diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4ffb25ad7..c46a2c790 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sudo: required
 dist: trusty
 matrix:
   include:
-    - rust: 1.32.0
+    - rust: 1.37.0
       env:
        - FEATURES='test docs'
        - RUSTFLAGS='-D warnings'
diff --git a/benches/iter.rs b/benches/iter.rs
index 5cc04293f..c7aeae48a 100644
--- a/benches/iter.rs
+++ b/benches/iter.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,27 @@ fn iter_filter_sum_2d_stride_f32(bench: &mut Bencher) {
     bench.iter(|| b.iter().filter(|&&x| x < 75.).sum::<f32>());
 }
 
+#[bench]
+fn iter_rev_step_by_contiguous(bench: &mut Bencher) {
+    let a = Array::linspace(0., 1., 512);
+    bench.iter(|| {
+        a.iter().rev().step_by(2).for_each(|x| {
+            black_box(x);
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn iter_rev_step_by_discontiguous(bench: &mut Bencher) {
+    let mut a = Array::linspace(0., 1., 1024);
+    a.slice_axis_inplace(Axis(0), Slice::new(0, None, 2));
+    bench.iter(|| {
+        a.iter().rev().step_by(2).for_each(|x| {
+            black_box(x);
+        })
+    });
+}
+
 const ZIPSZ: usize = 10_000;
 
 #[bench]
diff --git a/src/iterators/mod.rs b/src/iterators/mod.rs
index 882eaaa77..fb17f406e 100644
--- a/src/iterators/mod.rs
+++ b/src/iterators/mod.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,22 @@ impl<A> DoubleEndedIterator for Baseiter<A, Ix1> {
         unsafe { Some(self.ptr.offset(offset)) }
     }
 
+    fn nth_back(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option<*mut A> {
+        let index = self.index?;
+        let len = self.dim[0] - index[0];
+        if n < len {
+            self.dim[0] -= n + 1;
+            let offset = <_>::stride_offset(&self.dim, &self.strides);
+            if index == self.dim {
+                self.index = None;
+            }
+            unsafe { Some(self.ptr.offset(offset)) }
+        } else {
+            self.index = None;
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
     fn rfold<Acc, G>(mut self, init: Acc, mut g: G) -> Acc
     where
         G: FnMut(Acc, *mut A) -> Acc,
@@ -437,6 +453,10 @@ impl<'a, A> DoubleEndedIterator for Iter<'a, A, Ix1> {
         either_mut!(self.inner, iter => iter.next_back())
     }
 
+    fn nth_back(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option<&'a A> {
+        either_mut!(self.inner, iter => iter.nth_back(n))
+    }
+
     fn rfold<Acc, G>(self, init: Acc, g: G) -> Acc
     where
         G: FnMut(Acc, Self::Item) -> Acc,
@@ -561,6 +581,10 @@ impl<'a, A> DoubleEndedIterator for IterMut<'a, A, Ix1> {
         either_mut!(self.inner, iter => iter.next_back())
     }
 
+    fn nth_back(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option<&'a mut A> {
+        either_mut!(self.inner, iter => iter.nth_back(n))
+    }
+
     fn rfold<Acc, G>(self, init: Acc, g: G) -> Acc
     where
         G: FnMut(Acc, Self::Item) -> Acc,
diff --git a/tests/iterators.rs b/tests/iterators.rs
index 325aa9797..371339b96 100644
--- a/tests/iterators.rs
+++ b/tests/iterators.rs
@@ -776,6 +776,74 @@ fn test_fold() {
     assert_eq!(a.iter().fold(0, |acc, &x| acc + x), 1);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn nth_back_examples() {
+    let mut a: Array1<i32> = (0..256).collect();
+    a.slice_axis_inplace(Axis(0), Slice::new(0, None, 2));
+    assert_eq!(a.iter().nth_back(0), Some(&a[a.len() - 1]));
+    assert_eq!(a.iter().nth_back(1), Some(&a[a.len() - 2]));
+    assert_eq!(a.iter().nth_back(a.len() - 2), Some(&a[1]));
+    assert_eq!(a.iter().nth_back(a.len() - 1), Some(&a[0]));
+    assert_eq!(a.iter().nth_back(a.len()), None);
+    assert_eq!(a.iter().nth_back(a.len() + 1), None);
+    assert_eq!(a.iter().nth_back(a.len() + 2), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nth_back_zero_n() {
+    let mut a: Array1<i32> = (0..256).collect();
+    a.slice_axis_inplace(Axis(0), Slice::new(0, None, 2));
+    let mut iter1 = a.iter();
+    let mut iter2 = a.iter();
+    for _ in 0..(a.len() + 1) {
+        assert_eq!(iter1.nth_back(0), iter2.next_back());
+        assert_eq!(iter1.len(), iter2.len());
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nth_back_nonzero_n() {
+    let mut a: Array1<i32> = (0..256).collect();
+    a.slice_axis_inplace(Axis(0), Slice::new(0, None, 2));
+    let mut iter1 = a.iter();
+    let mut iter2 = a.iter();
+    for _ in 0..(a.len() / 3 + 1) {
+        assert_eq!(iter1.nth_back(2), {
+            iter2.next_back();
+            iter2.next_back();
+            iter2.next_back()
+        });
+        assert_eq!(iter1.len(), iter2.len());
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nth_back_past_end() {
+    let mut a: Array1<i32> = (0..256).collect();
+    a.slice_axis_inplace(Axis(0), Slice::new(0, None, 2));
+    let mut iter = a.iter();
+    assert_eq!(iter.nth_back(a.len()), None);
+    assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nth_back_partially_consumed() {
+    let mut a: Array1<i32> = (0..256).collect();
+    a.slice_axis_inplace(Axis(0), Slice::new(0, None, 2));
+    let mut iter = a.iter();
+    iter.next();
+    iter.next_back();
+    assert_eq!(iter.len(), a.len() - 2);
+    assert_eq!(iter.nth_back(1), Some(&a[a.len() - 3]));
+    assert_eq!(iter.len(), a.len() - 4);
+    assert_eq!(iter.nth_back(a.len() - 6), Some(&a[2]));
+    assert_eq!(iter.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&a[1]));
+    assert_eq!(iter.len(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);
+    assert_eq!(iter.next_back(), None);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_rfold() {
     {