diff --git a/data.go b/data.go
index 6ff581b..bd4fef4 100644
--- a/data.go
+++ b/data.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ const (
 	optSignaturePrefix = "s"
 	optSizeDelimiter   = "x"
 	optScaleUp         = "scaleUp"
+	optCropWidth       = "cw"
+	optCropHeight      = "ch"
+	optCropX           = "cx"
+	optCropY           = "cy"
 )
 
 // URLError reports a malformed URL error.
@@ -75,6 +79,12 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	// Desired image format. Valid values are "jpeg", "png".
 	Format string
+
+	// Crop rectangle params
+	CropWidth  int
+	CropHeight int
+	CropX      int
+	CropY      int
 }
 
 func (o Options) String() string {
@@ -103,6 +113,18 @@ func (o Options) String() string {
 	if o.Format != "" {
 		opts = append(opts, o.Format)
 	}
+	if o.CropWidth != 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", string(optCropWidth), o.CropWidth))
+	}
+	if o.CropHeight != 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", string(optCropHeight), o.CropHeight))
+	}
+	if o.CropX != 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", string(optCropX), o.CropX))
+	}
+	if o.CropY != 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", string(optCropY), o.CropY))
+	}
 	return strings.Join(opts, ",")
 }
 
@@ -111,13 +133,29 @@ func (o Options) String() string {
 // the presence of other fields (like Fit).  A non-empty Format value is
 // assumed to involve a transformation.
 func (o Options) transform() bool {
-	return o.Width != 0 || o.Height != 0 || o.Rotate != 0 || o.FlipHorizontal || o.FlipVertical || o.Quality != 0 || o.Format != ""
+	return o.Width != 0 || o.Height != 0 || o.Rotate != 0 || o.FlipHorizontal || o.FlipVertical || o.Quality != 0 || o.Format != "" || (o.CropHeight != 0 && o.CropWidth != 0)
 }
 
 // ParseOptions parses str as a list of comma separated transformation options.
 // The options can be specified in in order, with duplicate options overwriting
 // previous values.
 //
+// Rectangle Crop
+//
+// There are four options controlling rectangle crop:
+//
+// 	cx{x}      - X coordinate of top left rectangle corner
+// 	cy{y}      - Y coordinate of top left rectangle corner
+// 	cw{width}  - rectangle width
+// 	ch{height} - rectangle height
+//
+// ch and cw are required to enable crop and they must be positive integers. If
+// the rectangle is larger than the image, crop will not be applied. If the
+// rectangle does not fit the image in any of the dimensions, it will be moved
+// to produce an image of given size. Crop is applied before any other
+// transformations. If the rectangle is smaller than the requested resize and
+// scaleUp is disabled, the image will be of the same size as the rectangle.
+//
 // Size and Cropping
 //
 // The size option takes the general form "{width}x{height}", where width and
@@ -176,17 +214,19 @@ func (o Options) transform() bool {
 //
 // Examples
 //
-// 	0x0       - no resizing
-// 	200x      - 200 pixels wide, proportional height
-// 	0.15x     - 15% original width, proportional height
-// 	x100      - 100 pixels tall, proportional width
-// 	100x150   - 100 by 150 pixels, cropping as needed
-// 	100       - 100 pixels square, cropping as needed
-// 	150,fit   - scale to fit 150 pixels square, no cropping
-// 	100,r90   - 100 pixels square, rotated 90 degrees
-// 	100,fv,fh - 100 pixels square, flipped horizontal and vertical
-// 	200x,q80  - 200 pixels wide, proportional height, 80% quality
-// 	200x,png  - 200 pixels wide, converted to PNG format
+// 	0x0         - no resizing
+// 	200x        - 200 pixels wide, proportional height
+// 	0.15x       - 15% original width, proportional height
+// 	x100        - 100 pixels tall, proportional width
+// 	100x150     - 100 by 150 pixels, cropping as needed
+// 	100         - 100 pixels square, cropping as needed
+// 	150,fit     - scale to fit 150 pixels square, no cropping
+// 	100,r90     - 100 pixels square, rotated 90 degrees
+// 	100,fv,fh   - 100 pixels square, flipped horizontal and vertical
+// 	200x,q80    - 200 pixels wide, proportional height, 80% quality
+// 	200x,png    - 200 pixels wide, converted to PNG format
+// 	cw100,ch200 - crop fragment that starts at (0,0), is 100px wide and 200px tall
+// 	cw100,ch200,cx10,cy20 - crop fragment that start at (10,20) is 100px wide and 200px tall
 func ParseOptions(str string) Options {
 	var options Options
 
