diff --git a/src/s3_encryption/__init__.py b/src/s3_encryption/__init__.py
index 6ee409ad..caad4f66 100644
--- a/src/s3_encryption/__init__.py
+++ b/src/s3_encryption/__init__.py
@@ -511,6 +511,12 @@ def get_object(self, **kwargs):
         Raises:
             S3EncryptionClientError: If decryption fails or the object is not properly encrypted.
         """
+        # Ranged gets are not supported — decryption requires the full ciphertext.
+        if "Range" in kwargs:
+            raise S3EncryptionClientError(
+                "Ranged gets are currently not supported by the S3 Encryption Client for Python."
+            )
+
         # Extract EncryptionContext if provided (not a standard S3 parameter)
         encryption_context = kwargs.pop("EncryptionContext", None)
         _validate_encryption_context(encryption_context)
diff --git a/test/integration/test_i_ranged_get.py b/test/integration/test_i_ranged_get.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9bb65af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test_i_ranged_get.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Integration test for ranged get (Range parameter on get_object).
+
+The S3 Encryption Client does not support ranged gets because decryption
+requires the full ciphertext (IV, encrypted data, and auth tag). Passing
+a Range parameter retrieves only a slice of the ciphertext, which causes
+decryption to fail.
+"""
+
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import boto3
+import pytest
+
+from s3_encryption import S3EncryptionClient, S3EncryptionClientConfig
+from s3_encryption.exceptions import S3EncryptionClientError
+from s3_encryption.materials.kms_keyring import KmsKeyring
+from s3_encryption.materials.materials import AlgorithmSuite, CommitmentPolicy
+
+bucket = os.environ.get("CI_S3_BUCKET", "s3ec-python-github-test-bucket")
+region = os.environ.get("CI_AWS_REGION", "us-west-2")
+kms_key_id = os.environ.get(
+    "CI_KMS_KEY_ALIAS", "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:370957321024:alias/S3EC-Python-Github-KMS-Key"
+)
+
+
+def _make_client(algorithm_suite, commitment_policy):
+    """Create an S3EncryptionClient with the given algorithm config."""
+    kms_client = boto3.client("kms", region_name=region)
+    keyring = KmsKeyring(kms_client, kms_key_id)
+    wrapped_client = boto3.client("s3")
+    config = S3EncryptionClientConfig(
+        keyring,
+        encryption_algorithm=algorithm_suite,
+        commitment_policy=commitment_policy,
+    )
+    return S3EncryptionClient(wrapped_client, config)
+
+
+def _unique_key(prefix):
+    """Generate a unique S3 key with a timestamp suffix."""
+    return prefix + datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S-%f")
+
+
+ALGORITHM_CONFIGS = [
+    pytest.param(
+        AlgorithmSuite.ALG_AES_256_GCM_IV12_TAG16_NO_KDF,
+        CommitmentPolicy.FORBID_ENCRYPT_ALLOW_DECRYPT,
+        id="AES_GCM",
+    ),
+    pytest.param(
+        AlgorithmSuite.ALG_AES_256_GCM_HKDF_SHA512_COMMIT_KEY,
+        CommitmentPolicy.REQUIRE_ENCRYPT_REQUIRE_DECRYPT,
+        id="KC_GCM",
+    ),
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(("algorithm_suite", "commitment_policy"), ALGORITHM_CONFIGS)
+def test_ranged_get_fails(algorithm_suite, commitment_policy):
+    """Ranged gets are rejected with a clear error."""
+    key = _unique_key("ranged-get-")
+    data = b"A" * 1024
+
+    s3ec = _make_client(algorithm_suite, commitment_policy)
+    s3ec.put_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=key, Body=data)
+
+    # Attempt a ranged get — should raise immediately with a clear message
+    with pytest.raises(S3EncryptionClientError, match="Ranged gets are currently not supported"):
+        s3ec.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=key, Range="bytes=0-255")