diff --git a/src/sed/command.rs b/src/sed/command.rs
index fbf335ee..73f02068 100644
--- a/src/sed/command.rs
+++ b/src/sed/command.rs
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ pub struct Command {
     pub addr2: Option<Address>,             // End address
     pub non_select: bool,                   // True if '!'
     pub start_line: Option<usize>,          // Start line number (or None if unlatched)
+    pub range_started: bool,                // True once the range has been entered
     pub data: CommandData,                  // Command-specific data
     pub next: Option<Rc<RefCell<Command>>>, // Pointer to next command
     pub location: ScriptLocation,           // Command's definition location
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ impl Default for Command {
             addr2: None,
             non_select: false,
             start_line: None,
+            range_started: false,
             data: CommandData::None,
             next: None,
             location: ScriptLocation::default(),
diff --git a/src/sed/processor.rs b/src/sed/processor.rs
index 3f0ebb8b..5aa8ab57 100644
--- a/src/sed/processor.rs
+++ b/src/sed/processor.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,15 @@ fn applies(
             }
         } else if let Some(addr1) = &command.addr1 {
             // See if latch must start.
-            if match_address(addr1, reader, pattern, context, &command.location)? {
+            let starts = match addr1 {
+                // Numeric start already passed (block, d, n, branch): start once here.
+                Address::Line(n) if linenum > *n => {
+                    !command.range_started && !matches!(addr2, Address::Line(m) if *m < linenum)
+                }
+                _ => match_address(addr1, reader, pattern, context, &command.location)?,
+            };
+            if starts {
+                command.range_started = true;
                 match addr2 {
                     Address::Line(n) if linenum >= *n => {
                         context.last_address = true;
@@ -961,13 +969,10 @@ fn reset_latched_address_ranges(range_commands: &mut [Rc<RefCell<Command>>]) {
     for cmd_rc in range_commands.iter() {
         let mut cmd = cmd_rc.borrow_mut();
 
-        cmd.start_line =
-            // Check for address-spec line 0 pre-latch extension.
-            if let Some(addr1) = &cmd.addr1 && matches!(addr1, Address::Line(0)) {
-                Some(0)
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
+        // Check for address-spec line 0 pre-latch extension.
+        let pre_latched = matches!(cmd.addr1, Some(Address::Line(0)));
+        cmd.start_line = if pre_latched { Some(0) } else { None };
+        cmd.range_started = pre_latched;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_sed.rs b/tests/by-util/test_sed.rs
index ace171d3..bedf2671 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_sed.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_sed.rs
@@ -2760,6 +2760,74 @@ fn test_step_match_zero_closes_range() {
         .stdout_is("1\n2\nX\n4\n5\n");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_range_numeric_start_already_passed() {
+    // The inner range is first evaluated on line 3, after its start line.
+    for (script, expected) in [
+        ("3,6{ 1,4p }", "3\n4\n"),
+        ("3,6{ 3,4p }", "3\n4\n"),
+        ("3,6{ 1,3p }", "3\n"),
+        ("3,6{ 1,2p }", ""),
+        ("3,6{ 1,~4p }", "3\n4\n"),
+        ("3,6{ 1,+1p }", "3\n4\n"),
+        ("3,6{ 1,/5/p }", "3\n4\n5\n"),
+        ("3,6{ 1,$p }", "3\n4\n5\n6\n"),
+        ("3,6{ 1,2!p }", "3\n4\n5\n6\n"),
+    ] {
+        new_ucmd!()
+            .args(&["-n", script])
+            .pipe_in("1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n")
+            .succeeds()
+            .stdout_is(expected);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_range_numeric_start_passed_starts_once() {
+    // Once the range has ended, it does not start again.
+    for (script, expected) in [
+        ("/[2468]/{ 1,/[48]/p }", "2\n4\n"),
+        ("/[3579]/{ 2,/./p }", "3\n5\n"),
+        ("1,/3/p", "1\n2\n3\n"),
+        ("0,/2/p", "1\n2\n"),
+        ("/[3-9]/{ 0,/5/p }", "3\n4\n5\n"),
+    ] {
+        new_ucmd!()
+            .args(&["-n", script])
+            .pipe_in("1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n")
+            .succeeds()
+            .stdout_is(expected);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_range_numeric_start_passed_separate_files() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    // With -s the "started once" state is reset, so the range starts again in the second file.
+    let input = "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n";
+    let (_dir, path1, path2) = two_inputs(input, input)?;
+
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&[
+            "-n",
+            "-s",
+            "3,6{ 1,4p }",
+            path1.to_str().unwrap(),
+            path2.to_str().unwrap(),
+        ])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("3\n4\n3\n4\n");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_range_numeric_start_skipped_by_d() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["-e", "1,3d", "-e", "2,5s/$/!/"])
+        .pipe_in("a\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\n")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("d!\ne!\nf\n");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_step_non_numeric() {
     for (script, column) in [("1~/x/p", 6), ("1,~/x/p", 7)] {