diff --git a/benchs/run_benchs.ml b/benchs/run_benchs.ml
index dddf908ed..b565e6687 100644
--- a/benchs/run_benchs.ml
+++ b/benchs/run_benchs.ml
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ module L = struct
     let s1 = Sek.Persistent.of_array 0 (Array.of_list l1) in
     let s2 = Sek.Persistent.of_array 0 (Array.of_list l2) in
     let s3 = Sek.Persistent.of_array 0 (Array.of_list l3) in
+    let q1 = CCFQueue.of_list l1 in
+    let q2 = CCFQueue.of_list l2 in
+    let q3 = CCFQueue.of_list l3 in
     let bench_list l1 l2 l3 () =
       opaque_ignore List.(append (append l1 l2) l3)
     in
@@ -181,6 +184,12 @@ module L = struct
     let bench_sek l1 l2 l3 () =
       opaque_ignore Sek.Persistent.(concat (concat l1 l2) l3)
     in
+    let bench_ccfqueue l1 l2 l3 () =
+      opaque_ignore CCFQueue.(append (append l1 l2) l3)
+    in
+    let bench_ccfqueue_r l1 l2 l3 () =
+      opaque_ignore CCFQueue.(append l1 (append l2 l3))
+    in
     B.throughputN time ~repeat
       [
         "CCList.append", bench_list l1 l2 l3, ();
@@ -188,6 +197,8 @@ module L = struct
         "CCFun_vec.append", bench_funvec v1 v2 v3, ();
         "Pvec.append", bench_pvec pv1 pv2 pv3, ();
         "Sek.concat", bench_sek s1 s2 s3, ();
+        "CCFQueue.append", bench_ccfqueue q1 q2 q3, ();
+        "CCFQueue.append (r-assoc)", bench_ccfqueue_r q1 q2 q3, ();
       ]
 
   (* FLATTEN *)
diff --git a/src/data/CCFQueue.ml b/src/data/CCFQueue.ml
index 2fdf0234c..67be65b17 100644
--- a/src/data/CCFQueue.ml
+++ b/src/data/CCFQueue.ml
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ let add_iter_front seq q =
   seq (fun x -> l := x :: !l);
   List.fold_left (fun q x -> cons x q) q !l
 
+let add_iter_front_rev q seq =
+  let q = ref q in
+  seq (fun x -> q := cons x !q);
+  !q
+
 let add_iter_back q seq =
   let q = ref q in
   seq (fun x -> q := snoc !q x);
@@ -269,11 +274,39 @@ let rec to_iter : 'a. 'a t -> 'a iter =
         k y);
     _digit_to_iter tail k
 
+let _digit_to_iter_rev : type l. ('a, l) digit -> 'a iter =
+ fun d k ->
+  match d with
+  | Zero -> ()
+  | One x -> k x
+  | Two (x, y) ->
+    k y;
+    k x
+  | Three (x, y, z) ->
+    k z;
+    k y;
+    k x
+
+let rec to_iter_rev : 'a. 'a t -> 'a iter =
+ fun q k ->
+  match q with
+  | Shallow d -> _digit_to_iter_rev d k
+  | Deep (_, hd, (lazy q'), tail) ->
+    _digit_to_iter_rev tail k;
+    to_iter_rev q' (fun (x, y) ->
+        k y;
+        k x);
+    _digit_to_iter_rev hd k
+
 let append q1 q2 =
   match q1, q2 with
   | Shallow Zero, _ -> q2
   | _, Shallow Zero -> q1
-  | _ -> add_iter_back q1 (to_iter q2)
+  | _ ->
+    if size q1 < size q2 then
+      add_iter_front_rev q2 (to_iter_rev q1)
+    else
+      add_iter_back q1 (to_iter q2)
 
 let add_seq_front seq q =
   (* reversed seq *)
diff --git a/src/data/CCFQueue.mli b/src/data/CCFQueue.mli
index eaaad54b5..364866df2 100644
--- a/src/data/CCFQueue.mli
+++ b/src/data/CCFQueue.mli
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ val init : 'a t -> 'a t
 val append : 'a t -> 'a t -> 'a t
 (** Append two queues. Elements from the second one come
     after elements of the first one.
-    Linear in the size of the second queue. *)
+    Linear in the size of the shorter queue. *)
 
 val rev : 'a t -> 'a t
 (** Reverse the queue, [O(n)] complexity.