diff --git a/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py b/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py
index 061a709574..5ad09ae13c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py
+++ b/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class SQLCompiler(object):
         assert not self.query.distinct
         assert not self.query.extra
         assert not self.query.having
-        assert self.query.high_mark is None
         
         filters = self.get_filters(self.query.where)
         cursor = self.connection.db[self.query.model._meta.db_table].find(filters)
@@ -72,6 +71,10 @@ class SQLCompiler(object):
                 (ordering.lstrip("-"), DESCENDING if ordering.startswith("-") else ASCENDING)
                 for ordering in self.query.order_by
             ])
+        if self.query.low_mark:
+            cursor = cursor.skip(self.query.low_mark)
+        if self.query.high_mark is not None:
+            cursor = cursor.limit(self.query.high_mark - self.query.low_mark)
         return cursor
     
     def results_iter(self):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py
index f7ae0abaa6..0c3b74ef43 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py
@@ -85,8 +85,35 @@ class MongoTestCase(TestCase):
             ],
             lambda g: g.name,
         )
-        
     
+    def test_slicing(self):
+        artists = [
+            Artist.objects.create(name="Huey Lewis"),
+            Artist.objects.create(name="John Hiatt"),
+            Artist.objects.create(name="Jackson Browne"),
+            Artist.objects.create(name="Rick Springfield"),
+        ]
+        
+        for i in xrange(5):
+            # TODO: should be i, but Mongo falls over with limit(0)
+            for j in xrange(i+1, 5):
+                self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+                    Artist.objects.all()[i:j],
+                    artists[i:j],
+                    lambda a: a,
+                )
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Artist.objects.all()[:3],
+            artists[:3],
+            lambda a: a,
+        )
+        
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Artist.objects.all()[2:],
+            artists[2:],
+            lambda a: a,
+        )
+
     def test_not_equals(self):
         q = Group.objects.create(name="Queen", year_formed=1971)
         e = Group.objects.create(name="The E Street Band", year_formed=1972)