@@ -212,6 +252,18 @@ func ParseOptions(str string) Options {
 			options.Quality, _ = strconv.Atoi(value)
 		case strings.HasPrefix(opt, optSignaturePrefix):
 			options.Signature = strings.TrimPrefix(opt, optSignaturePrefix)
+		case strings.HasPrefix(opt, optCropHeight):
+			value := strings.TrimPrefix(opt, optCropHeight)
+			options.CropHeight, _ = strconv.Atoi(value)
+		case strings.HasPrefix(opt, optCropWidth):
+			value := strings.TrimPrefix(opt, optCropWidth)
+			options.CropWidth, _ = strconv.Atoi(value)
+		case strings.HasPrefix(opt, optCropX):
+			value := strings.TrimPrefix(opt, optCropX)
+			options.CropX, _ = strconv.Atoi(value)
+		case strings.HasPrefix(opt, optCropY):
+			value := strings.TrimPrefix(opt, optCropY)
+			options.CropY, _ = strconv.Atoi(value)
 		case strings.Contains(opt, optSizeDelimiter):
 			size := strings.SplitN(opt, optSizeDelimiter, 2)
 			if w := size[0]; w != "" {
@@ -250,7 +302,7 @@ func (r Request) String() string {
 // NewRequest parses an http.Request into an imageproxy Request.  Options and
 // the remote image URL are specified in the request path, formatted as:
 // /{options}/{remote_url}.  Options may be omitted, so a request path may
-// simply contian /{remote_url}.  The remote URL must be an absolute "http" or
+// simply contain /{remote_url}.  The remote URL must be an absolute "http" or
 // "https" URL, should not be URL encoded, and may contain a query string.
 //
 // Assuming an imageproxy server running on localhost, the following are all
diff --git a/data_test.go b/data_test.go
index 5f79321..4bddc68 100644
--- a/data_test.go
+++ b/data_test.go
@@ -31,13 +31,21 @@ func TestOptions_String(t *testing.T) {
 			"0x0",
 		},
 		{
-			Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 80, "", false, ""},
+			Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 80, "", false, "", 0, 0, 0, 0},
 			"1x2,fit,r90,fv,fh,q80",
 		},
 		{
-			Options{0.15, 1.3, false, 45, false, false, 95, "c0ffee", false, "png"},
+			Options{0.15, 1.3, false, 45, false, false, 95, "c0ffee", false, "png", 0, 0, 0, 0},
 			"0.15x1.3,r45,q95,sc0ffee,png",
 		},
+		{
+			Options{0.15, 1.3, false, 45, false, false, 95, "c0ffee", false, "", 100, 200, 0, 0},
+			"0.15x1.3,r45,q95,sc0ffee,cw100,ch200",
+		},
+		{
+			Options{0.15, 1.3, false, 45, false, false, 95, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 300, 400},
+			"0.15x1.3,r45,q95,sc0ffee,png,cw100,ch200,cx300,cy400",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
@@ -85,9 +93,20 @@ func TestParseOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		// mix of valid and invalid flags
 		{"FOO,1,BAR,r90,BAZ", Options{Width: 1, Height: 1, Rotate: 90}},
 
