diff --git a/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css b/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css
index 367bf10..f5a42c9 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css
+++ b/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css
@@ -1365,6 +1365,10 @@ div.cell.text_cell.rendered {
   height: 28px !important;
   margin-top: -8px !important;
 }
+.widget-hslider .ui-slider .ui-slider-range {
+  height: 12px !important;
+  margin-top: -4px !important;
+}
 .widget-vslider {
   /* Vertical jQuery Slider */
   /* Fix the padding of the slide track so the ui-slider is sized 
@@ -1442,6 +1446,10 @@ div.cell.text_cell.rendered {
   height: 14px !important;
   margin-left: -9px;
 }
+.widget-vslider .ui-slider .ui-slider-range {
+  width: 12px !important;
+  margin-left: -1px !important;
+}
 .widget-text {
   /* String Textbox - used for TextBoxView and TextAreaView */
   width: 350px;
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
index 2401e38..77a2e26 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
+++ b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
@@ -9137,6 +9137,10 @@ div.cell.text_cell.rendered {
   height: 28px !important;
   margin-top: -8px !important;
 }
+.widget-hslider .ui-slider .ui-slider-range {
+  height: 12px !important;
+  margin-top: -4px !important;
+}
 .widget-vslider {
   /* Vertical jQuery Slider */
   /* Fix the padding of the slide track so the ui-slider is sized 
@@ -9214,6 +9218,10 @@ div.cell.text_cell.rendered {
   height: 14px !important;
   margin-left: -9px;
 }
+.widget-vslider .ui-slider .ui-slider-range {
+  width: 12px !important;
+  margin-left: -1px !important;
+}
 .widget-text {
   /* String Textbox - used for TextBoxView and TextAreaView */
   width: 350px;
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js
index b2db7a2..c8a736b 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ define([
                         that.$slider.slider("option", key, model_value);
                     }
                 });
+                var range_value = this.model.get("_range");
+                if (range_value !== undefined) {
+                    this.$slider.slider("option", "range", range_value);
+                }
 
                 // WORKAROUND FOR JQUERY SLIDER BUG.
                 // The horizontal position of the slider handle
@@ -64,17 +68,28 @@ define([
                 var orientation = this.model.get('orientation');
                 var min = this.model.get('min');
                 var max = this.model.get('max');
-                this.$slider.slider('option', 'value', min);
+                if (this.model.get('_range')) {
+                    this.$slider.slider('option', 'values', [min, min]);
+                } else {
+                    this.$slider.slider('option', 'value', min);
+                }
                 this.$slider.slider('option', 'orientation', orientation);
                 var value = this.model.get('value');
-                if(value > max) { 
-                    value = max; 
-                }
-                else if(value < min){ 
-                    value = min; 
+                if (this.model.get('_range')) {
+                    // values for the range case are validated python-side in
+                    // _Bounded{Int,Float}RangeWidget._validate
+                    this.$slider.slider('option', 'values', value);
+                    this.$readout.text(value.join("-"));
+                } else {
+                    if(value > max) { 
+                        value = max; 
+                    }
+                    else if(value < min){ 
+                        value = min; 
+                    }
+                    this.$slider.slider('option', 'value', value);
+                    this.$readout.text(value);
                 }
-                this.$slider.slider('option', 'value', value);
-                this.$readout.text(value);
 
                 if(this.model.get('value')!=value) {
                     this.model.set('value', value, {updated_view: this});
@@ -140,9 +155,14 @@ define([
 
