diff --git a/src/decode/decode.test.ts b/src/decode/decode.test.ts
index 8efe5b2..b5eb15a 100644
--- a/src/decode/decode.test.ts
+++ b/src/decode/decode.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ItemEncoder {
 function createMap(
   { scopes, ranges, names = [] }: {
     scopes?: (string | null)[];
-    ranges?: string;
+    ranges?: string | string[];
     names?: string[];
   },
 ): SourceMapJson {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function createMap(
     mappings: "",
     sources: new Array(scopes?.length ?? 0).fill(null),
     scopes,
-    ranges,
+    ranges: typeof ranges === "string" ? [ranges] : ranges,
     names,
   };
 }
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ describe("decode", () => {
       .build();
     const map = encode(info);
 
-    assertExists(map.ranges);
+    assertExists(map.ranges?.[0]);
 
-    const parts = map.ranges.split(",");
+    const parts = map.ranges[0].split(",");
     parts[0] += encodeUnsigned(42);
     parts[0] += encodeSigned(-16);
-    map.ranges = parts.join(",");
+    map.ranges[0] = parts.join(",");
 
     assertEquals(decode(map), { ...info, hasVariableAndBindingInfo: false });
   });
@@ -447,12 +447,12 @@ describe("decode", () => {
     }).endRange(10, 0).build();
     const map = encode(info);
 
-    assertExists(map.ranges);
+    assertExists(map.ranges?.[0]);
 
-    const parts = map.ranges.split(",");
+    const parts = map.ranges[0].split(",");
     parts[1] += encodeUnsigned(42);
     parts[1] += encodeSigned(-16);
-    map.ranges = parts.join(",");
+    map.ranges[0] = parts.join(",");
 
     assertEquals(decode(map), { ...info, hasVariableAndBindingInfo: false });
   });
@@ -821,6 +821,80 @@ describe("decode", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("decodes multiple range segments and resets state per segment", () => {
+    const map1 = encode(
+      new ScopeInfoBuilder()
+        .addNullSource()
+        .startSource()
+        .startScope(0, 0, { key: "s1" })
+        .endScope(10, 0)
+        .endSource()
+        .startRange(0, 5, { scopeKey: "s1" })
+        .endRange(2, 10)
+        .build(),
+    );
+    const map2 = encode(
+      new ScopeInfoBuilder()
+        .addNullSource()
+        .startSource()
+        .startScope(0, 0, { key: "s1" })
+        .endScope(10, 0)
+        .endSource()
+        .startRange(2, 10, { scopeKey: "s1" })
+        .endRange(4, 20)
+        .build(),
+    );
+
+    const combinedMap: SourceMapJson = {
+      version: 3,
+      mappings: "",
+      sources: [null, null],
+      scopes: map1.scopes,
+      ranges: [...(map1.ranges ?? []), ...(map2.ranges ?? [])],
+      names: map1.names,
+    };
+
+    const info = decode(combinedMap, { mode: DecodeMode.STRICT });
+
+    assertEquals(info.ranges.length, 2);
+    assertEquals(info.ranges[0].start, { line: 0, column: 5 });
+    assertEquals(info.ranges[0].end, { line: 2, column: 10 });
+    assertStrictEquals(info.ranges[0].originalScope, info.scopes[1]?.[0]);
+    assertEquals(info.ranges[1].start, { line: 2, column: 10 });
+    assertEquals(info.ranges[1].end, { line: 4, column: 20 });
+    assertStrictEquals(info.ranges[1].originalScope, info.scopes[1]?.[0]);
+  });
+
+  it("throws in strict mode when a range segment starts before the previous segment ended", () => {
+    const seg1 = encode(
+      new ScopeInfoBuilder().startRange(0, 10).endRange(2, 20).build(),
+    ).ranges![0];
+    const seg2 = encode(
+      new ScopeInfoBuilder().startRange(2, 15).endRange(3, 0).build(),
+    ).ranges![0];
+    const map = createMap({ ranges: [seg1, seg2] });
+
+    assertThrows(
+      () => decode(map, { mode: DecodeMode.STRICT }),
+      Error,
+      "Range segment starts before the previous segment ended!",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("tolerates overlapping range segments in lax mode", () => {
+    const seg1 = encode(
+      new ScopeInfoBuilder().startRange(0, 10).endRange(2, 20).build(),
+    ).ranges![0];
+    const seg2 = encode(
+      new ScopeInfoBuilder().startRange(2, 15).endRange(3, 0).build(),
+    ).ranges![0];
+    const map = createMap({ ranges: [seg1, seg2] });
+
+    const info = decode(map, { mode: DecodeMode.LAX });
+
+    assertEquals(info.ranges.length, 2);
+  });
+
   describe("hasVariableAndBindingInfo", () => {
     it("is 'false' when no variables/bindings are present", () => {
       const map = encode(
diff --git a/src/decode/decode.ts b/src/decode/decode.ts
index ba18eb3..e0e5d60 100644
--- a/src/decode/decode.ts
+++ b/src/decode/decode.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type {
   SourceMapJson,
   SubRangeBinding,
 } from "../scopes.ts";
+import { comparePositions } from "../util.ts";
 import { TokenIterator } from "../vlq.ts";
 
