diff --git a/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp b/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp
index 7ef7523..438f38c 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,24 @@ namespace boost
                                                  boost::begin(r),
                                                  boost::end(r) );
         }
+        
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        inline bool greater_than( const Left& l, const Right& r )
+        {
+            return less_than(r,l);
+        }
+        
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        inline bool less_or_equal_than( const Left& l, const Right& r )
+        {
+            return !iterator_range_detail::less_than(r,l);
+        }
+        
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        inline bool greater_or_equal_than( const Left& l, const Right& r )
+        {
+            return !iterator_range_detail::less_than(l,r);
+        }
 
         // This version is maintained since it is used in other boost libraries
         // such as Boost.Assign
@@ -271,6 +289,21 @@ namespace boost
            {
                return iterator_range_detail::less_than( *this, r );
            }
+           
+           bool operator>( const iterator_range& r ) const
+           {
+               return iterator_range_detail::greater_than( *this, r );
+           }
+           
+           bool operator<=( const iterator_range& r ) const
+           {
+               return iterator_range_detail::less_or_equal_than( *this, r );
+           }
+           
+           bool operator>=( const iterator_range& r ) const
+           {
+               return iterator_range_detail::greater_or_equal_than( *this, r );
+           }
 
 #endif
 
@@ -370,6 +403,27 @@ namespace boost
         {
             return iterator_range_detail::less_than( l, r );
         }
+        
+        template< class IteratorT, class ForwardRange >
+        inline bool operator<=( const ForwardRange& l,
+                                const iterator_range<IteratorT>& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::less_or_equal_than( l, r );
+        }
+        
+        template< class IteratorT, class ForwardRange >
+        inline bool operator>( const ForwardRange& l,
+                               const iterator_range<IteratorT>& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::greater_than( l, r );
+        }
+        
+        template< class IteratorT, class ForwardRange >
+        inline bool operator>=( const ForwardRange& l,
+                                const iterator_range<IteratorT>& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::greater_or_equal_than( l, r );
+        }
 
 #ifdef BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING
 #else
@@ -416,6 +470,48 @@ namespace boost
         {
             return iterator_range_detail::less_than( l, r );
         }
+        
+        template< class Iterator1T, class Iterator2T >
+        inline bool operator<=( const iterator_range<Iterator1T>& l,
+                                const iterator_range<Iterator2T>& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::less_or_equal_than( l, r );
+        }
+        
+        template< class IteratorT, class ForwardRange >
+        inline bool operator<=( const iterator_range<IteratorT>& l,
+                                const ForwardRange& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::less_or_equal_than( l, r );
+        }
+        
+        template< class Iterator1T, class Iterator2T >
+        inline bool operator>( const iterator_range<Iterator1T>& l,
+                               const iterator_range<Iterator2T>& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::greater_than( l, r );
+        }
+        
+        template< class IteratorT, class ForwardRange >
+        inline bool operator>( const iterator_range<IteratorT>& l,
+                               const ForwardRange& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::greater_than( l, r );
+        }
+        
+        template< class Iterator1T, class Iterator2T >
+        inline bool operator>=( const iterator_range<Iterator1T>& l,
+                                const iterator_range<Iterator2T>& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::greater_or_equal_than( l, r );
+        }
+        
+        template< class IteratorT, class ForwardRange >
+        inline bool operator>=( const iterator_range<IteratorT>& l,
+                                const ForwardRange& r )
+        {
+            return iterator_range_detail::greater_or_equal_than( l, r );
+        }
 
 #endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING
 
diff --git a/test/iterator_range.cpp b/test/iterator_range.cpp
index 7c53a8b..8e9f380 100644
--- a/test/iterator_range.cpp
+++ b/test/iterator_range.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 void check_reference_type();
 
@@ -102,17 +103,127 @@ void check_iterator_range()
     check_reference_type();
 }
 
