diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f68873b7f..01beb9152 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export {
 
 // Modules: layoutUiRules
 
-export { getAvailableAxes } from './modules/layoutUiRules'
+export { getAvailableAxes, getDisallowedDims } from './modules/layoutUiRules'
 
 // Visualizations
 
diff --git a/src/modules/layoutUiRules/index.js b/src/modules/layoutUiRules/index.js
index 24c122c3b..17cd01d9a 100644
--- a/src/modules/layoutUiRules/index.js
+++ b/src/modules/layoutUiRules/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import { getAvailableAxesByRules } from './rulesHelper'
+import {
+    getAvailableAxesByRules,
+    getDisallowedDimsByRules,
+} from './rulesHelper'
 import { getRulesByVisType } from './rules'
 
 export const getAvailableAxes = visType =>
     getAvailableAxesByRules(getRulesByVisType(visType))
+
+export const getDisallowedDims = visType =>
+    getDisallowedDimsByRules(getRulesByVisType(visType))
diff --git a/src/modules/layoutUiRules/rulesHelper.js b/src/modules/layoutUiRules/rulesHelper.js
index 26f4dac10..0139dbb87 100644
--- a/src/modules/layoutUiRules/rulesHelper.js
+++ b/src/modules/layoutUiRules/rulesHelper.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export const getAvailableAxesByRules = rules => rules.availableAxes || []
 
+export const getDisallowedDimsByRules = rules => rules.disallowedDims || []
+
 // TODO: implement all rules