 /**
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ function decodeMap(
 
   return new Decoder(
     sourceMap.scopes ?? [],
-    sourceMap.ranges ?? "",
+    sourceMap.ranges ?? [],
     sourceMap.names,
     options,
   ).decode();
@@ -127,9 +128,10 @@ const DEFAULT_RANGE_STATE = {
 
 class Decoder {
   readonly #encodedScopes: (string | null)[];
-  readonly #encodedRanges: string;
+  readonly #encodedRanges: string[];
   readonly #names: string[];
   readonly #mode: DecodeMode;
+  readonly #generatedOffset: Position;
 
   #scopes: (OriginalScope[] | null)[] = [];
   #ranges: GeneratedRange[] = [];
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ class Decoder {
 
   constructor(
     scopes: (string | null)[],
-    ranges: string,
+    ranges: string[],
     names: string[],
     options: DecodeOptions,
   ) {
@@ -161,8 +163,7 @@ class Decoder {
     this.#encodedRanges = ranges;
     this.#names = names;
     this.#mode = options.mode;
-    this.#rangeState.line = options.generatedOffset.line;
-    this.#rangeState.column = options.generatedOffset.column;
+    this.#generatedOffset = options.generatedOffset;
   }
 
   decode(): DecodedScopeInfo {
@@ -175,7 +176,9 @@ class Decoder {
       this.#decodeScopes(encodedScope);
     }
 
-    this.#decodeRanges(this.#encodedRanges);
+    for (const encodedRange of this.#encodedRanges) {
+      this.#decodeRanges(encodedRange);
+    }
 
     const info = {
       scopes: this.#scopes,
@@ -270,6 +273,12 @@ class Decoder {
   }
 
   #decodeRanges(encodedRanges: string) {
+    Object.assign(this.#rangeState, DEFAULT_RANGE_STATE);
+    this.#rangeState.line = this.#generatedOffset.line;
+    this.#rangeState.column = this.#generatedOffset.column;
+    const prevLastRange = this.#ranges.at(-1);
+    const prevRangesLength = this.#ranges.length;
+
     const iter = new TokenIterator(
       encodedRanges,
       this.#mode === DecodeMode.STRICT,
@@ -369,6 +378,21 @@ class Decoder {
       this.#throwInStrictMode(
         "Encountered GENERATED_RANGE_START without matching END!",
       );
+      this.#rangeStack.length = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      prevLastRange &&
+      this.#ranges.length > prevRangesLength &&
+      comparePositions(
+          this.#ranges[prevRangesLength].start,
+          prevLastRange.end,
+        ) <
+        0
+    ) {
+      this.#throwInStrictMode(
+        "Range segment starts before the previous segment ended!",
+      );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/encode/encode.test.ts b/src/encode/encode.test.ts
index 97c2cff..7d7f9a2 100644
--- a/src/encode/encode.test.ts
+++ b/src/encode/encode.test.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ describe("encode", () => {
     const info = builder.addNullSource().addNullSource().addNullSource()
       .build();
 
-    assertEquals(encode(info).scopes, [null, null, null]);
+    const encoded = encode(info);
+    assertEquals(encoded.scopes, [null, null, null]);
+    assertEquals(encoded.ranges, []);
   });
 
   it("throws when a subsequent root scope precedes the previous root scope in the same source", () => {
diff --git a/src/encode/encoder.ts b/src/encode/encoder.ts
index 1432278..102524b 100644
--- a/src/encode/encoder.ts
+++ b/src/encode/encoder.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class Encoder {
     }
   }
 
-  encode(): { scopes: (string | null)[]; ranges: string } {
+  encode(): { scopes: (string | null)[]; ranges: string[] } {
     const encodedScopes = this.#info.scopes.map((scopes, sourceIdx) => {
       if (scopes === null) {
         return null;
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ export class Encoder {
 
     return {
       scopes: encodedScopes,
-      ranges: this.#encodedItems.join(","),
+      ranges: this.#encodedItems.length > 0
+        ? [this.#encodedItems.join(",")]
+        : [],
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/scopes.ts b/src/scopes.ts
index 55c8bfa..ff6b7c0 100644
--- a/src/scopes.ts
+++ b/src/scopes.ts
@@ -192,5 +192,5 @@ export interface SourceMapJson {
   mappings: string;
   names?: string[];
   scopes?: (string | null)[];
-  ranges?: string;
+  ranges?: string[];
 }