diff --git a/glymur/jp2k.py b/glymur/jp2k.py
index 87028e1..ea8e955 100644
--- a/glymur/jp2k.py
+++ b/glymur/jp2k.py
@@ -763,10 +763,10 @@ class Jp2k(Jp2kBox):
         """
         Slicing protocol.
         """
-        if isinstance(index, slice) and (
-                index.start == None and
+        if ((isinstance(index, slice) and
+            (index.start == None and
                 index.stop == None and
-                index.step == None):
+                index.step == None)) or (index == ...)):
             # Case of jp2[:] = data, i.e. write the entire image.
             #
             # Should have a slice object where start = stop = step = None
@@ -787,8 +787,8 @@ class Jp2k(Jp2kBox):
             area = (row, 0, row + 1, codestream.segment[1].xsiz)
             return self.read(area=area).squeeze()
 
-        if isinstance(pargs, slice):
-            # Case of jp2[:], i.e. retrieve the entire image.
+        if isinstance(pargs, slice) or pargs is ...:
+            # Case of jp2[:] or jp2[...], i.e. retrieve the entire image.
             #
             # Should have a slice object where start = stop = step = None
             return self.read()
@@ -806,6 +806,20 @@ class Jp2k(Jp2kBox):
             elif len(pargs) == 3:
                 return pixel[pargs[2]]
 
+        if isinstance(pargs, tuple) and any(x is ... for x in pargs):
+
+            nrows = codestream.segment[1].ysiz
+            ncols = codestream.segment[1].xsiz
+            nbands = codestream.segment[1].Csiz
+            # Reformulate without the ellipsis.
+            if pargs[0] is ...:
+                newindex = (slice(0, nrows), slice(0, ncols), pargs[1])
+            elif pargs[1] is ...:
+                # Assume we have something like (r,...) where r is a scalar.
+                newindex = pargs[0]
+
+            return self.__getitem__(newindex)
+
         # Assuming pargs is a tuple of slices from now on.  
         rows = pargs[0]
         cols = pargs[1]
diff --git a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
index 2868e84..ef86744 100644
--- a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
+++ b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ class SliceProtocolBase(unittest.TestCase):
 @unittest.skipIf(os.name == "nt", "NamedTemporaryFile issue on windows")
 class TestSliceProtocolBaseWrite(SliceProtocolBase):
 
+    def test_write_ellipsis(self):
+        expected = self.j2k_data
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.j2k') as tfile:
+            j = Jp2k(tfile.name, 'wb')
+            j[...] = self.j2k_data
+            actual = j.read()
+
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
+
     def test_basic_write(self):
         expected = self.j2k_data
 
@@ -236,6 +246,21 @@ class TestSliceProtocolRead(SliceProtocolBase):
         expected = self.jp2.read(area=(0, 0, 202, 202), rlevel=1)
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
 
+    def test_ellipsis_full_read(self):
+        actual = self.j2k[...]
+        expected = self.j2k_data
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
+
+    def test_ellipsis_band_select(self):
+        actual = self.j2k[..., 0]
+        expected = self.j2k_data[..., 0]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
+
+    def test_ellipsis_row_select(self):
+        actual = self.j2k[0, ...]
+        expected = self.j2k_data[0, ...]
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(actual, expected)
+
     def test_slice_protocol_2d_reduce_resolution(self):
         d = self.j2k[:]
         self.assertEqual(d.shape, (800, 480, 3))