diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/Storage.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/Storage.scala
index f21490a1be..0f0eeac912 100644
--- a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/Storage.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/Storage.scala
@@ -51,18 +51,24 @@ trait Storage {
   def newRef: PersistentRef[ElementType]
   def newQueue: PersistentQueue[ElementType] = // only implemented for redis
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException
+  def newSortedSet: PersistentSortedSet[ElementType] = // only implemented for redis
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException
 
   def getMap(id: String): PersistentMap[ElementType, ElementType]
   def getVector(id: String): PersistentVector[ElementType]
   def getRef(id: String): PersistentRef[ElementType]
   def getQueue(id: String): PersistentQueue[ElementType] = // only implemented for redis
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException
+  def getSortedSet(id: String): PersistentSortedSet[ElementType] = // only implemented for redis
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException
 
   def newMap(id: String): PersistentMap[ElementType, ElementType]
   def newVector(id: String): PersistentVector[ElementType]
   def newRef(id: String): PersistentRef[ElementType]
   def newQueue(id: String): PersistentQueue[ElementType] = // only implemented for redis
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException
+  def newSortedSet(id: String): PersistentSortedSet[ElementType] = // only implemented for redis
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException
 }
 
 /**
@@ -398,3 +404,119 @@ trait PersistentQueue[A] extends scala.collection.mutable.Queue[A]
     transaction.get.get.register(uuid, this)
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements a template for a concrete persistent transactional sorted set based storage.
+ * <p/>
+ * Sorting is done based on a <i>zscore</i>. But the computation of zscore has been kept
+ * outside the abstraction. 
+ * <p/>
+ * zscore can be implemented in a variety of ways by the calling class:
+ * <pre>
+ * trait ZScorable {
+ *   def toZScore: Float
+ * }
+ *
+ * class Foo extends ZScorable {
+ *   //.. implemnetation
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * Or we can also use views:
+ * <pre>
+ * class Foo {
+ *   //..
+ * }
+ * 
+ * implicit def Foo2Scorable(foo: Foo): ZScorable = new ZScorable {
+ *   def toZScore = {
+ *     //..
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * and use <tt>foo.toZScore</tt> to compute the zscore and pass to the APIs.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="http://debasishg.blogspot.com"</a>
+ */
+trait PersistentSortedSet[A] 
+  extends Transactional 
+  with Committable {
+
+  protected val newElems = TransactionalState.newMap[A, Float]
+  protected val removedElems = TransactionalState.newVector[A]
+
+  val storage: SortedSetStorageBackend[A]
+
+  def commit = {
+    for ((element, score) <- newElems) storage.zadd(uuid, String.valueOf(score), element)
+    for (element <- removedElems) storage.zrem(uuid, element)
+    newElems.clear
+    removedElems.clear
+  }
+
+  def +(elem: A, score: Float) = add(elem, score)
+
+  def add(elem: A, score: Float) = {
+    register
+    newElems.put(elem, score)
+  }
+
+  def -(elem: A) = remove(elem)
+
+  def remove(elem: A) = {
+    register
+    removedElems.add(elem)
+  }
+
+  private def inStorage(elem: A): Option[Float] = storage.zscore(uuid, elem) match {
+      case Some(s) => Some(s.toFloat)
+      case None => None
+  }
+
+  def contains(elem: A): Boolean = {
+    if (newElems contains elem) true
+    else {
+      inStorage(elem) match {
+        case Some(f) => true
+        case None => false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+ 
+  def size: Int = newElems.size + storage.zcard(uuid) - removedElems.size
+
+  def zscore(elem: A): Float = {
+    if (newElems contains elem) newElems.get(elem).get
+    inStorage(elem) match {
+      case Some(f) => f
+      case None =>
+        throw new Predef.NoSuchElementException(elem + " not present")
+    }
+  }
+
+  implicit def order(x: (A, Float)) = new Ordered[(A, Float)] {
+    def compare(that: (A, Float)) = x._2 compare that._2
+  }
+
+  def zrange(start: Int, end: Int): List[(A, Float)] = {
+    // need to operate on the whole range
+    // get all from the underlying storage
+    val fromStore = storage.zrangeWithScore(uuid, 0, -1)
+    val ts = scala.collection.immutable.TreeSet(fromStore: _*) ++ newElems.toList
+    val l = ts.size
+
+    // -1 means the last element, -2 means the second last
+    val s = if (start < 0) start + l else start
+    val e = 
+      if (end < 0) end + l
+      else if (end >= l) (l - 1)
+      else end
+    // slice is open at the end, we need a closed end range
+    ts.elements.slice(s, e + 1).toList
+  }
+
+  private def register = {
+    if (transaction.get.isEmpty) throw new NoTransactionInScopeException
+    transaction.get.get.register(uuid, this)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/StorageBackend.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/StorageBackend.scala
index d909f0e4a4..ab0cfaf4d3 100644
--- a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/StorageBackend.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-common/src/main/scala/StorageBackend.scala
@@ -69,11 +69,15 @@ trait SortedSetStorageBackend[T] extends StorageBackend {
   // remove item from sorted set identified by name
   def zrem(name: String, item: T): Boolean
   
