diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js b/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
index 099848120ac..134a52fe619 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/axes.js
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ var autorange = require('./autorange');
 axes.getAutoRange = autorange.getAutoRange;
 axes.findExtremes = autorange.findExtremes;
 
+var gridsync = require('./gridsync');
+axes.gridsync = gridsync.gridsync;
+
 var epsilon = 0.0001;
 function expandRange(range) {
     var delta = (range[1] - range[0]) * epsilon;
diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/gridsync.js b/src/plots/cartesian/gridsync.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4f3baaa4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/gridsync.js
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+  gridsync: gridsync
+};
+
+/**
+ * Synchronize muli-axis gridlines
+ *
+ * @param {array} y1_values:
+ *      array of values for y1-axis
+ * @param {array} y2_values:
+ *      array of values for y2-axis 
+ * @param {integer} gridlines:
+ *      amount of gridlines we want to span our grid
+ * @return {array of objects}
+ * 
+ */
+function gridsync(y1_values, y2_values, gridlines) {
+  var y1 = {}
+  var y2 = {}
+
+  // add .min, .max, .range to obj
+  _getMinMaxRange(y1, y1_values);
+  _getMinMaxRange(y2, y2_values);
+
+  // add .dtick, .dtick_ratio to obj
+  _calcDtick(y1, gridlines);
+  _calcDtick(y2, gridlines);
+
+  var global_dtick_ratio = Math.max(y1.dtick_ratio, y2.dtick_ratio);
+
+  // add .range_min to obj
+  _calcRangeMin(y1, y2, global_dtick_ratio);
+  // add .range_max to obj
+  _calcRangeMax(y1, y2, global_dtick_ratio);
+
+  return [y1, y2];
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Add minimum value, maximum value, and range of the values to the y-axis object.
+ * 
+ * @param {obj} y:
+ *      object representing provided y-axis
+ * @param {array} y_values:
+ *      array of values for provided y-axis
+ * @return {object}
+ * 
+ */
+function _getMinMaxRange(y, y_values) {
+  y.min = Math.min(...y_values)
+  y.max = Math.max(...y_values)
+
+  if (y.min < 0) {
+      y.range = y.max - y.min
+  } else {
+      y.range = y.max
+  }
+
+  return y;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Add dtick and dtick ratio to the y-axis object.
+ *
+ * @param {object} y:
+ *      object representing provided y-axis
+ * @param {integer} gridlines:
+ *      amount of gridlines we want to span our grid
+ * @return {object}
+ */
+function _calcDtick(y, gridlines) {
+  var range = y.range * 1000;  // mult by 1000 to account for ranges < 1
+  var len = Math.floor(range).toString().length;
+
+  var pow10_divisor = Math.pow(10, len - 1);
+  var firstdigit = Math.floor(range / pow10_divisor);
+  var max_base = pow10_divisor * firstdigit / 1000;  // div by 1000 to account for ranges < 1
+
+  y.dtick = max_base / gridlines;
+
+  y.dtick_ratio = y.range / dtick;
+
+  return y;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Adjust all y-axes so that their range minimums are proportional to the global minimum ratio.
+ * Add range_min to the y-axis objects.
+ *
+ * @param {object} y1:
+ *      object representing the y1-axis
+ * @param {object} y2:
+ *      object representing the y2-axis
+ * @param {number} global_dtick_ratio:
+ *      the largest dtick ratio of all y-axes. used to scale all other axes
+ * @return {array of objects}
+ */
+function _calcRangeMin(y1, y2, global_dtick_ratio) {
+  var negative_ratios = {};
+  var negative = false;  // Are there any negative values present
+  
+  if (y1.min < 0) {
+    negative = true;
+    negative_ratios.y1 = Math.abs(y1.min / y1.range) * global_dtick_ratio;
+  } else {
+    negative_ratios.y1 = 0;
+  }
+  
+  if (y2.min < 0) {
+    negative = true;
+    negative_ratios.y2 = Math.abs(y2.min / y2.range) * global_dtick_ratio;
+  } else {
+    negative_ratios.y2 = 0;
+  }
+  
+  // Increase the ratio by 0.1 so that your range minimums are extended just
+  // far enough to not cut off any part of your lowest value
+  var global_negative_ratio = Math.max(negative_ratios.y1, negative_ratios.y2) + 0.1;
+  
+  // If any negative value is present, you must proportionally extend the
+  // range minimum of all axes
+  if (negative) {
+    y1.range_min = (global_negative_ratio) * y1.dtick * -1;
+    y2.range_min = (global_negative_ratio) * y2.dtick * -1;
+  } else {  // If no negatives, baseline is set to zero
+    y1.range_min = 0;
+    y2.range_min = 0;
+  }
+  
+  return [y1, y2];
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Adjust all y-axes so that their range maximums are proportional to the global maximum ratio.
