diff --git a/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py b/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py
index 4783eebf4c02..5e77258c5a21 100644
--- a/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py
+++ b/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py
@@ -1003,6 +1003,60 @@ def test_read_w_ranges(self):
         expected = all_data_rows[START+1 : END+1]
         self._check_row_data(rows, expected)
 
+    def test_read_partial_range_until_end(self):
+        row_count = 3000
+        start = 1000
+        session, committed = self._set_up_table(row_count)
+        snapshot = session.snapshot(read_timestamp=committed, multi_use=True)
+        all_data_rows = list(self._row_data(row_count))
+
+        expected_map = {
+            ('start_closed', 'end_closed'): all_data_rows[start:],
+            ('start_closed', 'end_open'): [],
+            ('start_open', 'end_closed'): all_data_rows[start+1:],
+            ('start_open', 'end_open'): [],
+        }
+        for start_arg in ('start_closed', 'start_open'):
+            for end_arg in ('end_closed', 'end_open'):
+                range_kwargs = {start_arg: [start], end_arg: []}
+                keyset = KeySet(
+                    ranges=(
+                        KeyRange(**range_kwargs),
+                    ),
+                )
+
+                rows = list(snapshot.read(
+                    self.TABLE, self.COLUMNS, keyset))
+                expected = expected_map[(start_arg, end_arg)]
+                self._check_row_data(rows, expected)
+
+    def test_read_partial_range_from_beginning(self):
+        row_count = 3000
+        end = 2000
+        session, committed = self._set_up_table(row_count)
+        snapshot = session.snapshot(read_timestamp=committed, multi_use=True)
+        all_data_rows = list(self._row_data(row_count))
+
+        expected_map = {
+            ('start_closed', 'end_closed'): all_data_rows[:end+1],
+            ('start_closed', 'end_open'): all_data_rows[:end],
+            ('start_open', 'end_closed'): [],
+            ('start_open', 'end_open'): [],
+        }
+        for start_arg in ('start_closed', 'start_open'):
+            for end_arg in ('end_closed', 'end_open'):
+                range_kwargs = {start_arg: [], end_arg: [end]}
+                keyset = KeySet(
+                    ranges=(
+                        KeyRange(**range_kwargs),
+                    ),
+                )
+
+                rows = list(snapshot.read(
+                    self.TABLE, self.COLUMNS, keyset))
+                expected = expected_map[(start_arg, end_arg)]
+                self._check_row_data(rows, expected)
+
     def test_read_with_range_keys_index_single_key(self):
         row_count = 10
         columns = self.COLUMNS[1], self.COLUMNS[2]