diff --git a/nc_time_axis/__init__.py b/nc_time_axis/__init__.py
index a5276ad..f3ef15f 100644
--- a/nc_time_axis/__init__.py
+++ b/nc_time_axis/__init__.py
@@ -453,6 +453,11 @@ def has_year_zero(year):
             ticks = [t for t in ticks if t.year != 0]
         return cftime.date2num(ticks, self.date_unit, calendar=self.calendar)
 
+    def set_params(self, **kwargs):
+        self._max_n_locator_days.set_params(**kwargs)
+        self._max_n_locator.set_params(**kwargs)
+        return
+
 
 class NetCDFTimeConverter(mdates.DateConverter):
     """
diff --git a/nc_time_axis/tests/integration/test_plot.py b/nc_time_axis/tests/integration/test_plot.py
index 7698e91..911f9b1 100644
--- a/nc_time_axis/tests/integration/test_plot.py
+++ b/nc_time_axis/tests/integration/test_plot.py
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ def test_fill_between(self):
 
         plt.fill_between(cdt, temperatures, 0)
 
+    def test_locator_params(self):
+        times = cftime.num2date(
+            np.arange(30), nc_time_axis._TIME_UNITS, calendar="360_day"
+        )
+        plt.plot(times, np.arange(30))
+        plt.locator_params(axis="x", min_n_ticks=15)
+        plt.draw()
+        ticks = plt.xticks()[0]
+        self.assertFalse(ticks.size < 15)
+
 
 def setup_function(function):
     plt.close()
diff --git a/nc_time_axis/tests/unit/test_NetCDFTimeDateLocator.py b/nc_time_axis/tests/unit/test_NetCDFTimeDateLocator.py
index b29b7de..af632fc 100644
--- a/nc_time_axis/tests/unit/test_NetCDFTimeDateLocator.py
+++ b/nc_time_axis/tests/unit/test_NetCDFTimeDateLocator.py
@@ -185,5 +185,50 @@ def test_NetCDFTimeDateLocator_date_unit_warning():
         NetCDFTimeDateLocator(5, "360_day", "days since 2000-01-01")
 
 
+class Test_set_params(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        # list of maxs to trigger different resolutions
+        self.vmax_list = [0.0003, 0.02, 1, 30, 365, 5000]
+        self.params = {"nbins": 10, "min_n_ticks": 4}
+
+    def check(self, max_n_ticks, **kwargs):
+        # Create an instance of your class
+        locator = NetCDFTimeDateLocator(
+            max_n_ticks=max_n_ticks, calendar="gregorian"
+        )
+        # Call the set_params method
+        locator.set_params(**kwargs)
+        return locator
+
+    def test_set_params(self):
+        for key, value in self.params.items():
+            for vmax in self.vmax_list:
+                locator = self.check(3, **{key: value})
+                ticks = locator.tick_values(0, vmax)
+                # Assert that the expected values are set and returned
+                if key == "nbins":
+                    # not more than max + 1
+                    self.assertFalse(ticks.size > value + 1)
+                    # make sure number of ticks increased from initial
+                    self.assertTrue(ticks.size > 4)
+                elif key == "min_n_ticks":
+                    # not less than min
+                    self.assertFalse(ticks.size < value)
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "tests on parameters other than nbins and min_n_ticks are not"
+                        " yet implemented"
+                    )
+
+                # Add more assertions to test the behavior of the method
+                # For example, you can assert that the internal state of the locator is updated correctly
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    getattr(locator._max_n_locator_days, f"_{key}"), value
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    getattr(locator._max_n_locator, f"_{key}"), value
+                )
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()