-		// all flags, in different orders
-		{"q70,1x2,fit,r90,fv,fh,sc0ffee,png", Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 70, "c0ffee", false, "png"}},
-		{"r90,fh,sc0ffee,png,q90,1x2,fv,fit", Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 90, "c0ffee", false, "png"}},
+		// flags, in different orders
+		{"q70,1x2,fit,r90,fv,fh,sc0ffee,png", Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 70, "c0ffee", false, "png", 0, 0, 0, 0}},
+		{"r90,fh,sc0ffee,png,q90,1x2,fv,fit", Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 90, "c0ffee", false, "png", 0, 0, 0, 0}},
+
+		// all flags, in different orders with crop
+		{"q70,cw100,cx300,1x2,fit,ch200,r90,fv,cy400,fh,sc0ffee,png", Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 70, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 300, 400}},
+		{"cy400,r90,cx300,fh,sc0ffee,png,cw100,q90,ch200,1x2,fv,fit", Options{1, 2, true, 90, true, true, 90, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 300, 400}},
+
+		// all flags, in different orders with crop & different resizes
+		{"q70,cw100,cx300,x2,fit,ch200,r90,fv,cy400,fh,sc0ffee,png", Options{0, 2, true, 90, true, true, 70, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 300, 400}},
+		{"cy400,r90,cx300,fh,sc0ffee,png,cw100,q90,ch200,1x,fv,fit", Options{1, 0, true, 90, true, true, 90, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 300, 400}},
+		{"cy400,r90,cx300,fh,sc0ffee,png,cw100,q90,ch200,cx,fv,fit", Options{0, 0, true, 90, true, true, 90, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 0, 400}},
+		{"cy400,r90,cx300,fh,sc0ffee,png,cw100,q90,ch200,cx,fv,fit,123x321", Options{123, 321, true, 90, true, true, 90, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 0, 400}},
+		{"123x321,cy400,r90,cx300,fh,sc0ffee,png,cw100,q90,ch200,cx,fv,fit", Options{123, 321, true, 90, true, true, 90, "c0ffee", false, "png", 100, 200, 0, 400}},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/transform.go b/transform.go
index d550909..2a398fd 100644
--- a/transform.go
+++ b/transform.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	_ "image/gif" // register gif format
 	"image/jpeg"
 	"image/png"
+	"math"
 
 	"github.com/disintegration/imaging"
 	_ "golang.org/x/image/webp" // register webp format
@@ -126,9 +127,44 @@ func resizeParams(m image.Image, opt Options) (w, h int, resize bool) {
 	return w, h, true
 }
 
