diff --git a/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php b/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
index 6afa37a..2ee2cb9 100644
--- a/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
+++ b/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
@@ -25,29 +25,31 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-$lang['required']			= "The %s field is required.";
-$lang['isset']				= "The %s field must have a value.";
-$lang['valid_email']		= "The %s field must contain a valid email address.";
-$lang['valid_emails']		= "The %s field must contain all valid email addresses.";
-$lang['valid_url']			= "The %s field must contain a valid URL.";
-$lang['valid_ip']			= "The %s field must contain a valid IP.";
-$lang['min_length']			= "The %s field must be at least %s characters in length.";
-$lang['max_length']			= "The %s field cannot exceed %s characters in length.";
-$lang['exact_length']		= "The %s field must be exactly %s characters in length.";
-$lang['alpha']				= "The %s field may only contain alphabetical characters.";
-$lang['alpha_numeric']		= "The %s field may only contain alpha-numeric characters.";
-$lang['alpha_dash']			= "The %s field may only contain alpha-numeric characters, underscores, and dashes.";
-$lang['numeric']			= "The %s field must contain only numbers.";
-$lang['is_numeric']			= "The %s field must contain only numeric characters.";
-$lang['integer']			= "The %s field must contain an integer.";
-$lang['regex_match']		= "The %s field is not in the correct format.";
-$lang['matches']			= "The %s field does not match the %s field.";
-$lang['is_unique'] 			= "The %s field must contain a unique value.";
-$lang['is_natural']			= "The %s field must contain only positive numbers.";
-$lang['is_natural_no_zero']	= "The %s field must contain a number greater than zero.";
-$lang['decimal']			= "The %s field must contain a decimal number.";
-$lang['less_than']			= "The %s field must contain a number less than %s.";
-$lang['greater_than']		= "The %s field must contain a number greater than %s.";
+$lang['required']				= "The %s field is required.";
+$lang['isset']					= "The %s field must have a value.";
+$lang['valid_email']			= "The %s field must contain a valid email address.";
+$lang['valid_emails']			= "The %s field must contain all valid email addresses.";
+$lang['valid_url']				= "The %s field must contain a valid URL.";
+$lang['valid_ip']				= "The %s field must contain a valid IP.";
+$lang['min_length']				= "The %s field must be at least %s characters in length.";
+$lang['max_length']				= "The %s field cannot exceed %s characters in length.";
+$lang['exact_length']			= "The %s field must be exactly %s characters in length.";
+$lang['alpha']					= "The %s field may only contain alphabetical characters.";
+$lang['alpha_numeric']			= "The %s field may only contain alpha-numeric characters.";
+$lang['alpha_dash']				= "The %s field may only contain alpha-numeric characters, underscores, and dashes.";
+$lang['numeric']				= "The %s field must contain only numbers.";
+$lang['is_numeric']				= "The %s field must contain only numeric characters.";
+$lang['integer']				= "The %s field must contain an integer.";
+$lang['regex_match']			= "The %s field is not in the correct format.";
+$lang['matches']				= "The %s field does not match the %s field.";
+$lang['is_unique'] 				= "The %s field must contain a unique value.";
+$lang['is_natural']				= "The %s field must contain only positive numbers.";
+$lang['is_natural_no_zero']		= "The %s field must contain a number greater than zero.";
+$lang['decimal']				= "The %s field must contain a decimal number.";
+$lang['less_than']				= "The %s field must contain a number less than %s.";
+$lang['equal_to_less_than']		= "The %s field must contain a number equal to or less than %s.";
+$lang['greater_than']			= "The %s field must contain a number greater than %s.";
+$lang['equal_to_greater_than']	= "The %s field must contain a number equal to or greater than %s.";
 
 
 /* End of file form_validation_lang.php */
diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index 0a6a2af..1b2907a 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Greather than
+	 * Greater than
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	bool
@@ -1131,6 +1131,24 @@
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	/**
+	 * Equal to or Greater than
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function equal_to_greater_than($str, $min)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_numeric($str))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		return $str >= $min;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
 	 * Less than
@@ -1150,6 +1168,24 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Equal to or Less than
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function equal_to_less_than($str, $max)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_numeric($str))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		return $str <= $max;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Is a Natural number  (0,1,2,3, etc.)
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index e7875bc..185850b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -823,34 +823,38 @@
 The following is a list of all the native rules that are available to
 use:
 
