diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index aeedd4bed0cf7..ac5f7655ef3f1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             RandomDecimal,
             RandomDice,
             RandomFloat,
+            RandomInt,
             RandomInteger,
             RandomUuid,
         };
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/random/int.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/random/int.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4bbd7b7f75601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/random/int.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, Range, ShellError, Signature, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
+};
+use rand::prelude::{thread_rng, Rng};
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "random int"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("random int")
+            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Int)])
+            .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
+            .optional("range", SyntaxShape::Range, "Range of values")
+            .category(Category::Random)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Generate a random integer [min..max]."
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["generate", "natural", "number"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        integer(engine_state, stack, call)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Generate an unconstrained random integer",
+                example: "random int",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Generate a random integer less than or equal to 500",
+                example: "random int ..500",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Generate a random integer greater than or equal to 100000",
+                example: "random int 100000..",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Generate a random integer between 1 and 10",
+                example: "random int 1..10",
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn integer(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let span = call.head;
+    let range: Option<Range> = call.opt(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+    let (min, max) = if let Some(r) = range {
+        if r.is_end_inclusive() {
+            (r.from.as_int()?, r.to.as_int()?)
+        } else if r.to.as_int()? > 0 {
+            (r.from.as_int()?, r.to.as_int()? - 1)
+        } else {
+            (0, 0)
+        }
+    } else {
+        (0, i64::MAX)
+    };
+
+    match min.partial_cmp(&max) {
+        Some(Ordering::Greater) => Err(ShellError::InvalidRange {
+            left_flank: min.to_string(),
+            right_flank: max.to_string(),
+            span,
+        }),
+        Some(Ordering::Equal) => Ok(PipelineData::Value(Value::int(min, span), None)),
+        _ => {
+            let mut thread_rng = thread_rng();
+            let result: i64 = thread_rng.gen_range(min..=max);
+
+            Ok(PipelineData::Value(Value::int(result, span), None))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/random/integer.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/random/integer.rs
index ed44e7cf210c9..821e791f6fc2a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/random/integer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/random/integer.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Generate a random integer [min..max]."
+        "deprecated: Generate a random integer [min..max]."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Use `random int` instead"
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
@@ -38,6 +42,16 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
         call: &Call,
         _input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        nu_protocol::report_error_new(
+            engine_state,
+            &ShellError::GenericError(
+                "Deprecated command".into(),
+                "`random integer` is deprecated and will be removed in 0.87.".into(),
+                Some(call.head),
+                Some("Use `random int` instead".into()),
+                vec![],
+            ),
+        );
         integer(engine_state, stack, call)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs
index 898aaa3fc9e1c..3a73a67e0d7ab 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod chars;
 mod decimal;
 mod dice;
 mod float;
+mod int;
 mod integer;
 mod random_;
 mod uuid;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ pub use self::chars::SubCommand as RandomChars;
 pub use self::decimal::SubCommand as RandomDecimal;
 pub use self::dice::SubCommand as RandomDice;
 pub use self::float::SubCommand as RandomFloat;
+pub use self::int::SubCommand as RandomInt;
 pub use self::integer::SubCommand as RandomInteger;
 pub use self::uuid::SubCommand as RandomUuid;
 pub use random_::RandomCommand as Random;