diff --git a/applications/test/List/ListTest.C b/applications/test/List/ListTest.C
index bc8901b03b..d4834cb1db 100644
--- a/applications/test/List/ListTest.C
+++ b/applications/test/List/ListTest.C
@@ -43,31 +43,33 @@ using namespace Foam;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    List<vector> list(IStringStream("1 ((0 1 2))")());
-    Info<< list << endl;
+    List<vector> list1(IStringStream("1 ((0 1 2))")());
+    Info<< "list1: " << list1 << endl;
 
     List<vector> list2(IStringStream("((0 1 2) (3 4 5) (6 7 8))")());
-    Info<< list2 << endl;
+    Info<< "list2: " << list2 << endl;
+
+    list1.append(list2);
+    Info<< "list1.append(list2): " << list1 << endl;
 
     Info<< findIndex(list2, vector(3, 4, 5)) << endl;
 
     list2.setSize(10, vector(1, 2, 3));
-    Info<< list2 << endl;
+    Info<< "list2: " << list2 << endl;
 
     List<vector> list3(list2.xfer());
     Info<< "Transferred via the xfer() method" << endl;
-    Info<< list2 << nl
-        << list3 << endl;
+    Info<< "list2: " << list2 << nl
+        << "list3: " << list3 << endl;
 
 
     // Subset
     const labelList map(IStringStream("2 (0 2)")());
     List<vector> subList3(list3, map);
     Info<< "Elements " << map << " out of " << list3
-        << " : " << subList3 << endl;
+        << " => " << subList3 << endl;
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
index 6d20e2b3b7..429c91f820 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
@@ -404,6 +404,61 @@ void Foam::List<T>::clear()
 }
 
 
+template<class T>
+void Foam::List<T>::append(const UList<T>& lst)
+{
+    if (this == &lst)
+    {
+        FatalErrorIn
+        (
+            "List<T>::append(const UList<T>&)"
+        )   << "attempted appending to self" << abort(FatalError);
+    }
+
+    label nextFree = this->size_;
+    setSize(nextFree + lst.size());
+
+    forAll(lst, elemI)
+    {
+        this->operator[](nextFree++) = lst[elemI];
+    }
+}
+
+
+template<class T>
+void Foam::List<T>::append(const UIndirectList<T>& lst)
+{
+    label nextFree = this->size_;
+    setSize(nextFree + lst.size());
+
+    forAll(lst, elemI)
+    {
+        this->operator[](nextFree++) = lst[elemI];
+    }
+}
+
+
+template<class T>
+void Foam::List<T>::append(const SLList<T>& lst)
+{
+    if (lst.size())
+    {
+        label nextFree = this->size_;
+        setSize(nextFree + lst.size());
+
+        for
+        (
+            typename SLList<T>::const_iterator iter = lst.begin();
+            iter != lst.end();
+            ++iter
+        )
+        {
+            this->operator[](nextFree++) = iter();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 // Transfer the contents of the argument List into this List
 // and anull the argument list
 template<class T>
@@ -559,12 +614,9 @@ void Foam::List<T>::operator=(const IndirectList<T>& lst)
         if (this->size_) this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
     }
 
-    if (this->size_)
+    forAll(*this, i)
     {
-        forAll(*this, i)
-        {
-            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
-        }
+        this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
     }
 }
 
@@ -581,12 +633,9 @@ void Foam::List<T>::operator=(const UIndirectList<T>& lst)
         if (this->size_) this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
     }
 
-    if (this->size_)
+    forAll(*this, i)
     {
-        forAll(*this, i)
-        {
-            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
-        }
+        this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
     }
 }
 
@@ -603,12 +652,9 @@ void Foam::List<T>::operator=(const BiIndirectList<T>& lst)
         if (this->size_) this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
     }
 
-    if (this->size_)
+    forAll(*this, i)
     {
-        forAll(*this, i)
-        {
-            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
-        }
+        this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
index 86876cff71..5961ff1747 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
         List(const List<T>&);
 
         //- Construct by transferring the parameter contents
-        List(const Xfer<List<T> >&);
+        List(const Xfer< List<T> >&);
 
         //- Construct as copy or re-use as specified.
         List(List<T>&, bool reUse);
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ public:
             //- Clear the list, i.e. set size to zero.
             void clear();
 
+            //- Append a List at the end of this list
+            void append(const UList<T>&);
+
+            //- Append a UIndirectList at the end of this list
+            void append(const UIndirectList<T>&);
+
+            //- Append a SLList at the end of this list
+            void append(const SLList<T>&);
+
             //- Transfer the contents of the argument List into this List
             //  and annull the argument list.
             void transfer(List<T>&);
@@ -195,7 +204,7 @@ public:
             void transfer(SortableList<T>&);
 
             //- Transfer contents to the Xfer container
-            inline Xfer<List<T> > xfer();
+            inline Xfer< List<T> > xfer();
 
             //- Return subscript-checked element of UList.
             inline T& newElmt(const label);