diff --git a/src/backend.memory.js b/src/backend.memory.js
index 53556463..b77ac7a8 100644
--- a/src/backend.memory.js
+++ b/src/backend.memory.js
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ this.recline.Backend.Memory = this.recline.Backend.Memory || {};
       var numRows = queryObj.size || this.data.length;
       var start = queryObj.from || 0;
       var results = this.data;
+      
       results = this._applyFilters(results, queryObj);
       results = this._applyFreeTextQuery(results, queryObj);
+
       // not complete sorting!
       _.each(queryObj.sort, function(sortObj) {
         var fieldName = _.keys(sortObj)[0];
@@ -89,11 +91,25 @@ this.recline.Backend.Memory = this.recline.Backend.Memory || {};
     // in place filtering
     this._applyFilters = function(results, queryObj) {
       _.each(queryObj.filters, function(filter) {
-        // if a term filter ...
-        if (filter.type === 'term') {
-          results = _.filter(results, function(doc) {
-            return (doc[filter.field] == filter.term);
-          });
+        switch (filter.type) {
+          case 'term': 
+            results = _.filter(results, function(doc) {
+              return (doc[filter.field] === filter.term);
+            });
+            break;
+          case 'range':
+            results = _.filter(results, function (doc) {
+              var start = filter.start;
+              var stop  = filter.stop;
+              var value = doc[filter.field];
+
+              // implicit string to number casting is done in JS if needed
+              return (value >= start && value <= stop);
+            });
+            break;
+          case 'geo_distance':
+            // TODO code here
+            break;
         }
       });
       return results;
diff --git a/src/model.js b/src/model.js
index 7d9be16f..9d17ba68 100644
--- a/src/model.js
+++ b/src/model.js
@@ -495,9 +495,15 @@ my.Query = Backbone.Model.extend({
   _filterTemplates: {
     term: {
       type: 'term',
+      // TODO do we need this attribute here?
       field: '',
       term: ''
     },
+    range: {
+      type: 'range',
+      start: '',
+      stop: ''
+    },
     geo_distance: {
       distance: 10,
       unit: 'km',
diff --git a/src/widget.filtereditor.js b/src/widget.filtereditor.js
index 4ae2eafd..6c7f98c9 100644
--- a/src/widget.filtereditor.js
+++ b/src/widget.filtereditor.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ my.FilterEditor = Backbone.View.extend({
           <label>Filter type</label> \
           <select class="filterType"> \
             <option value="term">Term (text)</option> \
+            <option value="range">Range</option> \
             <option value="geo_distance">Geo distance</option> \
           </select> \
           <label>Field</label> \
@@ -49,6 +50,20 @@ my.FilterEditor = Backbone.View.extend({
         </fieldset> \
       </div> \
     ',
+    range: ' \
+      <div class="filter-{{type}} filter"> \
+        <fieldset> \
+          <legend> \
+            {{field}} <small>{{type}}</small> \
+            <a class="js-remove-filter" href="#" title="Remove this filter">&times;</a> \
+          </legend> \
+          <label class="control-label" for="">From</label> \
+          <input type="text" value="{{start}}" name="start" data-filter-field="{{field}}" data-filter-id="{{id}}" data-filter-type="{{type}}" /> \
+          <label class="control-label" for="">To</label> \
+          <input type="text" value="{{stop}}" name="stop" data-filter-field="{{field}}" data-filter-id="{{id}}" data-filter-type="{{type}}" /> \
+        </fieldset> \
+      </div> \
+    ',
     geo_distance: ' \
       <div class="filter-{{type}} filter"> \
         <fieldset> \
@@ -124,19 +139,27 @@ my.FilterEditor = Backbone.View.extend({
     var $form = $(e.target);
     _.each($form.find('input'), function(input) {
       var $input = $(input);
-      var filterType = $input.attr('data-filter-type');
-      var fieldId = $input.attr('data-filter-field');
+      var filterType  = $input.attr('data-filter-type');
+      var fieldId     = $input.attr('data-filter-field');
       var filterIndex = parseInt($input.attr('data-filter-id'));
-      var name = $input.attr('name');
-      var value = $input.val();
-      if (filterType === 'term') {
-        filters[filterIndex].term = value;
-      } else if (filterType === 'geo_distance') {
-        if (name === 'distance') {
-          filters[filterIndex].distance = parseFloat(value);
-        } else {
-          filters[filterIndex].point[name] = parseFloat(value);
-        }
+      var name        = $input.attr('name');
+      var value       = $input.val();
+
+      switch (filterType) {
+        case 'term':
+          filters[filterIndex].term = value;
+          break;
+        case 'range':
+          filters[filterIndex][name] = value;
+          break;
+        case 'geo_distance':
+          if(name === 'distance') {
+            filters[filterIndex].distance = parseFloat(value);
+          }
+          else {
+            filters[filterIndex].point[name] = parseFloat(value);
+          }
+          break;
       }
     });
     self.model.queryState.set({filters: filters});