diff --git a/src/t_zset.c b/src/t_zset.c
index 8c417ac7dd206bcb3803b0271f9ebb3f899acfc1..6b2b6d9f74b45d9760bf4d4f55762153524add1a 100644
--- a/src/t_zset.c
+++ b/src/t_zset.c
@@ -666,6 +666,22 @@ unsigned long zzlDeleteRangeByScore(robj *zobj, zrangespec range) {
     return deleted;
 }
 
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Common sorted set API
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+int zsLength(robj *zobj) {
+    int length = -1;
+    if (zobj->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPLIST) {
+        length = zzlLength(zobj);
+    } else if (zobj->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW) {
+        length = ((zset*)zobj->ptr)->zsl->length;
+    } else {
+        redisPanic("Unknown sorted set encoding");
+    }
+    return length;
+}
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Sorted set commands 
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1135,16 +1151,13 @@ void zinterstoreCommand(redisClient *c) {
 }
 
 void zrangeGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int reverse) {
-    robj *o;
+    robj *key = c->argv[1];
+    robj *zobj;
+    int withscores = 0;
     long start;
     long end;
-    int withscores = 0;
     int llen;
-    int rangelen, j;
-    zset *zsetobj;
-    zskiplist *zsl;
-    zskiplistNode *ln;
-    robj *ele;
+    int rangelen;
 
     if ((getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &start, NULL) != REDIS_OK) ||
         (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[3], &end, NULL) != REDIS_OK)) return;
@@ -1156,13 +1169,11 @@ void zrangeGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int reverse) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if ((o = lookupKeyReadOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.emptymultibulk)) == NULL
-         || checkType(c,o,REDIS_ZSET)) return;
-    zsetobj = o->ptr;
-    zsl = zsetobj->zsl;
-    llen = zsl->length;
+    if ((zobj = lookupKeyReadOrReply(c,key,shared.emptymultibulk)) == NULL
+         || checkType(c,zobj,REDIS_ZSET)) return;
 
-    /* convert negative indexes */
+    /* Sanitize indexes. */
+    llen = zsLength(zobj);
     if (start < 0) start = llen+start;
     if (end < 0) end = llen+end;
     if (start < 0) start = 0;
@@ -1176,23 +1187,79 @@ void zrangeGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int reverse) {
     if (end >= llen) end = llen-1;
     rangelen = (end-start)+1;
 
-    /* check if starting point is trivial, before searching
-     * the element in log(N) time */
-    if (reverse) {
-        ln = start == 0 ? zsl->tail : zslGetElementByRank(zsl, llen-start);
-    } else {
-        ln = start == 0 ?
-            zsl->header->level[0].forward : zslGetElementByRank(zsl, start+1);
-    }
-
     /* Return the result in form of a multi-bulk reply */
-    addReplyMultiBulkLen(c,withscores ? (rangelen*2) : rangelen);
-    for (j = 0; j < rangelen; j++) {
-        ele = ln->obj;
-        addReplyBulk(c,ele);
-        if (withscores)
-            addReplyDouble(c,ln->score);
-        ln = reverse ? ln->backward : ln->level[0].forward;
+    addReplyMultiBulkLen(c, withscores ? (rangelen*2) : rangelen);
+
+    if (zobj->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPLIST) {
+        unsigned char *zl = zobj->ptr;
+        unsigned char *eptr, *sptr;
+        unsigned char *vstr;
+        unsigned int vlen;
+        long long vlong;
+
+        if (reverse)
+            eptr = ziplistIndex(zl,-2-(2*start));
+        else
+            eptr = ziplistIndex(zl,2*start);
+
+        while (rangelen--) {
+            redisAssert(eptr != NULL);
+            redisAssert(ziplistGet(eptr,&vstr,&vlen,&vlong));
+            if (vstr == NULL)
+                addReplyBulkLongLong(c,vlong);
+            else
+                addReplyBulkCBuffer(c,vstr,vlen);
+
+            if (withscores) {
+                sptr = ziplistNext(zl,eptr);
+                redisAssert(sptr != NULL);
+                addReplyDouble(c,zzlGetScore(sptr));
+            }
+
+            if (reverse) {
+                /* Move to previous element by moving to the score of previous
+                 * element. When NULL, we know there also is no element. */
+                sptr = ziplistPrev(zl,eptr);
+                if (sptr != NULL) {
+                    eptr = ziplistPrev(zl,sptr);
+                    redisAssert(eptr != NULL);
+                } else {
+                    eptr = NULL;
+                }
+            } else {
+                sptr = ziplistNext(zl,eptr);
+                redisAssert(sptr != NULL);
+                eptr = ziplistNext(zl,sptr);
+            }
+        }
+
+    } else if (zobj->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW) {
+        zset *zs = zobj->ptr;
+        zskiplist *zsl = zs->zsl;
+        zskiplistNode *ln;
+        robj *ele;
+
+        /* Check if starting point is trivial, before doing log(N) lookup. */
+        if (reverse) {
+            ln = zsl->tail;
+            if (start > 0)
+                ln = zslGetElementByRank(zsl,llen-start);
+        } else {
+            ln = zsl->header->level[0].forward;
+            if (start > 0)
+                ln = zslGetElementByRank(zsl,start+1);
+        }
+
+        while(rangelen--) {
+            redisAssert(ln != NULL);
+            ele = ln->obj;
+            addReplyBulk(c,ele);
+            if (withscores)
+                addReplyDouble(c,ln->score);
+            ln = reverse ? ln->backward : ln->level[0].forward;
+        }
+    } else {
+        redisPanic("Unknown sorted set encoding");
     }
 }