diff --git a/tabulator/stream.py b/tabulator/stream.py
index 9d96cb86..fcc78851 100644
--- a/tabulator/stream.py
+++ b/tabulator/stream.py
@@ -752,11 +752,13 @@ def __extract_headers(self):
                     ignore = True
                 # Ignore listed headers
                 if self.__ignore_listed_headers is not None:
-                    if header in self.__ignore_listed_headers:
+                    if (header in self.__ignore_listed_headers or
+                            index + 1 in self.__ignore_listed_headers):
                         ignore = True
                 # Ignore not-listed headers
                 if self.__ignore_not_listed_headers is not None:
-                    if header not in self.__ignore_not_listed_headers:
+                    if (header not in self.__ignore_not_listed_headers and
+                            index + 1 not in self.__ignore_not_listed_headers):
                         ignore = True
                 # Add to the list and skip
                 if ignore:
diff --git a/tests/test_stream.py b/tests/test_stream.py
index 6abaa92f..63afd9b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_stream.py
+++ b/tests/test_stream.py
@@ -358,6 +358,26 @@ def test_stream_skip_fields():
         ]
 
 
+def test_stream_skip_fields_position():
+    source = 'text://header1,header2,header3\nvalue1,value2,value3'
+    with Stream(source, format='csv', headers=1, skip_fields=[2]) as stream:
+        assert stream.headers == ['header1', 'header3']
+        assert stream.field_positions == [1, 3]
+        assert stream.read(keyed=True) == [
+            {'header1': 'value1', 'header3': 'value3'},
+        ]
+
+
+def test_stream_skip_fields_position_and_prefix():
+    source = 'text://header1,header2,header3\nvalue1,value2,value3'
+    with Stream(source, format='csv', headers=1, skip_fields=[2, 'header3']) as stream:
+        assert stream.headers == ['header1']
+        assert stream.field_positions == [1]
+        assert stream.read(keyed=True) == [
+            {'header1': 'value1'},
+        ]
+
+
 def test_stream_skip_fields_blank_header():
     source = 'text://header1,,header3\nvalue1,value2,value3'
     with Stream(source, format='csv', headers=1, skip_fields=['']) as stream:
@@ -378,6 +398,26 @@ def test_stream_pick_fields():
         ]
 
 
+def test_stream_pick_fields_position():
+    source = 'text://header1,header2,header3\nvalue1,value2,value3'
+    with Stream(source, format='csv', headers=1, pick_fields=[2]) as stream:
+        assert stream.headers == ['header2']
+        assert stream.field_positions == [2]
+        assert stream.read(keyed=True) == [
+            {'header2': 'value2'},
+        ]
+
+
+def test_stream_pick_fields_position_and_prefix():
+    source = 'text://header1,header2,header3\nvalue1,value2,value3'
+    with Stream(source, format='csv', headers=1, pick_fields=[2, 'header3']) as stream:
+        assert stream.headers == ['header2', 'header3']
+        assert stream.field_positions == [2, 3]
+        assert stream.read(keyed=True) == [
+            {'header2': 'value2', 'header3': 'value3'},
+        ]
+
+
 # Skip/pick columns
 
 def test_stream_skip_columns():