diff --git a/test/array.builders.js b/test/array.builders.js
index 892e6a9..02e8f41 100644
--- a/test/array.builders.js
+++ b/test/array.builders.js
@@ -208,4 +208,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     deepEqual(_.combinations(["a",["b"]],[[1]]),[["a",[1]],[["b"],[1]]],'initial arrays can contain array elements which are then preserved');
   });
 
+  test('insert', function(){
+    var throwingFn = function() { _.insert({}, 0, 1); };
+    throws(throwingFn, TypeError, 'throws a TypeError when passing an object literal');
+    
+    deepEqual(_.insert([], 0, 1), [1],'inserts item in empty array');
+    deepEqual(_.insert([2], 0, 1), [1,2],'inserst item at the corret index');
+    deepEqual(_.insert([1,2], 2, 3), [1,2,3],'inserts item at the end of array if exceeding index');
+    deepEqual(_.insert([1,3], -1, 2), [1,2,3],'inserst item at the correct index if negative index');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/underscore.array.builders.js b/underscore.array.builders.js
index 426657f..46aae9f 100644
--- a/underscore.array.builders.js
+++ b/underscore.array.builders.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   
   // Create quick reference variables for speed access to core prototypes.
   var slice   = Array.prototype.slice;
+  var splice  = Array.prototype.splice;
 
   var existy = function(x) { return x != null; };
 
@@ -196,6 +197,14 @@
           }));
         },[]);
       },_.map(arguments[0],function(i){return [i];}));
+    },
+    
+    // Inserts an item in an array at the specific index mutating the original
+    // array and returning it.
+    insert: function(array, index, item){
+      if (!_.isArray(array)) throw new TypeError('Expected an array as the first argument');
+      splice.call(array, index, 0, item);
+      return array;
     }
 
   });