             // Calling model.set will trigger all of the other views of the 
             // model to update.
-            var actual_value = this._validate_slide_value(ui.value);
+            if (this.model.get("_range")) {
+                var actual_value = ui.values.map(this._validate_slide_value);
+                this.$readout.text(actual_value.join("-"));
+            } else {
+                var actual_value = this._validate_slide_value(ui.value);
+                this.$readout.text(actual_value);
+            }
             this.model.set('value', actual_value, {updated_view: this});
-            this.$readout.text(actual_value);
             this.touch();
         },
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/less/widgets.less b/IPython/html/static/widgets/less/widgets.less
index 12f8cf9..c26aa27 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/less/widgets.less
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/less/widgets.less
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
             height     : 28px !important;
             margin-top : -8px !important;
         }
+
+        .ui-slider-range {
+            height     : 12px !important;
+            margin-top : -4px !important;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +165,11 @@
             height      : 14px !important;
             margin-left : -9px;
         }
+
+        .ui-slider-range {
+            width       : 12px !important;
+            margin-left : -1px !important;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py b/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
index c16c7d7..d3cdb11 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from .widget import Widget, DOMWidget, CallbackDispatcher
 from .widget_bool import Checkbox, ToggleButton
 from .widget_button import Button
 from .widget_box import Box, Popup, FlexBox, HBox, VBox
-from .widget_float import FloatText, BoundedFloatText, FloatSlider, FloatProgress
+from .widget_float import FloatText, BoundedFloatText, FloatSlider, FloatProgress, FloatRangeSlider
 from .widget_image import Image
-from .widget_int import IntText, BoundedIntText, IntSlider, IntProgress
+from .widget_int import IntText, BoundedIntText, IntSlider, IntProgress, IntRangeSlider
 from .widget_selection import RadioButtons, ToggleButtons, Dropdown, Select
 from .widget_selectioncontainer import Tab, Accordion
 from .widget_string import HTML, Latex, Text, Textarea
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/tests/test_interaction.py b/IPython/html/widgets/tests/test_interaction.py
index 0ef46d1..7228a58 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/tests/test_interaction.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/tests/test_interaction.py
@@ -480,3 +480,120 @@ def test_custom_description():
         value='text',
         description='foo',
     )
+
+def test_int_range_logic():
+    irsw = widgets.IntRangeSlider
+    w = irsw(value=(2, 4), min=0, max=6)
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(2, 4), min=0, max=6)
+    w.value = (4, 2)
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(2, 4), min=0, max=6)
+    w.value = (-1, 7)
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(0, 6), min=0, max=6)
+    w.min = 3
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(3, 6), min=3, max=6)
+    w.max = 3
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(3, 3), min=3, max=3)
+    
+    w.min = 0
+    w.max = 6
+    w.lower = 2
+    w.upper = 4
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(2, 4), min=0, max=6)
+    w.value = (0, 1) #lower non-overlapping range
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(0, 1), min=0, max=6)
+    w.value = (5, 6) #upper non-overlapping range
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(5, 6), min=0, max=6)
+    w.value = (-1, 4) #semi out-of-range
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(0, 4), min=0, max=6)
+    w.lower = 2
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(2, 4), min=0, max=6)
+    w.value = (-2, -1) #wholly out of range
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(0, 0), min=0, max=6)
+    w.value = (7, 8)
+    check_widget(w, cls=irsw, value=(6, 6), min=0, max=6)
+    
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.min = 7
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.max = -1
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.lower = 5
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.upper = 1
+    
+    w = irsw(min=2, max=3)
+    check_widget(w, min=2, max=3)
+    w = irsw(min=100, max=200)
+    check_widget(w, lower=125, upper=175, value=(125, 175))
+    
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        irsw(value=(2, 4), lower=3)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        irsw(value=(2, 4), upper=3)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        irsw(value=(2, 4), lower=3, upper=3)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        irsw(min=2, max=1)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        irsw(lower=5)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        irsw(upper=5)
+    
+
+def test_float_range_logic():
+    frsw = widgets.FloatRangeSlider
+    w = frsw(value=(.2, .4), min=0., max=.6)
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.2, .4), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.value = (.4, .2)
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.2, .4), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.value = (-.1, .7)
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(0., .6), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.min = .3
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.3, .6), min=.3, max=.6)
+    w.max = .3
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.3, .3), min=.3, max=.3)
+    
+    w.min = 0.
+    w.max = .6
+    w.lower = .2
+    w.upper = .4
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.2, .4), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.value = (0., .1) #lower non-overlapping range
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(0., .1), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.value = (.5, .6) #upper non-overlapping range
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.5, .6), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.value = (-.1, .4) #semi out-of-range
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(0., .4), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.lower = .2
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.2, .4), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.value = (-.2, -.1) #wholly out of range
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(0., 0.), min=0., max=.6)
+    w.value = (.7, .8)
+    check_widget(w, cls=frsw, value=(.6, .6), min=.0, max=.6)
+    
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.min = .7
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.max = -.1
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.lower = .5
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        w.upper = .1
+    
+    w = frsw(min=2, max=3)
+    check_widget(w, min=2, max=3)
+    w = frsw(min=1., max=2.)
+    check_widget(w, lower=1.25, upper=1.75, value=(1.25, 1.75))
+    
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        frsw(value=(2, 4), lower=3)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        frsw(value=(2, 4), upper=3)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        frsw(value=(2, 4), lower=3, upper=3)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        frsw(min=.2, max=.1)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        frsw(lower=5)
+    with nt.assert_raises(ValueError):
+        frsw(upper=5)
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
index 0c27456..dc08afd 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Represents an unbounded float using a widget.
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from .widget import DOMWidget
-from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, CFloat, Bool, Enum
+from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, CFloat, Bool, Enum, Tuple
 from IPython.utils.warn import DeprecatedClass
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,12 +55,113 @@ class FloatSlider(_BoundedFloat):
     _view_name = Unicode('FloatSliderView', sync=True)
     orientation = Enum([u'horizontal', u'vertical'], u'horizontal', 
         help="Vertical or horizontal.", sync=True)
+    _range = Bool(False, help="Display a range selector", sync=True)
     readout = Bool(True, help="Display the current value of the slider next to it.", sync=True)
 
 
 class FloatProgress(_BoundedFloat):
     _view_name = Unicode('ProgressView', sync=True)
 
