diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs
index 9489f8c657..c22b1267eb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ impl CustomValue for ExprDb {
             | Operator::ShiftLeft
             | Operator::ShiftRight
             | Operator::StartsWith
-            | Operator::EndsWith => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedOperator(operator, op)),
+            | Operator::EndsWith
+            | Operator::Append => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedOperator(operator, op)),
         }?;
 
         let expr = Expr::BinaryOp {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/mod.rs
index 3f18f5798a..c7c8e88b29 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/mod.rs
@@ -473,3 +473,39 @@ fn compound_where_paren() {
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"[{"a": 2,"b": 1},{"a": 2,"b": 2}]"#);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn adding_lists() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
+        r#"
+            [1 3] ++ [5 6] | to nuon
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[1, 3, 5, 6]");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn adding_list_and_value() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
+        r#"
+            [1 3] ++ 5 | to nuon
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[1, 3, 5]");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn adding_value_and_list() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
+        r#"
+            1 ++ [3 5] | to nuon
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[1, 3, 5]");
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index 7ff14655bd..d51f26b28a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ pub fn eval_expression(
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
                     lhs.add(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
                 }
+                Operator::Append => {
+                    let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
+                    lhs.append(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
+                }
                 Operator::Minus => {
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
                     lhs.sub(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 662b20a86d..07e63d1ec2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -4273,6 +4273,7 @@ pub fn parse_operator(
         b"=~" => Operator::RegexMatch,
         b"!~" => Operator::NotRegexMatch,
         b"+" => Operator::Plus,
+        b"++" => Operator::Append,
         b"-" => Operator::Minus,
         b"*" => Operator::Multiply,
         b"/" => Operator::Divide,
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
index eaba67220f..a229ed2315 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,35 @@ pub fn math_result_type(
                     )
                 }
             },
+            Operator::Append => match (&lhs.ty, &rhs.ty) {
+                (Type::List(a), Type::List(b)) => {
+                    if a == b {
+                        (Type::List(a.clone()), None)
+                    } else {
+                        (Type::List(Box::new(Type::Any)), None)
+                    }
+                }
+                (Type::List(a), b) | (b, Type::List(a)) => {
+                    if a == &Box::new(b.clone()) {
+                        (Type::List(a.clone()), None)
+                    } else {
+                        (Type::List(Box::new(Type::Any)), None)
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    *op = Expression::garbage(op.span);
+                    (
+                        Type::Any,
+                        Some(ParseError::UnsupportedOperation(
+                            op.span,
+                            lhs.span,
+                            lhs.ty.clone(),
+                            rhs.span,
+                            rhs.ty.clone(),
+                        )),
+                    )
+                }
+            },
             Operator::Minus => match (&lhs.ty, &rhs.ty) {
                 (Type::Int, Type::Int) => (Type::Int, None),
                 (Type::Float, Type::Int) => (Type::Float, None),
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
index f1803ac2f9..7f414488ad 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ impl Expression {
                     | Operator::Equal
                     | Operator::NotEqual
                     | Operator::In
-                    | Operator::NotIn => 80,
+                    | Operator::NotIn
+                    | Operator::Append => 80,
                     Operator::BitAnd => 75,
                     Operator::BitXor => 70,
                     Operator::BitOr => 60,
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
index e58ebe41f6..2c29c1dbb5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub enum Operator {
     RegexMatch,
     NotRegexMatch,
     Plus,
+    Append,
     Minus,
     Multiply,
     Divide,
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ impl Display for Operator {
             Operator::RegexMatch => write!(f, "=~"),
             Operator::NotRegexMatch => write!(f, "!~"),
             Operator::Plus => write!(f, "+"),
+            Operator::Append => write!(f, "++"),
             Operator::Minus => write!(f, "-"),
             Operator::Multiply => write!(f, "*"),
             Operator::Divide => write!(f, "/"),
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index b32344889a..4651d0fa2e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -1681,6 +1681,34 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn append(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+        match (self, rhs) {
+            (Value::List { vals: lhs, .. }, Value::List { vals: rhs, .. }) => {
+                let mut lhs = lhs.clone();
+                let mut rhs = rhs.clone();
+                lhs.append(&mut rhs);
+                Ok(Value::List { vals: lhs, span })
+            }
+            (Value::List { vals: lhs, .. }, val) => {
+                let mut lhs = lhs.clone();
+                lhs.push(val.clone());
+                Ok(Value::List { vals: lhs, span })
+            }
+            (val, Value::List { vals: rhs, .. }) => {
+                let mut rhs = rhs.clone();
+                rhs.insert(0, val.clone());
+                Ok(Value::List { vals: rhs, span })
+            }
+            _ => Err(ShellError::OperatorMismatch {
+                op_span: op,
+                lhs_ty: self.get_type(),
+                lhs_span: self.span()?,
+                rhs_ty: rhs.get_type(),
+                rhs_span: rhs.span()?,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn sub(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
         match (self, rhs) {
             (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => {