diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRange.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRange.cs
index 6578432..6bf8e30 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRange.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRange.cs
@@ -837,6 +837,9 @@
 
         public XLRangeRow Row(Int32 row)
         {
+            if (row <= 0 || row > ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber)
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException(String.Format("Row number must be between 1 and {0}", ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber));
+
             var firstCellAddress = new XLAddress(Worksheet,
                                                  RangeAddress.FirstAddress.RowNumber + row - 1,
                                                  RangeAddress.FirstAddress.ColumnNumber,
@@ -869,6 +872,9 @@
 
         public XLRangeColumn Column(Int32 column)
         {
+            if (column <= 0 || column > ExcelHelper.MaxColumnNumber)
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException(String.Format("Column number must be between 1 and {0}", ExcelHelper.MaxColumnNumber));
+
             var firstCellAddress = new XLAddress(Worksheet,
                                                  RangeAddress.FirstAddress.RowNumber,
                                                  RangeAddress.FirstAddress.ColumnNumber + column - 1,
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
index 34321f0..dcd87e3 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
@@ -435,8 +435,15 @@
         {
             var absoluteAddress = cellAddressInRange + RangeAddress.FirstAddress - 1;
 
+            if (absoluteAddress.RowNumber <= 0 || absoluteAddress.RowNumber > ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber)
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException(String.Format("Row number must be between 1 and {0}", ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber));
+
+            if (absoluteAddress.ColumnNumber <= 0 || absoluteAddress.ColumnNumber > ExcelHelper.MaxColumnNumber)
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException(String.Format("Column number must be between 1 and {0}", ExcelHelper.MaxColumnNumber));
+
             var cell = Worksheet.Internals.CellsCollection.GetCell(absoluteAddress.RowNumber,
                                                                    absoluteAddress.ColumnNumber);
+
             if(cell!=null)
                 return cell;
 
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Tables/XLTable.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Tables/XLTable.cs
index 31c811b..7a07fcf 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Tables/XLTable.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Tables/XLTable.cs
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@
 
         public new IXLTableRow Row(int row)
         {
+            if (row <= 0 || row > ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber)
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException(String.Format("Row number must be between 1 and {0}", ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber));
+
             return new XLTableRow(this, (XLRangeRow) base.Row(row + 1));
         }
 
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs
index 86e96c0..24cded0 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorksheet.cs
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@
 
         public XLColumn Column(Int32 column)
         {
+            if (column <= 0 || column > ExcelHelper.MaxColumnNumber)
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException(String.Format("Column number must be between 1 and {0}", ExcelHelper.MaxColumnNumber));
+
             if (!Internals.ColumnsCollection.ContainsKey(column))
             {
                 // This is a new row so we're going to reference all 
@@ -1074,6 +1077,9 @@
 
         public XLRow Row(Int32 row, Boolean pingCells)
         {
+            if(row <= 0 || row > ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber)
+                throw  new IndexOutOfRangeException(String.Format("Row number must be between 1 and {0}", ExcelHelper.MaxRowNumber));
+
             IXLStyle styleToUse;
             if (Internals.RowsCollection.ContainsKey(row))
                 styleToUse = Internals.RowsCollection[row].Style;