diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
index d5d8fb8297..f20a4ec5e6 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import rx.operators.OperationDematerialize;
 import rx.operators.OperationDistinctUntilChanged;
 import rx.operators.OperationDistinct;
+import rx.operators.OperationElementAt;
 import rx.operators.OperationFilter;
 import rx.operators.OperationFinally;
 import rx.operators.OperationFirstOrDefault;
@@ -4186,5 +4187,45 @@ private boolean isInternalImplementation(Object o) {
         Package p = o.getClass().getPackage(); // it can be null
         return p != null && p.getName().startsWith("rx.operators");
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the element at a specified index in a sequence.
+     * 
+     * @param index
+     *            The zero-based index of the element to retrieve.
+     * 
+     * @return An observable sequence that produces the element at the specified
+     *         position in the source sequence.
+     * 
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
+     *             Index is greater than or equal to the number of elements in
+     *             the source sequence.
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
+     *             Index is less than 0.
+     */
+    public Observable<T> elementAt(int index) {
+        return create(OperationElementAt.elementAt(this, index));
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the element at a specified index in a sequence or the default
+     * value if the index is out of range.
+     * 
+     * @param index
+     *            The zero-based index of the element to retrieve.
+     * @param defaultValue
+     *            The default value.
+     * 
+     * @return An observable sequence that produces the element at the specified
+     *         position in the source sequence, or the default value if the
+     *         index is outside the bounds of the source sequence.
+     * 
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
+     *             Index is less than 0.
+     */
+    public Observable<T> elementAtOrDefault(int index, T defaultValue) {
+        return create(OperationElementAt.elementAtOrDefault(this, index,
+                defaultValue));
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/operators/OperationElementAt.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/operators/OperationElementAt.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7585650e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/operators/OperationElementAt.java
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+package rx.operators;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import rx.Observable;
+import rx.Observable.OnSubscribeFunc;
+import rx.Observer;
+import rx.Subscription;
+
+/**
+ * Returns the element at a specified index in a sequence.
+ */
+public class OperationElementAt {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the element at a specified index in a sequence.
+     * 
+     * @param source
+     *            Observable sequence to return the element from.
+     * @param index
+     *            The zero-based index of the element to retrieve.
+     * 
+     * @return An observable sequence that produces the element at the specified
+     *         position in the source sequence.
+     * 
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
+     *             Index is greater than or equal to the number of elements in
+     *             the source sequence.
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
+     *             Index is less than 0.
+     */
+    public static <T> OnSubscribeFunc<T> elementAt(
+            Observable<? extends T> source, int index) {
+        return new ElementAt<T>(source, index, null, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the element at a specified index in a sequence or the default
+     * value if the index is out of range.
+     * 
+     * @param source
+     *            Observable sequence to return the element from.
+     * @param index
+     *            The zero-based index of the element to retrieve.
+     * @param defaultValue
+     *            The default value.
+     * 
+     * @return An observable sequence that produces the element at the specified
+     *         position in the source sequence, or the default value if the
+     *         index is outside the bounds of the source sequence.
+     * 
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
+     *             Index is less than 0.
