diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtils.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtils.java
index 90e2756d..17ac02fd 100755
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtils.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
@@ -712,4 +713,26 @@ public class CollectionUtils
          c.add(element);
       }
    }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * add all objects in a source collection to a destination collection, in a
+    * null-safe manner with regard to the source.
+    *
+    * @param destination collection to put objects into.  May NOT be null.
+    *                    if it's immutable, and source is not null, that will
+    *                    fail (as you'd expect) too.
+    * @param source collection to get objects from.  if null, is ignored.
+    * @throws NullPointerException if destination is null.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static <T> void addAllIfNotNull(Collection<T> destination, Collection<T> source)
+   {
+      Objects.requireNonNull(destination, "destination may not be null");
+
+      if(source != null)
+      {
+         destination.addAll(source);
+      }
+   }
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtilsTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtilsTest.java
index a243c775..7ccc9780 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtilsTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/CollectionUtilsTest.java
@@ -33,11 +33,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.BaseTest;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.collections.ListBuilder;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.collections.MapBuilder;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
@@ -639,4 +642,35 @@ class CollectionUtilsTest extends BaseTest
       assertEquals(Set.of("", "1"), s);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testAddAllIfNotNull()
+   {
+      BiFunction<Collection<Integer>, Collection<Integer>, Collection<Integer>> doAddAllIfNotNull = (Collection<Integer> destination, Collection<Integer> source) ->
+      {
+         CollectionUtils.addAllIfNotNull(destination, source);
+         return (destination);
+      };
+
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(null, null)).hasMessage("destination may not be null");
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(null, Collections.emptyList())).hasMessage("destination may not be null");
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(null, List.of(1))).hasMessage("destination may not be null");
+
+      assertEquals(List.of(), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(new ArrayList<>(), null));
+      assertEquals(List.of(), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(new ArrayList<>(), Collections.emptyList()));
+      assertEquals(List.of(1), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(new ArrayList<>(), List.of(1)));
+
+      assertEquals(List.of(1), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(ListBuilder.of(1), null));
+      assertEquals(List.of(1, 2), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(ListBuilder.of(1), ListBuilder.of(2)));
+      assertEquals(List.of(1, 2, 3), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(ListBuilder.of(1), ListBuilder.of(2, 3)));
+
+      assertEquals(Set.of(1), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(new HashSet<>(List.of(1)), null));
+      assertEquals(Set.of(1, 2), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(new HashSet<>(List.of(1)), List.of(2)));
+      assertEquals(Set.of(1, 2, 3), doAddAllIfNotNull.apply(new HashSet<>(List.of(1)), List.of(2, 3)));
+   }
+
 }