diff --git a/src/builtin_string.cpp b/src/builtin_string.cpp
index ffc225c68..f280228dd 100644
--- a/src/builtin_string.cpp
+++ b/src/builtin_string.cpp
@@ -272,15 +272,47 @@ static int handle_flag_f(wchar_t **argv, parser_t &parser, io_streams_t &streams
         return STATUS_CMD_OK;
     } else if (opts->fields_valid) {
         for (const wcstring &s : split_string(w.woptarg, L',')) {
-            int field = fish_wcstoi(wcsdup(s.c_str()));
-            if (field <= 0 || field == INT_MIN || errno == ERANGE) {
-                string_error(streams, _(L"%ls: Invalid fields value '%ls'\n"), argv[0], w.woptarg);
-                return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
-            } else if (errno) {
-                string_error(streams, BUILTIN_ERR_NOT_NUMBER, argv[0], w.woptarg);
-                return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+            wcstring_list_t range = split_string(s, L'-');
+            if (range.size() == 2) {
+                int begin = fish_wcstoi(wcsdup(range.at(0).c_str()));
+                if (begin <= 0 || begin == INT_MIN || errno == ERANGE) {
+                    string_error(streams, _(L"%ls: Invalid range value for field '%ls'\n"), argv[0],
+                                 w.woptarg);
+                    return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+                } else if (errno) {
+                    string_error(streams, BUILTIN_ERR_NOT_NUMBER, argv[0], w.woptarg);
+                    return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+                }
+                int end = fish_wcstoi(wcsdup(range.at(1).c_str()));
+                if (end <= 0 || end == INT_MIN || errno == ERANGE) {
+                    string_error(streams, _(L"%ls: Invalid range value for field '%ls'\n"), argv[0],
+                                 w.woptarg);
+                    return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+                } else if (errno) {
+                    string_error(streams, BUILTIN_ERR_NOT_NUMBER, argv[0], w.woptarg);
+                    return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+                }
+                if (begin <= end) {
+                    for (int i = begin; i <= end; i++) {
+                        opts->fields.push_back(i);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    for (int i = begin; i >= end; i--) {
+                        opts->fields.push_back(i);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                int field = fish_wcstoi(wcsdup(s.c_str()));
+                if (field <= 0 || field == INT_MIN || errno == ERANGE) {
+                    string_error(streams, _(L"%ls: Invalid fields value '%ls'\n"), argv[0],
+                                 w.woptarg);
+                    return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+                } else if (errno) {
+                    string_error(streams, BUILTIN_ERR_NOT_NUMBER, argv[0], w.woptarg);
+                    return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+                }
+                opts->fields.push_back(field);
             }
-            opts->fields.push_back(field);
         }
         return STATUS_CMD_OK;
     }
diff --git a/tests/checks/string.fish b/tests/checks/string.fish
index d450621cb..89a8bc54d 100644
--- a/tests/checks/string.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/string.fish
@@ -91,13 +91,22 @@ string split "" abc
 string split --fields=2 "" abc
 # CHECK: b
 
-string split --fields=2,3 "" abc
-# CHECK: b
+string split --fields=3,2 "" abc
 # CHECK: c
+# CHECK: b
 
 string split --fields=2,9 "" abc
 # CHECK: b
 
+string split --fields=1-3,5,9-7 "" 123456789
+# CHECK: 1
+# CHECK: 2
+# CHECK: 3
+# CHECK: 5
+# CHECK: 9
+# CHECK: 8
+# CHECK: 7
+
 seq 3 | string join ...
 # CHECK: 1...2...3