diff --git a/pest/src/lib.rs b/pest/src/lib.rs
index 003135b1..d4a12e3d 100644
--- a/pest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pest/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ extern crate serde_json;
 pub use crate::parser::Parser;
 pub use crate::parser_state::{state, Atomicity, Lookahead, MatchDir, ParseResult, ParserState};
 pub use crate::position::Position;
-pub use crate::span::{Lines, Span};
+pub use crate::span::{Lines, LinesSpan, Span};
 pub use crate::token::Token;
 use core::fmt::Debug;
 use core::hash::Hash;
diff --git a/pest/src/span.rs b/pest/src/span.rs
index 15fdb943..4007049c 100644
--- a/pest/src/span.rs
+++ b/pest/src/span.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ impl<'i> Span<'i> {
         &self.input[self.start..self.end]
     }
 
-    /// Iterates over all lines (partially) covered by this span.
+    /// Iterates over all lines (partially) covered by this span. Yielding a `&str` for each line.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -232,6 +232,30 @@ impl<'i> Span<'i> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn lines(&self) -> Lines {
         Lines {
+            inner: self.lines_span(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Iterates over all lines (partially) covered by this span. Yielding a `Span` for each line.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use pest;
+    /// # use pest::Span;
+    /// # #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+    /// # #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+    /// enum Rule {}
+    ///
+    /// let input = "a\nb\nc";
+    /// let mut state: Box<pest::ParserState<Rule>> = pest::ParserState::new(input).skip(2).unwrap();
+    /// let start_pos = state.position().clone();
+    /// state = state.match_string("b\nc").unwrap();
+    /// let span = start_pos.span(&state.position().clone());
+    /// assert_eq!(span.lines_span().collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![Span::new(input, 2, 4).unwrap(), Span::new(input, 4, 5).unwrap()]);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn lines_span(&self) -> LinesSpan {
+        LinesSpan {
             span: self,
             pos: self.start,
         }
@@ -264,19 +288,19 @@ impl<'i> Hash for Span<'i> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Line iterator for Spans, created by [`Span::lines()`].
+/// Line iterator for Spans, created by [`Span::lines_span()`].
 ///
-/// Iterates all lines that are at least partially covered by the span.
+/// Iterates all lines that are at least _partially_ covered by the span. Yielding a `Span` for each.
 ///
-/// [`Span::lines()`]: struct.Span.html#method.lines
-pub struct Lines<'i> {
+/// [`Span::lines_span()`]: struct.Span.html#method.lines_span
+pub struct LinesSpan<'i> {
     span: &'i Span<'i>,
     pos: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'i> Iterator for Lines<'i> {
-    type Item = &'i str;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'i str> {
+impl<'i> Iterator for LinesSpan<'i> {
+    type Item = Span<'i>;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         if self.pos > self.span.end {
             return None;
         }
@@ -284,9 +308,27 @@ impl<'i> Iterator for Lines<'i> {
         if pos.at_end() {
             return None;
         }
-        let line = pos.line_of();
+
+        let line_start = pos.find_line_start();
         self.pos = pos.find_line_end();
-        Some(line)
+
+        Span::new(self.span.input, line_start, self.pos)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Line iterator for Spans, created by [`Span::lines()`].
+///
+/// Iterates all lines that are at least _partially_ covered by the span. Yielding a `&str` for each.
+///
+/// [`Span::lines()`]: struct.Span.html#method.lines
+pub struct Lines<'i> {
+    inner: LinesSpan<'i>,
+}
+
+impl<'i> Iterator for Lines<'i> {
+    type Item = &'i str;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.inner.next().map(|span| span.as_str())
     }
 }
 
@@ -364,10 +406,12 @@ mod tests {
         let input = "abc\ndef\nghi";
         let span = Span::new(input, 1, 7).unwrap();
         let lines: Vec<_> = span.lines().collect();
-        //println!("{:?}", lines);
+        let lines_span: Vec<_> = span.lines_span().map(|span| span.as_str()).collect();
+
         assert_eq!(lines.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(lines[0], "abc\n".to_owned());
         assert_eq!(lines[1], "def\n".to_owned());
+        assert_eq!(lines, lines_span) // Verify parity with lines_span()
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -377,9 +421,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(span.end_pos().at_end());
         assert_eq!(span.end(), 11);
         let lines: Vec<_> = span.lines().collect();
-        //println!("{:?}", lines);
+        let lines_span: Vec<_> = span.lines_span().map(|span| span.as_str()).collect();
+
         assert_eq!(lines.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(lines[0], "def\n".to_owned());
         assert_eq!(lines[1], "ghi".to_owned());
+        assert_eq!(lines, lines_span) // Verify parity with lines_span()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lines_span() {
+        let input = "abc\ndef\nghi";
+        let span = Span::new(input, 1, 7).unwrap();
+        let lines_span: Vec<_> = span.lines_span().collect();
+        let lines: Vec<_> = span.lines().collect();
+
+        assert_eq!(lines_span.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(lines_span[0], Span::new(input, 0, 4).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(lines_span[1], Span::new(input, 4, 8).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(
+            lines_span
+                .iter()
+                .map(|span| span.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            lines
+        );
     }
 }