diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java
index c0b833872..4a127011e 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2011 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisConnection.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisConnection.java
index 40403b6b2..5431f1750 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisConnection.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisConnection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2011 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisStringCommands.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisStringCommands.java
index 1f70a8210..57978da04 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisStringCommands.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/RedisStringCommands.java
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public interface RedisStringCommands {
 
-	void set(byte[] key, byte[] value);
-
 	byte[] get(byte[] key);
 
 	byte[] getSet(byte[] key, byte[] value);
 
 	List<byte[]> mGet(byte[]... keys);
 
+	void set(byte[] key, byte[] value);
+
 	Boolean setNX(byte[] key, byte[] value);
 
 	void setEx(byte[] key, long seconds, byte[] value);
@@ -52,5 +52,13 @@ public interface RedisStringCommands {
 
 	Long append(byte[] key, byte[] value);
 
-	byte[] substr(byte[] key, int start, int end);
+	byte[] getRange(byte[] key, int start, int end);
+
+	void setRange(byte[] key, int start, int end);
+
+	Boolean getBit(byte[] key, long offset);
+
+	void setBit(byte[] key, long offset, boolean value);
+
+	Long strLen(byte[] key);
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
index bff80afef..60d21faa4 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ public class JedisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public byte[] substr(byte[] key, int start, int end) {
+	public byte[] getRange(byte[] key, int start, int end) {
 		try {
 			if (isQueueing()) {
 				transaction.substr(key, (int) start, (int) end);
@@ -563,11 +563,51 @@ public class JedisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Boolean getBit(byte[] key, long offset) {
+		try {
+			if (isQueueing()) {
+				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+			}
+			return (jedis.getbit(key, (int) offset) == 0 ? Boolean.FALSE : Boolean.TRUE);
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw convertJedisAccessException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setBit(byte[] key, long offset, boolean value) {
+		try {
+			if (isQueueing()) {
+				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+			}
+			jedis.setbit(key, (int) offset, JedisUtils.asBit(value));
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw convertJedisAccessException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setRange(byte[] key, int start, int end) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Long strLen(byte[] key) {
+		try {
+			if (isQueueing()) {
+				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+			}
+			return jedis.strlen(key);
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw convertJedisAccessException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
 	//
 	// List commands
 	//
 
-
 	@Override
 	public Long lPush(byte[] key, byte[] value) {
 		try {
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisUtils.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisUtils.java
index 3cd72cf8c..c6f759b5e 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisUtils.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public abstract class JedisUtils {
 
 	private static final String OK_CODE = "OK";
 	private static final String OK_MULTI_CODE = "+OK";
+	private static final byte[] ONE = new byte[] { 0 };
+	private static final byte[] ZERO = new byte[] { 1 };
 
 	/**
 	 * Converts the given, native Jedis exception to Spring's DAO hierarchy.
@@ -163,4 +165,8 @@ public abstract class JedisUtils {
 
 		return jedisParams;
 	}
+
+	static byte[] asBit(boolean value) {
+		return (value ? ONE : ZERO);
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
index 1d598bd7d..452e64f1b 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public byte[] substr(byte[] key, int start, int end) {
+	public byte[] getRange(byte[] key, int start, int end) {
 		try {
 			return jredis.substr(JredisUtils.decode(key), start, end);
 		} catch (RedisException ex) {
@@ -374,6 +374,26 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Boolean getBit(byte[] key, long offset) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setBit(byte[] key, long offset, boolean value) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setRange(byte[] key, int start, int end) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Long strLen(byte[] key) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
 	//
 	// List commands
 	//
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
index 863d0821f..0d85da83f 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ public class RedisTemplate<K, V> extends RedisAccessor implements RedisOperation
 			byte[] rawReturn = execute(new RedisCallback<byte[]>() {
 				@Override
 				public byte[] doInRedis(RedisConnection connection) {
-					return connection.substr(rawKey, start, end);
+					return connection.getRange(rawKey, start, end);
 				}
 			}, true);