diff --git a/distarray/dist/maps.py b/distarray/dist/maps.py
index bca5f2f6..9bcc5bb0 100644
--- a/distarray/dist/maps.py
+++ b/distarray/dist/maps.py
@@ -585,6 +585,12 @@ def __init__(self, context, global_dim_data, targets=None):
         nelts = reduce(operator.mul, self.grid_shape, 1)
         self.rank_from_coords = np.arange(nelts).reshape(self.grid_shape)
 
+    def __getitem__(self, idx):
+        return self.maps[idx]
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.maps)
+
     @property
     def has_precise_index(self):
         """
diff --git a/distarray/dist/tests/test_maps.py b/distarray/dist/tests/test_maps.py
index bc45b2e8..9eec4dda 100644
--- a/distarray/dist/tests/test_maps.py
+++ b/distarray/dist/tests/test_maps.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from distarray.testing import ContextTestCase
 from distarray.dist import maps as client_map
+from distarray.dist.maps import MapBase
 
 
 class TestClientMap(ContextTestCase):
@@ -111,6 +112,27 @@ def test_reduce_0D(self):
         self.assertEqual(set(new_dist.targets), set(dist.targets[:1]))
 
 
+class TestDunderMethods(ContextTestCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestDunderMethods, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.shape = (3, 4, 5, 6)
+        cls.cm = client_map.Distribution.from_shape(cls.context, cls.shape)
+
+    def test___len__(self):
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.cm), 4)
+
+    def test___getitem__(self):
+        for m in self.cm:
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(m, MapBase))
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.cm[0].dist, 'b')
+        self.assertEqual(self.cm[1].dist, 'n')
+        self.assertEqual(self.cm[2].dist, 'n')
+        self.assertEqual(self.cm[-1].dist, 'n')
+
+
 class TestDistributionCreation(ContextTestCase):
     def test_all_n_dist(self):
         distribution = client_map.Distribution.from_shape(self.context,