diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 77993b7e55..32cb38aa89 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
             Mv,
             ParEach,
             Ps,
+            Range,
             Rm,
             Select,
             Size,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
index 595fe396cd..f322ca3092 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod last;
 mod length;
 mod lines;
 mod par_each;
+mod range;
 mod select;
 mod where_;
 mod wrap;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ pub use last::Last;
 pub use length::Length;
 pub use lines::Lines;
 pub use par_each::ParEach;
+pub use range::Range;
 pub use select::Select;
 pub use where_::Where;
 pub use wrap::Wrap;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/range.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/range.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0280f51822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/range.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Example, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape,
+    Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Range;
+
+impl Command for Range {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "range"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("range").optional(
+            "rows",
+            SyntaxShape::Range,
+            "range of rows to return: Eg) 4..7 (=> from 4 to 7)",
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Return only the selected rows."
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                example: "[0,1,2,3,4,5] | range 4..5",
+                description: "Get the last 2 items",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(4), Value::test_int(5)],
+                    span: Span::unknown(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                example: "[0,1,2,3,4,5] | range (-2)..",
+                description: "Get the last 2 items",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(4), Value::test_int(5)],
+                    span: Span::unknown(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                example: "[0,1,2,3,4,5] | range (-3)..-2",
+                description: "Get the next to last 2 items",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(3), Value::test_int(4)],
+                    span: Span::unknown(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let rows: nu_protocol::Range = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+        let rows_from = get_range_val(rows.from);
+        let rows_to = get_range_val(rows.to);
+
+        // only collect the input if we have any negative indices
+        if rows_from < 0 || rows_to < 0 {
+            let v: Vec<_> = input.into_iter().collect();
+            let vlen: i64 = v.len() as i64;
+
+            let from = if rows_from < 0 {
+                (vlen + rows_from) as usize
+            } else {
+                rows_from as usize
+            };
+
+            let to = if rows_to < 0 {
+                (vlen + rows_to) as usize
+            } else if rows_to > v.len() as i64 {
+                v.len()
+            } else {
+                rows_to as usize
+            };
+
+            if from > to {
+                Ok(PipelineData::Value(Value::Nothing { span: call.head }))
+            } else {
+                let iter = v.into_iter().skip(from).take(to - from + 1);
+                Ok(iter.into_pipeline_data(engine_state.ctrlc.clone()))
+            }
+        } else {
+            let from = rows_from as usize;
+            let to = rows_to as usize;
+
+            if from > to {
+                Ok(PipelineData::Value(Value::Nothing { span: call.head }))
+            } else {
+                let iter = input.into_iter().skip(from).take(to - from + 1);
+                Ok(iter.into_pipeline_data(engine_state.ctrlc.clone()))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_range_val(rows_val: Value) -> i64 {
+    match rows_val {
+        Value::Int { val: x, .. } => x,
+        _ => 0,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(Range {})
+    }
+}