diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Ranges.jet b/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Ranges.jet
index ee0635bf3a4..e4e3a01c092 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Ranges.jet
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Ranges.jet
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ public class IntRange(public val start : Int, public val size : Int) : Range<Int
 
     public val iteratorStart : Int
 
-    public fun minus() : IntRange
-
     public fun step(step: Int) : IntIterator
 
     public val isReversed : Boolean
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@ public class LongRange(public val start : Long, public val size : Long) : Range<
 
     public val end : Long
 
-    public fun minus() : LongRange
-
     public fun step(step: Long) : LongIterator
 
     public val isReversed : Boolean
@@ -53,8 +49,6 @@ public class ByteRange(public val start : Byte, public val size : Int) : Range<B
 
     public val iteratorStart : Byte
 
-    public fun minus() : ByteRange
-
     public fun step(step: Int) : ByteIterator
 
     public val isReversed : Boolean
@@ -73,8 +67,6 @@ public class ShortRange(public val start : Short, public val size : Int) : Range
 
     public val end : Short
 
-    public fun minus() : ShortRange
-
     public fun step(step: Int) : ShortIterator
 
     public val isReversed : Boolean
@@ -93,8 +85,6 @@ public class CharRange(public val start : Char, public val size : Int) : Range<C
 
     public val end : Char
 
-    public fun minus() : CharRange
-
     public fun step(step: Int) : CharIterator
 
     public val isReversed : Boolean
@@ -109,8 +99,6 @@ public class FloatRange(public val start : Float, public val size : Float) : Ran
 
     public val end : Float
 
-    public fun minus() : FloatRange
-
     public fun step(step: Float) : FloatIterator
 
     public val isReversed : Boolean
@@ -125,8 +113,6 @@ public class DoubleRange(public val start : Double, public val size : Double) :
 
     public val end : Double
 
-    public fun minus() : DoubleRange
-
     public fun step(step: Double) : DoubleIterator
 
     public val isReversed : Boolean
diff --git a/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt b/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
index eb9f63cc1b8..8a5916d181e 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ public final class jet.ByteRange : jet.Range<jet.Byte>, jet.ByteIterable {
     public final val isReversed: jet.Boolean
     public open override /*1*/ fun iterator(): jet.ByteIterator
     public final val iteratorStart: jet.Byte
-    public final fun minus(): jet.ByteRange
     public final val size: jet.Int
     public final val start: jet.Byte
     public final fun step(/*0*/ step: jet.Int): jet.ByteIterator
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ public final class jet.CharRange : jet.Range<jet.Char>, jet.CharIterable {
     public final val isReversed: jet.Boolean
     public open override /*1*/ fun iterator(): jet.CharIterator
     public final val iteratorStart: jet.Char
-    public final fun minus(): jet.CharRange
     public final val size: jet.Int
     public final val start: jet.Char
     public final fun step(/*0*/ step: jet.Int): jet.CharIterator
@@ -323,7 +321,6 @@ public final class jet.DoubleRange : jet.Range<jet.Double> {
     public open override /*1*/ fun contains(/*0*/ elem: jet.Double): jet.Boolean
     public final val end: jet.Double
     public final val isReversed: jet.Boolean
-    public final fun minus(): jet.DoubleRange
     public final val size: jet.Double
     public final val start: jet.Double
     public final fun step(/*0*/ step: jet.Double): jet.DoubleIterator
@@ -511,7 +508,6 @@ public final class jet.FloatRange : jet.Range<jet.Float> {
     public open override /*1*/ fun contains(/*0*/ elem: jet.Float): jet.Boolean
     public final val end: jet.Float
     public final val isReversed: jet.Boolean
-    public final fun minus(): jet.FloatRange
     public final val size: jet.Float
     public final val start: jet.Float
     public final fun step(/*0*/ step: jet.Float): jet.FloatIterator
@@ -712,7 +708,6 @@ public final class jet.IntRange : jet.Range<jet.Int>, jet.IntIterable {
     public final val isReversed: jet.Boolean
     public open override /*1*/ fun iterator(): jet.IntIterator
     public final val iteratorStart: jet.Int
-    public final fun minus(): jet.IntRange
     public final val size: jet.Int
     public final val start: jet.Int
     public final fun step(/*0*/ step: jet.Int): jet.IntIterator
@@ -824,7 +819,6 @@ public final class jet.LongRange : jet.Range<jet.Long>, jet.LongIterable {
     public final val isReversed: jet.Boolean
     public open override /*1*/ fun iterator(): jet.LongIterator
     public final val iteratorStart: jet.Long
-    public final fun minus(): jet.LongRange
     public final val size: jet.Long
     public final val start: jet.Long
     public final fun step(/*0*/ step: jet.Long): jet.LongIterator
@@ -940,7 +934,6 @@ public final class jet.ShortRange : jet.Range<jet.Short>, jet.ShortIterable {
     public final val isReversed: jet.Boolean
     public open override /*1*/ fun iterator(): jet.ShortIterator
     public final val iteratorStart: jet.Short
-    public final fun minus(): jet.ShortRange
     public final val size: jet.Int
     public final val start: jet.Short
     public final fun step(/*0*/ step: jet.Int): jet.ShortIterator
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1076.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1076.kt
index 971acf266da..918713f681f 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1076.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1076.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ fun box() : String {
     cnt++
  }
 
