diff --git a/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_options.js b/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_options.js
index 9078a2374..7d2b070fa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_options.js
@@ -322,9 +322,10 @@ test('miscellaneous', function() {
 });
 
 test('minMax', function() {
-	expect( 17 );
+	expect( 19 );
 	var date,
 		inp = TestHelpers.datepicker.init('#inp'),
+		dp = $('#ui-datepicker-div'),
 		lastYear = new Date(2007, 6 - 1, 4),
 		nextYear = new Date(2009, 6 - 1, 4),
 		minDate = new Date(2008, 2 - 1, 29),
@@ -404,6 +405,11 @@ test('minMax', function() {
 	TestHelpers.datepicker.equalsDate(inp.datepicker('getDate'), new Date(2008, 6 - 1, 4), 'Min/max - setDate > min, < max');
 	inp.datepicker('option', {maxDate: null}).val('01/04/2009').datepicker('option', {minDate: minDate, maxDate: maxDate});
 	TestHelpers.datepicker.equalsDate(inp.datepicker('getDate'), maxDate, 'Min/max - setDate > max');
+
+	inp.datepicker('option', {yearRange: '-0:+1'}).val('01/01/' + new Date().getFullYear());
+	ok(dp.find(".ui-datepicker-prev").hasClass("ui-state-disabled"), "Year Range Test - previous button disabled at 1/1/minYear");
+	inp.datepicker("setDate", "12/30/" + new Date().getFullYear());
+	ok(dp.find(".ui-datepicker-next").hasClass("ui-state-disabled"), "Year Range Test - next button disabled at 12/30/maxYear");
 });
 
 test('setDate', function() {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js b/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js
index c7ecafffb..e3c3bd398 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js
@@ -1742,8 +1742,20 @@ $.extend(Datepicker.prototype, {
 	_isInRange: function(inst, date) {
 		var minDate = this._getMinMaxDate(inst, 'min');
 		var maxDate = this._getMinMaxDate(inst, 'max');
+        var minYear = null;
+        var maxYear = null;
+        var years = this._get(inst, 'yearRange');
+        if (years){
+            var yearSplit = years.split(':');
+            var currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
+            minYear = parseInt(yearSplit[0], 10) + currentYear;
+            maxYear = parseInt(yearSplit[1], 10) + currentYear;
+        }
+
 		return ((!minDate || date.getTime() >= minDate.getTime()) &&
-			(!maxDate || date.getTime() <= maxDate.getTime()));
+			(!maxDate || date.getTime() <= maxDate.getTime()) &&
+            (!minYear || date.getFullYear() >= minYear) &&
+            (!maxYear || date.getFullYear() <= maxYear));
 	},
 
 	/* Provide the configuration settings for formatting/parsing. */