diff --git a/openmc/mesh.py b/openmc/mesh.py
index 30ad738a20b..5313ebb398b 100644
--- a/openmc/mesh.py
+++ b/openmc/mesh.py
@@ -1225,6 +1225,15 @@ class CylindricalMesh(StructuredMesh):
     indices : Iterable of tuple
         An iterable of mesh indices for each mesh element, e.g. [(1, 1, 1),
         (2, 1, 1), ...]
+    lower_left : Iterable of float
+        The lower-left corner of the structured mesh. If only two coordinate
+        are given, it is assumed that the mesh is an x-y mesh.
+    upper_right : Iterable of float
+        The upper-right corner of the structured mesh. If only two coordinate
+        are given, it is assumed that the mesh is an x-y mesh.
+    bounding_box: openmc.OpenMC
+        Axis-aligned cartesian bounding box of cell defined by upper-right and lower-
+        left coordinates
 
     """
 
@@ -1305,6 +1314,27 @@ def indices(self):
                 for p in range(1, np + 1)
                 for r in range(1, nr + 1))
 
+
+    @property
+    def lower_left(self):
+        return np.array((
+            self.origin[0] - self.r_grid[-1],
+            self.origin[1] - self.r_grid[-1],
+            self.origin[2] - self.z_grid[-1]
+        ))
+
+    @property
+    def upper_right(self):
+        return np.array((
+            self.origin[0] + self.r_grid[-1],
+            self.origin[1] + self.r_grid[-1],
+            self.origin[2] + self.z_grid[-1]
+        ))
+
+    @property
+    def bounding_box(self):
+        return openmc.BoundingBox(self.lower_left, self.upper_right)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         fmt = '{0: <16}{1}{2}\n'
         string = super().__repr__()
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_mesh.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_mesh.py
index 60d14a27929..480104154d5 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_mesh.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_mesh.py
@@ -44,8 +44,32 @@ def test_regular_mesh_bounding_box():
     mesh.upper_right = [2, 3, 5]
     bb = mesh.bounding_box
     assert isinstance(bb, openmc.BoundingBox)
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.lower_left, np.array([-2, -3 ,-5]))
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.upper_right, np.array([2, 3, 5]))
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.lower_left, (-2, -3 ,-5))
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.upper_right, (2, 3, 5))
+
+
+def test_cylindrical_mesh_bounding_box():
+    # test with mesh at origin (0, 0, 0)
+    mesh = openmc.CylindricalMesh(
+        r_grid=[0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.],
+        z_grid=[0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 1.],
+        origin=(0, 0, 0)
+    )
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(mesh.upper_right, (1, 1, 1))
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(mesh.lower_left, (-1, -1, -1))
+    bb = mesh.bounding_box
+    assert isinstance(bb, openmc.BoundingBox)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.lower_left, (-1, -1, -1))
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.upper_right, (1, 1, 1))
+
+    # test with mesh at origin (3, 5, 7)
+    mesh.origin = (3, 5, 7)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(mesh.upper_right, (4, 6, 8))
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(mesh.lower_left, (2, 4, 6))
+    bb = mesh.bounding_box
+    assert isinstance(bb, openmc.BoundingBox)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.lower_left, (2, 4, 6))
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(bb.upper_right, (4, 6, 8))
 
 
 def test_spherical_mesh_bounding_box():
@@ -69,7 +93,6 @@ def test_spherical_mesh_bounding_box():
 
 
 def test_SphericalMesh_initiation():
-
     # test defaults
     mesh = openmc.SphericalMesh(r_grid=(0, 10))
     assert (mesh.origin == np.array([0, 0, 0])).all()
@@ -95,7 +118,6 @@ def test_SphericalMesh_initiation():
 
 
 def test_CylindricalMesh_initiation():
-
     # test defaults
     mesh = openmc.CylindricalMesh(r_grid=(0, 10), z_grid=(0, 10))
     assert (mesh.origin == np.array([0, 0, 0])).all()