diff --git a/solr-create.sh b/solr-create.sh
index 3967a48..47ab8fc 100755
--- a/solr-create.sh
+++ b/solr-create.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ARG_SOLR_SHARD_IDS=$1
 ARG_SOLR_SHARDS=$2
 ARG_SOLR_NODE_ID=$3
 ARG_SOLR_NODES=$4
+ARG_SOLR_SHARD_RANGE=$5
 
 if [[ ! -z "$ARG_SOLR_SHARD_IDS" ]]; then
     if [[ -z "$ARG_SOLR_SHARDS" ]]; then
@@ -21,8 +22,12 @@ if [[ ! -z "$ARG_SOLR_SHARD_IDS" ]]; then
 	echo "A total number of Solr instances was not specified; using '1'"
     fi
 
+    if [[ ! -z "$ARG_SOLR_SHARD_RANGE" ]]; then
+	SOLR_EXTRA="&property.shard.range=$ARG_SOLR_SHARD_RANGE"
+    fi
+
     echo "Creating a shard core in the Solr instance ..."
-    SOLR_URL="${SOLR_BASEURL}/admin/cores?action=newCore&core=${SOLR_CORE}&storeRef=workspace://SpacesStore&numShards=${ARG_SOLR_SHARDS}&nodeInstance=${ARG_SOLR_NODE_ID}&numNodes=${ARG_SOLR_NODES}&template=${SOLR_TEMPLATE}&shardIds=${ARG_SOLR_SHARD_IDS}"
+    SOLR_URL="${SOLR_BASEURL}/admin/cores?action=newCore&core=${SOLR_CORE}&storeRef=workspace://SpacesStore&numShards=${ARG_SOLR_SHARDS}&nodeInstance=${ARG_SOLR_NODE_ID}&numNodes=${ARG_SOLR_NODES}&template=${SOLR_TEMPLATE}&shardIds=${ARG_SOLR_SHARD_IDS}${SOLR_EXTRA}"
 else
     echo "No arguments were specified; creating a shard-less core in the Solr instance ..."
     SOLR_URL="${SOLR_BASEURL}/admin/cores?action=newCore&core=${SOLR_CORE}&storeRef=workspace://SpacesStore&template=${SOLR_TEMPLATE}"