diff --git a/lib/pry/default_commands/input.rb b/lib/pry/default_commands/input.rb
index 89ad3042..b4896cdf 100644
--- a/lib/pry/default_commands/input.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/default_commands/input.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ class Pry
             end
           end
 
+          opt.on :s, :show, 'Show the history corresponding to the history line (or range of lines).', true, :as => Range do |range|
+            unless opt.grep?
+              start_line = range.is_a?(Range) ? range.first : range
+              lines = text.with_line_numbers Array(history[range]).join("\n"), start_line
+              stagger_output lines
+            end
+          end
+
           opt.on :e, :exclude, 'Exclude pry commands from the history.' do
             unless opt.grep?
               history.map!.with_index do |element, index|
diff --git a/test/test_default_commands.rb b/test/test_default_commands.rb
index 5a32265a..7530b6f9 100644
--- a/test/test_default_commands.rb
+++ b/test/test_default_commands.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ describe "Pry::Commands" do
       str_output.string.each_line.count.should == 4
       str_output.string.should =~ /a\n\d+:.*b\n\d+:.*c/
     end
+
+    # strangeness in this test is due to bug in Readline::HISTORY not
+    # always registering first line of input
+    it 'should show lines between lines A and B with the --show switch' do
+      push_first_hist_line.call(@hist, "0")
+      ("a".."z").each do |v|
+        @hist.push v
+      end
+
+      str_output = StringIO.new
+      redirect_pry_io(InputTester.new("hist --show 1..4", "exit-all"), str_output) do
+        pry
+      end
+
+      str_output.string.each_line.count.should == 4
+      str_output.string.should =~ /b\n\d+:.*c\n\d+:.*d/
+    end
   end
 
   describe "show-method" do