diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
index 787e12435..3082974a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
@@ -173,9 +173,7 @@ public JSONArray(Collection<?> collection) {
             this.myArrayList = new ArrayList<Object>();
         } else {
             this.myArrayList = new ArrayList<Object>(collection.size());
-        	for (Object o: collection){
-        		this.myArrayList.add(JSONObject.wrap(o));
-        	}
+            this.addAll(collection);
         }
     }
 
@@ -193,16 +191,7 @@ public JSONArray(Collection<?> collection) {
      */
     public JSONArray(Object array) throws JSONException {
         this();
-        if (array.getClass().isArray()) {
-            int length = Array.getLength(array);
-            this.myArrayList.ensureCapacity(length);
-            for (int i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
-                this.put(JSONObject.wrap(Array.get(array, i)));
-            }
-        } else {
-            throw new JSONException(
-                    "JSONArray initial value should be a string or collection or array.");
-        }
+        this.addAll(array);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1174,6 +1163,36 @@ public JSONArray put(int index, Object value) throws JSONException {
         }
         return this.put(value);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Put or replace a collection's elements in the JSONArray.
+     *
+     * @param collection
+     *            A Collection.
+     * @return this. 
+     */
+    public JSONArray putAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        this.addAll(collection);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Put or replace an array's elements in the JSONArray.
+     *
+     * @param array
+     *            Array. If the parameter passed is null, or not an array, an
+     *            exception will be thrown.
+     * @return this. 
+     *
+     * @throws JSONException
+     *            If not an array or if an array value is non-finite number.
+     * @throws NullPointerException
+     *            Thrown if the array parameter is null.
+     */
+    public JSONArray putAll(Object array) throws JSONException {
+        this.addAll(array);
+        return this;
+    }
     
     /**
      * Creates a JSONPointer using an initialization string and tries to 
@@ -1500,6 +1519,45 @@ public List<Object> toList() {
     public boolean isEmpty() {
         return this.myArrayList.isEmpty();
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Add a collection's elements to the JSONArray.
+     *
+     * @param collection
+     *            A Collection.
+     */
+    private void addAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        this.myArrayList.ensureCapacity(this.myArrayList.size() + collection.size());
+        for (Object o: collection){
+            this.myArrayList.add(JSONObject.wrap(o));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add an array's elements to the JSONArray.
+     *
+     * @param array
+     *            Array. If the parameter passed is null, or not an array, an
+     *            exception will be thrown.
+     *
+     * @throws JSONException
+     *            If not an array or if an array value is non-finite number.
+     * @throws NullPointerException
+     *            Thrown if the array parameter is null.
+     */
+    private void addAll(Object array) throws JSONException {
+        if (array.getClass().isArray()) {
+            int length = Array.getLength(array);
+            this.myArrayList.ensureCapacity(this.myArrayList.size() + length);
+            for (int i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
+                this.put(JSONObject.wrap(Array.get(array, i)));
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw new JSONException(
+                    "JSONArray initial value should be a string or collection or array.");
+        }
+    }
     
     /**
      * Create a new JSONException in a common format for incorrect conversions.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONArrayTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONArrayTest.java
index eda3c06bd..f11b953e5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONArrayTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONArrayTest.java
@@ -225,6 +225,44 @@ public void verifyConstructor() {
                 expected.similar(jaObj));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests consecutive calls to putAll with array and collection.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void verifyPutAll() {
+        final JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray();
+
+        // array
+        int[] myInts = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+        jsonArray.putAll(myInts);
+
+        assertEquals("int arrays lengths should be equal",
+                     jsonArray.length(),
+                     myInts.length);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < myInts.length; i++) {
+            assertEquals("int arrays elements should be equal",
+                         myInts[i],
+                         jsonArray.getInt(i));
+        }
+
+        // collection
+        List<String> myList = Arrays.asList("one", "two", "three", "four", "five");
+        jsonArray.putAll(myList);
+
+        int len = myInts.length + myList.size();
+
+        assertEquals("arrays lengths should be equal",
+                     jsonArray.length(),
+                     len);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < myList.size(); i++) {
+            assertEquals("collection elements should be equal",
+                         myList.get(i),
+                         jsonArray.getString(myInts.length + i));
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Verifies that the put Collection has backwards compatibility with RAW types pre-java5.
      */