diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33570f6e..d0ae535d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Displays a complete, interactive calendar.
 |onClickYear|Function called when the user clicks a year.|n/a|`(value, event) => alert('Clicked year: ', value)`|
 |onDrillDown|Function called when the user drills down by clicking a tile.|n/a|`({ activeStartDate, view }) => alert('Drilled down to: ', activeStartDate, view)`|
 |onDrillUp|Function called when the user drills up by clicking drill up button.|n/a|`({ activeStartDate, view }) => alert('Drilled up to: ', activeStartDate, view)`|
+|overrideDrillUp|Determines whether the calendar cycles between the minimum detail view and maximum view when clicking the drill up button|`false`|`true`
 |prevAriaLabel|`aria-label` attribute of the "previous" button on the navigation pane.|n/a|`"Previous"`|
 |prevLabel|Content of the "previous" button on the navigation pane. Setting the value explicitly to null will hide the icon.|`"‹"`|<ul><li>String: `"‹"`</li><li>React element: `<PreviousIcon />`</li></ul>|
 |prev2AriaLabel|`aria-label` attribute of the "previous on higher level" button on the navigation pane.|n/a|`"Jump backwards"`|
diff --git a/src/Calendar.jsx b/src/Calendar.jsx
index 76098958..fdbe4f94 100644
--- a/src/Calendar.jsx
+++ b/src/Calendar.jsx
@@ -354,18 +354,25 @@ export default class Calendar extends Component {
   }
 
   drillUp = () => {
-    if (!this.drillUpAvailable) {
+    const { activeStartDate, view, views } = this;
+    const {
+      onDrillUp,
+      maxDetail,
+      overrideDrillUp,
+      minDate,
+    } = this.props;
+    if (!this.drillUpAvailable && !overrideDrillUp) {
       return;
     }
-
-    const { activeStartDate, view, views } = this;
-    const { onDrillUp } = this.props;
-
-    const nextView = views[views.indexOf(view) - 1];
+    let nextView = -1;
+    if (!this.drillUpAvailable && overrideDrillUp) {
+      nextView = views[views.indexOf(maxDetail)];
+    } else {
+      nextView = views[views.indexOf(view) - 1];
+    }
     const nextActiveStartDate = getBegin(nextView, activeStartDate);
-
     this.setStateAndCallCallbacks({
-      activeStartDate: nextActiveStartDate,
+      activeStartDate: nextActiveStartDate < minDate ? minDate : nextActiveStartDate,
       view: nextView,
     }, undefined, onDrillUp);
   }
@@ -572,6 +579,7 @@ export default class Calendar extends Component {
       next2Label,
       nextAriaLabel,
       nextLabel,
+      overrideDrillUp,
       prev2AriaLabel,
       prev2Label,
       prevAriaLabel,
@@ -594,6 +602,7 @@ export default class Calendar extends Component {
         next2Label={next2Label}
         nextAriaLabel={nextAriaLabel}
         nextLabel={nextLabel}
+        overrideDrillUp={overrideDrillUp}
         prev2AriaLabel={prev2AriaLabel}
         prev2Label={prev2Label}
         prevAriaLabel={prevAriaLabel}
@@ -645,6 +654,7 @@ Calendar.defaultProps = {
   maxDetail: 'month',
   minDate: defaultMinDate,
   minDetail: 'century',
+  overrideDrillUp: false,
   returnValue: 'start',
   showNavigation: true,
   showNeighboringMonth: true,
@@ -691,6 +701,7 @@ Calendar.propTypes = {
   onDrillDown: PropTypes.func,
   onDrillUp: PropTypes.func,
   onViewChange: PropTypes.func,
+  overrideDrillUp: PropTypes.bool,
   prev2AriaLabel: PropTypes.string,
   prev2Label: PropTypes.node,
   prevAriaLabel: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/src/Calendar.spec.jsx b/src/Calendar.spec.jsx
index d55d294d..8344dc58 100644
--- a/src/Calendar.spec.jsx
+++ b/src/Calendar.spec.jsx
@@ -459,6 +459,17 @@ describe('Calendar', () => {
 
       expect(onDrillUp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+    it('drill up cycles correctly to maximum detail view when already at minimum detail view', () => {
+      const component = shallow(
+        <Calendar
+          overrideDrillUp
+        />,
+      );
+      component.setState({ view: 'century' });
+      component.instance().drillUp();
+
+      expect(component.instance().view).toBe('month');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('handles drill down properly', () => {
diff --git a/src/Calendar/Navigation.jsx b/src/Calendar/Navigation.jsx
index 26369f07..070db08b 100644
--- a/src/Calendar/Navigation.jsx
+++ b/src/Calendar/Navigation.jsx
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ export default function Navigation({
   showDoubleView,
   view,
   views,
+  overrideDrillUp,
 }) {
-  const drillUpAvailable = views.indexOf(view) > 0;
+  const drillUpAvailable = views.indexOf(view) > 0 || overrideDrillUp;
   const shouldShowPrevNext2Buttons = view !== 'century';
 
   const previousActiveStartDate = getBeginPrevious(view, activeStartDate);
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ export default function Navigation({
   })();
 
   const nextButtonDisabled = maxDate && maxDate <= nextActiveStartDate;
-
   const next2ButtonDisabled = (
     shouldShowPrevNext2Buttons
     && maxDate
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ Navigation.propTypes = {
   next2Label: PropTypes.node,
   nextAriaLabel: PropTypes.string,
   nextLabel: PropTypes.node,
+  overrideDrillUp: PropTypes.bool,
   prev2AriaLabel: PropTypes.string,
   prev2Label: PropTypes.node,
   prevAriaLabel: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/src/Calendar/Navigation.spec.jsx b/src/Calendar/Navigation.spec.jsx
index d570f38a..217d2579 100644
--- a/src/Calendar/Navigation.spec.jsx
+++ b/src/Calendar/Navigation.spec.jsx
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ describe('Navigation', () => {
 
     expect(centurySetActiveStartDateFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new Date(2101, 0, 1));
   });
-
   it('correctly marks drillUp button as disabled when already on top allowed view', () => {
     const component = shallow(
       <Navigation
@@ -373,7 +372,6 @@ describe('Navigation', () => {
 
     expect(button.prop('disabled')).toBeTruthy();
   });
-
   it('disallows navigating before minDate', () => {
     const component = shallow(
       <Navigation
diff --git a/src/TileGroup.jsx b/src/TileGroup.jsx
index ee60004e..824e2077 100644
--- a/src/TileGroup.jsx
+++ b/src/TileGroup.jsx
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ TileGroup.propTypes = {
   ...tileGroupProps,
   activeStartDate: PropTypes.instanceOf(Date),
   count: PropTypes.number,
-  dateType: PropTypes.string,
   dateTransform: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  dateType: PropTypes.string,
   offset: PropTypes.number,
   step: PropTypes.number,
   tile: PropTypes.func.isRequired,