diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseUtil.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseUtil.h
index 05023858b..02c19d18f 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseUtil.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseUtil.h
@@ -84,8 +84,11 @@ template<typename Lhs, typename Rhs>        class DenseTimeSparseProduct;
 template<typename Lhs, typename Rhs, bool Transpose> class SparseDenseOuterProduct;
 
 template<typename Lhs, typename Rhs> struct SparseSparseProductReturnType;
-template<typename Lhs, typename Rhs, int InnerSize = internal::traits<Lhs>::ColsAtCompileTime> struct DenseSparseProductReturnType;
-template<typename Lhs, typename Rhs, int InnerSize = internal::traits<Lhs>::ColsAtCompileTime> struct SparseDenseProductReturnType;
+template<typename Lhs, typename Rhs,
+         int InnerSize = EIGEN_SIZE_MIN_PREFER_FIXED(internal::traits<Lhs>::ColsAtCompileTime,internal::traits<Rhs>::RowsAtCompileTime)> struct DenseSparseProductReturnType;
+         
+template<typename Lhs, typename Rhs,
+         int InnerSize = EIGEN_SIZE_MIN_PREFER_FIXED(internal::traits<Lhs>::ColsAtCompileTime,internal::traits<Rhs>::RowsAtCompileTime)> struct SparseDenseProductReturnType;
 template<typename MatrixType,int UpLo> class SparseSymmetricPermutationProduct;
 
 namespace internal {
diff --git a/test/sparse_product.cpp b/test/sparse_product.cpp
index 2c8b97e5b..7a76acf57 100644
--- a/test/sparse_product.cpp
+++ b/test/sparse_product.cpp
@@ -100,18 +100,22 @@ template<typename SparseMatrixType> void sparse_product()
       Index r1 = internal::random<Index>(0,depth-1);
       
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=m2.col(c)*refMat3.col(c1).transpose(), refMat4=refMat2.col(c)*refMat3.col(c1).transpose());
+      VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=m2.middleCols(c,1)*refMat3.col(c1).transpose(), refMat4=refMat2.col(c)*refMat3.col(c1).transpose());
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX(dm4=m2.col(c)*refMat3.col(c1).transpose(), refMat4=refMat2.col(c)*refMat3.col(c1).transpose());
-
+      
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m4=refMat3.col(c1)*m2.col(c).transpose(), refMat4=refMat3.col(c1)*refMat2.col(c).transpose());
+      VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m4=refMat3.col(c1)*m2.middleCols(c,1).transpose(), refMat4=refMat3.col(c1)*refMat2.col(c).transpose());
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX(dm4=refMat3.col(c1)*m2.col(c).transpose(), refMat4=refMat3.col(c1)*refMat2.col(c).transpose());
 
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=refMat3.row(r1).transpose()*m2.col(c).transpose(), refMat4=refMat3.row(r1).transpose()*refMat2.col(c).transpose());
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX(dm4=refMat3.row(r1).transpose()*m2.col(c).transpose(), refMat4=refMat3.row(r1).transpose()*refMat2.col(c).transpose());
 
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=m2.row(r).transpose()*refMat3.col(c1).transpose(), refMat4=refMat2.row(r).transpose()*refMat3.col(c1).transpose());
+      VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=m2.middleRows(r,1).transpose()*refMat3.col(c1).transpose(), refMat4=refMat2.row(r).transpose()*refMat3.col(c1).transpose());
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX(dm4=m2.row(r).transpose()*refMat3.col(c1).transpose(), refMat4=refMat2.row(r).transpose()*refMat3.col(c1).transpose());
 
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=refMat3.col(c1)*m2.row(r), refMat4=refMat3.col(c1)*refMat2.row(r));
+      VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=refMat3.col(c1)*m2.middleRows(r,1), refMat4=refMat3.col(c1)*refMat2.row(r));
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX(dm4=refMat3.col(c1)*m2.row(r), refMat4=refMat3.col(c1)*refMat2.row(r));
 
       VERIFY_IS_APPROX( m4=refMat3.row(r1).transpose()*m2.row(r), refMat4=refMat3.row(r1).transpose()*refMat2.row(r));