-  // cardinality of the set idnetified by name
+  // cardinality of the set identified by name
   def zcard(name: String): Int
   
-  def zscore(name: String, item: T): String
+  // zscore of the item from sorted set identified by name
+  def zscore(name: String, item: T): Option[Float]
   
+  // zrange from the sorted set identified by name
   def zrange(name: String, start: Int, end: Int): List[T]
-}
 
+  // zrange with score from the sorted set identified by name
+  def zrangeWithScore(name: String, start: Int, end: Int): List[(T, Float)] 
+}
diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorage.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorage.scala
index 1338a9f8d4..b8aada0572 100644
--- a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorage.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorage.scala
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@ object RedisStorage extends Storage {
   def newVector: PersistentVector[ElementType] = newVector(UUID.newUuid.toString)
   def newRef: PersistentRef[ElementType] = newRef(UUID.newUuid.toString)
   override def newQueue: PersistentQueue[ElementType] = newQueue(UUID.newUuid.toString)
+  override def newSortedSet: PersistentSortedSet[ElementType] = newSortedSet(UUID.newUuid.toString)
 
   def getMap(id: String): PersistentMap[ElementType, ElementType] = newMap(id)
   def getVector(id: String): PersistentVector[ElementType] = newVector(id)
   def getRef(id: String): PersistentRef[ElementType] = newRef(id)
   override def getQueue(id: String): PersistentQueue[ElementType] = newQueue(id)
+  override def getSortedSet(id: String): PersistentSortedSet[ElementType] = newSortedSet(id)
 
   def newMap(id: String): PersistentMap[ElementType, ElementType] = new RedisPersistentMap(id)
   def newVector(id: String): PersistentVector[ElementType] = new RedisPersistentVector(id)
   def newRef(id: String): PersistentRef[ElementType] = new RedisPersistentRef(id)
   override def newQueue(id: String): PersistentQueue[ElementType] = new RedisPersistentQueue(id)
+  override def newSortedSet(id: String): PersistentSortedSet[ElementType] = 
+    new RedisPersistentSortedSet(id)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -63,3 +67,14 @@ class RedisPersistentQueue(id: String) extends PersistentQueue[Array[Byte]] {
   val uuid = id
   val storage = RedisStorageBackend
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements a persistent transactional sorted set based on the Redis
+ * storage.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="http://debasishg.blogspot.com">Debasish Ghosh</a>
+ */
+class RedisPersistentSortedSet(id: String) extends PersistentSortedSet[Array[Byte]] {
+  val uuid = id
+  val storage = RedisStorageBackend
+}
diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorageBackend.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorageBackend.scala
index 8bca9c6af6..c48c84fa39 100644
--- a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorageBackend.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/main/scala/RedisStorageBackend.scala
@@ -364,11 +364,10 @@ private [akka] object RedisStorageBackend extends
     }
   }
   
