diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dataset.inc b/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dataset.inc
index d6b3653a16..e01798bb75 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dataset.inc
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dataset.inc
@@ -829,6 +829,37 @@ begin
   FFieldDefs.Assign(AFieldDefs);
 end;
 
+procedure TDataSet.DoInsertAppendRecord(const Values: array of const; DoAppend : boolean);
+var i : integer;
+    ValuesSize : integer;
+begin
+  ValuesSize:=Length(Values);
+  if ValuesSize>FieldCount then DatabaseError(STooManyFields,self);
+  if DoAppend then
+    Append
+  else
+    Insert;
+
+  for i := 0 to ValuesSize-1 do with values[i] do
+    case VType of
+      vtInteger   : fields[i].AsInteger    := VInteger;
+      vtBoolean   : fields[i].AsBoolean    := VBoolean;
+      vtChar      : fields[i].AsString     := VChar;
+      vtWideChar  : fields[i].AsString     := VWideChar;
+      vtString    : fields[i].AsString     := AnsiString(VString);
+      vtAnsiString: fields[i].AsString     := AnsiString(VAnsiString);
+      vtCurrency  : fields[i].AsCurrency   := VCurrency^;
+//      vtWideString: fields[i].AsWideString := VWideString;
+      vtInt64     : fields[i].AsLargeInt   := VInt64^;
+      vtQWord     : fields[i].AsLargeInt   := VQWord^;
+      vtVariant   : fields[i].AsVariant    := VVariant^;
+    else
+      DatabaseError(SIncompatibleTVarRec);
+    end; {case}
+  Post;
+
+end;
+
 procedure TDataSet.InitFieldDefsFromfields;
 var i : integer;
 begin
@@ -1321,7 +1352,7 @@ end;
 Procedure TDataset.AppendRecord(const Values: array of const);
 
 begin
-  //!! To be implemented
+  DoInsertAppendRecord(Values,True);
 end;
 
 Function TDataset.BookmarkValid(ABookmark: TBookmark): Boolean;
@@ -1754,9 +1785,8 @@ end;
 
 Procedure TDataset.InsertRecord(const Values: array of const);
 
-
 begin
-  //!! To be implemented
+  DoInsertAppendRecord(Values,False);
 end;
 
 Function TDataset.IsEmpty: Boolean;
diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dbconst.pas b/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dbconst.pas
index 49b1f379cf..9d47f44d86 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dbconst.pas
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/base/dbconst.pas
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Resourcestring
   STransNotActive          = 'Operation cannot be performed on an inactive transaction';
   STransActive             = 'Operation cannot be performed on an active transaction';
   SFieldNotFound           = 'Field not found : "%s"';
+  SIncompatibleTVarRec     = 'Faild to assign one of the TVarRec values into a TField';
   SInactiveDataset         = 'Operation cannot be performed on an inactive dataset';
   SInvalidDisplayValues    = '"%s" are not valid boolean displayvalues';
   SInvalidFieldKind        = '%s : invalid field kind : ';
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ Resourcestring
   SDBCreateDropFailed      = 'Creation or dropping of database failed';
   SMaxIndexes              = 'The maximum amount of indexes is reached';
   SMinIndexes              = 'The minimum amount of indexes is 1';
+  STooManyFields           = 'More fields specified then really exist';
 // These are added for Delphi-compatilility, but not used by the fcl:
   SFieldIndexError         = 'Field index out of range';
   SIndexFieldMissing       = 'Cannot access index field ''%s''';
diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/tests/testdbbasics.pas b/packages/fcl-db/tests/testdbbasics.pas
index 61602cfb8b..38dd4d1439 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/tests/testdbbasics.pas
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/tests/testdbbasics.pas
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type
     procedure TestCancelUpdDelete1;
     procedure TestCancelUpdDelete2;
     procedure TestSafeAsXML;
+    procedure TestAppendInsertRecord;
     procedure TestBookmarks;
     procedure TestBookmarkValid;
 
@@ -519,6 +520,28 @@ begin
   AssertEquals('TestName1',LoadDs.FieldByName('name').AsString);
 end;
 
+procedure TTestDBBasics.TestAppendInsertRecord;
+begin
+  with DBConnector.GetNDataset(true,6) do
+    begin
+    open;
+    // InsertRecord should insert a record, set the values, post the record and
+    // make the new record active.
+    InsertRecord([152,'TestInsRec']);
+    AssertEquals(152,fields[0].AsInteger);
+    AssertEquals('TestInsRec',fields[1].AsString);
+    AssertTrue(state=dsBrowse);
+
+    // AppendRecord should append a record, further the same as InsertRecord
+    AppendRecord([151,'TestInsRec']);
+    AssertEquals(151,fields[0].AsInteger);
+    AssertEquals('TestInsRec',fields[1].AsString);
+    AssertTrue(state=dsBrowse);
+    next;
+    AssertTrue(EOF);
+    end;
+end;
+
 procedure TTestDBBasics.TestBookmarks;
 var BM1,BM2,BM3,BM4,BM5 : TBookmark;
 begin