diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 16cfab5a..d8453b7c 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -162,21 +162,56 @@ mod parser_tests {
         assert_eq!(run("$.a[10:]"), Ok(vec![
             ParseToken::Absolute, ParseToken::In, ParseToken::Key("a".to_owned()),
             ParseToken::Array,
-            ParseToken::Range(Some(10), None),
+            ParseToken::Range(Some(10), None, None),
             ParseToken::ArrayEof
         ]));
 
         assert_eq!(run("$.a[:11]"), Ok(vec![
             ParseToken::Absolute, ParseToken::In, ParseToken::Key("a".to_owned()),
             ParseToken::Array,
-            ParseToken::Range(None, Some(11)),
+            ParseToken::Range(None, Some(11), None),
             ParseToken::ArrayEof
         ]));
 
         assert_eq!(run("$.a[-12:13]"), Ok(vec![
             ParseToken::Absolute, ParseToken::In, ParseToken::Key("a".to_owned()),
             ParseToken::Array,
-            ParseToken::Range(Some(-12), Some(13)),
+            ParseToken::Range(Some(-12), Some(13), None),
+            ParseToken::ArrayEof
+        ]));
+
+        assert_eq!(run(r#"$[0:3:2]"#), Ok(vec![
+            ParseToken::Absolute,
+            ParseToken::Array,
+            ParseToken::Range(Some(0), Some(3), Some(2)),
+            ParseToken::ArrayEof
+        ]));
+
+        assert_eq!(run(r#"$[:3:2]"#), Ok(vec![
+            ParseToken::Absolute,
+            ParseToken::Array,
+            ParseToken::Range(None, Some(3), Some(2)),
+            ParseToken::ArrayEof
+        ]));
+
+        assert_eq!(run(r#"$[:]"#), Ok(vec![
+            ParseToken::Absolute,
+            ParseToken::Array,
+            ParseToken::Range(None, None, None),
+            ParseToken::ArrayEof
+        ]));
+
+        assert_eq!(run(r#"$[::]"#), Ok(vec![
+            ParseToken::Absolute,
+            ParseToken::Array,
+            ParseToken::Range(None, None, None),
+            ParseToken::ArrayEof
+        ]));
+
+        assert_eq!(run(r#"$[::2]"#), Ok(vec![
+            ParseToken::Absolute,
+            ParseToken::Array,
+            ParseToken::Range(None, None, Some(2)),
             ParseToken::ArrayEof
         ]));
 
@@ -266,7 +301,7 @@ mod parser_tests {
         assert_eq!(run("$[:]"), Ok(vec![
             ParseToken::Absolute,
             ParseToken::Array,
-            ParseToken::Range(None, None),
+            ParseToken::Range(None, None, None),
             ParseToken::ArrayEof
         ]));
 
diff --git a/src/parser/parser.rs b/src/parser/parser.rs
index 15fd49ac..b515acd3 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parser.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
 use super::tokenizer::*;
 
 const DUMMY: usize = 0;
@@ -5,17 +7,12 @@ const DUMMY: usize = 0;
 type ParseResult<T> = Result<T, String>;
 
 mod utils {
-    pub fn string_to_isize<F>(string: &String, msg_handler: F) -> Result<isize, String>
-        where F: Fn() -> String {
-        match string.as_str().parse::<isize>() {
-            Ok(n) => Ok(n),
-            _ => Err(msg_handler())
-        }
-    }
+    use std::str::FromStr;
 
-    pub fn string_to_f64<F>(string: &String, msg_handler: F) -> Result<f64, String>
-        where F: Fn() -> String {
-        match string.as_str().parse::<f64>() {
+    pub fn string_to_num<F, S: FromStr>(string: &String, msg_handler: F) -> Result<S, String>
+        where F: Fn() -> String
+    {
+        match string.as_str().parse() {
             Ok(n) => Ok(n),
             _ => Err(msg_handler())
         }
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ pub enum ParseToken {
     // ?( filter )
     Filter(FilterToken),
     // 1 : 2
-    Range(Option<isize>, Option<isize>),
+    Range(Option<isize>, Option<isize>, Option<usize>),
     // 1, 2, 3
     Union(Vec<isize>),
 
@@ -291,7 +288,7 @@ impl Parser {
         debug!("#array_value_key");
         match tokenizer.next_token() {
             Ok(Token::Key(pos, ref val)) => {
-                let digit = utils::string_to_isize(val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
+                let digit = utils::string_to_num(val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
                 Self::eat_whitespace(tokenizer);
 
                 match tokenizer.peek_token() {
@@ -348,7 +345,7 @@ impl Parser {
             Self::eat_whitespace(tokenizer);
             match tokenizer.next_token() {
                 Ok(Token::Key(pos, ref val)) => {
-                    let digit = utils::string_to_isize(val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
+                    let digit = utils::string_to_num(val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
                     values.push(digit);
                 }
                 _ => {
@@ -359,33 +356,70 @@ impl Parser {
         Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Union(values)))
     }
 
