diff --git a/includes/jcarousel.views.inc b/includes/jcarousel.views.inc
index 68a090b..2b5bdb3 100644
--- a/includes/jcarousel.views.inc
+++ b/includes/jcarousel.views.inc
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ function jcarousel_views_add($view, $display_id = NULL) {
     $options['auto'] = 0;
   }
 
+  // Calculate proper value for start if a negative value was chosen
+  if ($options['start'] < 0) {
+    $options['start'] += $count + 1;
+  }
+
   // Determine AJAX functionality in a backwards-compatible way. Versions prior
   // to jCarousel 2.6 used the view-level "Use AJAX" option instead of a style
   // setting. We check $view->style_options here intentionally instead of
diff --git a/includes/jcarousel_style_plugin.inc b/includes/jcarousel_style_plugin.inc
index 23fe069..db2289f 100644
--- a/includes/jcarousel_style_plugin.inc
+++ b/includes/jcarousel_style_plugin.inc
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ class jcarousel_style_plugin extends views_plugin_style {
     $skins[''] = t('None');
 
     // Number of options to provide in count-based options.
-    $range = drupal_map_assoc(range(1, 10));
-    $auto_range = array('' => t('Auto')) + $range;
+    $start_range = range(-10, 10);
+    unset($start_range[10]); //Remove '0'
+    $range = drupal_map_assoc($start_range);
+    $auto_range = array('' => t('Auto')) + drupal_map_assoc(range(1, 10));
 
     $form['description'] = array(
       '#type' => 'markup',
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ class jcarousel_style_plugin extends views_plugin_style {
     $form['advanced']['start'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#title' => t('Start position'),
-      '#description' => t('The item that will be shown as the first item in the list upon loading. Useful for starting a list in the middle of a set.'),
+      '#description' => t('The item that will be shown as the first item in the list upon loading. Useful for starting a list in the middle of a set. A negative value allows choosing an item in the end, e.g. -1 is the last item.'),
       '#options' => $range,
       '#default_value' => $this->options['start'],
     );