diff --git a/libs/core/core.cpp b/libs/core/core.cpp
index b575ca41..dffb6b2c 100644
--- a/libs/core/core.cpp
+++ b/libs/core/core.cpp
@@ -153,15 +153,19 @@ namespace Array_ {
     //%
     int length(RefCollection *c) { return c->length(); }
     //%
+    void setLength(RefCollection *c, int newLength) { c->setLength(newLength); }    
+    //%
     void push(RefCollection *c, uint32_t x) { c->push(x); }
     //%
     uint32_t pop(RefCollection *c) { return c->pop(); }    
     //%
     uint32_t getAt(RefCollection *c, int x) { return c->getAt(x); }
     //%
-    void removeAt(RefCollection *c, int x) { c->removeAt(x); }
+    void setAt(RefCollection *c, int x, uint32_t y) { c->setAt(x, y); }    
     //%
-    void setAt(RefCollection *c, int x, uint32_t y) { c->setAt(x, y); }
+    uint32_t removeAt(RefCollection *c, int x) { return c->removeAt(x); }
+    //%
+    void insertAt(RefCollection *c, int x, uint32_t value) { c->insertAt(x, value); }    
     //%
     int indexOf(RefCollection *c, uint32_t x, int start) { return c->indexOf(x, start); }
     //%
diff --git a/libs/core/pxt.cpp b/libs/core/pxt.cpp
index 400e5dbc..2f8c67cb 100644
--- a/libs/core/pxt.cpp
+++ b/libs/core/pxt.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,25 @@ namespace pxt {
       return;
     }
 
+    void Segment::ensure(uint16_t newSize)
+    {
+      if (newSize < size)
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+      growByMin(newSize);
+    }
+
+    void Segment::setLength(uint32_t newLength)
+    {
+      if (newLength > size)
+      {
+        ensure(length);        
+      }
+      length = newLength;
+      return;
+    }
+
     void Segment::push(uint32_t value) 
     { 
       this->set(length, value);
@@ -269,17 +288,64 @@ namespace pxt {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    void Segment::remove(uint32_t i) 
+    //this function removes an element at index i and shifts the rest of the elements to
+    //left to fill the gap   
+    uint32_t Segment::remove(uint32_t i) 
     {
 #ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
-      printf("In Segment::remove\n");
+      printf("In Segment::remove index:%u\n", i);
       this->print();
 #endif                  
       if (i < length)
       {
-        data[i] = Segment::MissingValue;
+        //value to return
+        uint32_t ret = data[i];
+        if (i + 1 < length)
+        {
+          //Move the rest of the elements to fill in the gap.
+          memmove(data + i, data + i + 1, (length - i - 1) * sizeof(uint32_t));
+        }
+        length--;        
+        data[length] = Segment::MissingValue;        
+#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
+        printf("After Segment::remove index:%u\n", i);
+        this->print();
+#endif  
+        return ret;
       }
-      return;
+      error(ERR_OUT_OF_BOUNDS);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    //this function inserts element value at index i by shifting the rest of the elements right.     
+    void Segment::insert(uint32_t i, uint32_t value) 
+    {
+#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
+      printf("In Segment::insert index:%u value:%u\n", i, value);
+      this->print();
+#endif                  
+
+      if (i < length)
+      {
+        ensure(length + 1);
+        if (i + 1 < length)
+        {
+          //Move the rest of the elements to fill in the gap.
+          memmove(data + i + 1, data + i, (length - i) * sizeof(uint32_t));
+        }
+
+        data[i] = value;        
+        length++;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        //This is insert beyond the length, just call set which will adjust the length
+        set(i, value);
+      }
+#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
+      printf("After Segment::insert index:%u\n", i);
+      this->print();
+#endif                   
     }
 
     void Segment::print()
@@ -365,17 +431,34 @@ namespace pxt {
       }
     }
 
-    void RefCollection::removeAt(int i) 
+    uint32_t RefCollection::removeAt(int i) 
     {
       if (!head.isValidIndex((uint32_t)i))
       {
-        return;
+        error(ERR_OUT_OF_BOUNDS);
+        return 0;
       }
       if (isRef())
       {
         decr(head.get(i));
       } 
-      head.remove(i);
+      return head.remove(i);
+    }
+
+    void RefCollection::insertAt(int i, uint32_t value) 
+    {
+      if (i < length())
+      {
+        head.insert(i, value);
+        if (isRef())
+        {
+          incr(value);
+        } 
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        error(ERR_OUT_OF_BOUNDS);
+      }
     }
 
     void RefCollection::setAt(int i, uint32_t value) 
diff --git a/libs/core/pxt.h b/libs/core/pxt.h
index 84ebb149..6da5ec7c 100644
--- a/libs/core/pxt.h
+++ b/libs/core/pxt.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ namespace pxt {
       static uint16_t growthFactor(uint16_t size);      
       void growByMin(uint16_t minSize);
       void growBy(uint16_t newSize);
+      void ensure(uint16_t newSize);
 
   public:
       Segment() : data (nullptr), length(0), size(0) {};
@@ -188,11 +189,13 @@ namespace pxt {
       void set(uint32_t i, uint32_t value);      
 
       uint32_t getLength() { return length;};
+      void setLength(uint32_t newLength);
 
       void push(uint32_t value);
       uint32_t pop();
 
-      void remove(uint32_t i);
+      uint32_t remove(uint32_t i);
+      void insert(uint32_t i, uint32_t value);
 
       //Returns true if there is a valid index greater than or equal to 'i', returns false otherwise
       //If 'i' is valid returns it in 'result', if not tries to find the next valid
@@ -225,11 +228,17 @@ namespace pxt {
     void print();
 
     uint32_t length() { return head.getLength();}
+    void setLength(uint32_t newLength) { head.setLength(newLength); }
+
     void push(uint32_t x);
     uint32_t pop();
-    uint32_t getAt(int x);
-    void removeAt(int x);
-    void setAt(int x, uint32_t y);
+    uint32_t getAt(int i);
+    void setAt(int i, uint32_t x);
+    //removes the element at index i and shifts the other elements left
+    uint32_t removeAt(int i);
+    //inserts the element at index i and moves the other elements right.
+    void insertAt(int i, uint32_t x); 
+
     int indexOf(uint32_t x, int start);
     int removeElement(uint32_t x);
   };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33691fa0..4650bf07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
     "semantic-ui-less": "^2.2.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "pxt-core": "0.7.13"
+    "pxt-core": "0.8.2"
   }
 }