diff --git a/parsers/parsers.go b/parsers/parsers.go
index 2851fe1..6563190 100644
--- a/parsers/parsers.go
+++ b/parsers/parsers.go
@@ -104,3 +104,28 @@ func ParseKeyValueOpt(opt string) (string, string, error) {
 	}
 	return strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]), strings.TrimSpace(parts[1]), nil
 }
+
+func ParsePortRange(ports string) (uint64, uint64, error) {
+	if ports == "" {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Empty string specified for ports.")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(ports, "-") {
+		start, err := strconv.ParseUint(ports, 10, 16)
+		end := start
+		return start, end, err
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.Split(ports, "-")
+	start, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[0], 10, 16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+	end, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[1], 10, 16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+	if end < start {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid range specified for the Port: %s", ports)
+	}
+	return start, end, nil
+}
diff --git a/parsers/parsers_test.go b/parsers/parsers_test.go
index 12b8df5..aac1e33 100644
--- a/parsers/parsers_test.go
+++ b/parsers/parsers_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package parsers
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -81,3 +82,35 @@ func TestParsePortMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParsePortRange(t *testing.T) {
+	if start, end, err := ParsePortRange("8000-8080"); err != nil || start != 8000 || end != 8080 {
+		t.Fatalf("Error: %s or Expecting {start,end} values {8000,8080} but found {%d,%d}.", err, start, end)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsePortRangeIncorrectRange(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, _, err := ParsePortRange("9000-8080"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Invalid range specified for the Port") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expecting error 'Invalid range specified for the Port' but received %s.", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsePortRangeIncorrectEndRange(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, _, err := ParsePortRange("8000-a"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syntax") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expecting error 'Invalid range specified for the Port' but received %s.", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, _, err := ParsePortRange("8000-30a"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syntax") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expecting error 'Invalid range specified for the Port' but received %s.", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsePortRangeIncorrectStartRange(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, _, err := ParsePortRange("a-8000"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syntax") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expecting error 'Invalid range specified for the Port' but received %s.", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, _, err := ParsePortRange("30a-8000"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syntax") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expecting error 'Invalid range specified for the Port' but received %s.", err)
+	}
+}