diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2203c9..8b39b9f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .*
 *.iml
+.idea
 
 gradle.log
 local.properties
diff --git a/bento-sample-app/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bentosampleapp/ListViewActivity.kt b/bento-sample-app/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bentosampleapp/ListViewActivity.kt
index 269c575..c7ee895 100644
--- a/bento-sample-app/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bentosampleapp/ListViewActivity.kt
+++ b/bento-sample-app/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bentosampleapp/ListViewActivity.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.yelp.android.bentosampleapp
 
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.util.Log
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class ListViewActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         addCarouselComponent(controller)
         addArrayAdapterComponent(controller)
         addAnimatedComponent(controller)
+        addListComponentRemovableItems(controller)
     }
 
     override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
@@ -79,8 +81,7 @@ class ListViewActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         controller.addComponent(simpleComponent)
     }
 
-
-    private fun addListComponent(controller: ComponentController) {
+    private fun addListComponent(controller: ComponentController, removable: Boolean = false) {
         with(ListComponent(null,
                 ListComponentExampleViewHolder::class.java)) {
             setStartGap(50)
@@ -90,6 +91,26 @@ class ListViewActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun addListComponentRemovableItems(controller: ComponentController) {
+        val component = ListComponent(null, ListComponentExampleViewHolder::class.java)
+        with(component) {
+            setStartGap(50)
+            setData(listOf("List element 1"))
+            toggleDivider(true)
+            controller.addComponent(this)
+
+            listOf(1, 1, 1, 2, 4).forEachIndexed { index, i -> insertData(i, "List element ${index + 2}") }
+            insertData(0, "List element First")
+            insertData(0, "List element First")
+            insertData(1 + component.count / 2, "List element Last")
+            removeData("List element First")
+            val index = removeData("List element 1")
+            insertData(index, "List element 1")
+            removeData("List element 2")
+            removeData("List element nonexistent")
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun addArrayAdapterComponent(controller: ComponentController) {
         val arrayAdapter = ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
                 android.R.id.text1, (1 until 42).map { "ArrayAdapter element $it" })
diff --git a/bento/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bento/components/ListComponent.java b/bento/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bento/components/ListComponent.java
index 4dccb92..38e7df9 100644
--- a/bento/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bento/components/ListComponent.java
+++ b/bento/src/main/java/com/yelp/android/bento/components/ListComponent.java
@@ -86,17 +86,31 @@ public void appendData(@NonNull List<T> data) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Removes the provided data items from the list.
+     * Inserts a single list item at the specified index in the list.
+     *
+     * @param index The index used to insert the given data in the list.
+     * @param data The list item to be inserted.
+     */
+    public void insertData(int index, @NonNull T data) {
+        mData.add(index, data);
+        // Update 2 items if dividers are showing.
+        notifyItemRangeInserted(index, mShouldShowDivider ? 2 : 1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the first occurrence of the specified data item from the list.
      *
      * @param data The data item to remove from the list.
+     * @return The index that the data occupied. Returns -1 if nothing was removed.
      */
-    public void removeData(@NonNull T data) {
+    public int removeData(@NonNull T data) {
         int index = mData.indexOf(data);
         // Check if the object indeed is in the list.
         if (index != -1) {
             mData.remove(index);
             notifyItemRangeRemoved(getRemoveIndexStart(index), getRemoveItemCount());
         }
+        return index;
     }
 
     /**