diff --git a/python/ray/tune/tune.py b/python/ray/tune/tune.py
index d0c126227..e19457437 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/tune.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/tune.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def run(run_or_experiment,
         sync_to_driver=None,
         checkpoint_freq=0,
         checkpoint_at_end=False,
+        keep_checkpoints_num=None,
+        checkpoint_score_attr=None,
         global_checkpoint_period=10,
         export_formats=None,
         max_failures=3,
@@ -114,6 +116,13 @@ def run(run_or_experiment,
             checkpoints. A value of 0 (default) disables checkpointing.
         checkpoint_at_end (bool): Whether to checkpoint at the end of the
             experiment regardless of the checkpoint_freq. Default is False.
+        keep_checkpoints_num (int): Number of checkpoints to keep. A value of
+            `None` keeps all checkpoints. Defaults to `None`. If set, need
+            to provide `checkpoint_score_attr`.
+        checkpoint_score_attr (str): Specifies by which attribute to rank the
+            best checkpoint. Default is increasing order. If attribute starts
+            with `min-` it will rank attribute in decreasing order, i.e.
+            `min-validation_loss`.
         global_checkpoint_period (int): Seconds between global checkpointing.
             This does not affect `checkpoint_freq`, which specifies frequency
             for individual trials.
@@ -199,6 +208,8 @@ def run(run_or_experiment,
             loggers=loggers,
             checkpoint_freq=checkpoint_freq,
             checkpoint_at_end=checkpoint_at_end,
+            keep_checkpoints_num=keep_checkpoints_num,
+            checkpoint_score_attr=checkpoint_score_attr,
             export_formats=export_formats,
             max_failures=max_failures,
             restore=restore,