diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/_media/requests/download.py b/google/cloud/storage/_media/requests/download.py
index 6cf001a37..5e22e4bda 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/_media/requests/download.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/_media/requests/download.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def retriable_request():
             # received using a range request, and set object generation query param.
             if self._bytes_downloaded > 0:
                 _download.add_bytes_range(
-                    self._bytes_downloaded, self.end, self._headers
+                    (self.start or 0) + self._bytes_downloaded, self.end, self._headers
                 )
                 request_kwargs["headers"] = self._headers
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def retriable_request():
             # received using a range request, and set object generation query param.
             if self._bytes_downloaded > 0:
                 _download.add_bytes_range(
-                    self._bytes_downloaded, self.end, self._headers
+                    (self.start or 0) + self._bytes_downloaded, self.end, self._headers
                 )
                 request_kwargs["headers"] = self._headers
 
diff --git a/tests/resumable_media/unit/requests/test_download.py b/tests/resumable_media/unit/requests/test_download.py
index d004fa910..7267edb76 100644
--- a/tests/resumable_media/unit/requests/test_download.py
+++ b/tests/resumable_media/unit/requests/test_download.py
@@ -443,6 +443,42 @@ def test_consume_w_bytes_downloaded(self):
         range_bytes = "bytes={:d}-{:d}".format(offset, end)
         assert download._headers["range"] == range_bytes
 
+    def test_consume_w_bytes_downloaded_range_read(self):
+        stream = io.BytesIO()
+        chunks = (b"up down ", b"charlie ", b"brown")
+        start = 1024
+        end = 65536
+
+        download = download_mod.Download(
+            EXAMPLE_URL,
+            stream=stream,
+            start=start,
+            end=end,
+            headers=None,
+            checksum="md5",
+        )
+        transport = mock.Mock(spec=["request"])
+        transport.request.return_value = _mock_response(chunks=chunks, headers=None)
+
+        assert download._bytes_downloaded == 0
+
+        # Mock a retry operation with bytes already downloaded in the stream and checksum stored
+        offset = 256
+        download._bytes_downloaded = offset
+        download._expected_checksum = None
+        download._checksum_object = _helpers._DoNothingHash()
+        download.consume(transport)
+
+        called_kwargs = {
+            "data": None,
+            "headers": download._headers,
+            "timeout": EXPECTED_TIMEOUT,
+            "stream": True,
+        }
+        transport.request.assert_called_once_with("GET", EXAMPLE_URL, **called_kwargs)
+        range_bytes = "bytes={:d}-{:d}".format(offset + start, end)
+        assert download._headers["range"] == range_bytes
+
     def test_consume_gzip_reset_stream_w_bytes_downloaded(self):
         stream = io.BytesIO()
         chunks = (b"up down ", b"charlie ", b"brown")
@@ -859,6 +895,42 @@ def test_consume_w_bytes_downloaded(self):
         range_bytes = "bytes={:d}-{:d}".format(offset, end)
         assert download._headers["range"] == range_bytes
 
+    def test_consume_w_bytes_downloaded_range_read(self):
+        stream = io.BytesIO()
+        chunks = (b"up down ", b"charlie ", b"brown")
+        start = 1024
+        end = 65536
+
+        download = download_mod.RawDownload(
+            EXAMPLE_URL,
+            stream=stream,
+            start=start,
+            end=end,
+            headers=None,
+            checksum="md5",
+        )
+        transport = mock.Mock(spec=["request"])
+        transport.request.return_value = _mock_raw_response(chunks=chunks, headers=None)
+
+        assert download._bytes_downloaded == 0
+
+        # Mock a retry operation with bytes already downloaded in the stream and checksum stored
+        offset = 256
+        download._bytes_downloaded = offset
+        download._expected_checksum = None
+        download._checksum_object = _helpers._DoNothingHash()
+        download.consume(transport)
+
+        called_kwargs = {
+            "data": None,
+            "headers": download._headers,
+            "timeout": EXPECTED_TIMEOUT,
+            "stream": True,
+        }
+        transport.request.assert_called_once_with("GET", EXAMPLE_URL, **called_kwargs)
+        range_bytes = "bytes={:d}-{:d}".format(start + offset, end)
+        assert download._headers["range"] == range_bytes
+
     def test_consume_gzip_reset_stream_w_bytes_downloaded(self):
         stream = io.BytesIO()
         chunks = (b"up down ", b"charlie ", b"brown")