-    fn range_from(num: isize, tokenizer: &mut TokenReader) -> ParseResult<Node> {
+    fn range_value<S: FromStr>(tokenizer: &mut TokenReader) -> Result<Option<S>, String> {
+        if tokenizer.peek_is(SPLIT) {
+            Self::eat_token(tokenizer);
+            Self::eat_whitespace(tokenizer);
+
+            if tokenizer.peek_is(KEY) {
+                match tokenizer.next_token() {
+                    Ok(Token::Key(pos, str_step)) => {
+                        match utils::string_to_num(&str_step, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos)) {
+                            Ok(step) => Ok(Some(step)),
+                            Err(e) => Err(e)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => Ok(None)
+                }
+            } else {
+                Ok(None)
+            }
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn range_from(from: isize, tokenizer: &mut TokenReader) -> ParseResult<Node> {
         debug!("#range_from");
         Self::eat_token(tokenizer);
         Self::eat_whitespace(tokenizer);
+
         match tokenizer.peek_token() {
             Ok(Token::Key(_, _)) => {
-                Self::range(num, tokenizer)
+                Self::range(from, tokenizer)
+            }
+            Ok(Token::Split(_)) => {
+                match Self::range_value(tokenizer)? {
+                    Some(step) => Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(Some(from), None, Some(step)))),
+                    _ => Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(Some(from), None, None)))
+                }
             }
             _ => {
-                Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(Some(num), None)))
+                Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(Some(from), None, None)))
             }
         }
     }
 
     fn range_to(tokenizer: &mut TokenReader) -> ParseResult<Node> {
         debug!("#range_to");
+
+        match Self::range_value(tokenizer)? {
+            Some(step) => return Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(None, None, Some(step)))),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
         match tokenizer.peek_token() {
             Ok(Token::CloseArray(_)) => {
-                return Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(None, None)));
+                return Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(None, None, None)));
             }
             _ => {}
         }
 
         match tokenizer.next_token() {
-            Ok(Token::Key(pos, ref val)) => {
-                let digit = utils::string_to_isize(val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
-                Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(None, Some(digit))))
+            Ok(Token::Key(pos, ref to_str)) => {
+                let to = utils::string_to_num(to_str, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
+                let step = Self::range_value(tokenizer)?;
+                Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(None, Some(to), step)))
             }
             _ => {
                 Err(tokenizer.err_msg())
@@ -393,12 +427,13 @@ impl Parser {
         }
     }
 
-    fn range(num: isize, tokenizer: &mut TokenReader) -> ParseResult<Node> {
+    fn range(from: isize, tokenizer: &mut TokenReader) -> ParseResult<Node> {
         debug!("#range");
         match tokenizer.next_token() {
-            Ok(Token::Key(pos, ref val)) => {
-                let digit = utils::string_to_isize(val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
-                Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(Some(num), Some(digit))))
+            Ok(Token::Key(pos, ref str_to)) => {
+                let to = utils::string_to_num(str_to, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
+                let step = Self::range_value(tokenizer)?;
+                Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Range(Some(from), Some(to), step)))
             }
             _ => {
                 Err(tokenizer.err_msg())
@@ -505,7 +540,7 @@ impl Parser {
                         Self::term_num_float(val.as_str(), tokenizer)
                     }
                     _ => {
-                        let number = utils::string_to_f64(&val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
+                        let number = utils::string_to_num(&val, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
                         Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Number(number)))
                     }
                 }
@@ -528,7 +563,7 @@ impl Parser {
                 f.push_str(&mut num);
                 f.push('.');
                 f.push_str(frac.as_str());
-                let number = utils::string_to_f64(&f, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
+                let number = utils::string_to_num(&f, || tokenizer.err_msg_with_pos(pos))?;
                 Ok(Self::node(ParseToken::Number(number)))
             }
             _ => {
@@ -659,7 +694,7 @@ pub trait NodeVisitor {
             | ParseToken::Relative
             | ParseToken::All
             | ParseToken::Key(_)
-            | ParseToken::Range(_, _)
+            | ParseToken::Range(_, _, _)
             | ParseToken::Union(_)
             | ParseToken::Number(_)
             | ParseToken::Bool(_) => {
diff --git a/src/select/mod.rs b/src/select/mod.rs
index f2b19eae..fabc2f19 100644
--- a/src/select/mod.rs
+++ b/src/select/mod.rs
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> NodeVisitor for Selector<'a, 'b> {
                     unreachable!()
                 }
             }
-            ParseToken::Range(from, to) => {
+            ParseToken::Range(from, to, step) => {
                 if !self.terms.is_empty() {
                     unimplemented!("range syntax in filter");
                 }
@@ -955,7 +955,10 @@ impl<'a, 'b> NodeVisitor for Selector<'a, 'b> {
                                     vec.len()
                                 };
 
-                                for i in from..to {
+                                for i in (from..to).step_by(match step {
+                                    Some(step) => *step,
+                                    _ => 1
+                                }) {
                                     if let Some(v) = vec.get(i) {
                                         tmp.push(v);
                                     }
diff --git a/tests/filter.rs b/tests/filter.rs
index aa56e136..cfdd6a64 100644
--- a/tests/filter.rs
+++ b/tests/filter.rs
@@ -352,10 +352,17 @@ fn filer_same_obj() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn empty_range() {
+fn range() {
     setup();
 
     select_and_then_compare("$[:]", json!(["first", "second"]), json!(["first", "second"]));
+    select_and_then_compare("$[::]", json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]), json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]));
+    select_and_then_compare("$[::2]", json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]), json!(["first", "third", "fifth"]));
+    select_and_then_compare("$[1: :]", json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]), json!(["second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]));
+    select_and_then_compare("$[1:2:]", json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]), json!(["second"]));
+    select_and_then_compare("$[1::2]", json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]), json!(["second", "forth"]));
+    select_and_then_compare("$[0:3:1]", json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]), json!(["first", "second", "third"]));
+    select_and_then_compare("$[0:3:2]", json!(["first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth"]), json!(["first", "third"]));
 }
 
 #[test]