diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 747c91ff..5d98ccce 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-26 17:42:17) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-26 17:53:32) dev
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index 50b61cd0..3776f67b 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -474,6 +474,16 @@ class XmlComponent(object):
         raise NotImplementedError
     def __mul__(self,n):
         return CAT(*[self for i in range(n)])
+    def __add__(self,other):
+        if isinstance(self,CAT):
+            components = self.components
+        else:
+            components = [self]
+        if isinstance(other,CAT):
+            components += other.components
+        else:
+            components += [other]
+        return CAT(*components)
 
 class XML(XmlComponent):
     """