diff --git a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
index 3469a2a40..140e3a665 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
                 .def("__getitem__", &base_get_item)
                 .def("__contains__", &base_contains)
                 .def("__iter__", def_iterator())
+                .def("clear", &base_clear)
             ;
 
             DerivedPolicies::extension_def(cl);
@@ -288,6 +289,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
                     return false;
             }
         }
+
+        static void
+        base_clear(Container& container)
+        {
+            return DerivedPolicies::clear(container);
+        }
     };
 
 }} // namespace boost::python
diff --git a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/map_indexing_suite.hpp b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/map_indexing_suite.hpp
index 7fbad4cac..567abe4e7 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/map_indexing_suite.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/map_indexing_suite.hpp
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
             container.erase(i);
         }
 
+        static void
+        clear(Container& container)
+        {
+            container.clear();
+        }
+
         static size_t
         size(Container& container)
         {
diff --git a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp
index 34c29ecc6..f1b27c738 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
         extension_def(Class& cl)
         {
             cl
+                .def("__iadd__", &base_iadd)
                 .def("append", &base_append)
+                .def("count", &base_count)
                 .def("extend", &base_extend)
+                .def("remove", &base_remove)
+                .def("reverse", &base_reverse)
             ;
         }
         
@@ -134,6 +138,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
             container.erase(container.begin()+from, container.begin()+to);
         }
         
+        static void
+        clear(Container& container)
+        {
+            container.clear();
+        }
+        
         static size_t
         size(Container& container)
         {
@@ -201,6 +211,21 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
         }
         
     private:
+
+        static size_t
+        base_count(Container& container, object v)
+        {
+            extract<data_type&> elem(v);
+            if (elem.check()) {
+                return std::count(container.begin(), container.end(), elem());
+            } else {
+                extract<data_type> elem(v);
+                if (!elem.check()) {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                return std::count(container.begin(), container.end(), elem());
+            }
+        }
     
         static void
         base_append(Container& container, object v)
@@ -235,6 +260,58 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
             container_utils::extend_container(temp, v);
             DerivedPolicies::extend(container, temp.begin(), temp.end());
         }
+
+        static object
+        base_iadd(Container& container, object v)
+        {
+            base_extend(container, v);
+            return object(container);
+        }
+
+        static void
+        base_remove(Container& container, object v)
+        {
+            extract<data_type&> key(v);
+            if (key.check())
+            {
+                auto i = std::find(container.begin(), container.end(), key());
+                if (i == container.end())
+                {
+                    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "remove(x): x not in vector_indexing_suite");
+                    throw_error_already_set();
+                }
+                container.erase(i);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                extract<data_type> key(v);
+                if (key.check())
+                {
+                    auto i = std::find(container.begin(), container.end(), key());
+                    if (i == container.end())
+                    {
+                        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "remove(x): x not in vector_indexing_suite");
+                        throw_error_already_set();
+                    }
+                    container.erase(i);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+                        "Attempting to remove an invalid type");
+                    throw_error_already_set();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        static void
+        base_reverse(Container& container)
+        {
+            using std::swap;
+            const unsigned n = size(container);
+            for (unsigned i = 0; i < n / 2; i++)
+                swap(container[i], container[n - i - 1]);
+        }
     };
        
 }} // namespace boost::python 
diff --git a/test/map_indexing_suite.py b/test/map_indexing_suite.py
index 6d3e57a10..939d984c7 100644
--- a/test/map_indexing_suite.py
+++ b/test/map_indexing_suite.py
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@
 ...     dom = el.data()
 joel kimpo
 
+>>> tm.clear()
+>>> print_xmap(tm)
+[ ]
+
 #####################################################################
 # Test custom converter...
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/test/vector_indexing_suite.py b/test/vector_indexing_suite.py
index 478cd0151..fb2b92a1e 100644
--- a/test/vector_indexing_suite.py
+++ b/test/vector_indexing_suite.py
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@
 >>> print_xvec(v)
 [ yaba c d e ]
 
+>>> v2 = XVec()
+>>> v2[:] = [X('b'), X('a'), X('c'), X('b'), X('a')]
+>>> try: v2.remove("z")
+... except ValueError: pass
+>>> v2.remove("a")
+>>> print_xvec(v2)
+[ b c b a ]
+
 #####################################################################
 # Calling a mutating function of a container element
 #####################################################################
@@ -296,6 +304,21 @@
 >>> assert not 'X' in v
 >>> assert not 12345 in v
 
+#####################################################################
+# Count
+#####################################################################
+>>> v.count('a')
+1
+>>> v.count(12345)
+0
+
+#####################################################################
+# Reverse
+#####################################################################
+>>> v.reverse()
+>>> print_xvec(v)
+[ e d c b a ]
+
 #####################################################################
 # Show that iteration allows mutable access to the elements
 #####################################################################
@@ -320,6 +343,9 @@
 >>> v.extend(['f','g','h','i','j'])
 >>> print_xvec(v)
 [ a b c d e f g h i j ]
+>>> v += ['k','l','m']
+>>> print_xvec(v)
+[ a b c d e f g h i j k l m ]
 
 #####################################################################
 # extend using a generator expression
@@ -334,6 +360,10 @@
 >>> print_xvec(v)
 [ a b c d e f h i j ]
 
+>>> v.clear()
+>>> print_xvec(v)
+[ ]
+
 #####################################################################
 # vector of strings
 #####################################################################