diff --git a/lib/_range.py b/lib/_range.py
index 5a794103..47a3e0e4 100644
--- a/lib/_range.py
+++ b/lib/_range.py
@@ -139,15 +139,35 @@ class Range(object):
 
     def __lt__(self, other):
         if not isinstance(other, Range):
-            return False
-        return ((self._lower, self._upper, self._bounds) <
-                (other._lower, other._upper, other._bounds))
+            return NotImplemented
+        for attr in self.__slots__:
+            self_value = getattr(self, attr)
+            other_value = getattr(other, attr)
+            if self_value == other_value:
+                pass
+            elif self_value is None:
+                return True
+            elif other_value is None:
+                return False
+            else:
+                return self_value < other_value
+        return False
 
     def __le__(self, other):
         if not isinstance(other, Range):
-            return False
-        return ((self._lower, self._upper, self._bounds) <=
-                (other._lower, other._upper, other._bounds))
+            return NotImplemented
+        for attr in self.__slots__:
+            self_value = getattr(self, attr)
+            other_value = getattr(other, attr)
+            if self_value == other_value:
+                pass
+            elif self_value is None:
+                return True
+            elif other_value is None:
+                return False
+            else:
+                return self_value <= other_value
+        return True
 
 
 def register_range(pgrange, pyrange, conn_or_curs, globally=False):
diff --git a/tests/test_types_extras.py b/tests/test_types_extras.py
index a7d9da28..de3bebe9 100755
--- a/tests/test_types_extras.py
+++ b/tests/test_types_extras.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License for more details.
+from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import re
 import sys
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 
 from testutils import unittest, skip_if_no_uuid, skip_before_postgres
 from testutils import ConnectingTestCase, decorate_all_tests
+from testutils import py3_raises_typeerror
 
 import psycopg2
 import psycopg2.extras
@@ -1240,8 +1242,10 @@ class RangeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(not Range() < Range())
         self.assert_(not Range(empty=True) < Range(empty=True))
         self.assert_(not Range(1, 2) < Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(1 < Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(not Range(1, 2) < 1)
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(1 < Range(1, 2))
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(not Range(1, 2) < 1)
 
     def test_gt_ordering(self):
         from psycopg2.extras import Range
@@ -1254,8 +1258,10 @@ class RangeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(not Range() > Range())
         self.assert_(not Range(empty=True) > Range(empty=True))
         self.assert_(not Range(1, 2) > Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(not 1 > Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(Range(1, 2) > 1)
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(not 1 > Range(1, 2))
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(Range(1, 2) > 1)
 
     def test_le_ordering(self):
         from psycopg2.extras import Range
@@ -1268,8 +1274,10 @@ class RangeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(Range() <= Range())
         self.assert_(Range(empty=True) <= Range(empty=True))
         self.assert_(Range(1, 2) <= Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(1 <= Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(not Range(1, 2) <= 1)
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(1 <= Range(1, 2))
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(not Range(1, 2) <= 1)
 
     def test_ge_ordering(self):
         from psycopg2.extras import Range
@@ -1282,8 +1290,10 @@ class RangeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(Range() >= Range())
         self.assert_(Range(empty=True) >= Range(empty=True))
         self.assert_(Range(1, 2) >= Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(not 1 >= Range(1, 2))
-        self.assert_(Range(1, 2) >= 1)
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(not 1 >= Range(1, 2))
+        with py3_raises_typeerror():
+            self.assert_(Range(1, 2) >= 1)
 
 
 def skip_if_no_range(f):
diff --git a/tests/testutils.py b/tests/testutils.py
index 708dd224..0569edef 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.py
+++ b/tests/testutils.py
@@ -329,3 +329,13 @@ def script_to_py3(script):
         f2.close()
         os.remove(filename)
 
+class py3_raises_typeerror(object):
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def __exit__(self, type, exc, tb):
+        if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+            assert type is TypeError
+            return True
+