diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9bd835c6..448273c2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ mod util;
 pub mod types;
 
 const CANARY: u32 = 0xdeadbeef;
-const TYPENAME_QUERY: &'static str = "t";
+const TYPEINFO_QUERY: &'static str = "t";
 
 /// A type alias of the result returned by many methods.
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -456,15 +456,34 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             }
         }
 
-        match conn.raw_prepare(TYPENAME_QUERY,
-                               "SELECT typname, typelem FROM pg_catalog.pg_type WHERE oid = $1") {
-            Ok(..) => {}
+        try!(conn.setup_typeinfo_query());
+
+        Ok(conn)
+    }
+
+    fn setup_typeinfo_query(&mut self) -> result::Result<(), ConnectError> {
+        match self.raw_prepare(TYPEINFO_QUERY,
+                               "SELECT t.typname, t.typelem, r.rngsubtype \
+                                FROM pg_catalog.pg_type t \
+                                LEFT OUTER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_range r \
+                                    ON r.rngtypid = t.oid \
+                                WHERE t.oid = $1") {
+            Ok(..) => return Ok(()),
             Err(Error::IoError(e)) => return Err(ConnectError::IoError(e)),
+            // Range types weren't added until Postgres 9.2, so pg_range may not exist
+            Err(Error::DbError(DbError { code: SqlState::UndefinedTable, .. })) => {}
             Err(Error::DbError(e)) => return Err(ConnectError::DbError(e)),
             _ => unreachable!()
         }
 
-        Ok(conn)
+        match self.raw_prepare(TYPEINFO_QUERY,
+                               "SELECT typname, typelem, NULL::OID FROM pg_catalog.pg_type \
+                                WHERE oid = $1") {
+            Ok(..) => Ok(()),
+            Err(Error::IoError(e)) => Err(ConnectError::IoError(e)),
+            Err(Error::DbError(e)) => Err(ConnectError::DbError(e)),
+            _ => unreachable!()
+        }
     }
 
     fn write_messages(&mut self, messages: &[FrontendMessage]) -> IoResult<()> {
@@ -683,7 +702,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
         try!(self.write_messages(&[
             Bind {
                 portal: "",
-                statement: TYPENAME_QUERY,
+                statement: TYPEINFO_QUERY,
                 formats: &[1],
                 values: &[try!(oid.to_sql(&Type::Oid))],
                 result_formats: &[1]
@@ -701,10 +720,12 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             }
             _ => bad_response!(self)
         }
-        let (name, elem_oid): (String, Oid) = match try!(self.read_message()) {
+        let (name, elem_oid, rngsubtype): (String, Oid, Option<Oid>) =
+                match try!(self.read_message()) {
             DataRow { row } => {
                 (try!(FromSql::from_sql(&Type::Name, row[0].as_ref().map(|r| &**r))),
-                 try!(FromSql::from_sql(&Type::Oid, row[1].as_ref().map(|r| &**r))))
+                 try!(FromSql::from_sql(&Type::Oid, row[1].as_ref().map(|r| &**r))),
+                 try!(FromSql::from_sql(&Type::Oid, row[2].as_ref().map(|r| &**r))))
             }
             ErrorResponse { fields } => {
                 try!(self.wait_for_ready());
@@ -722,10 +743,14 @@ impl InnerConnection {
         }
         try!(self.wait_for_ready());
 
-        let element_type = if elem_oid != 0 {
-            Some(Box::new(try!(self.get_type(oid))))
+        let elem_oid = if elem_oid != 0 {
+            Some(elem_oid)
         } else {
-            None
+            rngsubtype
+        };
+        let element_type = match elem_oid {
+            Some(oid) => Some(Box::new(try!(self.get_type(oid)))),
+            None => None,
         };
         let type_ = Type::Unknown {
             oid: oid,
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index f12ec5ad..56f22d77 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ macro_rules! make_postgres_type {
                 }
             }
 
-            /// If this `Type` is an array, returns the type of its elements
+            /// If this `Type` is an array or range, returns the type of its elements
             pub fn element_type(&self) -> Option<Type> {
                 match *self {
                     $(
@@ -324,19 +324,19 @@ make_postgres_type! {
     #[doc="VARCHAR/CHARACTER VARYING"]
     VARCHAROID => Varchar:,
     #[doc="INT4RANGE"]
-    INT4RANGEOID => Int4Range:,
+    INT4RANGEOID => Int4Range: member Int4,
     #[doc="INT4RANGE[]"]
     INT4RANGEARRAYOID => Int4RangeArray: member Int4Range,
     #[doc="TSRANGE"]
-    TSRANGEOID => TsRange:,
+    TSRANGEOID => TsRange: member Timestamp,
     #[doc="TSRANGE[]"]
     TSRANGEARRAYOID => TsRangeArray: member TsRange,
     #[doc="TSTZRANGE"]
-    TSTZRANGEOID => TstzRange:,
+    TSTZRANGEOID => TstzRange: member TimestampTZ,
     #[doc="TSTZRANGE[]"]
     TSTZRANGEARRAYOID => TstzRangeArray: member TstzRange,
     #[doc="INT8RANGE"]
-    INT8RANGEOID => Int8Range:,
+    INT8RANGEOID => Int8Range: member Int8,
     #[doc="INT8RANGE[]"]
     INT8RANGEARRAYOID => Int8RangeArray: member Int8Range
 }
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index 4a026ec4..51afffc0 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -884,3 +884,21 @@ fn test_generic_connection() {
     let trans = or_panic!(conn.transaction());
     f(&trans);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_custom_range_element_type() {
+    let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect("postgres://postgres@localhost", &SslMode::None));
+    let trans = or_panic!(conn.transaction());
+    or_panic!(trans.execute("CREATE TYPE floatrange AS RANGE (
+                                subtype = float8,
+                                subtype_diff = float8mi
+                             )", &[]));
+    let stmt = or_panic!(trans.prepare("SELECT $1::floatrange"));
+    match &stmt.param_types()[0] {
+        &Type::Unknown { ref name, ref element_type, .. } => {
+            assert_eq!("floatrange", &**name);
+            assert_eq!(&Some(Box::new(Type::Float8)), element_type);
+        }
+        t => panic!("Unexpected type {:?}", t)
+    }
+}