diff --git a/hy/models/list.py b/hy/models/list.py
index 183ec42..de2de0b 100644
--- a/hy/models/list.py
+++ b/hy/models/list.py
@@ -33,5 +33,8 @@ class HyList(HyObject, list):
         HyObject.replace(self, other)
         return self
 
+    def __add__(self, other):
+        return self.__class__(super(HyList, self).__add__(other))
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return "[%s]" % (" ".join([str(x) for x in self]))
diff --git a/tests/models/__init__.py b/tests/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/models/test_list.py b/tests/models/test_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f403802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/models/test_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from hy.models.list import HyList
+
+
+def test_list_add():
+    a = HyList([1, 2, 3])
+    b = HyList([3, 4, 5])
+    c = a + b
+    assert c == [1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5]
+    assert c.__class__ == HyList