diff --git a/classes/comparator.js b/classes/comparator.js
index 54ce1394..2146c884 100644
--- a/classes/comparator.js
+++ b/classes/comparator.js
@@ -90,32 +90,43 @@ class Comparator {
       return new Range(this.value, options).test(comp.semver)
     }
 
-    const sameDirectionIncreasing =
-      (this.operator === '>=' || this.operator === '>') &&
-      (comp.operator === '>=' || comp.operator === '>')
-    const sameDirectionDecreasing =
-      (this.operator === '<=' || this.operator === '<') &&
-      (comp.operator === '<=' || comp.operator === '<')
-    const sameSemVer = this.semver.version === comp.semver.version
-    const differentDirectionsInclusive =
-      (this.operator === '>=' || this.operator === '<=') &&
-      (comp.operator === '>=' || comp.operator === '<=')
-    const oppositeDirectionsLessThan =
-      cmp(this.semver, '<', comp.semver, options) &&
-      (this.operator === '>=' || this.operator === '>') &&
-        (comp.operator === '<=' || comp.operator === '<')
-    const oppositeDirectionsGreaterThan =
-      cmp(this.semver, '>', comp.semver, options) &&
-      (this.operator === '<=' || this.operator === '<') &&
-        (comp.operator === '>=' || comp.operator === '>')
-
-    return (
-      sameDirectionIncreasing ||
-      sameDirectionDecreasing ||
-      (sameSemVer && differentDirectionsInclusive) ||
-      oppositeDirectionsLessThan ||
-      oppositeDirectionsGreaterThan
-    )
+    options = parseOptions(options)
+
+    // Special cases where nothing can possibly be lower
+    if (options.includePrerelease &&
+      (this.value === '<0.0.0-0' || comp.value === '<0.0.0-0')) {
+      return false
+    }
+    if (!options.includePrerelease &&
+      (this.value.startsWith('<0.0.0') || comp.value.startsWith('<0.0.0'))) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    // Same direction increasing (> or >=)
+    if (this.operator.startsWith('>') && comp.operator.startsWith('>')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // Same direction decreasing (< or <=)
+    if (this.operator.startsWith('<') && comp.operator.startsWith('<')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // same SemVer and both sides are inclusive (<= or >=)
+    if (
+      (this.semver.version === comp.semver.version) &&
+      this.operator.includes('=') && comp.operator.includes('=')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // opposite directions less than
+    if (cmp(this.semver, '<', comp.semver, options) &&
+      this.operator.startsWith('>') && comp.operator.startsWith('<')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // opposite directions greater than
+    if (cmp(this.semver, '>', comp.semver, options) &&
+      this.operator.startsWith('<') && comp.operator.startsWith('>')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    return false
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ranges/intersects.js b/ranges/intersects.js
index 3d1a6f31..e0e9b7ce 100644
--- a/ranges/intersects.js
+++ b/ranges/intersects.js
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ const Range = require('../classes/range')
 const intersects = (r1, r2, options) => {
   r1 = new Range(r1, options)
   r2 = new Range(r2, options)
-  return r1.intersects(r2)
+  return r1.intersects(r2, options)
 }
 module.exports = intersects
diff --git a/test/classes/comparator.js b/test/classes/comparator.js
index 6c2e1215..209a024b 100644
--- a/test/classes/comparator.js
+++ b/test/classes/comparator.js
@@ -22,17 +22,18 @@ test('tostrings', (t) => {
 
 test('intersect comparators', (t) => {
   t.plan(comparatorIntersection.length)
-  comparatorIntersection.forEach(([c0, c1, expect]) => t.test(`${c0} ${c1} ${expect}`, t => {
-    const comp0 = new Comparator(c0)
-    const comp1 = new Comparator(c1)
-
-    t.equal(comp0.intersects(comp1, false), expect,
-      `${c0} intersects ${c1}`)
-
-    t.equal(comp1.intersects(comp0, { loose: false }), expect,
-      `${c1} intersects ${c0}`)
-    t.end()
-  }))
+  comparatorIntersection.forEach(([c0, c1, expect, includePrerelease]) =>
+    t.test(`${c0} ${c1} ${expect}`, t => {
+      const comp0 = new Comparator(c0)
+      const comp1 = new Comparator(c1)
+
+      t.equal(comp0.intersects(comp1, { includePrerelease }), expect,
+        `${c0} intersects ${c1}`)
+
+      t.equal(comp1.intersects(comp0, { includePrerelease }), expect,
+        `${c1} intersects ${c0}`)
+      t.end()
+    }))
 })
 
