diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
index 51edf4ab..bb6a22fd 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
@@ -2559,11 +2559,13 @@ class PHPExcel_Worksheet implements PHPExcel_IComparable
     /**
      * Get row iterator
      *
-     * @param integer $startRow The row number at which to start iterating
+     * @param   integer   $startRow   The row number at which to start iterating
+     * @param   integer   $endRow     The row number at which to stop iterating
+     *
      * @return PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator
      */
-	public function getRowIterator($startRow = 1) {
-        return new PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator($this,$startRow);
+	public function getRowIterator($startRow = 1, $endRow = null) {
+        return new PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator($this, $startRow, $endRow);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/RowIterator.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/RowIterator.php
index 642ec763..295ed60e 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/RowIterator.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/RowIterator.php
@@ -59,15 +59,25 @@ class PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator implements Iterator
 	private $_startRow = 1;
 
 
+	/**
+	 * End position
+	 *
+	 * @var int
+	 */
+	private $_endRow = 1;
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a new row iterator
 	 *
 	 * @param	PHPExcel_Worksheet	$subject	The worksheet to iterate over
 	 * @param	integer				$startRow	The row number at which to start iterating
+	 * @param	integer				$endRow	    Optionally, the row number at which to stop iterating
 	 */
-	public function __construct(PHPExcel_Worksheet $subject = null, $startRow = 1) {
+	public function __construct(PHPExcel_Worksheet $subject = null, $startRow = 1, $endRow = null) {
 		// Set subject
 		$this->_subject = $subject;
+		$this->resetEnd($endRow);
 		$this->resetStart($startRow);
 	}
 
@@ -86,6 +96,19 @@ class PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator implements Iterator
 	public function resetStart($startRow = 1) {
 		$this->_startRow = $startRow;
 		$this->seek($startRow);
+
+        return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * (Re)Set the end row
+	 *
+	 * @param integer	$endRow	The row number at which to stop iterating
+	 */
+	public function resetEnd($endRow = null) {
+		$this->_endRow = ($endRow) ? $endRow : $this->_subject->getHighestRow();
+
+        return $this;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -94,6 +117,10 @@ class PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator implements Iterator
 	 * @param integer	$row	The row number to set the current pointer at
 	 */
 	public function seek($row = 1) {
+        if (($row < $this->_startRow) || ($row > $this->_endRow)) {
+            throw new PHPExcel_Exception("Row $row is out of range ({$this->_startRow} - {$this->_endRow})");
+        }
+
 		$this->_position = $row;
 	}
 
@@ -133,16 +160,19 @@ class PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator implements Iterator
 	 * Set the iterator to its previous value
 	 */
 	public function prev() {
-		if ($this->_position > 1)
-			--$this->_position;
+        if ($this->_position <= $this->_startRow) {
+            throw new PHPExcel_Exception("Row is already at the beginning of range ({$this->_startRow} - {$this->_endRow})");
+        }
+
+        --$this->_position;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Indicate if more rows exist in the worksheet
+	 * Indicate if more rows exist in the worksheet range of rows that we're iterating
 	 *
 	 * @return boolean
 	 */
 	public function valid() {
-		return $this->_position <= $this->_subject->getHighestRow();
+		return $this->_position <= $this->_endRow;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/unitTests/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/RowIteratorTest.php b/unitTests/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/RowIteratorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f39f33d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unitTests/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/RowIteratorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<?php
+
+class RowIteratorTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public $mockWorksheet;
+    public $mockRow;
+
+	public function setUp()
+	{
+		if (!defined('PHPEXCEL_ROOT')) {
+			define('PHPEXCEL_ROOT', APPLICATION_PATH . '/');
+		}
+		require_once(PHPEXCEL_ROOT . 'PHPExcel/Autoloader.php');
+        
+        $this->mockRow = $this->getMockBuilder('PHPExcel_Worksheet_Row')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+
+        $this->mockWorksheet = $this->getMockBuilder('PHPExcel_Worksheet')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+
+        $this->mockWorksheet->expects($this->any())
+                 ->method('getHighestRow')
+                 ->will($this->returnValue(5));
+        $this->mockWorksheet->expects($this->any())
+                 ->method('current')
+                 ->will($this->returnValue($this->mockRow));
+    }
+
+
+	public function testIteratorFullRange()
+	{
+        $iterator = new PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator($this->mockWorksheet);
+        $rowIndexResult = 1;
+        $this->assertEquals($rowIndexResult, $iterator->key());
+        
+        foreach($iterator as $key => $row) {
+            $this->assertEquals($rowIndexResult++, $key);
+            $this->assertInstanceOf('PHPExcel_Worksheet_Row', $row);
+        }
+	}
+
+	public function testIteratorStartEndRange()
+	{
+        $iterator = new PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator($this->mockWorksheet, 2, 4);
+        $rowIndexResult = 2;
+        $this->assertEquals($rowIndexResult, $iterator->key());
+        
+        foreach($iterator as $key => $row) {
+            $this->assertEquals($rowIndexResult++, $key);
+            $this->assertInstanceOf('PHPExcel_Worksheet_Row', $row);
+        }
+	}
+
+	public function testIteratorSeekAndPrev()
+	{
+        $iterator = new PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator($this->mockWorksheet);
+        $columnIndexResult = 4;
+        $iterator->seek(4);
+        $this->assertEquals($columnIndexResult, $iterator->key(), 2, 4);
+
+        for($i = 1; $i < $columnIndexResult; $i++) {
+            $iterator->prev();
+            $this->assertEquals($columnIndexResult - $i, $iterator->key());
+        }
+	}
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException PHPExcel_Exception
+     */
+    public function testSeekOutOfRange()
+    {
+        $iterator = new PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator($this->mockWorksheet, 2, 4);
+        $iterator->seek(1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException PHPExcel_Exception
+     */
+    public function testPrevOutOfRange()
+    {
+        $iterator = new PHPExcel_Worksheet_RowIterator($this->mockWorksheet, 2, 4);
+        $iterator->prev();
+    }
+
+}