-  def zscore(name: String, item: Array[Byte]): String = withErrorHandling {
+  def zscore(name: String, item: Array[Byte]): Option[Float] = withErrorHandling {
     db.zscore(new String(encode(name.getBytes)), new String(item)) match {
-      case None =>
-        throw new Predef.NoSuchElementException(new String(item) + " not present")
-      case Some(s) => s
+      case Some(s) => Some(s.toFloat)
+      case None => None
     }
   }
   
@@ -380,6 +379,16 @@ private [akka] object RedisStorageBackend extends
         s.map(_.get.getBytes)
     }
   }
+
+  def zrangeWithScore(name: String, start: Int, end: Int): List[(Array[Byte], Float)] = withErrorHandling {
+    db.zrangeWithScore(
+      new String(encode(name.getBytes)), start.toString, end.toString, RedisClient.ASC) match {
+        case None => 
+          throw new Predef.NoSuchElementException(name + " not present")
+        case Some(l) =>
+          l.map{ case (elem, score) => (elem.get.getBytes, score.get.toFloat) }
+    }
+  }
   
   def flushDB = withErrorHandling(db.flushDb)
 
diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisPersistentActorSpec.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisPersistentActorSpec.scala
index 9405789bfd..41ee6fb909 100644
--- a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisPersistentActorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisPersistentActorSpec.scala
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class AccountActor extends Transactor {
 }
 
