diff --git a/include/gsl/span b/include/gsl/span
index 59bd121..c16ded4 100644
--- a/include/gsl/span
+++ b/include/gsl/span
@@ -512,6 +512,19 @@ public:
 
     constexpr reference at(index_type idx) const { return this->operator[](idx); }
     constexpr reference operator()(index_type idx) const { return this->operator[](idx); }
+
+    constexpr reference front() const
+    {
+        Expects(size() > 0);
+        return data()[0];
+    }
+
+    constexpr reference back() const
+    {
+        Expects(size() > 0);
+        return data()[size() - 1];
+    }
+
     constexpr pointer data() const noexcept { return storage_.data(); }
 
     // [span.iter], span iterator support
diff --git a/tests/span_tests.cpp b/tests/span_tests.cpp
index d22dc08..f7d0026 100644
--- a/tests/span_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/span_tests.cpp
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ TEST_CASE("subspan")
     {
         span<int, 5> av = arr;
         CHECK((av.subspan<1>().size() == 4));
-        CHECK(decltype(av.subspan<1>())::extent == 4);    
+        CHECK(decltype(av.subspan<1>())::extent == 4);
     }
 
     {
@@ -1562,3 +1562,16 @@ TEST_CASE("default_constructible")
     CHECK((!std::is_default_constructible<span<int, 42>>::value));
 }
 
+
+TEST_CASE("front_back")
+{
+    int arr[5] = {1,2,3,4,5};
+    span<int> s{arr};
+    CHECK(s.front() == 1);
+    CHECK(s.back() == 5);
+
+    span<int> s2;
+    CHECK_THROWS_AS(s2.front(), fail_fast);
+    CHECK_THROWS_AS(s2.back(), fail_fast);
+}
+