 test('intersect demands another comparator', t => {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/comparator-intersection.js b/test/fixtures/comparator-intersection.js
index 5f24acce..1d777d38 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/comparator-intersection.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/comparator-intersection.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// c0, c1, expected intersection
+// c0, c1, expected intersection, includePrerelease
 module.exports = [
   // One is a Version
   ['1.3.0', '>=1.3.0', true],
@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ module.exports = [
   ['', '', true],
   ['', '>1.0.0', true],
   ['<=2.0.0', '', true],
+  ['<0.0.0', '<0.1.0', false],
+  ['<0.1.0', '<0.0.0', false],
+  ['<0.0.0-0', '<0.1.0', false],
+  ['<0.1.0', '<0.0.0-0', false],
+  ['<0.0.0-0', '<0.1.0', false, true],
+  ['<0.1.0', '<0.0.0-0', false, true],
 ]
diff --git a/test/ranges/intersects.js b/test/ranges/intersects.js
index e93492b7..b23ad03d 100644
--- a/test/ranges/intersects.js
+++ b/test/ranges/intersects.js
@@ -7,24 +7,24 @@ const rangeIntersection = require('../fixtures/range-intersection.js')
 
 test('intersect comparators', t => {
   t.plan(comparatorIntersection.length)
-  comparatorIntersection.forEach(([c0, c1, expect]) => t.test(`${c0} ${c1} ${expect}`, t => {
-    const comp0 = new Comparator(c0)
-    const comp1 = new Comparator(c1)
+  comparatorIntersection.forEach(([c0, c1, expect, includePrerelease]) =>
+    t.test(`${c0} ${c1} ${expect}`, t => {
+      const opts = { loose: false, includePrerelease }
+      const comp0 = new Comparator(c0)
+      const comp1 = new Comparator(c1)
 
-    t.equal(intersects(comp0, comp1), expect, `${c0} intersects ${c1} objects`)
-    t.equal(intersects(comp1, comp0), expect, `${c1} intersects ${c0} objects`)
-    t.equal(intersects(comp0, comp1, true), expect,
-      `${c0} intersects ${c1} loose, objects`)
-    t.equal(intersects(comp1, comp0, true), expect,
-      `${c1} intersects ${c0} loose, objects`)
-    t.equal(intersects(c0, c1), expect, `${c0} intersects ${c1}`)
-    t.equal(intersects(c1, c0), expect, `${c1} intersects ${c0}`)
-    t.equal(intersects(c0, c1, true), expect,
-      `${c0} intersects ${c1} loose`)
-    t.equal(intersects(c1, c0, true), expect,
-      `${c1} intersects ${c0} loose`)
-    t.end()
-  }))
+      t.equal(intersects(comp0, comp1, opts), expect, `${c0} intersects ${c1} objects`)
+      t.equal(intersects(comp1, comp0, opts), expect, `${c1} intersects ${c0} objects`)
+      t.equal(intersects(c0, c1, opts), expect, `${c0} intersects ${c1}`)
+      t.equal(intersects(c1, c0, opts), expect, `${c1} intersects ${c0}`)
+
+      opts.loose = true
+      t.equal(intersects(comp0, comp1, opts), expect, `${c0} intersects ${c1} loose, objects`)
+      t.equal(intersects(comp1, comp0, opts), expect, `${c1} intersects ${c0} loose, objects`)
+      t.equal(intersects(c0, c1, opts), expect, `${c0} intersects ${c1} loose`)
+      t.equal(intersects(c1, c0, opts), expect, `${c1} intersects ${c0} loose`)
+      t.end()
+    }))
 })
 
 test('ranges intersect', (t) => {