diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyList.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyList.scala
index aff19f3a8c..8bca519413 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyList.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyList.scala
@@ -133,6 +133,37 @@ final case class NonEmptyList[+A](head: A, tail: List[A]) extends NonEmptyCollec
   def prepend[AA >: A](a: AA): NonEmptyList[AA] =
     NonEmptyList(a, head :: tail)
 
+  /**
+   * Alias for [[prependList]]
+   * 
+   * {{{
+   * scala> import cats.data.NonEmptyList
+   * scala> val nel = NonEmptyList.of(1, 2, 3)
+   * scala> val list = List(-1, 0)
+   * scala> list ++: nel
+   * res0: cats.data.NonEmptyList[Int] = NonEmptyList(-1, 0, 1, 2, 3)
+   * }}}
+   */
+  def ++:[AA >: A](other: List[AA]): NonEmptyList[AA] =
+    prependList(other)
+
+  /**
+   * Prepend another `List`
+   *
+   * {{{
+   * scala> import cats.data.NonEmptyList
+   * scala> val nel = NonEmptyList.of(1, 2, 3)
+   * scala> val list = List(-1, 0)
+   * scala> nel.prependList(list)
+   * res0: cats.data.NonEmptyList[Int] = NonEmptyList(-1, 0, 1, 2, 3)
+   * }}}
+   */
+  def prependList[AA >: A](other: List[AA]): NonEmptyList[AA] =
+    other match {
+      case Nil          => this
+      case head :: tail => NonEmptyList(head, tail ::: toList)
+    }
+
   /**
    * Alias for append
    *
@@ -149,6 +180,19 @@ final case class NonEmptyList[+A](head: A, tail: List[A]) extends NonEmptyCollec
   def append[AA >: A](a: AA): NonEmptyList[AA] =
     NonEmptyList(head, tail :+ a)
 
+  /**
+   * Alias for [[concat]]
+   *
+   * {{{
+   * scala> import cats.data.NonEmptyList
+   * scala> val nel = NonEmptyList.of(1, 2, 3)
+   * scala> nel.appendList(List(4, 5))
+   * res0: cats.data.NonEmptyList[Int] = NonEmptyList(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+   * }}}
+   */
+  def appendList[AA >: A](other: List[AA]): NonEmptyList[AA] =
+    concat(other)
+
   /**
    * Alias for concatNel
    *
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptySeq.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptySeq.scala
index 38b88d8c17..03a2e14078 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptySeq.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptySeq.scala
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ final class NonEmptySeq[+A] private (val toSeq: Seq[A]) extends AnyVal with NonE
    */
   def concat[AA >: A](other: Seq[AA]): NonEmptySeq[AA] = new NonEmptySeq(toSeq ++ other)
 
+  /**
+   * Append another `Seq` to this, producing a new `NonEmptySeq`.
+   */
+  def appendSeq[AA >: A](other: Seq[AA]): NonEmptySeq[AA] = concat(other)
+
   /**
    * Append another `NonEmptySeq` to this, producing a new `NonEmptySeq`.
    */
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala
index ec8849e172..c74a0c29c3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/NonEmptyVector.scala
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@ final class NonEmptyVector[+A] private (val toVector: Vector[A])
    */
   def concat[AA >: A](other: Vector[AA]): NonEmptyVector[AA] = new NonEmptyVector(toVector ++ other)
 
+  /**
+   * Append another `Vector` to this, producing a new `NonEmptyVector`
+   * 
+   * {{{
+   * scala> import cats.data.NonEmptyVector
+   * scala> val nev = NonEmptyVector.of(1, 2, 3)
+   * scala> nev.appendVector(Vector(4, 5))
+   * res0: cats.data.NonEmptyVector[Int] = NonEmptyVector(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+   * }}}
+   */
+  def appendVector[AA >: A](other: Vector[AA]): NonEmptyVector[AA] = concat(other)
+
   /**
    * Append another `NonEmptyVector` to this, producing a new `NonEmptyVector`.
    */
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala
index 6235ba2fb0..3fd4a455ae 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ class NonEmptyListSuite extends NonEmptyCollectionSuite[List, NonEmptyList, NonE
     }
   }
 
