diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/raquo/laminar/api/Laminar.scala b/src/main/scala/com/raquo/laminar/api/Laminar.scala
index 898bd94e..c25a14cb 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/raquo/laminar/api/Laminar.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/raquo/laminar/api/Laminar.scala
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ trait Laminar
     new DetachedRoot(rootNode, activateNow)
   }
 
+  /**
+    * Get a Seq of modifiers. You could just use Seq(...), but this helper
+    * has better type inference in some cases.
+    */
+  def modSeq[El <: Element](mods: Modifier[El]*): Seq[Modifier[El]] = mods
+
+  /**
+    * Get a Seq of nodes. You could just use Seq(...), but this helper
+    * has better type inference in some cases.
+    */
+  def nodeSeq[El <: Node](nodes: Node*): Seq[Node] = nodes
+
   /** A universal Modifier that does nothing */
   val emptyMod: Modifier.Base = Modifier.empty
 
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/raquo/laminar/basic/ModSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/raquo/laminar/basic/ModSpec.scala
index 8cedda4f..a412374f 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/raquo/laminar/basic/ModSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/raquo/laminar/basic/ModSpec.scala
@@ -46,4 +46,37 @@ class ModSpec extends UnitSpec {
     ))
   }
 
+  it("nodeSeq type inference") {
+
+    val nodes = nodeSeq("text", span("element"))
+
+    val el = div(
+      nodes
+    )
+
+    mount(el)
+
+    expectNode(
+      div.of("text", span.of("element"))
+    )
+  }
+
+  it("modSeq type inference") {
+
+    val mods = modSeq(title("world"), "text", span("element"))
+
+    val el = div(
+      "hello",
+      mods
+    )
+
+    mount(el)
+
+    expectNode(
+      div.of("hello", title is "world", "text", span.of("element"))
+    )
+  }
+
+
+
 }