diff --git a/src/DimensionalData.jl b/src/DimensionalData.jl
index 1600a41f6..ba9f1b3e6 100644
--- a/src/DimensionalData.jl
+++ b/src/DimensionalData.jl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import Adapt,
        Extents,
        InvertedIndices,
        IteratorInterfaceExtensions,
+       MakieCore,
        RecipesBase,
        PrecompileTools,
        TableTraits,
diff --git a/src/plotrecipes.jl b/src/plotrecipes.jl
index 0795a1eef..1d1576448 100644
--- a/src/plotrecipes.jl
+++ b/src/plotrecipes.jl
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## Plots.jl recipes
+
 abstract type DimPlotMode end
 struct HeatMapLike <: DimPlotMode seriestype::Symbol end
 struct WireframeLike <: DimPlotMode seriestype::Symbol end
@@ -128,6 +130,61 @@ end
     throw(ArgumentError("$(x.seriestype) not implemented in $N dimensions"))
 end
 
+### Makie.jl recipes
+
+# First, define default plot types for DimArrays
+MakieCore.plottype(A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Missing,Number},1}) = MakieCore.Scatter
+MakieCore.plottype(A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Missing,Number},2}) = MakieCore.Heatmap
+# 3d A are a little more complicated - if dim3 is a singleton, then heatmap, otherwise volume
+function MakieCore.plottype(A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Missing,Number},3})
+    if size(A, 3) == 1
+        MakieCore.Heatmap
+    else
+        MakieCore.Volume
+    end
+end
+
+# then, define how they are to be converted to plottable data
+function MakieCore.convert_arguments(PB::MakieCore.PointBased, A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Number,Missing},1})
+    A = _prepare_makie(A)
+    return MakieCore.convert_arguments(PB, map(index, dims(A))..., parent(A))
+end
+# allow 3d A to be plotted as volumes
+function MakieCore.convert_arguments(
+    ::MakieCore.VolumeLike, A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Real,Missing},3}
+) 
+    A = _prepare_makie(A)
+    xs, ys, zs = lookup(A)
+    return (xs, ys, zs, parent(A))
+end
+# allow plotting 3d A with singleton third dimension (basically 2d A)
+function MakieCore.convert_arguments(
+    ::MakieCore.SurfaceLike, A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Missing,Number},2}
+)
+    A = _prepare_makie(A)
+    xs, ys = lookup(A)
+    return (xs, ys, parent(A))
+end
+function MakieCore.convert_arguments(
+    ::MakieCore.PointBased, A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Missing,Number},1}
+)
+    A = _prepare_makie(A)
+    xs = lookup(A, 1)
+    return parent(xs), parent(A)
+end
+function MakieCore.convert_arguments(
+    ::MakieCore.DiscreteSurface, A::AbstractDimArray{<:Union{Missing,Number},2}
+)
+    A = _prepare_makie(A)
+    xs, ys = map(_lookup_edges, lookup(A))
+    return (xs, ys, parent(A))
+end
+# fallbacks with descriptive error messages
+MakieCore.convert_arguments(t::MakieCore.ConversionTrait, r::AbstractDimArray) =
+    _makie_not_implemented_error(t, r)
+
+### Shared utils
+
 _fwdorderdims(x) = dims(dims(x), (TimeDim, XDim, IndependentDim, YDim, ZDim, DependentDim, DependentDim, Dimension, Dimension, Dimension))
 _revorderdims(x) = reverse(_fwdorderdims(reverse(dims(x))))
 
@@ -185,3 +242,33 @@ function refdims_title(lookup::LookupArray, refdim::Dimension; kw...)
     end
 end
 
+
+function _lookup_edges(l::LookupArray)
+    l = if l isa AbstractSampled 
+        set(l, Intervals())
+    else
+        set(l, Sampled(; sampling=Intervals()))
+    end
+    if l == 1
+        return [bounds(l)...]
+    else
+        ib = intervalbounds(l)
+        if order(l) isa ForwardOrdered
+            edges = first.(ib)
+            push!(edges, last(last(ib)))
+        else
+            edges = last.(ib)
+            push!(edges, first(last(ib)))
+        end
+        return edges
+    end
+end
+
+_prepare_makie(A) = _missing_or_float32.(A) |> _permute_fwd |> _reorder
+
+_missing_or_float32(num::Number) = Float32(num)
+_missing_or_float32(::Missing) = missing
+
+_reorder(A) = reorder(A, DD.ForwardOrdered)
+_permute_fwd(A) = permutedims(A, _fwdorderdims(A))
+_permute_rev(A) = permutedims(A, _revorderdims(A))