diff --git a/echovault/api_string.go b/echovault/api_string.go
index 2122f51..2aaa398 100644
--- a/echovault/api_string.go
+++ b/echovault/api_string.go
@@ -87,5 +87,9 @@ func (server *EchoVault) GetRange(key string, start, end int) (string, error) {
 //
 // - "value at key <key> is not a string" - when the value at the keys is not a string.
 func (server *EchoVault) Append(key string, value string) (int, error) {
-
+	b, err := server.handleCommand(server.context, internal.EncodeCommand([]string{"APPEND", key, value}), nil, false, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return internal.ParseIntegerResponse(b)
 }
diff --git a/echovault/api_string_test.go b/echovault/api_string_test.go
index 2d13c79..41e810a 100644
--- a/echovault/api_string_test.go
+++ b/echovault/api_string_test.go
@@ -311,3 +311,43 @@ func TestEchoVault_STRLEN(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEchoVault_APPEND(t *testing.T) {
+	server := createEchoVault()
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		presetValue interface{}
+		key         string
+		value       string
+		want        int
+		wantErr     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "Return the correct string length for appended value",
+			presetValue: "Hello ",
+			key:         "key1",
+			value:       "World",
+			want:        11,
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if tt.presetValue != nil {
+				err := presetValue(server, context.Background(), tt.key, tt.presetValue)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Error(err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			got, err := server.Append(tt.key, tt.value)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("APPEND() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("APPEND() got = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}