+ * Add range_max to the y-axis objects.
+ * 
+ * @param {object} y1:
+ *      object representing the y1-axis
+ * @param {object} y2:
+ *      object representing the y2-axis
+ * @param {number} global_dtick_ratio:
+ *      the largest dtick ratio of all y-axes. used to scale all other axes
+ * @return {array of objects}
+ *      
+ */
+function _calcRangeMax(y1, y2, global_dtick_ratio) {
+  var positive_ratios = {}
+  positive_ratios.y1 = Math.abs(y1.max / y1.range) * global_dtick_ratio;
+  positive_ratios.y2 = Math.abs(y2.max / y2.range) * global_dtick_ratio;
+
+  // Increase the ratio by 0.1 so that your range maximums are extended just
+  // far enough to not cut off any part of your highest value
+  var global_positive_ratio = Math.max(positive_ratios.y1, positive_ratios.y2) + 0.1;
+
+  y1.range_max = (global_positive_ratio) * y1.dtick;
+  y2.range_max = (global_positive_ratio) * y2.dtick;
+
+  return [y1, y2];
+}
diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/layout_attributes.js b/src/plots/cartesian/layout_attributes.js
index d62b424256a..4e025fd426c 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/layout_attributes.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/layout_attributes.js
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ module.exports = {
             'If `range` is provided, then `autorange` is set to *false*.'
         ].join(' ')
     },
+    gridsync: {
+        valType: 'boolean',
+        dflt: false,
+        role: 'info',
+        editType: 'plot',
+        description: [
+            'If set to true, your overlayed yaxis gridlines will synchronize with those of the primary yaxis.',
+            'Dtick values will automatically be adjusted to scale your overlayed yaxis accordingly.'
+        ].join(' ')
+    },
     rangemode: {
         valType: 'enumerated',
         values: ['normal', 'tozero', 'nonnegative'],
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/gridsync_negative.json b/test/image/mocks/gridsync_negative.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c63ba41b84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/image/mocks/gridsync_negative.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "name": "Apples",
+      "type": "bar",
+      "x": ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May"],
+      "y": [232, 2506, 470, 1864, -190]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Oranges",
+      "type": "line",
+      "x": ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May"],
+      "y": [-241.21, 365.24, 265.21, 204.34, 1129],
+      "yaxis": "y2"
+    }
+  ],
+  "layout": {
+    "margin": {
+      "t": 40, "r": 70, "b": 40, "l": 70
+    },
+    "legend": {
+      "orientation": "h",
+      "x": 0.6,
+      "y": 1.1
+    },
+    "yaxis": {
+      "title": "Apples",
+      "side": "left",
+      "range": [0, 2206]
+    },
+    "yaxis2": {
+      "title": "Oranges",
+      "side": "right",
+      "range": [0, 365.24],
+      "overlaying": "y"
+    },
+    "grid": {
+      "yaxis": {
+        
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "config": {
+    "displaylogo": false,
+    "displayModeBar": false
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/test/image/mocks/gridsync_positive.json b/test/image/mocks/gridsync_positive.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25cfde02e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/image/mocks/gridsync_positive.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "name": "Apples",
+      "type": "bar",
+      "x": ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May"],
+      "y": [232, 2206, 37, 1629, 190]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Oranges",
+      "type": "line",
+      "x": ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May"],
+      "y": [141.21, 365.24, 265.21, 204.34, 129],
+      "yaxis": "y2"
+    }
+  ],
+  "layout": {
+    "margin": {
+      "t": 40, "r": 70, "b": 40, "l": 70
+    },
+    "legend": {
+      "orientation": "h",
+      "x": 0.6,
+      "y": 1.1
+    },
+    "yaxis": {
+      "title": "Apples",
+      "side": "left",
+      "range": [0, 2206]
+    },
+    "yaxis2": {
+      "title": "Oranges",
+      "side": "right",
+      "range": [0, 365.24],
+      "overlaying": "y"
+    }
+  },
+  "config": {
+    "displaylogo": false,
+    "displayModeBar": false
+  }
+}
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