diff --git a/mne/viz/_3d.py b/mne/viz/_3d.py
index 96dc264aaef..2fd44c51a91 100644
--- a/mne/viz/_3d.py
+++ b/mne/viz/_3d.py
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ def _plot_mpl_stc(stc, subject=None, surface='inflated', hemi='lh',
     return fig
 
 
-def link_brains(brains, time=True, camera=False):
+def link_brains(brains, time=True, camera=False, colorbar=True):
     """Plot multiple SourceEstimate objects with PyVista.
 
     Parameters
@@ -1532,6 +1532,8 @@ def link_brains(brains, time=True, camera=False):
         If True, link the time controllers. Defaults to True.
     camera : bool
         If True, link the camera controls. Defaults to False.
+    colorbar : bool
+        If True, link the colorbar controllers. Defaults to True.
     """
     from .backends.renderer import _get_3d_backend
     if _get_3d_backend() != 'pyvista':
@@ -1551,7 +1553,7 @@ def link_brains(brains, time=True, camera=False):
             raise TypeError("Expected type is Brain but"
                             " {} was given.".format(type(brain)))
     # link brains properties
-    _LinkViewer(brains, time, camera)
+    _LinkViewer(brains, time, camera, colorbar)
 
 
 def _triage_stc(stc, src, surface, backend_name, kind='scalar'):
diff --git a/mne/viz/_brain/_timeviewer.py b/mne/viz/_brain/_timeviewer.py
index 32b5ab049a6..72a190fb0bc 100644
--- a/mne/viz/_brain/_timeviewer.py
+++ b/mne/viz/_brain/_timeviewer.py
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ def configure_sliders(self):
             brain=self.brain,
             name="fmin"
         )
-        fmin_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
+        self.fmin_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
             self.fmin_call,
             value=self.brain._data["fmin"],
             rng=rng, title="clim",
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def configure_sliders(self):
             brain=self.brain,
             name="fmid",
         )
-        fmid_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
+        self.fmid_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
             self.fmid_call,
             value=self.brain._data["fmid"],
             rng=rng, title="",
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ def configure_sliders(self):
             brain=self.brain,
             name="fmax",
         )
-        fmax_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
+        self.fmax_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
             self.fmax_call,
             value=self.brain._data["fmax"],
             rng=rng, title="",
@@ -816,20 +816,21 @@ def configure_sliders(self):
             plotter=self.plotter,
             brain=self.brain,
         )
-        fscale_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
+        self.fscale_slider = self.plotter.add_slider_widget(
             self.fscale_call,
             value=1.0,
             rng=self.default_scaling_range, title="fscale",
             pointa=(0.82, 0.10),
             pointb=(0.98, 0.10)
         )
-        self.fscale_call.fscale_slider_rep = fscale_slider.GetRepresentation()
+        self.fscale_call.fscale_slider_rep = \
+            self.fscale_slider.GetRepresentation()
 
         # register colorbar slider representations
         self.reps = {
-            "fmin": fmin_slider.GetRepresentation(),
-            "fmid": fmid_slider.GetRepresentation(),
-            "fmax": fmax_slider.GetRepresentation(),
+            "fmin": self.fmin_slider.GetRepresentation(),
+            "fmid": self.fmid_slider.GetRepresentation(),
+            "fmax": self.fmax_slider.GetRepresentation(),
         }
         self.fmin_call.reps = self.reps
         self.fmid_call.reps = self.reps
@@ -838,10 +839,10 @@ def configure_sliders(self):
 
         # set the slider style
         self.set_slider_style(smoothing_slider)
-        self.set_slider_style(fmin_slider)
-        self.set_slider_style(fmid_slider)
-        self.set_slider_style(fmax_slider)
-        self.set_slider_style(fscale_slider)
+        self.set_slider_style(self.fmin_slider)
+        self.set_slider_style(self.fmid_slider)
+        self.set_slider_style(self.fmax_slider)
+        self.set_slider_style(self.fscale_slider)
         if time_slider is not None:
             self.set_slider_style(playback_speed_slider)
             self.set_slider_style(time_slider)
@@ -1301,6 +1302,9 @@ def clean(self):
         self.clear_points()
         self.actions.clear()
         self.reps = None
+        self.fmin_slider = None
+        self.fmid_slider = None
+        self.fmax_slider = None
         self._time_slider = None
         self._playback_speed_slider = None
         if self.orientation_call is not None:
@@ -1351,7 +1355,7 @@ def clean(self):
 class _LinkViewer(object):
     """Class to link multiple _TimeViewer objects."""
 
-    def __init__(self, brains, time=True, camera=False):
+    def __init__(self, brains, time=True, camera=False, colorbar=True):
         self.brains = brains
         self.time_viewers = [brain.time_viewer for brain in brains]
 
@@ -1394,6 +1398,27 @@ def _func(*args, **kwargs):
                 if time_viewer.show_traces:
                     time_viewer.mpl_canvas.time_func = _func
 
+        if colorbar:
+            for slider_name in ('min', 'mid', 'max'):
+                func = getattr(self, "set_f" + slider_name)
+                self.link_sliders(
+                    name="f" + slider_name + "_slider",
+                    callback=func,
+                    event_type="always"
+                )
+
+    def set_fmin(self, value):
+        for time_viewer in self.time_viewers:
+            time_viewer.fmin_call(value)
+
+    def set_fmid(self, value):
+        for time_viewer in self.time_viewers:
+            time_viewer.fmid_call(value)
+
+    def set_fmax(self, value):
+        for time_viewer in self.time_viewers:
+            time_viewer.fmax_call(value)
+
     def set_time_point(self, value):
         for time_viewer in self.time_viewers:
             time_viewer.time_call(value, update_widget=True)