diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a54a11..c1f60ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Setting language and language dir globally:
 
 // boot or config file
 
-use Valitron\Validator as V; 
+use Valitron\Validator as V;
 
 V::langDir(__DIR__.'/validator_lang'); // always set langDir before lang.
 V::lang('ar');
@@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ V::lang('ar');
  * `integer` - Must be integer number
  * `length` - String must be certain length
  * `lengthBetween` - String must be between given lengths
+ * `lengthMin` - String must be greater than given length
+ * `lengthMax` - String must be less than given length
  * `min` - Minimum
  * `max` - Maximum
  * `in` - Performs in_array check on given array values
  * `notIn` - Negation of `in` rule (not in array of values)
  * `ip` - Valid IP address
  * `email` - Valid email address
- * `url` - Valid URL 
+ * `url` - Valid URL
  * `urlActive` - Valid URL with active DNS record
  * `alpha` - Alphabetic characters only
  * `alphaNum` - Alphabetic and numeric characters only
diff --git a/lang/en.php b/lang/en.php
index 0a83aeb..9335ce6 100644
--- a/lang/en.php
+++ b/lang/en.php
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ return array(
     'contains' => "must contain %s",
     'boolean' => "must be a boolean",
     'lengthBetween' => "must be between %d and %d characters",
-    'creditCard' => "must be a valid credit card number"
+    'creditCard' => "must be a valid credit card number",
+    "lengthMin" => "must contain greater than %d characters",
+    "lengthMax" => "must contain less than %d characters"
 );
 
 
diff --git a/lang/ru.php b/lang/ru.php
index 0a8e818..6aba11b 100644
--- a/lang/ru.php
+++ b/lang/ru.php
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@ return array(
     'dateAfter' => "должно содержать дату не ранее, чем %s",
     'contains' => "должно содержать %s",
     'boolean' => "должно содержать логическое значение",
-    'lengthBetween' => "должно содержать от %d до %d символов"
+    'creditCard' => "должно быть номером кредитной карты",
+    'lengthBetween' => "должно содержать от %d до %d символов",
+    "lengthMin" => "должно содержать более %d символов",
+    "lengthMax" => "должно содержать менее %d символов"
 );
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diff --git a/src/Valitron/Validator.php b/src/Valitron/Validator.php
index cfb2da1..2c8c87a 100644
--- a/src/Valitron/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Valitron/Validator.php
@@ -140,21 +140,6 @@ class Validator
         return $this->validateRequired($field, $value) && in_array($value, $acceptable, true);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Validate the length of a string
-     *
-     * @param string $filed
-     * @param mixed  $value
-     * @param array  $params
-     *
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    protected function validateLengthBetween($filed, $value, $params)
-    {
-        $length = $this->stringLength($value);
-        return $length >= $params[0] && $length <= $params[1];
-    }
-
     /**
      * Validate that a field is numeric
      *
@@ -199,6 +184,49 @@ class Validator
         return $length == $params[0];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Validate the length of a string (between)
+     *
+     * @param string $field
+     * @param mixed  $value
+     * @param array  $params
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    protected function validateLengthBetween($field, $value, $params)
+    {
+        $length = $this->stringLength($value);
+        return $length >= $params[0] && $length <= $params[1];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the length of a string (min)
+     *
+     * @param string $field
+     * @param mixed  $value
+     * @param array  $params
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    protected function validateLengthMin($field, $value, $params)
+    {
+        return $this->stringLength($value) >= $params[0];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the length of a string (max)
+     *
+     * @param string $field
+     * @param mixed  $value
+     * @param array  $params
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    protected function validateLengthMax($field, $value, $params)
+    {
+        return $this->stringLength($value) <= $params[0];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the length of a string
      *
@@ -693,7 +721,7 @@ class Validator
 
     /**
      * Determine whether a field is being validated by the given rule.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param string $name The name of the rule
      * @param string $field The name of the field
      * @return boolean
diff --git a/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php b/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php
index d1ed886..079d322 100644
--- a/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php
@@ -147,6 +147,34 @@ class ValidateTest extends BaseTestCase
         $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
     }
 
+    public function testLengthMinValid()
+    {
+        $v = new Validator(array('str' => 'happy'));
+        $v->rule('lengthMin', 'str', 4);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->validate());
+    }
+
+    public function testLengthMinInvalid()
+    {
+        $v = new Validator(array('str' => 'sad'));
+        $v->rule('lengthMin', 'str', 4);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
+    }
+
+    public function testLengthMaxValid()
+    {
+        $v = new Validator(array('str' => 'sad'));
+        $v->rule('lengthMax', 'str', 4);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->validate());
+    }
+
+    public function testLengthMaxInvalid()
+    {
+        $v = new Validator(array('str' => 'sad'));
+        $v->rule('lengthMax', 'str', 2);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
+    }
+
     public function testMinValid()
     {
         $v = new Validator(array('num' => 5));
@@ -640,7 +668,7 @@ class ValidateTest extends BaseTestCase
         $v->rule('testRule', 'name', array('foo', 'bar'))->message('Invalid name selected.');
         $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
     }
-    
+
     public function testBooleanValid()
     {
         $v = new Validator(array('test' => true));