diff --git a/packages/bigtable/src/table.js b/packages/bigtable/src/table.js
index 7cc541e5435..b9988d808e9 100644
--- a/packages/bigtable/src/table.js
+++ b/packages/bigtable/src/table.js
@@ -222,6 +222,45 @@ Table.formatName_ = function(instanceName, name) {
   return instanceName + '/tables/' + name;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates a range based off of a key prefix.
+ *
+ * @private
+ *
+ * @param {string} start - The key prefix/starting bound.
+ * @return {object} range
+ *
+ * @example
+ * Table.createPrefixRange_('start');
+ * // => {
+ * //   start: 'start',
+ * //   end: {
+ * //     value: 'staru',
+ * //     inclusive: false
+ * //   }
+ * // }
+ */
+Table.createPrefixRange_ = function(start) {
+  var prefix = start.replace(new RegExp('[\xff]+$'), '');
+  var endKey = '';
+
+  if (prefix) {
+    var position = prefix.length - 1;
+    var charCode = prefix.charCodeAt(position);
+    var nextChar = String.fromCharCode(charCode + 1);
+
+    endKey = prefix.substring(0, position) + nextChar;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    start: start,
+    end: {
+      value: endKey,
+      inclusive: !endKey
+    }
+  };
+};
+
 /**
  * Create a column family.
  *
@@ -321,13 +360,14 @@ Table.prototype.createFamily = function(name, rule, callback) {
  * @param {options=} options - Configuration object.
  * @param {boolean} options.decode - If set to `false` it will not decode Buffer
  *     values returned from Bigtable. Default: true.
- * @param {string[]} options.keys - A list of row keys.
- * @param {string} options.start - Start value for key range.
  * @param {string} options.end - End value for key range.
- * @param {object[]} options.ranges - A list of key ranges.
- * @param {module:bigtable/filter} options.filter - Row filters allow you to
+* @param {module:bigtable/filter} options.filter - Row filters allow you to
  *     both make advanced queries and format how the data is returned.
+ * @param {string[]} options.keys - A list of row keys.
  * @param {number} options.limit - Maximum number of rows to be returned.
+ * @param {string} options.prefix - Prefix that the row key must match.
+ * @param {object[]} options.ranges - A list of key ranges.
+ * @param {string} options.start - Start value for key range.
  * @return {stream}
  *
  * @example
@@ -361,6 +401,13 @@ Table.prototype.createFamily = function(name, rule, callback) {
  * });
  *
  * //-
+ * // Scan for row keys that contain a specific prefix.
+ * //-
+ * table.createReadStream({
+ *   prefix: 'gwash'
+ * });
+ *
+ * //-
  * // Specify a contiguous range of rows to read by supplying `start` and `end`
  * // keys.
  * //
@@ -421,6 +468,10 @@ Table.prototype.createReadStream = function(options) {
     });
   }
 
+  if (options.prefix) {
+    options.ranges.push(Table.createPrefixRange_(options.prefix));
+  }
+
   if (options.keys || options.ranges.length) {
     reqOpts.rows = {};
 
diff --git a/packages/bigtable/system-test/bigtable.js b/packages/bigtable/system-test/bigtable.js
index 5c6308dd7a5..832f87da83e 100644
--- a/packages/bigtable/system-test/bigtable.js
+++ b/packages/bigtable/system-test/bigtable.js
@@ -563,6 +563,19 @@ describe('Bigtable', function() {
         });
       });
 
+      it('should fetch a range of rows via prefix', function(done) {
+        var options = {
+          prefix: 'g'
+        };
+
+        TABLE.getRows(options, function(err, rows) {
+          assert.ifError(err);
+          assert.strictEqual(rows.length, 1);
+          assert.strictEqual(rows[0].id, 'gwashington');
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
       it('should fetch individual cells of a row', function(done) {
         var row = TABLE.row('alincoln');
 
diff --git a/packages/bigtable/test/table.js b/packages/bigtable/test/table.js
index b00e4b1a14c..105f66f54d1 100644
--- a/packages/bigtable/test/table.js
+++ b/packages/bigtable/test/table.js
@@ -202,6 +202,68 @@ describe('Bigtable/Table', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('createPrefixRange_', function() {
+    it('should create a range from the prefix', function() {
+      assert.deepEqual(Table.createPrefixRange_('start'), {
+        start: 'start',
+        end: {
+          value: 'staru',
+          inclusive: false
+        }
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(Table.createPrefixRange_('X\xff'), {
+        start: 'X\xff',
+        end: {
+          value: 'Y',
+          inclusive: false
+        }
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(Table.createPrefixRange_('xoo\xff'), {
+        start: 'xoo\xff',
+        end: {
+          value: 'xop',
+          inclusive: false
+        }
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(Table.createPrefixRange_('a\xffb'), {
+        start: 'a\xffb',
+        end: {
+          value: 'a\xffc',
+          inclusive: false
+        }
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(Table.createPrefixRange_('com.google.'), {
+        start: 'com.google.',
+        end: {
+          value: 'com.google/',
+          inclusive: false
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should create an inclusive bound when the prefix is empty', function() {
+      assert.deepEqual(Table.createPrefixRange_('\xff'), {
+        start: '\xff',
+        end: {
+          value: '',
+          inclusive: true
+        }
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(Table.createPrefixRange_(''), {
+        start: '',
+        end: {
+          value: '',
+          inclusive: true
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('createFamily', function() {
     var COLUMN_ID = 'my-column';
 
@@ -454,6 +516,39 @@ describe('Bigtable/Table', function() {
 
         table.createReadStream(options);
       });
+
+      it('should transform the prefix into a range', function(done) {
+        var fakeRange = {};
+        var fakePrefixRange = {
+          start: 'a',
+          end: 'b'
+        };
+
+        var fakePrefix = 'abc';
+
+        var prefixSpy = Table.createPrefixRange_ = sinon.spy(function() {
+          return fakePrefixRange;
+        });
+
+        var rangeSpy = FakeFilter.createRange = sinon.spy(function() {
+          return fakeRange;
+        });
+
+        table.requestStream = function(g, reqOpts) {
+          assert.strictEqual(prefixSpy.getCall(0).args[0], fakePrefix);
+          assert.deepEqual(reqOpts.rows.rowRanges, [fakeRange]);
+
+          assert.deepEqual(rangeSpy.getCall(0).args, [
+            fakePrefixRange.start,
+            fakePrefixRange.end,
+            'Key'
+          ]);
+
+          done();
+        };
+
+        table.createReadStream({ prefix: fakePrefix });
+      });
     });
 
     describe('success', function() {