diff --git a/leveldb/iterator.go b/leveldb/iterator.go
index d3e19bd..599b04e 100644
--- a/leveldb/iterator.go
+++ b/leveldb/iterator.go
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ func newIterator(db *DB, opts *levigo.ReadOptions, r *Range, offset int, limit i
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < offset; i++ {
-		if it.Valid() {
-			it.Next()
+		if it.it.Valid() {
+			if it.direction == IteratorForward {
+				it.it.Next()
+			} else {
+				it.it.Prev()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/leveldb/leveldb_test.go b/leveldb/leveldb_test.go
index 4f478f3..9f68781 100644
--- a/leveldb/leveldb_test.go
+++ b/leveldb/leveldb_test.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestIterator(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	it = db.Iterator(k(1), k(5), RangeClose, 1, 3)
-	if err := checkIterator(it, 2, 3); err != nil {
+	if err := checkIterator(it, 2, 3, 4); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestIterator(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	it = db.RevIterator(k(1), k(5), RangeClose, 1, 3)
-	if err := checkIterator(it, 4, 3); err != nil {
+	if err := checkIterator(it, 4, 3, 2); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}