Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/PackedInts.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/PackedInts.java	(revision 997211)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/PackedInts.java	(working copy)
@@ -76,8 +76,14 @@
     int getBitsPerValue();
     /** Returns number of values */
     int size();
+    /** Returns the current position of the enum */
+    int docID();
+    /** Skips to the position in the enum and returns its value.
+     * @return the value at the given position
+     * @throws IOException if reading the value throws an IOException*/
+    long advance(int position) throws IOException;
   }
-
+  
   /**
    * A packed integer array that can be modified.
    * @lucene.internal
@@ -192,10 +198,9 @@
     final int bitsPerValue = in.readVInt();
     assert bitsPerValue > 0 && bitsPerValue <= 64: "bitsPerValue=" + bitsPerValue;
     final int valueCount = in.readVInt();
-
     return new PackedReaderIterator(bitsPerValue, valueCount, in);
   }
-
+  
   /**
    * Create a packed integer array with the given amount of values initialized
    * to 0. the valueCount and the bitsPerValue cannot be changed after creation.
Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/PackedReaderIterator.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/PackedReaderIterator.java	(revision 997211)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/PackedReaderIterator.java	(working copy)
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-class PackedReaderIterator implements PackedInts.ReaderIterator {
+final class PackedReaderIterator implements PackedInts.ReaderIterator {
   private long pending;
   private int pendingBitsLeft;
   private final IndexInput in;
   private final int bitsPerValue;
   private final int valueCount;
+  private int position = -1;
 
   // masks[n-1] masks for bottom n bits
   private final long[] masks;
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
     this.bitsPerValue = bitsPerValue;
     
     this.in = in;
-
     masks = new long[bitsPerValue];
 
     long v = 1;
@@ -61,24 +61,51 @@
       pending = in.readLong();
       pendingBitsLeft = 64;
     }
-
-    if (pendingBitsLeft >= bitsPerValue) {
-      // not split
-      final long result = (pending >> (pendingBitsLeft - bitsPerValue)) & masks[bitsPerValue-1];
+    
+    final long result;
+    if (pendingBitsLeft >= bitsPerValue) { // not split
+      result = (pending >> (pendingBitsLeft - bitsPerValue)) & masks[bitsPerValue-1];
       pendingBitsLeft -= bitsPerValue;
-      return result;
-    } else {
-      // split
+    } else { // split
       final int bits1 = bitsPerValue - pendingBitsLeft;
       final long result1 = (pending & masks[pendingBitsLeft-1]) << bits1;
       pending = in.readLong();
       final long result2 = (pending >> (64 - bits1)) & masks[bits1-1];
       pendingBitsLeft = 64 + pendingBitsLeft - bitsPerValue;
-      return result1 | result2;
+      result = result1 | result2;
     }
+    
+    ++position;
+    return result;
   }
 
   public void close() throws IOException {
     in.close();
   }
+
+  public int docID() {
+    return position;
+  }
+
+  public long advance(final int ord) throws IOException{
+    assert ord < valueCount : "ord must be less than valueCount";
+    assert ord > position : "ord must be greater than the current position";
+    final long bits = (long) bitsPerValue;
+    final int posToSkip = ord - 1 - position;
+    final long bitsToSkip = (bits * (long)posToSkip);
+    if(bitsToSkip < pendingBitsLeft ){ // enough bits left - no seek required
+      pendingBitsLeft -= bitsToSkip;
+    }else {
+      final long skip = bitsToSkip-pendingBitsLeft;
+      final long closestByte = (skip >> 6) << 3;
+      if(closestByte != 0) { // need to seek 
+        final long filePointer = in.getFilePointer();
+        in.seek(filePointer + closestByte);
+      }
+      pending = in.readLong();
+      pendingBitsLeft = 64 - (int)(skip % 64);
+    }
+    position = ord-1;
+    return next();
+  }
 }
Index: src/test/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/TestPackedInts.java
===================================================================
--- src/test/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/TestPackedInts.java	(revision 997211)
+++ src/test/org/apache/lucene/util/packed/TestPackedInts.java	(working copy)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         w.finish();
         final long fp = out.getFilePointer();
         out.close();
-
+        {// test reader
         IndexInput in = d.openInput("out.bin");
         PackedInts.Reader r = PackedInts.getReader(in);
         assertEquals(fp, in.getFilePointer());
@@ -80,16 +80,41 @@
                   + r.getClass().getSimpleName(), values[i], r.get(i));
         }
         in.close();
-
-        in = d.openInput("out.bin");
-        PackedInts.ReaderIterator r2 = PackedInts.getReaderIterator(in);
+        }
+        { // test reader iterator next
+        IndexInput in = d.openInput("out.bin");
+        PackedInts.ReaderIterator r = PackedInts.getReaderIterator(in);
         for(int i=0;i<valueCount;i++) {
           assertEquals("index=" + i + " ceil=" + ceil + " valueCount="
                   + valueCount + " nbits=" + nbits + " for "
-                  + r.getClass().getSimpleName(), values[i], r2.next());
+                  + r.getClass().getSimpleName(), values[i], r.next());
         }
         assertEquals(fp, in.getFilePointer());
         in.close();
+        }
+        { // test reader iterator next vs. advance
+          IndexInput in = d.openInput("out.bin");
+          PackedInts.ReaderIterator intsEnum = PackedInts.getReaderIterator(in);
+          for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i += 
+            1 + ((valueCount - i) <= 20 ? random.nextInt(valueCount - i)
+              : random.nextInt(20))) {
+            final String msg = "index=" + i + " ceil=" + ceil + " valueCount="
+                + valueCount + " nbits=" + nbits + " for "
+                + intsEnum.getClass().getSimpleName();
+            if (i - intsEnum.docID() == 1 && random.nextBoolean()) {
+              assertEquals(msg, values[i], intsEnum.next());
+            } else {
+              assertEquals(msg, values[i], intsEnum.advance(i));
+            }
+            assertEquals(msg, i, intsEnum.docID());
+          }
+          if (intsEnum.docID() < valueCount - 1)
+            assertEquals(values[valueCount - 1], intsEnum
+                .advance(valueCount - 1));
+          assertEquals(valueCount - 1, intsEnum.docID());
+          assertEquals(fp, in.getFilePointer());
+          in.close();
+        }
         ceil *= 2;
         d.close();
       }