+class _FloatRange(_Float):
+    value = Tuple(CFloat, CFloat, default_value=(0.0, 1.0), help="Tuple of (lower, upper) bounds", sync=True)
+    lower = CFloat(0.0, help="Lower bound", sync=False)
+    upper = CFloat(1.0, help="Upper bound", sync=False)
+    
+    def __init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs):
+        value_given = 'value' in kwargs
+        lower_given = 'lower' in kwargs
+        upper_given = 'upper' in kwargs
+        if value_given and (lower_given or upper_given):
+            raise ValueError("Cannot specify both 'value' and 'lower'/'upper' for range widget")
+        if lower_given != upper_given:
+            raise ValueError("Must specify both 'lower' and 'upper' for range widget")
+        
+        DOMWidget.__init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs)
+        
+        # ensure the traits match, preferring whichever (if any) was given in kwargs
+        if value_given:
+            self.lower, self.upper = self.value
+        else:
+            self.value = (self.lower, self.upper)
+        
+        self.on_trait_change(self._validate, ['value', 'upper', 'lower'])
+    
+    def _validate(self, name, old, new):
+        if name == 'value':
+            self.lower, self.upper = min(new), max(new)
+        elif name == 'lower':
+            self.value = (new, self.value[1])
+        elif name == 'upper':
+            self.value = (self.value[0], new)
+
+class _BoundedFloatRange(_FloatRange):
+    step = CFloat(1.0, help="Minimum step that the value can take (ignored by some views)", sync=True)
+    max = CFloat(100.0, help="Max value", sync=True)
+    min = CFloat(0.0, help="Min value", sync=True)
+    
+    def __init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs):
+        any_value_given = 'value' in kwargs or 'upper' in kwargs or 'lower' in kwargs
+        _FloatRange.__init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs)
+        
+        # ensure a minimal amount of sanity
+        if self.min > self.max:
+            raise ValueError("min must be <= max")
+        
+        if any_value_given:
+            # if a value was given, clamp it within (min, max)
+            self._validate("value", None, self.value)
+        else:
+            # otherwise, set it to 25-75% to avoid the handles overlapping
+            self.value = (0.75*self.min + 0.25*self.max,
+                          0.25*self.min + 0.75*self.max)
+        # callback already set for 'value', 'lower', 'upper'
+        self.on_trait_change(self._validate, ['min', 'max'])
+
+
+    def _validate(self, name, old, new):
+        if name == "min":
+            if new > self.max:
+                raise ValueError("setting min > max")
+            self.min = new
+        elif name == "max":
+            if new < self.min:
+                raise ValueError("setting max < min")
+            self.max = new
+        
+        low, high = self.value
+        if name == "value":
+            low, high = min(new), max(new)
+        elif name == "upper":
+            if new < self.lower:
+                raise ValueError("setting upper < lower")
+            high = new
+        elif name == "lower":
+            if new > self.upper:
+                raise ValueError("setting lower > upper")
+            low = new
+        
+        low = max(self.min, min(low, self.max))
+        high = min(self.max, max(high, self.min))
+        
+        # determine the order in which we should update the
+        # lower, upper traits to avoid a temporary inverted overlap
+        lower_first = high < self.lower
+        
+        self.value = (low, high)
+        if lower_first:
+            self.lower = low
+            self.upper = high
+        else:
+            self.upper = high
+            self.lower = low
+
+
+class FloatRangeSlider(_BoundedFloatRange):
+    _view_name = Unicode('FloatSliderView', sync=True)
+    orientation = Enum([u'horizontal', u'vertical'], u'horizontal',
+        help="Vertical or horizontal.", sync=True)
+    _range = Bool(True, help="Display a range selector", sync=True)
+    readout = Bool(True, help="Display the current value of the slider next to it.", sync=True)
 
