diff --git a/src/dataframe/dataframe.jl b/src/dataframe/dataframe.jl
index 47c277e572..1773db0174 100644
--- a/src/dataframe/dataframe.jl
+++ b/src/dataframe/dataframe.jl
@@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@ function Base.push!(df::DataFrame, dict::AbstractDict)
         end
         i += 1
     end
+    df
 end
 
 # array and tuple like collections
@@ -1034,4 +1035,5 @@ function Base.push!(df::DataFrame, iterable::Any)
         end
         i += 1
     end
+    df
 end
diff --git a/test/dataframe.jl b/test/dataframe.jl
index 58483c656c..3170d1c7ab 100644
--- a/test/dataframe.jl
+++ b/test/dataframe.jl
@@ -261,6 +261,14 @@ module TestDataFrame
         dfb=DataFrame( first=["1","2","3"], second=["apple","orange","pear"] )
         @test_throws ArgumentError push!(dfb, Dict(:first=>"chicken", :second=>1))
         @test df0 == dfb
+
+        df = DataFrame(x=1)
+        push!(df, Dict(:x=>2), Dict(:x=>3))
+        @test df[:x] == [1,2,3]
+    
+        df = DataFrame(x=1, y=2)
+        push!(df, [3, 4], [5, 6])
+        @test df[:x] == [1, 3, 5] && df[:y] == [2, 4, 6]
     end
 
     # delete!