+     */
+    public static <T> OnSubscribeFunc<T> elementAtOrDefault(
+            Observable<? extends T> source, int index, T defaultValue) {
+        return new ElementAt<T>(source, index, defaultValue, true);
+    }
+
+    private static class ElementAt<T> implements OnSubscribeFunc<T> {
+
+        private final Observable<? extends T> source;
+        private final int index;
+        private final boolean hasDefault;
+        private final T defaultValue;
+
+        private ElementAt(Observable<? extends T> source, int index,
+                T defaultValue, boolean hasDefault) {
+            this.source = source;
+            this.index = index;
+            this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
+            this.hasDefault = hasDefault;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Subscription onSubscribe(final Observer<? super T> observer) {
+            final SafeObservableSubscription subscription = new SafeObservableSubscription();
+            return subscription.wrap(source.subscribe(new Observer<T>() {
+
+                private AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger();
+
+                @Override
+                public void onNext(T value) {
+                    try {
+                        int currentIndex = counter.getAndIncrement();
+                        if (currentIndex == index) {
+                            observer.onNext(value);
+                            observer.onCompleted();
+                        } else if (currentIndex > index) {
+                            // this will work if the sequence is asynchronous,
+                            // it will have no effect on a synchronous
+                            // observable
+                            subscription.unsubscribe();
+                        }
+                    } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                        observer.onError(ex);
+                        // this will work if the sequence is asynchronous, it
+                        // will have no effect on a synchronous observable
+                        subscription.unsubscribe();
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void onError(Throwable ex) {
+                    observer.onError(ex);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void onCompleted() {
+                    if (index < 0) {
+                        observer.onError(new IndexOutOfBoundsException(index
+                                + " is out of bounds"));
+                    } else if (counter.get() <= index) {
+                        if (hasDefault) {
+                            observer.onNext(defaultValue);
+                            observer.onCompleted();
+                        } else {
+                            observer.onError(new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
+                                    index + " is out of bounds"));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UnitTest {
+
+        @Test
+        public void testElementAt() {
+            Observable<Integer> w = Observable.from(1, 2);
+            Observable<Integer> observable = Observable.create(elementAt(w, 1));
+
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Observer<Integer> aObserver = mock(Observer.class);
+            observable.subscribe(aObserver);
+            verify(aObserver, never()).onNext(1);
+            verify(aObserver, times(1)).onNext(2);
+            verify(aObserver, never()).onError(
+                    org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
+            verify(aObserver, times(1)).onCompleted();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void testElementAtWithMinusIndex() {
+            Observable<Integer> w = Observable.from(1, 2);
+            Observable<Integer> observable = Observable
+                    .create(elementAt(w, -1));
+
+            try {
+                Iterator<Integer> iter = OperationToIterator
+                        .toIterator(observable);
+                assertTrue(iter.hasNext());
+                iter.next();
+                fail("expect an IndexOutOfBoundsException when index is out of bounds");
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void testElementAtWithIndexOutOfBounds()
+                throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+            Observable<Integer> w = Observable.from(1, 2);
+            Observable<Integer> observable = Observable.create(elementAt(w, 2));
+            try {
+                Iterator<Integer> iter = OperationToIterator
+                        .toIterator(observable);
+                assertTrue(iter.hasNext());
+                iter.next();
+                fail("expect an IndexOutOfBoundsException when index is out of bounds");
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void testElementAtOrDefault() throws InterruptedException,
+                ExecutionException {
+            Observable<Integer> w = Observable.from(1, 2);
+            Observable<Integer> observable = Observable
+                    .create(elementAtOrDefault(w, 1, 0));
+
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Observer<Integer> aObserver = mock(Observer.class);
+            observable.subscribe(aObserver);
+            verify(aObserver, never()).onNext(1);
+            verify(aObserver, times(1)).onNext(2);
+            verify(aObserver, never()).onError(
+                    org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
+            verify(aObserver, times(1)).onCompleted();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void testElementAtOrDefaultWithIndexOutOfBounds()
+                throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+            Observable<Integer> w = Observable.from(1, 2);
+            Observable<Integer> observable = Observable
+                    .create(elementAtOrDefault(w, 2, 0));
+
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Observer<Integer> aObserver = mock(Observer.class);
+            observable.subscribe(aObserver);
+            verify(aObserver, never()).onNext(1);
+            verify(aObserver, never()).onNext(2);
+            verify(aObserver, times(1)).onNext(0);
+            verify(aObserver, never()).onError(
+                    org.mockito.Matchers.any(Throwable.class));
+            verify(aObserver, times(1)).onCompleted();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void testElementAtOrDefaultWithMinusIndex() {
+            Observable<Integer> w = Observable.from(1, 2);
+            Observable<Integer> observable = Observable
+                    .create(elementAtOrDefault(w, -1, 0));
+
+            try {
+                Iterator<Integer> iter = OperationToIterator
+                        .toIterator(observable);
+                assertTrue(iter.hasNext());
+                iter.next();
+                fail("expect an IndexOutOfBoundsException when index is out of bounds");
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}