 # Remove in IPython 4.0
 FloatTextWidget = DeprecatedClass(FloatText, 'FloatTextWidget')
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_int.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_int.py
index 807b527..5777287 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_int.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_int.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Represents an unbounded int using a widget.
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from .widget import DOMWidget
-from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, CInt, Bool, Enum
+from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, CInt, Bool, Enum, Tuple
 from IPython.utils.warn import DeprecatedClass
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class IntSlider(_BoundedInt):
     _view_name = Unicode('IntSliderView', sync=True)
     orientation = Enum([u'horizontal', u'vertical'], u'horizontal', 
         help="Vertical or horizontal.", sync=True)
+    _range = Bool(False, help="Display a range selector", sync=True)
     readout = Bool(True, help="Display the current value of the slider next to it.", sync=True)
 
 
@@ -67,6 +68,104 @@ class IntProgress(_BoundedInt):
     """Progress bar that represents a int bounded by a minimum and maximum value."""
     _view_name = Unicode('ProgressView', sync=True)
 
+class _IntRange(_Int):
+    value = Tuple(CInt, CInt, default_value=(0, 1), help="Tuple of (lower, upper) bounds", sync=True)
+    lower = CInt(0, help="Lower bound", sync=False)
+    upper = CInt(1, help="Upper bound", sync=False)
+    
+    def __init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs):
+        value_given = 'value' in kwargs
+        lower_given = 'lower' in kwargs
+        upper_given = 'upper' in kwargs
+        if value_given and (lower_given or upper_given):
+            raise ValueError("Cannot specify both 'value' and 'lower'/'upper' for range widget")
+        if lower_given != upper_given:
+            raise ValueError("Must specify both 'lower' and 'upper' for range widget")
+        
+        DOMWidget.__init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs)
+        
+        # ensure the traits match, preferring whichever (if any) was given in kwargs
+        if value_given:
+            self.lower, self.upper = self.value
+        else:
+            self.value = (self.lower, self.upper)
+
+        self.on_trait_change(self._validate, ['value', 'upper', 'lower'])
+    
+    def _validate(self, name, old, new):
+        if name == 'value':
+            self.lower, self.upper = min(new), max(new)
+        elif name == 'lower':
+            self.value = (new, self.value[1])
+        elif name == 'upper':
+            self.value = (self.value[0], new)
+
+class _BoundedIntRange(_IntRange):
+    step = CInt(1, help="Minimum step that the value can take (ignored by some views)", sync=True)
+    max = CInt(100, help="Max value", sync=True)
+    min = CInt(0, help="Min value", sync=True)
+
+    def __init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs):
+        any_value_given = 'value' in kwargs or 'upper' in kwargs or 'lower' in kwargs
+        _IntRange.__init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs)
+        
+        # ensure a minimal amount of sanity
+        if self.min > self.max:
+            raise ValueError("min must be <= max")
+        
+        if any_value_given:
+            # if a value was given, clamp it within (min, max)
+            self._validate("value", None, self.value)
+        else:
+            # otherwise, set it to 25-75% to avoid the handles overlapping
+            self.value = (0.75*self.min + 0.25*self.max,
+                          0.25*self.min + 0.75*self.max)
+        # callback already set for 'value', 'lower', 'upper'
+        self.on_trait_change(self._validate, ['min', 'max'])
+
+    def _validate(self, name, old, new):
+        if name == "min":
+            if new > self.max:
+                raise ValueError("setting min > max")
+            self.min = new
+        elif name == "max":
+            if new < self.min:
+                raise ValueError("setting max < min")
+            self.max = new
+        
+        low, high = self.value
+        if name == "value":
+            low, high = min(new), max(new)
+        elif name == "upper":
+            if new < self.lower:
+                raise ValueError("setting upper < lower")
+            high = new
+        elif name == "lower":
+            if new > self.upper:
+                raise ValueError("setting lower > upper")
+            low = new
+        
+        low = max(self.min, min(low, self.max))
+        high = min(self.max, max(high, self.min))
+        
+        # determine the order in which we should update the
+        # lower, upper traits to avoid a temporary inverted overlap
+        lower_first = high < self.lower
+        
+        self.value = (low, high)
+        if lower_first:
+            self.lower = low
+            self.upper = high
+        else:
+            self.upper = high
+            self.lower = low
+
+class IntRangeSlider(_BoundedIntRange):
+    _view_name = Unicode('IntSliderView', sync=True)
+    orientation = Enum([u'horizontal', u'vertical'], u'horizontal',
+        help="Vertical or horizontal.", sync=True)
+    _range = Bool(True, help="Display a range selector", sync=True)
+    readout = Bool(True, help="Display the current value of the slider next to it.", sync=True)
 
 # Remove in IPython 4.0
 IntTextWidget = DeprecatedClass(IntText, 'IntTextWidget')