diff --git a/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfig.php b/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfig.php
index f74c530ab..72480c649 100644
--- a/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfig.php
+++ b/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfig.php
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ class GridFieldConfig
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param GridFieldComponent $component,... One or more components
+     * @param GridFieldComponent|GridFieldComponent[] $component,... One or more components, or an array of components
      * @return $this
      */
     public function addComponents($component = null)
     {
-        $components = func_get_args();
+        $components = is_array($component) ? $component : func_get_args();
         foreach ($components as $component) {
             $this->addComponent($component);
         }
diff --git a/tests/php/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfigTest.php b/tests/php/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfigTest.php
index d9208bc26..8ea1d81fb 100644
--- a/tests/php/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Forms/GridField/GridFieldConfigTest.php
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ class GridFieldConfigTest extends SapphireTest
         );
     }
 
+    public function testAddComponentsByArray()
+    {
+        $config = GridFieldConfig::create()
+            ->addComponents([
+                $c1 = new MyComponent(),
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $c1,
+            $config->getComponentByType(MyComponent::class)
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testRemoveComponents()
     {
         $config = GridFieldConfig::create()