diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
index 4831b98106b734f93ffa0bb70f6e252d6090b5e7..fdf1a3c931f2cfdb031760143cb9beed86c8eef4 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
@@ -180,13 +180,22 @@ public:
         // Member Operators
 
             //- Append an element at the end of the list
-            inline void append(const T&);
+            inline DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>& append
+            (
+                const T&
+            );
 
             //- Append a List at the end of this list
-            inline void append(const UList<T>&);
+            inline DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>& append
+            (
+                const UList<T>&
+            );
 
             //- Append a UIndirectList at the end of this list
-            inline void append(const UIndirectList<T>&);
+            inline DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>& append
+            (
+                const UIndirectList<T>&
+            );
 
             //- Remove and return the top element
             inline T remove();
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
index f6ff8e99698839b2a33483ec8e405276c28bab53..bbe24d11c29e876b22dbb5bdbea38be7d4053837 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::xfer()
 
 
 template<class T, unsigned SizeInc, unsigned SizeMult, unsigned SizeDiv>
-inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
+inline Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>&
+Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
 (
     const T& t
 )
@@ -314,11 +315,13 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
     setSize(elemI + 1);
 
     this->operator[](elemI) = t;
+    return *this;
 }
 
 
 template<class T, unsigned SizeInc, unsigned SizeMult, unsigned SizeDiv>
-inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
+inline Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>&
+Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
 (
     const UList<T>& lst
 )
@@ -339,11 +342,13 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
     {
         this->operator[](nextFree++) = lst[elemI];
     }
+    return *this;
 }
 
 
 template<class T, unsigned SizeInc, unsigned SizeMult, unsigned SizeDiv>
-inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
+inline Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>&
+Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
 (
     const UIndirectList<T>& lst
 )
@@ -355,6 +360,7 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append
     {
         this->operator[](nextFree++) = lst[elemI];
     }
+    return *this;
 }