-======================= ========== ============================================================================================= =======================
-Rule                    Parameter  Description                                                                                   Example
-======================= ========== ============================================================================================= =======================
-**required**            No         Returns FALSE if the form element is empty.                                                                          
-**matches**             Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element does not match the one in the parameter.                    matches[form_item]     
-**is_unique**           Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not unique to the                                        is_unique[table.field] 
-                                   table and field name in the parameter. is_unique[table.field]                                                        
-**max_length**          Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is longer then the parameter value.                         max_length[12]         
-**exact_length**        Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not exactly the parameter value.                         exact_length[8]        
-**greater_than**        Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is less than the parameter value or not numeric.            greater_than[8]        
-**less_than**           Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is greater than the parameter value or not numeric.         less_than[8]           
-**alpha**               No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alphabetical characters.                              
-**alpha_numeric**       No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alpha-numeric characters.                             
-**alpha_dash**          No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alpha-numeric characters,                             
-                                   underscores or dashes.                                                                                               
-**numeric**             No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than numeric characters.                                   
-**integer**             No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than an integer.                                           
-**decimal**             Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not exactly the parameter value.                                                
-**is_natural**          No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than a natural number:
-                                   0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
-**is_natural_no_zero**  No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than a natural
-                                   number, but not zero: 1, 2, 3, etc.
-**is_unique**           Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not unique in a database table.                          is_unique[table.field] 
-**valid_email**         No         Returns FALSE if the form element does not contain a valid email address.
-**valid_emails**        No         Returns FALSE if any value provided in a comma separated list is not a valid email.
-**valid_ip**            No         Returns FALSE if the supplied IP is not valid.
-**valid_base64**        No         Returns FALSE if the supplied string contains anything other than valid Base64 characters.
-======================= ========== ============================================================================================= =======================
+========================= ========== ============================================================================================= =======================
+Rule                      Parameter  Description                                                                                   Example
+========================= ========== ============================================================================================= =======================
+**required**              No         Returns FALSE if the form element is empty.                                                                          
+**matches**               Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element does not match the one in the parameter.                    matches[form_item]     
+**is_unique**             Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not unique to the                                        is_unique[table.field] 
+                                     table and field name in the parameter. is_unique[table.field]                                                        
+**max_length**            Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is longer then the parameter value.                         max_length[12]         
+**exact_length**          Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not exactly the parameter value.                         exact_length[8]        
+**greater_than**          Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is less than the parameter value or not numeric.            greater_than[8]        
+**equal_to_greater_than** Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not equal to or less than the parameter value,           greater_than[8]        
+                                     or not numeric.
+**less_than**             Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is greater than the parameter value or not numeric.         less_than[8]           
+**equal_to_less_than**    Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not equal to or greater than the parameter value,        less_than[8]           
+                                     or not numeric.
+**alpha**                 No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alphabetical characters.                              
+**alpha_numeric**         No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alpha-numeric characters.                             
+**alpha_dash**            No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alpha-numeric characters,                             
+                                     underscores or dashes.                                                                                               
+**numeric**               No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than numeric characters.                                   
+**integer**               No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than an integer.                                           
+**decimal**               Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not exactly the parameter value.                                                
+**is_natural**            No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than a natural number:
+                                     0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
+**is_natural_no_zero**    No         Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than a natural
+                                     number, but not zero: 1, 2, 3, etc.
+**is_unique**             Yes        Returns FALSE if the form element is not unique in a database table.                          is_unique[table.field] 
+**valid_email**           No         Returns FALSE if the form element does not contain a valid email address.
+**valid_emails**          No         Returns FALSE if any value provided in a comma separated list is not a valid email.
+**valid_ip**              No         Returns FALSE if the supplied IP is not valid.
+**valid_base64**          No         Returns FALSE if the supplied string contains anything other than valid Base64 characters.
+========================= ========== ============================================================================================= =======================
 
 .. note:: These rules can also be called as discrete functions. For
 	example::