diff --git a/src/array_partition.jl b/src/array_partition.jl
index 87a66858..3d652232 100644
--- a/src/array_partition.jl
+++ b/src/array_partition.jl
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ Base.@propagate_inbounds function Base.getindex(A::ArrayPartition, i::Int, j...)
   @inbounds return b[j...]
 end
 
+"""
+    getindex(A::ArrayPartition, i::Colon, j...)
+
+Returns the entry at index `j...` of  every partition of `A`.
+"""
+Base.@propagate_inbounds function Base.getindex(A::ArrayPartition, i::Colon, j...)
+    return getindex.(A.x, (j...,))
+end
+
 """
     getindex(A::ArrayPartition, ::Colon)
 
diff --git a/test/partitions_test.jl b/test/partitions_test.jl
index 2f53f27c..7c16f6a2 100644
--- a/test/partitions_test.jl
+++ b/test/partitions_test.jl
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ copyto!(p,c)
 ## inference tests
 
 x = ArrayPartition([1, 2], [3.0, 4.0])
+@test x[:,1] == (1,3.0)
 
 # similar partitions
 @inferred similar(x)