diff --git a/model/ValidationResult.php b/model/ValidationResult.php
index dee93bbc4..540c0277e 100644
--- a/model/ValidationResult.php
+++ b/model/ValidationResult.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class ValidationResult extends Object {
 	 * Record an error against this validation result,
 	 * @param $message The validation error message
 	 * @param $code An optional error code string, that can be accessed with {@link $this->codeList()}.
+	 * @return ValidationResult this
 	 */
 	public function error($message, $code = null) {
 		$this->isValid = false;
@@ -47,10 +48,13 @@ class ValidationResult extends Object {
 		} else {
 			$this->errorList[] = $message;
 		}
+
+		return $this;
 	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if the result is valid.
+	 * @return boolean
 	 */
 	public function valid() {
 		return $this->isValid;
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ class ValidationResult extends Object {
 	
 	/**
 	 * Get an array of errors
+	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function messageList() {
 		return $this->errorList;
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ class ValidationResult extends Object {
 
 	/**
 	 * Get an array of error codes
+	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function codeList() {
 		$codeList = array();
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ class ValidationResult extends Object {
 	
 	/**
 	 * Get the error message as a string.
+	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function message() {
 		return implode("; ", $this->errorList);
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ class ValidationResult extends Object {
 	
 	/**
 	 * Get a starred list of all messages
+	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function starredList() {
 		return " * " . implode("\n * ", $this->errorList);
@@ -90,10 +98,15 @@ class ValidationResult extends Object {
 	 * Combine this Validation Result with the ValidationResult given in other.
 	 * It will be valid if both this and the other result are valid.
 	 * This object will be modified to contain the new validation information.
+	 *
+	 * @param ValidationResult the validation result object to combine
+	 * @return ValidationResult this
 	 */
 	public function combineAnd(ValidationResult $other) {
 		$this->isValid = $this->isValid && $other->valid();
 		$this->errorList = array_merge($this->errorList, $other->messageList());
+
+		return $this;
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/tests/model/ValidationExceptionTest.php b/tests/model/ValidationExceptionTest.php
index 011fc4eba..568e87482 100644
--- a/tests/model/ValidationExceptionTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/ValidationExceptionTest.php
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class ValidationExceptionTest extends SapphireTest
 	 */
 	public function testCreateFromComplexValidationResult() {
 		$result = new ValidationResult();
-		$result->error('Invalid type');
-		$result->error('Out of kiwis');
+		$result->error('Invalid type')
+				->error('Out of kiwis');
 		$exception = new ValidationException($result);
 		
 		$this->assertEquals(0, $exception->getCode());
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class ValidationExceptionTest extends SapphireTest
 	 */
 	public function testCreateWithComplexValidationResultAndMessage() {
 		$result = new ValidationResult();
-		$result->error('A spork is not a knife');
-		$result->error('A knife is not a back scratcher');
+		$result->error('A spork is not a knife')
+				->error('A knife is not a back scratcher');
 		$exception = new ValidationException($result, 'An error has occurred', E_USER_WARNING);
 		
 		$this->assertEquals(E_USER_WARNING, $exception->getCode());
@@ -81,4 +81,28 @@ class ValidationExceptionTest extends SapphireTest
 		$this->assertEquals('A spork is not a knife; A knife is not a back scratcher',
 			$exception->getResult()->message());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test combining validation results together
+	 */
+	public function testCombineResults(){
+		$result = new ValidationResult();
+		$anotherresult = new ValidationResult();
+		$yetanotherresult = new ValidationResult();
+		$anotherresult->error("Eat with your mouth closed", "EATING101");
+		$yetanotherresult->error("You didn't wash your hands", "BECLEAN");
+
+		$this->assertTrue($result->valid());
+		$this->assertFalse($anotherresult->valid());
+		$this->assertFalse($yetanotherresult->valid());
+
+		$result->combineAnd($anotherresult)
+				->combineAnd($yetanotherresult);
+		$this->assertFalse($result->valid());
+		$this->assertEquals(array(
+			"EATING101" => "Eat with your mouth closed",
+			"BECLEAN" => "You didn't wash your hands"
+		),$result->messageList());
+	}
+
 }