diff --git a/lib/Model.js b/lib/Model.js
index d29aa536f..0528fb91a 100644
--- a/lib/Model.js
+++ b/lib/Model.js
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ Model.update = async function(NewModel, key, update, options, next) {
     this.SET = {};
     this.ADD = {};
     this.REMOVE = {};
+    this.LISTAPPEND = {};
 
     this.addIfNotExistsSet = function(name, item) {
       this.ifNotExistsSet[name] = item;
@@ -810,6 +811,12 @@ Model.update = async function(NewModel, key, update, options, next) {
       }
     };
 
+    this.addListAppend = function(name, item) {
+      if(schema.hashKey.name !== name && (schema.rangeKey || {}).name !== name) {
+        this.LISTAPPEND[name] = item;
+      }
+    };
+
     this.addAdd = function(name, item) {
       if(schema.hashKey.name !== name && (schema.rangeKey || {}).name !== name) {
         this.ADD[name] = item;
@@ -859,6 +866,19 @@ Model.update = async function(NewModel, key, update, options, next) {
 
         attrCount += 1;
       }
+      for (name in this.LISTAPPEND) {
+        item = this.LISTAPPEND[name];
+
+        attrName = '#_n' + attrCount;
+        valName = ':_p' + attrCount;
+
+        updateReq.ExpressionAttributeNames[attrName] = name;
+        updateReq.ExpressionAttributeValues[valName] = item;
+
+        setExpressions.push(attrName + ' = ' + `list_append(${attrName}, ${valName})`);
+
+        attrCount += 1;
+      }
       if (setExpressions.length > 0) {
         updateExpression += `SET ${setExpressions.join(',')} `;
       }
@@ -964,7 +984,11 @@ Model.update = async function(NewModel, key, update, options, next) {
       let addVal = update.$ADD[addItem];
       try {
         if (addAttr) {
-          operations.addAdd(addItem, await addAttr.toDynamo(addVal));
+          if (addAttr.type.name === "list") {
+            operations.addListAppend(addItem, await addAttr.toDynamo(addVal));
+          } else {
+            operations.addAdd(addItem, await addAttr.toDynamo(addVal));
+          }
         } else if (schema.options.saveUnknown) {
           operations.addAdd(addItem, await Attribute.create(schema, addItem, addVal).toDynamo(addVal));
         }
diff --git a/test/Model.js b/test/Model.js
index b9644c921..6cd57b649 100644
--- a/test/Model.js
+++ b/test/Model.js
@@ -2271,6 +2271,23 @@ describe('Model', function (){
             });
           });
 
+          it('Add attribute to list', function (done) {
+            Cats.Cat13.create({id: 1000, items: [{name: "item 2", amount: 25}]}, function () {
+              Cats.Cat13.update({id: 1000}, {$ADD: {items: [{name: "item 1", amount: 50}]}}, function (err, data) {
+                should.not.exist(err);
+                should.exist(data);
+                data.id.should.eql(1000);
+                data.items.should.eql([{name: "item 2", amount: 25}, {name: "item 1", amount: 50}]);
+                Cats.Cat13.get(1000, function (err, cat){
+                  should.not.exist(err);
+                  should.exist(cat);
+                  cat.id.should.eql(1000);
+                  cat.items.should.eql([{name: "item 2", amount: 25}, {name: "item 1", amount: 50}]);
+                  done();
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
           it('Delete attribute', function (done) {
             Cats.Cat.update({id: 999}, {$DELETE: {owner: null}}, function (err, data) {
               should.not.exist(err);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/Cats.js b/test/fixtures/Cats.js
index faa8f8310..b33665e10 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/Cats.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/Cats.js
@@ -392,6 +392,29 @@ module.exports = function(dynamoose){
     name: String
   });
 
+  var Cat13 = dynamoose.model('Cat13',
+  {
+    id: {
+      type:  Number,
+      validate: function (v) { return v > 0; }
+    },
+    items: {
+      type: "list",
+      list: [
+        {
+          name: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true
+          },
+          amount: {
+            type: Number,
+            required: true
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  });
+
   var CatWithMethodsSchema = new dynamoose.Schema({
     id: Number,
     name: String
@@ -422,6 +445,7 @@ module.exports = function(dynamoose){
     Cat10: Cat10,
     Cat11: Cat11,
     Cat12: Cat12,
+    Cat13: Cat13,
     CatWithOwner: CatWithOwner,
     Owner: Owner,
     ExpiringCat: ExpiringCat,