datetime/datetime-util.ts b/core/src/components/datetime/datetime-util.ts
index 1e8af27295..cd05de082f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/datetime/datetime-util.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/datetime/datetime-util.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function dateValueRange(format: string, min: DatetimeData, max: DatetimeD
       throw new Error('min and max year is undefined');
     }
 
-    for (let i = max.year - 1; i >= min.year; i--) {
+    for (let i = max.year; i >= min.year; i--) {
       opts.push(i);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/index.html b/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/index.html
index d450faee1e..c82880a630 100644
--- a/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/index.html
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
 
     <ion-content id="content" class="outer-content test-content">
       <ion-list>
+        <ion-item>
+          <ion-label>Default</ion-label>
+          <ion-datetime></ion-datetime>
+        </ion-item>
+
+        <ion-item>
+          <ion-label>Max</ion-label>
+          <ion-datetime max="2018-07-29"></ion-datetime>
+        </ion-item>
+
         <ion-item>
           <ion-label>MMMM</ion-label>
           <ion-datetime display-format="MMMM" value="2012-12-15T13:47:20.789"></ion-datetime>