diff --git a/src/t_stream.c b/src/t_stream.c
index ea1290fa..f233785a 100644
--- a/src/t_stream.c
+++ b/src/t_stream.c
@@ -1060,14 +1060,18 @@ int string2ull(const char *s, unsigned long long *value) {
  * form, just stating the milliseconds time part of the stream. In such a case
  * the missing part is set according to the value of 'missing_seq' parameter.
  * The IDs "-" and "+" specify respectively the minimum and maximum IDs
- * that can be represented.
+ * that can be represented. If 'mmid_supp' is set to 0, "-" and "+" will be
+ * treated as an invalid ID.
  *
  * If 'c' is set to NULL, no reply is sent to the client. */
-int streamParseIDOrReply(client *c, robj *o, streamID *id, uint64_t missing_seq) {
+int streamParseIDOrReply(client *c, robj *o, streamID *id, uint64_t missing_seq, int mmid_supp) {
     char buf[128];
     if (sdslen(o->ptr) > sizeof(buf)-1) goto invalid;
     memcpy(buf,o->ptr,sdslen(o->ptr)+1);
 
+    if (!mmid_supp && (buf[0] == '-' || buf[0] == '+') &&
+        buf[1] == '\0') goto invalid;
+
     /* Handle the "-" and "+" special cases. */
     if (buf[0] == '-' && buf[1] == '\0') {
         id->ms = 0;
@@ -1133,7 +1137,7 @@ void xaddCommand(client *c) {
             maxlen_arg_idx = i;
         } else {
             /* If we are here is a syntax error or a valid ID. */
-            if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[i],&id,0) != C_OK) return;
+            if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[i],&id,0,0) != C_OK) return;
             id_given = 1;
             break;
         }
@@ -1202,8 +1206,8 @@ void xrangeGenericCommand(client *c, int rev) {
     robj *startarg = rev ? c->argv[3] : c->argv[2];
     robj *endarg = rev ? c->argv[2] : c->argv[3];
 
-    if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,startarg,&startid,0) == C_ERR) return;
-    if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,endarg,&endid,UINT64_MAX) == C_ERR) return;
+    if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,startarg,&startid,0,1) == C_ERR) return;
+    if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,endarg,&endid,UINT64_MAX,1) == C_ERR) return;
 
     /* Parse the COUNT option if any. */
     if (c->argc > 4) {
@@ -1389,7 +1393,7 @@ void xreadCommand(client *c) {
             ids[id_idx].seq = UINT64_MAX;
             continue;
         }
-        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[i],ids+id_idx,0) != C_OK)
+        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[i],ids+id_idx,0,0) != C_OK)
             goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -1663,7 +1667,7 @@ NULL
         streamID id;
         if (!strcmp(c->argv[4]->ptr,"$")) {
             id = s->last_id;
-        } else if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[4],&id,0) != C_OK) {
+        } else if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[4],&id,0,0) != C_OK) {
             return;
         }
         streamCG *cg = streamCreateCG(s,grpname,sdslen(grpname),&id);
@@ -1680,7 +1684,7 @@ NULL
         streamID id;
         if (!strcmp(c->argv[4]->ptr,"$")) {
             id = s->last_id;
-        } else if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[4],&id,0) != C_OK) {
+        } else if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[4],&id,0,1) != C_OK) {
             return;
         }
         cg->last_id = id;
@@ -1740,7 +1744,7 @@ void xackCommand(client *c) {
     for (int j = 3; j < c->argc; j++) {
         streamID id;
         unsigned char buf[sizeof(streamID)];
-        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0) != C_OK) return;
+        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0,0) != C_OK) return;
         streamEncodeID(buf,&id);
 
         /* Lookup the ID in the group PEL: it will have a reference to the
@@ -1787,9 +1791,9 @@ void xpendingCommand(client *c) {
     if (c->argc >= 6) {
         if (getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(c,c->argv[5],&count,NULL) == C_ERR)
             return;
-        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[3],&startid,0) == C_ERR)
+        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[3],&startid,0,1) == C_ERR)
             return;
-        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[4],&endid,UINT64_MAX) == C_ERR)
+        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[4],&endid,UINT64_MAX,1) == C_ERR)
             return;
     }
 
@@ -1998,7 +2002,7 @@ void xclaimCommand(client *c) {
     int j;
     for (j = 4; j < c->argc; j++) {
         streamID id;
-        if (streamParseIDOrReply(NULL,c->argv[j],&id,0) != C_OK) break;
+        if (streamParseIDOrReply(NULL,c->argv[j],&id,0,0) != C_OK) break;
     }
     int last_id_arg = j-1; /* Next time we iterate the IDs we now the range. */
 
@@ -2057,7 +2061,7 @@ void xclaimCommand(client *c) {
     for (int j = 5; j <= last_id_arg; j++) {
         streamID id;
         unsigned char buf[sizeof(streamID)];
-        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0) != C_OK) return;
+        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0,0) != C_OK) return;
         streamEncodeID(buf,&id);
 
         /* Lookup the ID in the group PEL. */
@@ -2140,13 +2144,13 @@ void xdelCommand(client *c) {
      * executed because at some point an invalid ID is parsed. */
     streamID id;
     for (int j = 2; j < c->argc; j++) {
-        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0) != C_OK) return;
+        if (streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0,0) != C_OK) return;
     }
 
     /* Actually apply the command. */
     int deleted = 0;
     for (int j = 2; j < c->argc; j++) {
-        streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0); /* Retval already checked. */
+        streamParseIDOrReply(c,c->argv[j],&id,0,0); /* Retval already checked. */
         deleted += streamDeleteItem(s,&id);
     }