diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ListUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ListUtils.java
index 8cfec1380..64f8acab8 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ListUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ListUtils.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.collections.list.UnmodifiableList;
  * @author Stephen Colebourne
  * @author Neil O'Toole
  * @author Matthew Hawthorne
+ * @author Dave Meikle
  */
 public class ListUtils {
 
@@ -410,4 +411,26 @@ public class ListUtils {
         return FixedSizeList.decorate(list);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Finds the first index in the given List which matches the given predicate.
+     * <p>
+     * If the input List or predicate is null, or no element of the List
+     * matches the predicate, -1 is returned.
+     *
+     * @param list the List to search, may be null
+     * @param predicate  the predicate to use, may be null
+     * @return the first index of an Object in the List which matches the predicate or -1 if none could be found
+     */
+    public static int indexOf(List list, Predicate predicate) {
+        if (list != null && predicate != null) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
+                Object item = list.get(i);
+                if (predicate.evaluate(item)) {
+                    return i;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestListUtils.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestListUtils.java
index 47461bbc6..b0671e1e7 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestListUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestListUtils.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.collections.list.PredicatedList;
  * @author Stephen Colebourne
  * @author Neil O'Toole
  * @author Matthew Hawthorne
+ * @author Dave Meikle
  */
 public class TestListUtils extends BulkTest {
 
@@ -172,5 +173,21 @@ public class TestListUtils extends BulkTest {
             fail("expecting NullPointerException");
         } catch(NullPointerException npe) {} // this is what we want
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the <code>indexOf</code> method in <code>ListUtils</code> class..
+     */
+    public void testIndexOf() {
+        Predicate testPredicate = PredicateUtils.equalPredicate("d");
+        int index = ListUtils.indexOf(fullList, testPredicate);
+        assertEquals(d, fullList.get(index));
+
+        testPredicate = PredicateUtils.equalPredicate("de");
+        index = ListUtils.indexOf(fullList, testPredicate);
+        assertTrue(index == -1);
+        
+        assertEquals(ListUtils.indexOf(null,testPredicate), -1);
+        assertEquals(ListUtils.indexOf(fullList, null), -1);
+    }
     
 }