diff --git a/mongo_thingy/__init__.py b/mongo_thingy/__init__.py
index b486f0b..bc962b1 100644
--- a/mongo_thingy/__init__.py
+++ b/mongo_thingy/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@
     AsyncIOMotorClient = None
 
 
+class ThingyList(list):
+    def distinct(self, key):
+        def __get_value(document):
+            if hasattr(document, "__dict__"):
+                document = document.__dict__
+            return document.get(key)
+
+        values = set(__get_value(result) for result in self)
+        return list(values)
+
+
 class BaseThingy(DatabaseThingy):
     """Represents a document in a collection"""
 
@@ -27,6 +38,7 @@ class BaseThingy(DatabaseThingy):
     _collection = None
     _collection_name = None
     _cursor_cls = None
+    _result_cls = ThingyList
 
     @classproperty
     def _table(cls):
diff --git a/mongo_thingy/cursor.py b/mongo_thingy/cursor.py
index 65d5f6e..298931d 100644
--- a/mongo_thingy/cursor.py
+++ b/mongo_thingy/cursor.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def __call__(self, cursor):
         async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             result = await method(*args, **kwargs)
             if isinstance(result, list):
-                return [cursor.bind(r) for r in result]
+                return cursor.result_cls(cursor.bind(r) for r in result)
             return cursor.bind(result)
 
         return wrapper
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class BaseCursor:
     def __init__(self, delegate, thingy_cls=None, view=None):
         self.delegate = delegate
         self.thingy_cls = thingy_cls
+        self.result_cls = getattr(thingy_cls, "_result_cls", list)
 
         if isinstance(view, str):
             view = self.get_view(view)
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
 
     def to_list(self, length):
         self.limit(length)
-        return list(self)
+        return self.result_cls(self)
 
     def delete(self):
         ids = self.distinct("_id")
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 08a082e..1ac6ef6 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,38 @@
 import pytest
 from bson import ObjectId
 
-from mongo_thingy import connect, create_indexes, disconnect, registry
+from mongo_thingy import (
+    Thingy,
+    ThingyList,
+    connect,
+    create_indexes,
+    disconnect,
+    registry,
+)
+
+
+async def test_thingy_list_distinct_thingies():
+    foos = ThingyList()
+    foos.append(Thingy())
+    foos.append(Thingy())
+    foos.append(Thingy(bar="baz"))
+    foos.append(Thingy(bar="qux"))
+
+    distinct = foos.distinct("bar")
+    assert distinct.count(None) == 1
+    assert set(distinct) == {None, "baz", "qux"}
+
+
+async def test_thingy_list_distinct_dicts():
+    foos = ThingyList()
+    foos.append({})
+    foos.append({})
+    foos.append({"bar": "baz"})
+    foos.append({"bar": "qux"})
+
+    distinct = foos.distinct("bar")
+    assert distinct.count(None) == 1
+    assert set(distinct) == {None, "baz", "qux"}
 
 
 @pytest.mark.all_backends
diff --git a/tests/cursor.py b/tests/cursor.py
index 3c9d146..54572de 100644
--- a/tests/cursor.py
+++ b/tests/cursor.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from mongo_thingy import Thingy
+from mongo_thingy import Thingy, ThingyList
 from mongo_thingy.cursor import (
     AsyncCursor,
     Cursor,
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ class FooCursor(Cursor):
     assert foo.bar == "baz"
 
 
+def test_cursor_result_cls():
+    cursor = Cursor(None)
+    assert cursor.result_cls == list
+
+    class Foo(Thingy):
+        pass
+
+    cursor = Cursor(None, thingy_cls=Foo)
+    assert cursor.result_cls == ThingyList
+
+    class Foo(Thingy):
+        _result_cls = set
+
+    cursor = Cursor(None, thingy_cls=Foo)
+    assert cursor.result_cls == set
+
+
 def test_cursor_bind():
     cursor = Cursor(None)
     result = cursor.bind({"foo": "bar"})
@@ -230,6 +247,8 @@ class Foo(thingy_cls):
     cursor = Cursor(collection.find(), thingy_cls=Foo)
 
     results = cursor.to_list(length=10)
+    assert isinstance(results, ThingyList)
+
     assert isinstance(results[0], Foo)
     assert results[0].bar == "baz"
 
@@ -245,6 +264,8 @@ class Foo(thingy_cls):
     cursor = AsyncCursor(collection.find(), thingy_cls=Foo)
 
     results = await cursor.to_list(length=10)
+    assert isinstance(results, ThingyList)
+
     assert isinstance(results[0], Foo)
     assert results[0].bar == "baz"