diff --git a/include/gsl/span b/include/gsl/span
index 7a4b5d0..3daf16f 100644
--- a/include/gsl/span
+++ b/include/gsl/span
@@ -509,13 +509,27 @@ public:
         Expects(CheckRange(idx, storage_.size()));
         return data()[idx];
     }
+
+    constexpr reference front() const noexcept
+    {
+        Expects(size() > 0);
+        return data()[0];
+    }
+
+    constexpr reference back() const noexcept
+    {
+        Expects(size() > 0);
+        return data()[size() - 1];
+    }
     
     // at and operator() are deprecated to align to the public member functions of std::span
     [[deprecated("Use operator[]")]]
     constexpr reference at(index_type idx) const noexcept{ return this->operator[](idx); }
     [[deprecated("Use operator[]")]]
     constexpr reference operator()(index_type idx) const noexcept{ return this->operator[](idx); }
-    
+
+
+
     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 de7455d..28c97f5 100644
--- a/tests/span_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/span_tests.cpp
@@ -1683,6 +1683,22 @@ TEST(span_test, from_array_constructor)
      EXPECT_FALSE((std::is_default_constructible<span<int, 42>>::value));
  }
 
+ TEST(span_test, front_back)
+ {
+    int arr[5] = {1,2,3,4,5};
+    span<int> s{arr};
+    EXPECT_TRUE(s.front() == 1);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(s.back() == 5);
+
+    std::set_terminate([] {
+        std::cerr << "Expected Death. front_back";
+        std::abort();
+    });
+    span<int> s2;
+    EXPECT_DEATH(s2.front(), deathstring);
+    EXPECT_DEATH(s2.back(), deathstring);
+ }
+
 #if __clang__ || __GNUC__
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif // __clang__ || __GNUC__