diff --git a/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentBuilder.java b/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentBuilder.java
index 4aa2d706..84490c63 100644
--- a/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentBuilder.java
+++ b/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee.api.chat;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class ComponentBuilder
 {
 
-    private TextComponent current;
+    private BaseComponent current;
     private final List<BaseComponent> parts = new ArrayList<BaseComponent>();
 
     /**
@@ -53,6 +54,41 @@ public class ComponentBuilder
         current = new TextComponent( text );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Appends the components to the builder and makes it the current target for
+     * formatting. The text will have all the formatting from the previous part.
+     *
+     * @param components the components to append
+     * @return this ComponentBuilder for chaining
+     */
+    public ComponentBuilder append(BaseComponent[] components)
+    {
+        return append( components, FormatRetention.ALL );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Appends the components to the builder and makes it the current target for
+     * formatting. You can specify the amount of formatting retained.
+     *
+     * @param components the components to append
+     * @param retention the formatting to retain
+     * @return this ComponentBuilder for chaining
+     */
+    public ComponentBuilder append(BaseComponent[] components, FormatRetention retention)
+    {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument( components.length != 0, "No components to append" );
+
+        for ( BaseComponent component : components )
+        {
+            parts.add( current );
+
+            current = component.duplicate();
+            retain( retention );
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Appends the text to the builder and makes it the current target for
      * formatting. The text will have all the formatting from the previous part.
@@ -77,8 +113,8 @@ public class ComponentBuilder
     {
         parts.add( current );
 
-        current = new TextComponent( current );
-        current.setText( text );
+        current = new TextComponent( (TextComponent) current );
+        ( (TextComponent) current ).setText( text );
         retain( retention );
 
         return this;
@@ -215,13 +251,29 @@ public class ComponentBuilder
         switch ( retention )
         {
             case NONE:
-                current = new TextComponent( current.getText() );
+                if ( current instanceof TextComponent )
+                {
+                    current = new TextComponent( ( (TextComponent) current ).getText() );
+                } else if ( current instanceof TranslatableComponent )
+                {
+                    TranslatableComponent oldComponent = (TranslatableComponent) current;
+                    current = new TranslatableComponent( oldComponent.getTranslate(), oldComponent.getWith() );
+                }
+
                 break;
             case ALL:
                 // No changes are required
                 break;
             case EVENTS:
-                current = new TextComponent( current.getText() );
+                if ( current instanceof TextComponent )
+                {
+                    current = new TextComponent( ( (TextComponent) current ).getText() );
+                } else if ( current instanceof TranslatableComponent )
+                {
+                    TranslatableComponent oldComponent = (TranslatableComponent) current;
+                    current = new TranslatableComponent( oldComponent.getTranslate(), oldComponent.getWith() );
+                }
+
                 current.setInsertion( previous.getInsertion() );
                 current.setClickEvent( previous.getClickEvent() );
                 current.setHoverEvent( previous.getHoverEvent() );
diff --git a/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/ComponentsTest.java b/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/ComponentsTest.java
index 004a2b7a..c844dab5 100644
--- a/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/ComponentsTest.java
+++ b/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/ComponentsTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 public class ComponentsTest
 {
 
+    @Test
+    public void testBuilderAppend()
+    {
+        ClickEvent clickEvent = new ClickEvent( ClickEvent.Action.RUN_COMMAND, "/help " );
+        HoverEvent hoverEvent = new HoverEvent( HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new ComponentBuilder( "Hello world" ).create() );
+
+        ComponentBuilder builder = new ComponentBuilder( "Hello " ).color( ChatColor.YELLOW );
+        builder.append( new ComponentBuilder( "world!" ).color( ChatColor.GREEN ).event( hoverEvent ).event( clickEvent ).create() );
+
+        BaseComponent[] components = builder.create();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals( components[1].getHoverEvent(), hoverEvent );
+        Assert.assertEquals( components[1].getClickEvent(), clickEvent );
+        Assert.assertEquals( "Hello world!", BaseComponent.toPlainText( components ) );
+        Assert.assertEquals( ChatColor.YELLOW + "Hello " + ChatColor.GREEN + "world!", BaseComponent.toLegacyText( components ) );
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testBasicComponent()
     {