diff --git a/doc/source/install/include/root-device-hints.inc b/doc/source/install/include/root-device-hints.inc
index 89c2e770ec..9aafa16dd5 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/include/root-device-hints.inc
+++ b/doc/source/install/include/root-device-hints.inc
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ which disk it should pick for the deployment. The list of supported hints is:
     provided to the operating system which do not match or align to physical
     disks in a system.
 
-* size (INT): size of the device in GiB
+* size (INT or range): size of the device in GiB or range boundaries in GiB
+  size accepts a single int value representing the size of the device in
+  GiB, or a range of two values representing the lower and higher acceptable
+  sizes in GiB for the device using the special operator <range-in>, e.g.
+  size: <range-in> ( 10 100 )
 
   .. note::
     A node's 'local_gb' property is often set to a value 1 GiB less than the
@@ -103,6 +107,8 @@ and ``s==`` (for string values). The supported operators are:
 
   * ``<all-in>`` all elements contained in collection
   * ``<or>`` find one of these
+  * ``<range-in>`` range boundaries in GiB, boundary condition could be
+    inclusive \'[\' or exclusive \'(\'.
 
 Examples are:
 
diff --git a/ironic/common/utils.py b/ironic/common/utils.py
index b126668558..32fab032a4 100644
--- a/ironic/common/utils.py
+++ b/ironic/common/utils.py
@@ -953,7 +953,12 @@ def parse_root_device_hints(root_device):
 
     for name, expression in root_device.items():
         hint_type = VALID_ROOT_DEVICE_HINTS[name]
-        if hint_type is str:
+        hint_info = _extract_hint_operator_and_values(expression,
+                                                      name)
+        operator = hint_info['op']
+        if name == 'size' and operator == '<range-in>':
+            pass
+        elif hint_type is str:
             if not isinstance(expression, str):
                 raise ValueError(
                     _('Root device hint "%(name)s" is not a string value. '
@@ -1049,6 +1054,8 @@ def find_devices_by_hints(devices, root_device_hints):
                 # Since we don't support units yet we expect the size
                 # in GiB for now
                 device_value = device_value / units.Gi
+                if hint_value.startswith('<range-in>'):
+                    device_value = str(device_value)
 
             LOG.debug('Trying to match the device hint "%(hint)s" '
                       'with a value of "%(hint_value)s" against the same '
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
index 2da8f05af7..a1ee3a3d72 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -910,6 +910,12 @@ class ParseRootDeviceTestCase(base.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             expected, utils._extract_hint_operator_and_values(123, 'size'))
 
+    def test_extract_hint_operator_and_values_range_in(self):
+        expected = {'op': '<range-in>', 'values': ['( 100 200 )']}
+        self.assertEqual(
+            expected, utils._extract_hint_operator_and_values(
+                '<range-in> ( 100 200 )', 'size'))
+
     def test__append_operator_to_hints(self):
         root_device = {'serial': 'foo', 'size': 12345,
                        'model': 'foo model', 'rotational': True}
@@ -978,6 +984,11 @@ class MatchRootDeviceTestCase(base.TestCase):
         dev = utils.match_root_device_hints(self.devices, root_device_hints)
         self.assertEqual('/dev/sdb', dev['name'])
 
+    def test_match_root_device_hints_range_in(self):
+        root_device_hints = {'size': '<range-in> ( 10 100 )'}
+        dev = utils.match_root_device_hints(self.devices, root_device_hints)
+        self.assertEqual('/dev/sda', dev['name'])
+
     def test_match_root_device_hints_rotational(self):
         root_device_hints = {'rotational': False}
         dev = utils.match_root_device_hints(self.devices, root_device_hints)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-hint-range-in-1056204234c24661.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-hint-range-in-1056204234c24661.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fef16f452d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-hint-range-in-1056204234c24661.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes an issue with <range in> operator in root device hint. Now it's
+    possible to use the range operator correctly, specifying a two values
+    range that includes the size of the root device in GiB.