+namespace iterator_range_test_detail
+{
+    struct less
+    {
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        bool operator()(const Left& l, const Right& r) const
+        {
+            return l < r;
+        }
+    };
+    
+    struct greater
+    {
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        bool operator()(const Left& l, const Right& r) const
+        {
+            return l > r;
+        }
+    };
+    
+    struct less_or_equal
+    {
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        bool operator()(const Left& l, const Right& r) const
+        {
+            return l <= r;
+        }
+    };
+    
+    struct greater_or_equal
+    {
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        bool operator()(const Left& l, const Right& r) const
+        {
+            return l >= r;
+        }
+    };
+    
+    struct equal_to
+    {
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        bool operator()(const Left& l, const Right& r) const
+        {
+            return l == r;
+        }
+    };
+    
+    struct not_equal_to
+    {
+        template< class Left, class Right >
+        bool operator()(const Left& l, const Right& r) const
+        {
+            return l != r;
+        }
+    };
+    
+    template< class Pred >
+    void check_iterator_range_operators_impl(Pred pred)
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> vals;
+        vals.push_back(std::string());
+        vals.push_back("a");
+        vals.push_back("b");
+        vals.push_back("z");
+        vals.push_back("ab");
+        vals.push_back("ba");
+        vals.push_back("abc");
+        vals.push_back("cba");
+        vals.push_back("aa");
+        vals.push_back("aaa");
+        vals.push_back("aab");
+        vals.push_back("bba");
+
+        typedef std::string::const_iterator citer;
+        typedef boost::iterator_range<citer> iter_range;
+
+        typedef std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator value_const_iterator;
+        value_const_iterator first_val = vals.begin();
+        value_const_iterator last_val = vals.end();
+        
+        for (value_const_iterator left_it = first_val; left_it != last_val; ++left_it)
+        {
+            const std::string& leftValue = *left_it;
+            for (value_const_iterator right_it = first_val; right_it != last_val; ++right_it)
+            {
+                const std::string& rightValue = *right_it;
+                iter_range left = boost::make_iterator_range(leftValue);
+                iter_range right = boost::make_iterator_range(rightValue);
+                
+                const bool reference = pred(leftValue, rightValue);
+                
+                BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( pred(left, right), reference );
+                BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( pred(left, rightValue), reference );
+                BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( pred(leftValue, right), reference );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+} // namespace iterator_range_test_detail
+
+template<typename Pred>
+inline void check_iterator_range_operator()
+{
+    iterator_range_test_detail::check_iterator_range_operators_impl(
+        Pred());
+}
 
 boost::unit_test::test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int argc, char* argv[] )
 {
     boost::unit_test::test_suite* test = BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Range Test Suite" );
 
-    test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( &check_iterator_range ) );
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&check_iterator_range));
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&check_iterator_range_operator<iterator_range_test_detail::less>));
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&check_iterator_range_operator<iterator_range_test_detail::less_or_equal>));
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&check_iterator_range_operator<iterator_range_test_detail::greater>));
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&check_iterator_range_operator<iterator_range_test_detail::greater_or_equal>));
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&check_iterator_range_operator<iterator_range_test_detail::equal_to>));
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&check_iterator_range_operator<iterator_range_test_detail::not_equal_to>));
 
     return test;
 }
 
-
 //
 //
 // Check that constness is propgated correct from
diff --git a/test/test_driver/range_return_test_driver.hpp b/test/test_driver/range_return_test_driver.hpp
index bcd2533..3dfd2a2 100644
--- a/test/test_driver/range_return_test_driver.hpp
+++ b/test/test_driver/range_return_test_driver.hpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ namespace boost
 
                 Container reference(cont);
                 Container test(cont);
-                
+
                 iterator_t range_result = policy.test_iter(test);
                 iterator_t reference_it = policy.reference(reference);
 
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ namespace boost
                     Container reference(cont);
                     Container test_cont(cont);
 
-                    range_return_t range_result = test_range_t()(policy, test_cont);
+                    test_range_t test_range_fn;
+                    range_return_t range_result = test_range_fn(policy, test_cont);
                     iterator_t reference_it = policy.reference(reference);
 
                     check_results<result_type>::test(test_cont, reference,