diff --git a/std/array.d b/std/array.d
index c30d554c03a..f97ad078bef 100644
--- a/std/array.d
+++ b/std/array.d
@@ -2361,6 +2361,7 @@ struct Appender(A : T[], T)
                         emplace(&it, items.front);
                     else
                         it = items.front;
+                    items.popFront();
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -2372,6 +2373,7 @@ struct Appender(A : T[], T)
                         emplace(&it, getUItem(items.front));
                     else
                         it = getUItem(items.front);
+                    items.popFront();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -2874,6 +2876,14 @@ unittest
     assert(app3.data == [1, 2, 3]);
 }
 
+unittest
+{
+    Appender!(int[]) app;
+    short[] range = [1, 2, 3];
+    app.put(range);
+    assert(app.data == [1, 2, 3]);
+}
+
 /*
 A simple slice type only holding pointers to the beginning and the end
 of an array. Experimental duplication of the built-in slice - do not