diff --git a/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.definition.ts b/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.definition.ts
index 75e5c89d42..ecee1dd46f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.definition.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.definition.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ export const OutputDefinition: ICommandDefinition = {
             type: "boolean",
             conflictsWith: ["wait-for-active"]
         },
+        {
+            name: "record-range", aliases: ["rr"],
+            description: "placeholder.",
+            type: "string",
+            optional: true
+        }
     ] as ICommandOptionDefinition[]),
     examples: [
         {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.handler.ts b/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.handler.ts
index 76725fbba0..f732369f61 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.handler.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/zosjobs/download/download-output/Output.handler.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export default class OutputHandler extends ZosmfBaseHandler {
         const encoding: string = this.mArguments.encoding;
         const waitForActive: boolean = this.mArguments.waitForActive;
         const waitForOutput: boolean = this.mArguments.waitForOutput;
+        const recordRange: string = this.mArguments.recordRange;
+
         // Get the job details
         const job: IJob = await GetJobs.getJob(this.mSession, jobid);
         const options: IDownloadAllSpoolContentParms = {
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ export default class OutputHandler extends ZosmfBaseHandler {
             record,
             encoding,
             waitForActive,
-            waitForOutput
+            waitForOutput,
+            recordRange
         };
         // Download 'em all
         await DownloadJobs.downloadAllSpoolContentCommon(this.mSession, options);
diff --git a/packages/zosjobs/src/DownloadJobs.ts b/packages/zosjobs/src/DownloadJobs.ts
index 14728422eb..e6b573a57d 100644
--- a/packages/zosjobs/src/DownloadJobs.ts
+++ b/packages/zosjobs/src/DownloadJobs.ts
@@ -104,20 +104,20 @@ export class DownloadJobs {
         this.log.trace("Entering downloadSpoolContentCommon with parms %s", JSON.stringify(parms));
         ImperativeExpect.keysToBeDefined(parms, ["jobFile"], "You must specify a job file on your 'parms' parameter" +
             " object to the downloadSpoolContentCommon API.");
-
-        //waiting for job to be active before continuing with job download
+    
+        // Waiting for job to be active before continuing with job download
         if (parms.waitForActive) {
             await MonitorJobs.waitForActiveStatus(session, parms.jobname, parms.jobid);
         }
-
-        //waiting for job status to be output before continuing on with job download
+    
+        // Waiting for job status to be output before continuing on with job download
         if (parms.waitForOutput) {
             await MonitorJobs.waitForJobOutputStatus(session, {
                 jobname: parms.jobname,
                 jobid: parms.jobid
             } as IJob);
         }
-
+    
         const job = parms.jobFile;
         let debugMessage = `Downloading spool file ${job.ddname} for job ${job.jobname}(${job.jobid})`;
         let file: string;
@@ -127,27 +127,45 @@ export class DownloadJobs {
             IO.createFileSync(file);
             debugMessage += ` to ${file}`;
         }
-
+    
         this.log.debug(debugMessage);
-
+    
         let parameters: string = "/" + encodeURIComponent(job.jobname) + "/" + encodeURIComponent(job.jobid) +
             JobsConstants.RESOURCE_SPOOL_FILES + "/" + encodeURIComponent(job.id) + JobsConstants.RESOURCE_SPOOL_CONTENT;
-
+    
         if (parms.binary) {
             parameters += "?mode=binary";
         } else if (parms.record) {
             parameters += "?mode=record";
         }
-
+    
         if (!parms.binary && !parms.record && parms.encoding?.trim()) {
             parameters += "?fileEncoding=" + parms.encoding;
         }
-
+    
+        // Handle record range
+        if (parms.recordRange) {
+            const recordRangeMatch = parms.recordRange.match(/^(\d+)-(\d+)$/); // Match multi-digit numbers
+            if (recordRangeMatch) {
+                const start = parseInt(recordRangeMatch[1], 10);
+                const end = parseInt(recordRangeMatch[2], 10);
+    
+                if (start >= 0 && end >= start) { // Ensure valid range
+                    parameters += (parameters.includes("?") ? "&" : "?") + `start=${start}&end=${end}`;
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error(`Invalid record range specified: ${parms.recordRange}. Ensure the format is x-y with x <= y.`);
+                }
+            } else {
+                throw new Error(`Invalid record range format: ${parms.recordRange}. Expected format is x-y.`);
+            }
+        }
+    
         const writeStream = parms.stream ?? IO.createWriteStream(file);
         const normalizeResponseNewLines = !(parms.binary || parms.record);
         await ZosmfRestClient.getStreamed(session, JobsConstants.RESOURCE + parameters, [Headers.TEXT_PLAIN_UTF8], writeStream,
             normalizeResponseNewLines);
     }
+    
 
     /**
      * Get the file where a specified spool file (IJobFile) would be downloaded to
diff --git a/packages/zosjobs/src/doc/input/IDownloadAllSpoolContentParms.ts b/packages/zosjobs/src/doc/input/IDownloadAllSpoolContentParms.ts
index 13ce91987c..f0968e8af5 100644
--- a/packages/zosjobs/src/doc/input/IDownloadAllSpoolContentParms.ts
+++ b/packages/zosjobs/src/doc/input/IDownloadAllSpoolContentParms.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ export interface IDownloadAllSpoolContentParms {
      */
     encoding?: string;
 
+    /**
+     * Optional record range
+     * e.g. 0-100
+     * @type {string}
+     * @memberof IDownloadAllSpoolContentParms
+     */
+    recordRange?: string;
+
     /**
      * Wait for the job to reach output status
      */