diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/grammar.y b/lib/coffee_script/grammar.y
index 6979c317..aa0a7caa 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/grammar.y
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/grammar.y
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ rule
   | Call
   | Code
   | Operation
-  | Range
   | Assign
   | If
   | Try
@@ -218,6 +217,7 @@ rule
   | Array                             { result = ValueNode.new(val[0]) }
   | Object                            { result = ValueNode.new(val[0]) }
   | Parenthetical                     { result = ValueNode.new(val[0]) }
+  | Range                             { result = ValueNode.new(val[0]) }
   | Value Accessor                    { result = val[0] << val[1] }
   | Invocation Accessor               { result = ValueNode.new(val[0], [val[1]]) }
   ;
diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.rb b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.rb
index 8f3d38de..f89cd96b 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.rb
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.rb
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ module CoffeeScript
     # TODO: This generates pretty ugly code ... shrink it.
     def compile_array(o)
       body = Expressions.wrap(LiteralNode.new(Value.new('i')))
-      arr  = Expressions.wrap(ForNode.new(body, {:source => self}, Value.new('i')))
+      arr  = Expressions.wrap(ForNode.new(body, {:source => ValueNode.new(self)}, Value.new('i')))
       ParentheticalNode.new(CallNode.new(CodeNode.new([], arr))).compile(o)
     end
 
@@ -617,7 +617,8 @@ module CoffeeScript
 
     def compile_node(o)
       top_level     = o.delete(:top) && !o[:return]
-      range         = @source.is_a?(RangeNode)
+      range         = @source.is_a?(ValueNode) && @source.literal.is_a?(RangeNode) && @source.properties.empty?
+      source        = range ? @source.literal : @source
       scope         = o[:scope]
       name_found    = scope.find(@name)
       index_found   = @index && scope.find(@index)
@@ -629,12 +630,12 @@ module CoffeeScript
         body_dent   = o[:indent] + TAB
         var_part, pre_cond, post_cond = '', '', ''
         index_var   = scope.free_variable
-        source_part = @source.compile_variables(o)
-        for_part    = "#{index_var}=0, #{@source.compile(o.merge(:index => ivar, :step => @step))}, #{index_var}++"
+        source_part = source.compile_variables(o)
+        for_part    = "#{index_var}=0, #{source.compile(o.merge(:index => ivar, :step => @step))}, #{index_var}++"
       else
         index_var   = nil
         body_dent   = o[:indent] + TAB + TAB
-        source_part = "#{o[:indent]}#{svar} = #{@source.compile(o)};\n#{o[:indent]}"
+        source_part = "#{o[:indent]}#{svar} = #{source.compile(o)};\n#{o[:indent]}"
         for_part    = "#{ivar} in #{svar}"
         pre_cond    = "\n#{o[:indent] + TAB}if (#{svar}.hasOwnProperty(#{ivar})) {"
         var_part    = "\n#{body_dent}#{@name} = #{svar}[#{ivar}];"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/execution/test_ranges_and_slices.coffee b/test/fixtures/execution/test_ranges_and_slices.coffee
index 63165c5d..3850067a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/execution/test_ranges_and_slices.coffee
+++ b/test/fixtures/execution/test_ranges_and_slices.coffee
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ b: array[2...4]
 
 result: a.concat(b).join(' ')
 
-print(result is "7 8 9 2 3")
\ No newline at end of file
+print(result is "7 8 9 2 3")
+
+countdown: [10..1].join(' ')
+print(countdown is "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1")
\ No newline at end of file