+// cropParams calculates crop rectangle parameters to keep it in image bounds
+func cropParams(m image.Image, opt Options) (x0, y0, x1, y1 int, crop bool) {
+	// crop params not set
+	if opt.CropHeight <= 0 || opt.CropWidth <= 0 {
+		return 0, 0, 0, 0, false
+	}
+
+	imgW := m.Bounds().Max.X - m.Bounds().Min.X
+	imgH := m.Bounds().Max.Y - m.Bounds().Min.Y
+
+	x0 = opt.CropX
+	y0 = opt.CropY
+
+	// crop rectangle out of image bounds horizontally
+	// -> moved to point (image_width - rectangle_width) or 0, whichever is larger
+	if opt.CropX > imgW || opt.CropX+opt.CropWidth > imgW {
+		x0 = int(math.Max(0, float64(imgW-opt.CropWidth)))
+	}
+	// crop rectangle out of image bounds vertically
+	// -> moved to point (image_height - rectangle_height) or 0, whichever is larger
+	if opt.CropY > imgH || opt.CropY+opt.CropHeight > imgH {
+		y0 = int(math.Max(0, float64(imgH-opt.CropHeight)))
+	}
+
+	// make rectangle fit the image
+	x1 = int(math.Min(float64(imgW), float64(opt.CropX+opt.CropWidth)))
+	y1 = int(math.Min(float64(imgH), float64(opt.CropY+opt.CropHeight)))
+
+	return x0, y0, x1, y1, true
+}
+
 // transformImage modifies the image m based on the transformations specified
 // in opt.
 func transformImage(m image.Image, opt Options) image.Image {
+	// crop if needed
+	if x0, y0, x1, y1, crop := cropParams(m, opt); crop {
+		m = imaging.Crop(m, image.Rect(x0, y0, x1, y1))
+	}
 	// resize if needed
 	if w, h, resize := resizeParams(m, opt); resize {
 		if opt.Fit {
diff --git a/transform_test.go b/transform_test.go
index 757daa8..d99fdc6 100644
--- a/transform_test.go
+++ b/transform_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,29 @@ func TestResizeParams(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCropParams(t *testing.T) {
+	src := image.NewNRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, 64, 128))
+	tests := []struct {
+		opt            Options
+		x0, y0, x1, y1 int
+		crop           bool
+	}{
+		{Options{CropHeight: 0, CropWidth: 10}, 0, 0, 0, 0, false},
+		{Options{CropHeight: 10, CropWidth: 0}, 0, 0, 0, 0, false},
+		{Options{CropHeight: -1, CropWidth: -1}, 0, 0, 0, 0, false},
+		{Options{CropWidth: 50, CropHeight: 100}, 0, 0, 50, 100, true},
+		{Options{CropWidth: 100, CropHeight: 100}, 0, 0, 64, 100, true},
+		{Options{CropX: 50, CropY: 100, CropWidth: 50, CropHeight: 100}, 14, 28, 64, 128, true},
+		{Options{CropX: 50, CropY: 100, CropWidth: 100, CropHeight: 150}, 0, 0, 64, 128, true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		x0, y0, x1, y1, crop := cropParams(src, tt.opt)
+		if x0 != tt.x0 || y0 != tt.y0 || x1 != tt.x1 || y1 != tt.y1 || crop != tt.crop {
+			t.Errorf("cropParams(%v) returned (%d,%d,%d,%d,%t), want (%d,%d,%d,%d,%t)", tt.opt, x0, y0, x1, y1, crop, tt.x0, tt.y0, tt.x1, tt.y1, tt.crop)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTransform(t *testing.T) {
 	src := newImage(2, 2, red, green, blue, yellow)
 
@@ -124,6 +147,9 @@ func TestTransformImage(t *testing.T) {
 	// ref is a 2x2 reference image containing four colors
 	ref := newImage(2, 2, red, green, blue, yellow)
 
+	// cropRef is a 4x4 image with four colors, each in 2x2 quarter
+	cropRef := newImage(4, 4, red, red, green, green, red, red, green, green, blue, blue, yellow, yellow, blue, blue, yellow, yellow)
+
 	// use simpler filter while testing that won't skew colors
 	resampleFilter = imaging.Box
 
@@ -221,11 +247,33 @@ func TestTransformImage(t *testing.T) {
 			Options{Width: 2, Height: 1, Fit: true, FlipHorizontal: true, Rotate: 90},
 			newImage(1, 2, red, blue),
 		},
+
+		// crop
+		{ // quarter ((0, 0), (2, 2)) -> red
+			cropRef,
+			Options{CropHeight: 2, CropWidth: 2},
+			newImage(2, 2, red, red, red, red),
+		},
+		{ // quarter ((2, 0), (4, 2)) -> green
+			cropRef,
+			Options{CropHeight: 2, CropWidth: 2, CropX: 2},
+			newImage(2, 2, green, green, green, green),
+		},
+		{ // quarter ((0, 2), (2, 4)) -> blue
+			cropRef,
+			Options{CropHeight: 2, CropWidth: 2, CropX: 0, CropY: 2},
+			newImage(2, 2, blue, blue, blue, blue),
+		},
+		{ // quarter ((2, 2), (4, 4)) -> yellow
+			cropRef,
+			Options{CropHeight: 2, CropWidth: 2, CropX: 2, CropY: 2},
+			newImage(2, 2, yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		if got := transformImage(tt.src, tt.opt); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
-			t.Errorf("trasformImage(%v, %v) returned image %#v, want %#v", tt.src, tt.opt, got, tt.want)
+			t.Errorf("transformImage(%v, %v) returned image %#v, want %#v", tt.src, tt.opt, got, tt.want)
 		}
 	}
 }