diff --git a/src/libcore/iter/range.rs b/src/libcore/iter/range.rs
index a6fde7e5d6dee..02d38ccea44ea 100644
--- a/src/libcore/iter/range.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/iter/range.rs
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ impl<A: Step> Iterator for ops::RangeInclusive<A> where
 
     #[inline]
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
+        if !(self.start <= self.end) {
+            return (0, Some(0));
+        }
+
         match Step::steps_between_by_one(&self.start, &self.end) {
             Some(hint) => (hint.saturating_add(1), hint.checked_add(1)),
             None => (0, None),
diff --git a/src/libcore/tests/ops.rs b/src/libcore/tests/ops.rs
index 50aed15896c75..b81b3878c9d6e 100644
--- a/src/libcore/tests/ops.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/tests/ops.rs
@@ -62,4 +62,9 @@ fn test_range_inclusive() {
     r = RangeInclusive { start: -128i8, end: -128 };
     assert_eq!(r.next_back(), Some(-128));
     assert_eq!(r.next_back(), None);
+
+    // degenerate
+    r = RangeInclusive { start: 1, end: -1 };
+    assert_eq!(r.size_hint(), (0, Some(0)));
+    assert_eq!(r.next(), None);
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/range_inclusive.rs b/src/test/run-pass/range_inclusive.rs
index cfa9f6e36e9bc..372d4a8b732ac 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/range_inclusive.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/range_inclusive.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     short.next();
     assert_eq!(long.size_hint(), (255, Some(255)));
     assert_eq!(short.size_hint(), (0, Some(0)));
-    assert_eq!(short, RangeInclusive::Empty { at: 42 });
+    assert_eq!(short, 1...0);
 
     assert_eq!(long.len(), 255);
     assert_eq!(short.len(), 0);
@@ -97,28 +97,28 @@ pub fn main() {
     for i in 3...251 {
         assert_eq!(long.next(), Some(i));
     }
-    assert_eq!(long, RangeInclusive::Empty { at: 251 });
+    assert_eq!(long, 1...0);
 
     // check underflow
     let mut narrow = 1...0;
     assert_eq!(narrow.next_back(), None);
-    assert_eq!(narrow, RangeInclusive::Empty { at: 0 });
+    assert_eq!(narrow, 1...0);
     let mut zero = 0u8...0;
     assert_eq!(zero.next_back(), Some(0));
     assert_eq!(zero.next_back(), None);
-    assert_eq!(zero, RangeInclusive::Empty { at: 0 });
+    assert_eq!(zero, 1...0);
     let mut high = 255u8...255;
     assert_eq!(high.next_back(), Some(255));
     assert_eq!(high.next_back(), None);
-    assert_eq!(high, RangeInclusive::Empty { at: 255 });
+    assert_eq!(high, 1...0);
 
     // what happens if you have a nonsense range?
     let mut nonsense = 10...5;
     assert_eq!(nonsense.next(), None);
-    assert_eq!(nonsense, RangeInclusive::Empty { at: 10 });
+    assert_eq!(nonsense, 10...5);
 
     // output
     assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", 0...10), "0...10");
     assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", ...10), "...10");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", long), "[empty range @ 251]");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", long), "1...0");
 }