diff --git a/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.py b/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.py
index 9eff4583..fa1385cb 100644
--- a/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.py
+++ b/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.py
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ def __init__(self, viewer_state):
         self.glue_state = viewer_state
 
         link_glue_choices(self, viewer_state, 'x_att')
+
+    def axis_to_bins(self):
diff --git a/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.vue b/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.vue
index c30cb6d3..fc62551b 100644
--- a/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.vue
+++ b/glue_jupyter/common/state_widgets/viewer_histogram.vue
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@
                     </template>
                     <span>cumulative</span>
                 </v-tooltip>
+
+                <v-tooltip bottom>
+                     <template v-slot:activator="{ on }">
+                         <v-btn v-on="on" small value="axis_to_bins">
+                             <v-icon>trending_down</v-icon>
+                         </v-btn>
+                     </template>
+                     <span>resize_axis</span>
+                </v-tooltip bottom>
             </v-btn-toggle>
         </div>