diff --git a/mpl_interactions/controller.py b/mpl_interactions/controller.py
index 8cd299a..f062bec 100644
--- a/mpl_interactions/controller.py
+++ b/mpl_interactions/controller.py
@@ -532,11 +532,7 @@ def prep_scalars(kwarg_dict, **kwargs):
             kwargs[name] = _gen_f(arg.keys[0])
             extra_ctrls.append(arg)
 
-    if len(added_kwargs) == 0:
-        # shortcircuit options
-        def param_excluder(params, except_=None):
-            return params
-
-    else:
-        param_excluder = _gen_param_excluder(added_kwargs)
+    # always exclude all these - this will always be matplotlib
+    # arugments and so should never be passed to user supplied functions.
+    param_excluder = _gen_param_excluder(list(kwargs.keys()))
     return kwargs, extra_ctrls, param_excluder
diff --git a/mpl_interactions/pyplot.py b/mpl_interactions/pyplot.py
index 9fde3bf..4576af2 100644
--- a/mpl_interactions/pyplot.py
+++ b/mpl_interactions/pyplot.py
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ def interactive_scatter(
     c=None,
     vmin=None,
     vmax=None,
+    vmin_vmax=None,
     alpha=None,
     marker=None,
     edgecolors=None,
@@ -452,6 +453,9 @@ def interactive_scatter(
         or any slider shorthand to control with a slider, or an indexed controls
         object to use an existing slider, or an arbitrary function of the other
         parameters.
+    vmin_vmax : tuple of float
+        Used to generate a range slider for vmin and vmax. Should be given in range slider
+        notation: `("r", 0, 1)`.
     alpha : float or Callable, optional
         Affects all scatter points. This will compound with any alpha introduced by
         the ``c`` argument
@@ -516,21 +520,38 @@ def interactive_scatter(
     facecolors = kwargs.pop("facecolor", facecolors)
     edgecolors = kwargs.pop("edgecolor", edgecolors)
 
-    kwargs, collection_kwargs = kwarg_popper(kwargs, collection_kwargs_list)
-
     ipympl = notebook_backend() or force_ipywidgets
     fig, ax = gogogo_figure(ipympl, ax)
     slider_formats = create_slider_format_dict(slider_formats)
 
-    extra_ctrls = []
-    funcs, extra_ctrls, param_excluder = prep_scalars(kwargs, s=s, alpha=alpha, marker=marker)
+    kwargs, collection_kwargs = kwarg_popper(kwargs, collection_kwargs_list)
+    funcs, extra_ctrls, param_excluder = prep_scalars(
+        kwargs, s=s, alpha=alpha, marker=marker, vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax
+    )
     s = funcs["s"]
+    vmin = funcs["vmin"]
+    vmax = funcs["vmax"]
     alpha = funcs["alpha"]
     marker = funcs["marker"]
 
+    if vmin_vmax is not None:
+        if isinstance(vmin_vmax, tuple) and not isinstance(vmin_vmax[0], str):
+            vmin_vmax = ("r", *vmin_vmax)
+        kwargs["vmin_vmax"] = vmin_vmax
+
     controls, params = gogogo_controls(
         kwargs, controls, display_controls, slider_formats, play_buttons, extra_ctrls
     )
+    if vmin_vmax is not None:
+        params.pop("vmin_vmax")
+        params["vmin"] = controls.params["vmin"]
+        params["vmax"] = controls.params["vmax"]
+
+        def vmin(**kwargs):
+            return kwargs["vmin"]
+
+        def vmax(**kwargs):
+            return kwargs["vmax"]
 
     def update(params, indices, cache):
         if parametric:
@@ -545,7 +566,7 @@ def update(params, indices, cache):
         s_ = check_callable_xy(s, x_, y_, param_excluder(params, "s"), cache)
         ec_ = check_callable_xy(edgecolors, x_, y_, param_excluder(params), cache)
         fc_ = check_callable_xy(facecolors, x_, y_, param_excluder(params), cache)
-        a_ = check_callable_alpha(alpha, param_excluder(params, "alpha"), cache)
+        a_ = (callable_else_value_no_cast(alpha, param_excluder(params, "alpha"), cache),)
         marker_ = callable_else_value_no_cast(marker, param_excluder(params), cache)
 
         if marker_ is not None:
@@ -576,6 +597,10 @@ def update(params, indices, cache):
             scatter.set_sizes(s_)
         if a_ is not None:
             scatter.set_alpha(a_)
+        if isinstance(vmin, Callable):
+            scatter.norm.vmin = callable_else_value(vmin, param_excluder(params, "vmin"), cache)
+        if isinstance(vmax, Callable):
+            scatter.norm.vmax = callable_else_value(vmax, param_excluder(params, "vmax"), cache)
 
         update_datalim_from_bbox(
             ax, scatter.get_datalim(ax.transData), stretch_x=stretch_x, stretch_y=stretch_y
@@ -592,14 +617,6 @@ def check_callable_xy(arg, x, y, params, cache):
         else:
             return arg
 
-    def check_callable_alpha(alpha_, params, cache):
-        if isinstance(alpha_, Callable):
-            if alpha_ not in cache:
-                cache[alpha_] = alpha_(**param_excluder(params, "alpha"))
-            return cache[alpha_]
-        else:
-            return alpha_
-
     p = param_excluder(params)
     if parametric:
         out = callable_else_value_no_cast(x, p)
@@ -612,17 +629,16 @@ def check_callable_alpha(alpha_, params, cache):
     s_ = check_callable_xy(s, x_, y_, param_excluder(params, "s"), {})
     ec_ = check_callable_xy(edgecolors, x_, y_, p, {})
     fc_ = check_callable_xy(facecolors, x_, y_, p, {})
-    a_ = check_callable_alpha(alpha, params, {})
     marker_ = callable_else_value_no_cast(marker, p, {})
     scatter = ax.scatter(
         x_,
         y_,
         c=c_,
         s=s_,
-        vmin=vmin,
-        vmax=vmax,
+        alpha=callable_else_value_no_cast(alpha, param_excluder(params, "alpha")),
+        vmin=callable_else_value_no_cast(vmin, param_excluder(params, "vmin")),
+        vmax=callable_else_value_no_cast(vmax, param_excluder(params, "vmax")),
         marker=marker_,
-        alpha=a_,
         edgecolors=ec_,
         facecolors=fc_,
         label=label,