diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs
index 80c64ba996a87..405887be1a82b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ impl Command for First {
                 example: "0x[01 23 45] | first 2",
                 result: Some(Value::binary(vec![0x01, 0x23], Span::test_data())),
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Return the first item of a range",
+                example: "1..3 | first",
+                result: Some(Value::test_int(1)),
+            },
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs
index febd26597de00..b76ef482151bb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ impl Command for Last {
                     Type::Any,
                 ),
                 (Type::Binary, Type::Binary),
+                (Type::Range, Type::Any),
             ])
             .optional(
                 "rows",
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ impl Command for Last {
                 description: "Return the last 2 bytes of a binary value",
                 result: Some(Value::binary(vec![0x23, 0x45], Span::test_data())),
             },
+            Example {
+                example: "1..3 | last",
+                description: "Return the last item of a range",
+                result: Some(Value::test_int(3)),
+            },
         ]
     }