diff --git a/json-smart/pom.xml b/json-smart/pom.xml
index f3f4710..7589afb 100644
--- a/json-smart/pom.xml
+++ b/json-smart/pom.xml
@@ -260,4 +260,4 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java
index 350d491..a8b6344 100644
--- a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java
+++ b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ public static void writeJSONString(List<? extends Object> list, Appendable out)
 		writeJSONString(list, out, JSONValue.COMPRESSION);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Appends the specified element and returns this.
+	 * Handy alternative to add(E e) method.
+	 *
+	 * @param element element to be appended to this array.
+	 * @return this
+	 */
+	public JSONArray appendElement(Object element) {
+		add(element);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public void merge(Object o2) {
 		JSONObject.merge(this, o2);
 	}
diff --git a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java
index e9ae547..ddf0d3b 100644
--- a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java
+++ b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ else if (!compression.mustProtectKey(key))
 			JSONValue.writeJSONString(value, out, compression);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Puts value to object and returns this.
+	 * Handy alternative to put(String key, Object value) method.
+	 *
+	 * @param fieldName key with which the specified value is to be associated
+	 * @param fieldValue value to be associated with the specified key
+	 * @return this
+	 */
+	public JSONObject appendField(String fieldName, Object fieldValue) {
+		put(fieldName, fieldValue);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A Simple Helper object to String
 	 *