+  test("++: consistent with List#:::") {
+    forAll { (nel: NonEmptyList[Int], i: List[Int]) =>
+      assert((i ++: nel).toList === (i ::: nel.toList))
+      assert(nel.prependList(i).toList === (i ::: nel.toList))
+    }
+  }
+
   test("NonEmptyList#distinct is consistent with List#distinct") {
     forAll { (nel: NonEmptyList[Int]) =>
       assert(nel.distinct.toList === (nel.toList.distinct))
@@ -378,6 +385,7 @@ class NonEmptyListSuite extends NonEmptyCollectionSuite[List, NonEmptyList, NonE
     forAll { (nel: NonEmptyList[Int], l: List[Int], n: Int) =>
       assert((nel ++ l).toList === (nel.toList ::: l))
       assert(nel.concat(l).toList === (nel.toList ::: l))
+      assert(nel.appendList(l).toList === (nel.toList ::: l))
       assert(nel.concatNel(NonEmptyList(n, l)).toList === (nel.toList ::: (n :: l)))
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptySeqSuite.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptySeqSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95a0523751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptySeqSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Typelevel
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package cats.tests
+
+import cats.data.NonEmptySeq
+import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
+import cats.syntax.seq._
+import org.scalacheck.Prop._
+
+import scala.collection.immutable.Seq
+
+class NonEmptySeqSuite extends NonEmptyCollectionSuite[Seq, NonEmptySeq, NonEmptySeq] {
+  protected def toList[A](value: NonEmptySeq[A]): List[A] = value.toSeq.toList
+  protected def underlyingToList[A](underlying: Seq[A]): List[A] = underlying.toList
+  protected def toNonEmptyCollection[A](value: NonEmptySeq[A]): NonEmptySeq[A] = value
+
+  test("neSeq => Seq => neSeq returns original neSeq")(
+    forAll { (fa: NonEmptySeq[Int]) =>
+      assert(fa.toSeq.toNeSeq == Some(fa))
+    }
+  )
+
+  test("NonEmptySeq#concat/appendSeq is consistent with Seq#++")(
+    forAll { (fa: NonEmptySeq[Int], fb: Seq[Int]) =>
+      assert((fa ++ fb).toSeq == fa.toSeq ++ fb)
+      assert(fa.concat(fb).toSeq == fa.toSeq ++ fb)
+      assert(fa.appendSeq(fb).toSeq == fa.toSeq ++ fb)
+    }
+  )
+
+  test("NonEmptySeq#concatNeSeq is consistent with concat")(
+    forAll { (fa: NonEmptySeq[Int], fb: NonEmptySeq[Int]) =>
+      assert(fa.concatNeSeq(fb).toSeq == fa.concat(fb.toSeq).toSeq)
+    }
+  )
+
+  test("toNeSeq on empty Seq returns None") {
+    assert(Seq.empty[Int].toNeSeq == None)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorSuite.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorSuite.scala
index 79a2d3c0f7..21775f5d01 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyVectorSuite.scala
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ class NonEmptyVectorSuite extends NonEmptyCollectionSuite[Vector, NonEmptyVector
     }
   }
 
+  test("appendVector is consistent with concat") {
+    forAll { (nonEmptyVector: NonEmptyVector[Int], vector: Vector[Int]) =>
+      assert(nonEmptyVector.appendVector(vector) === nonEmptyVector.concat(vector))
+    }
+  }
+
   test(":+ is consistent with concat") {
     forAll { (nonEmptyVector: NonEmptyVector[Int], i: Int) =>
       assert(nonEmptyVector :+ i === (nonEmptyVector.concat(Vector(i))))
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SeqSuite.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SeqSuite.scala
index 1312ea059b..e2d7106b5a 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SeqSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SeqSuite.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Alternative, CoflatMap, Monad, Semigroupal, Traverse, TraverseFilter}
-import cats.data.{NonEmptySeq, ZipSeq}
+import cats.data.ZipSeq
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
   AlignTests,
   AlternativeTests,
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import cats.laws.discipline.{
 }
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.syntax.show._
-import cats.syntax.seq._
 import cats.syntax.eq._
 import org.scalacheck.Prop._
 import scala.collection.immutable.Seq
@@ -75,16 +74,6 @@ class SeqSuite extends CatsSuite {
     }
   }
 
-  test("neSeq => Seq => neSeq returns original neSeq")(
-    forAll { (fa: NonEmptySeq[Int]) =>
-      assert(fa.toSeq.toNeSeq == Some(fa))
-    }
-  )
-
-  test("toNeSeq on empty Seq returns None") {
-    assert(Seq.empty[Int].toNeSeq == None)
-  }
-
   test("traverse is stack-safe") {
     val seq = (0 until 100000).toSeq
     val sumAll = Traverse[Seq]