diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
index 4bd08ffe12..1cd8c1fa65 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ impl Command for Table {
                 let base_pipeline = val.to_base_value(span)?.into_pipeline_data();
                 self.run(engine_state, stack, call, base_pipeline)
             }
+            PipelineData::Value(x @ Value::Range { .. }, ..) => Ok(Value::String {
+                val: x.into_string("", &config),
+                span: call.head,
+            }
+            .into_pipeline_data()),
             x => Ok(x),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/range.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/range.rs
index c1b66456d2..91afd33a15 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/range.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/range.rs
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ impl Range {
         let to = if let Value::Nothing { .. } = to {
             if let Ok(Value::Bool { val: true, .. }) = next.lt(expr_span, &from) {
                 Value::Int {
-                    val: -100i64,
+                    val: i64::MIN,
                     span: expr_span,
                 }
             } else {
                 Value::Int {
-                    val: 100i64,
+                    val: i64::MAX,
                     span: expr_span,
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/tests/test_engine.rs b/src/tests/test_engine.rs
index 32d1838bc0..8a3c71ff8a 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_engine.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_engine.rs
@@ -272,3 +272,8 @@ fn shortcircuiting_and() -> TestResult {
 fn shortcircuiting_or() -> TestResult {
     run_test(r#"$true || (5 / 0; $false)"#, "true")
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn open_ended_range() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(r#"1.. | first 100000 | length"#, "100000")
+}