diff --git a/src/line_range.rs b/src/line_range.rs
index 1cd3a20d..8cf72095 100644
--- a/src/line_range.rs
+++ b/src/line_range.rs
@@ -47,12 +47,24 @@ impl LineRange {
             }
             2 => {
                 new_range.lower = line_numbers[0].parse()?;
+                let first_byte = line_numbers[1].bytes().next();
 
-                new_range.upper = if line_numbers[1].bytes().next() == Some(b'+') {
+                new_range.upper = if first_byte == Some(b'+') {
                     let more_lines = &line_numbers[1][1..]
                         .parse()
                         .map_err(|_| "Invalid character after +")?;
                     new_range.lower + more_lines
+                } else if first_byte == Some(b'-') {
+                    // this will prevent values like "-+5" even though "+5" is valid integer
+                    if &line_numbers[1][1..].bytes().next() == &Some(b'+') {
+                        return Err("Invalid character after -".into());
+                    }
+                    let less_lines = &line_numbers[1][1..]
+                        .parse()
+                        .map_err(|_| "Invalid character after -")?;
+                    let prev_lower = new_range.lower;
+                    new_range.lower = new_range.lower - less_lines;
+                    prev_lower
                 } else {
                     line_numbers[1].parse()?
                 };
@@ -126,6 +138,23 @@ fn test_parse_plus_fail() {
     assert!(range.is_err());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_minus_success() {
+    let range = LineRange::from("40:-10").expect("Shouldn't fail on test!");
+    assert_eq!(30, range.lower);
+    assert_eq!(40, range.upper);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_minus_fail() {
+    let range = LineRange::from("40:-z");
+    assert!(range.is_err());
+    let range = LineRange::from("40:-+10");
+    assert!(range.is_err());
+    let range = LineRange::from("40:-");
+    assert!(range.is_err());
+}
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum RangeCheckResult {
     // Within one of the given ranges