- for (n in -(1..5))
+ for (n in (1..5).reversed)
     cnt++
 
  return if(cnt == 9) "OK" else cnt.toString()
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Ranges.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Ranges.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..953c29873b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Ranges.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package kotlin
+
+public val CharRange.reversed: CharRange
+    get() = CharRange(end, if (start < end) -size else size)
+
+public val ByteRange.reversed: ByteRange
+    get() = ByteRange(end, if (start < end) -size else size)
+
+public val ShortRange.reversed: ShortRange
+    get() = ShortRange(end, if (start < end) -size else size)
+
+public val IntRange.reversed: IntRange
+    get() = IntRange(end, if (start < end) -size else size)
+
+public val FloatRange.reversed: FloatRange
+    get() = FloatRange(end, if (start < end) -size else size)
+
+public val LongRange.reversed: LongRange
+    get() = LongRange(end, if (start < end) -size else size)
+
+public val DoubleRange.reversed: DoubleRange
+    get() = DoubleRange(end, if (start < end) -size else size)
+
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/language/RangeTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/language/RangeTest.kt
index a31c1a08042..239a402f5dc 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/language/RangeTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/language/RangeTest.kt
@@ -23,4 +23,23 @@ class RangeTest {
         assertTrue(range.contains(9))
         assertFalse(range.contains(10))
     }
+
+    test fun reversedRanges() {
+        val intRange = 0..9
+        val reversedIntRange = intRange.reversed
+        assertEquals(10, reversedIntRange.size)
+        assertEquals(9, reversedIntRange.start)
+        assertEquals(0, reversedIntRange.end)
+        assertEquals(intRange, reversedIntRange.reversed)
+
+        val doubleRange = 0.0..9.0
+        val reversedDoubleRange = doubleRange.reversed
+        assertEquals(9.0, reversedDoubleRange.size)
+        assertEquals(9.0, reversedDoubleRange.start)
+        assertEquals(0.0, reversedDoubleRange.end)
+        assertEquals(doubleRange, reversedDoubleRange.reversed)
+
+        assertEquals(IntRange.EMPTY, IntRange.EMPTY.reversed)
+        assertEquals(FloatRange.EMPTY, FloatRange.EMPTY.reversed)
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java
index 10d5c3005e3..7a51037fd00 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ public final class ByteRange implements Range<Byte>, ByteIterable {
             return new MyIterator(start, count, step);
     }
 
-    public ByteRange minus() {
-        return new ByteRange(getEnd(), -count);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ByteIterator iterator() {
         return new MyIterator(start, count, 1);
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java
index ae044bb5add..2059ceb7ade 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ public final class CharRange implements Range<Character>, CharIterable {
         return count < 0 ? -count : count;
     }
 
-    public CharRange minus() {
-        return new CharRange(getEnd(), -count);
-    }
-
     public CharIterator step(int step) {
         if (step < 0)
             return new MyIterator(getEnd(), -count, -step);
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java
index 01bb39f361f..d38d841faf4 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ public final class DoubleRange implements Range<Double> {
         return size < 0 ? -size : size;
     }
 
-    public DoubleRange minus() {
-        return new DoubleRange(getEnd(), -size);
-    }
-
     public static DoubleRange count(int length) {
         return new DoubleRange(0, length);
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java
index 8962310deea..fb3af3a68b1 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ public final class FloatRange implements Range<Float> {
         return size < 0 ? -size : size;
     }
 
-    public FloatRange minus() {
-        return new FloatRange(getEnd(), -size);
-    }
-
     public static FloatRange count(int length) {
         return new FloatRange(0, length);
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java
index f73d7a8331a..2d84304fcfd 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ public final class IntRange implements Range<Integer>, IntIterable {
         return count < 0 ? -count : count;
     }
 
-    public IntRange minus() {
-        return new IntRange(getEnd(), -count);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public IntIterator iterator() {
         return new MyIterator(start, count, 1);
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java
index 114155d0123..3e03d9f95d8 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ public final class LongRange implements Range<Long>, LongIterable {
         return count < 0 ? -count : count;
     }
 
-    public LongRange minus() {
-        return new LongRange(getEnd(), -count);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public LongIterator iterator() {
         return new MyIterator(start, count, 1);
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java
index d94206c0894..0cc3d603065 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ public final class ShortRange implements Range<Short>, ShortIterable {
         return count < 0 ? -count : count;
     }
 
-    public ShortRange minus() {
-        return new ShortRange(getEnd(), -count);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ShortIterator iterator() {
         return new MyIterator(start, count, 1);