 @serializable class PersistentFailerActor extends Transactor {
-  //timeout = 5000
+  // timeout = 5000
   def receive = {
     case "Failure" =>
       throw new RuntimeException("expected")
diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisPersistentSortedSetSpec.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisPersistentSortedSetSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2abb2cd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisPersistentSortedSetSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+package se.scalablesolutions.akka.persistence.redis
+
+import org.scalatest.Spec
+import org.scalatest.Assertions
+import org.scalatest.matchers.ShouldMatchers
+import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfterAll
+import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{Actor, Transactor}
+
+/**
+ * A persistent actor based on Redis sortedset storage.
+ * <p/>
+ * Needs a running Redis server.
+ * @author <a href="http://debasishg.blogspot.com">Debasish Ghosh</a>
+ */
+
+trait ZScorable {
+  def zscore: Float
+}
+
+case class Hacker(name: String, birth: String) extends ZScorable {
+  def zscore = birth.toFloat
+}
+
+class SetThresholdViolationException extends RuntimeException
+
+// add hacker to the set
+case class ADD(h: Hacker)
+
+// remove hacker from set
+case class REMOVE(h: Hacker)
+
+// size of the set
+case object SIZE
+
+// zscore of the hacker
+case class SCORE(h: Hacker)
+
+// zrange
+case class RANGE(start: Int, end: Int)
+
+// add and remove subject to the condition that there will be at least 3 hackers
+case class MULTI(add: List[Hacker], rem: List[Hacker], failer: Actor)
+
+class SortedSetActor extends Transactor {
+  timeout = 100000
+  private lazy val hackers = RedisStorage.newSortedSet
+
+  def receive = {
+    case ADD(h) =>
+      hackers.+(h.name.getBytes, h.zscore)
+      reply(true)
+
+    case REMOVE(h) =>
+      hackers.-(h.name.getBytes)
+      reply(true)
+
+    case SIZE =>
+      reply(hackers.size)
+
+    case SCORE(h) =>
+      reply(hackers.zscore(h.name.getBytes))
+
+    case RANGE(s, e) =>
+      reply(hackers.zrange(s, e))
+
+    case MULTI(a, r, failer) =>
+      a.foreach{ h: Hacker => 
+        hackers.+(h.name.getBytes, h.zscore)
+      }
+      try {
+        r.foreach{ h => 
+          if (hackers.size <= 3)
+            throw new SetThresholdViolationException
+          hackers.-(h.name.getBytes)
+        }
+      } catch {
+        case e: Exception => 
+          failer !! "Failure"
+      }
+      reply((a.size, r.size))
+  }
+}
+
+import RedisStorageBackend._
+
+@RunWith(classOf[JUnitRunner])
+class RedisPersistentSortedSetSpec extends 
+  Spec with 
+  ShouldMatchers with 
+  BeforeAndAfterAll {
+  
+  override def beforeAll {
+    flushDB
+    println("** destroyed database")
+  }
+  
+  override def afterAll {
+    flushDB
+    println("** destroyed database")
+  }
+
+  val h1 = Hacker("Alan kay", "1940")
+  val h2 = Hacker("Richard Stallman", "1953")
+  val h3 = Hacker("Yukihiro Matsumoto", "1965")
+  val h4 = Hacker("Claude Shannon", "1916")
+  val h5 = Hacker("Linus Torvalds", "1969")
+  val h6 = Hacker("Alan Turing", "1912")
+
+  describe("Add and report cardinality of the set") {
+    val qa = new SortedSetActor
+    qa.start
+
+    it("should enter 6 hackers") {
+      qa !! ADD(h1)
+      qa !! ADD(h2)
+      qa !! ADD(h3)
+      qa !! ADD(h4)
+      qa !! ADD(h5)
+      qa !! ADD(h6)
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(6)
+    }
+
+    it("should fetch correct scores for hackers") {
+      (qa !! SCORE(h1)).get.asInstanceOf[Float] should equal(1940.0f)
+      (qa !! SCORE(h5)).get.asInstanceOf[Float] should equal(1969.0f)
+      (qa !! SCORE(h6)).get.asInstanceOf[Float] should equal(1912.0f)
+    }
+
+    it("should fetch proper range") {
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, 4)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(5)
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, 6)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(6)
+    }
+
+    it("should remove and throw exception for removing non-existent hackers") {
+      qa !! REMOVE(h2)
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(5)
+      qa !! REMOVE(h3)
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(4)
+      val h7 = Hacker("Paul Snively", "1952")
+      try {
+        qa !! REMOVE(h7)
+      }
+      catch {
+        case e: Predef.NoSuchElementException =>
+          e.getMessage should endWith("not present")
+      }
+    }
+
+    it("should change score for entering the same hacker name with diff score") {
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(4)
+
+      // same name as h6
+      val h7 = Hacker("Alan Turing", "1992")
+      qa !! ADD(h7)
+
+      // size remains same
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(4)
+
+      // score updated
+      (qa !! SCORE(h7)).get.asInstanceOf[Float] should equal(1992.0f)
+    }
+  }
+
+  describe("Transaction semantics") {
+    it("should rollback on exception") {
+      val qa = new SortedSetActor
+      qa.start
+
+      val failer = new PersistentFailerActor
+      failer.start
+
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(0)
+      val add = List(h1, h2, h3, h4)
+      val rem = List(h2)
+      (qa !! MULTI(add, rem, failer)).get.asInstanceOf[Tuple2[Int, Int]] should equal((4,1))
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(3)
+      // size == 3
+
+      // add 2 more
+      val add1 = List(h5, h6)
+
+      // remove 3
+      val rem1 = List(h1, h3, h4)
+      try {
+        qa !! MULTI(add1, rem1, failer)
+      } catch { case e: Exception => {}
+      }
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(3)
+    }
+  }
+
+  describe("zrange") {
+    it ("should report proper range") {
+      val qa = new SortedSetActor
+      qa.start
+      qa !! ADD(h1)
+      qa !! ADD(h2)
+      qa !! ADD(h3)
+      qa !! ADD(h4)
+      qa !! ADD(h5)
+      qa !! ADD(h6)
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(6)
+      val l = (qa !! RANGE(0, 6)).get.asInstanceOf[List[(Array[Byte], Float)]]
+      l.map { case (e, s) => (new String(e), s) }.head should equal(("Alan Turing", 1912.0f))
+      val h7 = Hacker("Alan Turing", "1992")
+      qa !! ADD(h7)
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(6)
+      val m = (qa !! RANGE(0, 6)).get.asInstanceOf[List[(Array[Byte], Float)]]
+      m.map { case (e, s) => (new String(e), s) }.head should equal(("Claude Shannon", 1916.0f))
+    }
+
+    it ("should report proper rge") {
+      val qa = new SortedSetActor
+      qa.start
+      qa !! ADD(h1)
+      qa !! ADD(h2)
+      qa !! ADD(h3)
+      qa !! ADD(h4)
+      qa !! ADD(h5)
+      qa !! ADD(h6)
+      (qa !! SIZE).get.asInstanceOf[Int] should equal(6)
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, 5)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(6) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, 6)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(6) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, 3)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(4) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, 1)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(2) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, 0)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(1) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(3, 1)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(0) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, -1)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(6) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, -2)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(5) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(0, -4)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(3) 
+      (qa !! RANGE(-4, -1)).get.asInstanceOf[List[_]].size should equal(4) 
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisStorageBackendSpec.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisStorageBackendSpec.scala
index cfe704c6ba..44081a43c6 100644
--- a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisStorageBackendSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-redis/src/test/scala/RedisStorageBackendSpec.scala
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ class RedisStorageBackendSpec extends
       
