diff --git a/src/bees-types.cc b/src/bees-types.cc
index 2baad0e..9be56cf 100644
--- a/src/bees-types.cc
+++ b/src/bees-types.cc
@@ -183,6 +183,24 @@ BeesFileRange::grow_begin(off_t delta)
 	return m_begin;
 }
 
+off_t
+BeesFileRange::shrink_begin(off_t delta)
+{
+	THROW_CHECK1(invalid_argument, delta, delta > 0);
+	THROW_CHECK3(invalid_argument, delta, m_begin, m_end, delta + m_begin < m_end);
+	m_begin += delta;
+	return m_begin;
+}
+
+off_t
+BeesFileRange::shrink_end(off_t delta)
+{
+	THROW_CHECK1(invalid_argument, delta, delta > 0);
+	THROW_CHECK2(invalid_argument, delta, m_end, m_end >= delta);
+	m_end -= delta;
+	return m_end;
+}
+
 BeesFileRange::BeesFileRange(const BeesBlockData &bbd) :
 	m_fd(bbd.fd()),
 	m_begin(bbd.begin()),
@@ -589,6 +607,22 @@ BeesRangePair::copy_closed() const
 	return BeesRangePair(first.copy_closed(), second.copy_closed());
 }
 
+void
+BeesRangePair::shrink_begin(off_t const delta)
+{
+	first.shrink_begin(delta);
+	second.shrink_begin(delta);
+	THROW_CHECK2(runtime_error, first.size(), second.size(), first.size() == second.size());
+}
+
+void
+BeesRangePair::shrink_end(off_t const delta)
+{
+	first.shrink_end(delta);
+	second.shrink_end(delta);
+	THROW_CHECK2(runtime_error, first.size(), second.size(), first.size() == second.size());
+}
+
 ostream &
 operator<<(ostream &os, const BeesAddress &ba)
 {
diff --git a/src/bees.h b/src/bees.h
index 769659b..2db4341 100644
--- a/src/bees.h
+++ b/src/bees.h
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ public:
 	off_t grow_begin(off_t delta);
 	/// @}
 
+	/// @{ Make range smaller
+	off_t shrink_end(off_t delta);
+	off_t shrink_begin(off_t delta);
+	/// @}
+
 friend ostream & operator<<(ostream &os, const BeesFileRange &bfr);
 };
 
@@ -665,6 +670,8 @@ class BeesRangePair : public pair<BeesFileRange, BeesFileRange> {
 public:
 	BeesRangePair(const BeesFileRange &src, const BeesFileRange &dst);
 	bool grow(shared_ptr<BeesContext> ctx, bool constrained);
+	void shrink_begin(const off_t delta);
+	void shrink_end(const off_t delta);
 	BeesRangePair copy_closed() const;
 	bool operator<(const BeesRangePair &that) const;
 friend ostream & operator<<(ostream &os, const BeesRangePair &brp);