diff --git a/src/redis.c b/src/redis.c
index 5223bae5..94bd1688 100644
--- a/src/redis.c
+++ b/src/redis.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ struct redisCommand readonlyCommandTable[] = {
     {"incr",incrCommand,2,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"decr",decrCommand,2,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"mget",mgetCommand,-2,0,NULL,1,-1,1},
-    {"rpush",rpushCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
-    {"lpush",lpushCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
+    {"rpush",rpushCommand,-3,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
+    {"lpush",lpushCommand,-3,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"rpushx",rpushxCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"lpushx",lpushxCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"linsert",linsertCommand,5,REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
diff --git a/src/t_list.c b/src/t_list.c
index 47c927db..3c750912 100644
--- a/src/t_list.c
+++ b/src/t_list.c
@@ -259,30 +259,35 @@ void listTypeConvert(robj *subject, int enc) {
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 void pushGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int where) {
+    int j, addlen = 0, pushed = 0;
     robj *lobj = lookupKeyWrite(c->db,c->argv[1]);
-    c->argv[2] = tryObjectEncoding(c->argv[2]);
-    if (lobj == NULL) {
-        if (handleClientsWaitingListPush(c,c->argv[1],c->argv[2])) {
-            addReply(c,shared.cone);
-            return;
-        }
-        lobj = createZiplistObject();
-        dbAdd(c->db,c->argv[1],lobj);
-    } else {
-        if (lobj->type != REDIS_LIST) {
-            addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (handleClientsWaitingListPush(c,c->argv[1],c->argv[2])) {
-            touchWatchedKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
-            addReply(c,shared.cone);
-            return;
-        }
+    int may_have_waiting_clients = (lobj == NULL);
+
+    if (lobj && lobj->type != REDIS_LIST) {
+        addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);
+        return;
     }
-    listTypePush(lobj,c->argv[2],where);
-    addReplyLongLong(c,listTypeLength(lobj));
-    touchWatchedKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
-    server.dirty++;
+
+    for (j = 2; j < c->argc; j++) {
+        c->argv[j] = tryObjectEncoding(c->argv[j]);
+        if (may_have_waiting_clients) {
+            if (handleClientsWaitingListPush(c,c->argv[1],c->argv[j])) {
+                addlen++;
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                may_have_waiting_clients = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!lobj) {
+            lobj = createZiplistObject();
+            dbAdd(c->db,c->argv[1],lobj);
+        }
+        listTypePush(lobj,c->argv[j],where);
+        pushed++;
+    }
+    addReplyLongLong(c,addlen + (lobj ? listTypeLength(lobj) : 0));
+    if (pushed) touchWatchedKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+    server.dirty += pushed;
 }
 
 void lpushCommand(redisClient *c) {
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 6ae276d8..db97d903 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define REDIS_VERSION "2.2.4"
+#define REDIS_VERSION "2.3.1"
diff --git a/tests/unit/type/list.tcl b/tests/unit/type/list.tcl
index 6b128b72..b6055b26 100644
--- a/tests/unit/type/list.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/type/list.tcl
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ start_server {
         assert_equal $largevalue(linkedlist) [r lindex mylist2 2]
     }
 
+    test {Variadic RPUSH/LPUSH} {
+        r del mylist
+        assert_equal 4 [r lpush mylist a b c d]
+        assert_equal 8 [r rpush mylist 0 1 2 3]
+        assert_equal {d c b a 0 1 2 3} [r lrange mylist 0 -1]
+    }
+
     test {DEL a list - ziplist} {
         assert_equal 1 [r del myziplist2]
         assert_equal 0 [r exists myziplist2]
@@ -142,6 +149,15 @@ start_server {
         }
     }
 
+    test "BLPOP with variadic LPUSH" {
+        set rd [redis_deferring_client]
+        r del blist target
+        $rd blpop blist 0
+        assert_equal 2 [r lpush blist foo bar]
+        assert_equal {blist foo} [$rd read]
+        assert_equal bar [lindex [r lrange blist 0 -1] 0]
+    }
+
     test "BRPOPLPUSH with zero timeout should block indefinitely" {
         set rd [redis_deferring_client]
         r del blist target