       zcard("hackers") should equal(6)
       
-      zscore("hackers", "alan turing".getBytes) should equal("1912")
-      zscore("hackers", "richard stallman".getBytes) should equal("1953")
-      zscore("hackers", "claude shannon".getBytes) should equal("1916")
-      zscore("hackers", "linus torvalds".getBytes) should equal("1969")
+      zscore("hackers", "alan turing".getBytes).get should equal(1912.0f)
+      zscore("hackers", "richard stallman".getBytes).get should equal(1953.0f)
+      zscore("hackers", "claude shannon".getBytes).get should equal(1916.0f)
+      zscore("hackers", "linus torvalds".getBytes).get should equal(1969.0f)
 
       val s: List[Array[Byte]] = zrange("hackers", 0, 2)
       s.size should equal(3)
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ class RedisStorageBackendSpec extends
       val t: List[Array[Byte]] = zrange("hackers", 0, -1)
       t.size should equal(6)
       t.map(new String(_)) should equal(sorted)
+
+      val u: List[(Array[Byte], Float)] = zrangeWithScore("hackers", 0, -1)
+      u.size should equal(6)
+      u.map{ case (e, s) => new String(e) } should equal(sorted)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/embedded-repo/com/redis/redisclient/1.1/redisclient-1.1.jar b/embedded-repo/com/redis/redisclient/1.1/redisclient-1.1.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index a269f15f7a..0000000000
Binary files a/embedded-repo/com/redis/redisclient/1.1/redisclient-1.1.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/embedded-repo/com/redis/redisclient/1.1/redisclient-1.1.pom b/embedded-repo/com/redis/redisclient/1.1/redisclient-1.1.pom
deleted file mode 100755
index 16dd81402a..0000000000
--- a/embedded-repo/com/redis/redisclient/1.1/redisclient-1.1.pom
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-   <groupId>com.redis</groupId>
-   <artifactId>redisclient</artifactId>
-   <version>1.1</version>
-   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-</project>
diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index cd46dbea5c..783a8d010c 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   }
 
   class AkkaRedisProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
-    val redis = "com.redis" % "redisclient" % "1.1" % "compile"
+    val redis = "com.redis" % "redisclient" % "1.2-SNAPSHOT" % "compile"
     override def testOptions = TestFilter((name: String) => name.endsWith("Test")) :: Nil
     lazy val dist = deployTask(info, distPath) dependsOn(`package`) describedAs("Deploying")
   }