diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
index d9bd00b1b198d9254240b59fbe5dfdf23adf2ea0..f5967cf5b382ff21649e08a10687cd1e40e8b4cb 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
     const T& t
 )
 {
-    label elemI = List<T>::size();
+    const label elemI = List<T>::size();
     setSize(elemI + 1);
 
     this->operator[](elemI) = t;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
 template<class T, unsigned SizeInc, unsigned SizeMult, unsigned SizeDiv>
 inline T Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::remove()
 {
-    label elemI = List<T>::size() - 1;
+    const label elemI = List<T>::size() - 1;
 
     if (elemI < 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
index 17e3398a2055650cbf2880e373f61fd0e12d3c00..2999e0886ed5826b974c121b9ce2f8c53ad6f6b6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 1991-2009 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 1991-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ public:
             //- Clear the list, i.e. set size to zero.
             void clear();
 
+            //- Append an element at the end of the list
+            inline void append(const T&);
+
             //- Append a List at the end of this list
             inline void append(const UList<T>&);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H
index 51abd2d55edfe4b6cc9ae235c9d70af34b0cd8a6..24b5c41996a3b57dccd4f459d9f400445ebdf7e6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 1991-2009 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 1991-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ inline Foam::Xfer<Foam::List<T> > Foam::List<T>::xfer()
 }
 
 
+template<class T>
+inline void Foam::List<T>::append(const T& t)
+{
+    setSize(size()+1, t);
+}
+
+
 template<class T>
 inline void Foam::List<T>::append(const UList<T>& lst)
 {