diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index 288ce1c99..c237eeffa 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -1052,9 +1052,9 @@ proc genSeqElemAppend(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   #    seq = (typeof seq) incrSeq(&seq->Sup, sizeof(x));
   #    seq->data[seq->len-1] = x;
   let seqAppendPattern = if not p.module.compileToCpp:
-                           "$1 = ($2) #incrSeq(&($1)->Sup, sizeof($3));$n"
+                           "$1 = ($2) #incrSeqV2(&($1)->Sup, sizeof($3));$n"
                          else:
-                           "$1 = ($2) #incrSeq($1, sizeof($3));$n"
+                           "$1 = ($2) #incrSeqV2($1, sizeof($3));$n"
   var a, b, dest: TLoc
   initLocExpr(p, e.sons[1], a)
   initLocExpr(p, e.sons[2], b)
@@ -1064,8 +1064,9 @@ proc genSeqElemAppend(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
       getTypeDesc(p.module, skipTypes(e.sons[2].typ, abstractVar))])
   keepAlive(p, a)
   initLoc(dest, locExpr, b.t, OnHeap)
-  dest.r = rfmt(nil, "$1->data[$1->$2-1]", rdLoc(a), lenField(p))
+  dest.r = rfmt(nil, "$1->data[$1->$2]", rdLoc(a), lenField(p))
   genAssignment(p, dest, b, {needToCopy, afDestIsNil})
+  lineCg(p, cpsStmts, "++$1->$2;$n", rdLoc(a), lenField(p))
   gcUsage(e)
 
 proc genReset(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
diff --git a/lib/system/sysstr.nim b/lib/system/sysstr.nim
index 33629016f..326c601bd 100644
--- a/lib/system/sysstr.nim
+++ b/lib/system/sysstr.nim
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ proc incrSeq(seq: PGenericSeq, elemSize: int): PGenericSeq {.compilerProc.} =
                                GenericSeqSize))
   inc(result.len)
 
+proc incrSeqV2(seq: PGenericSeq, elemSize: int): PGenericSeq {.compilerProc.} =
+  # incrSeq version 2
+  result = seq
+  if result.len >= result.space:
+    result.reserved = resize(result.space)
+    result = cast[PGenericSeq](growObj(result, elemSize * result.reserved +
+                               GenericSeqSize))
+
 proc setLengthSeq(seq: PGenericSeq, elemSize, newLen: int): PGenericSeq {.
     compilerRtl.} =
   result = seq
diff --git a/tests/ccgbugs/taddhigh.nim b/tests/ccgbugs/taddhigh.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6ac8f650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ccgbugs/taddhigh.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''@[5, 5, 5]'''
+"""
+
+# bug #1832
+
+var s = @[5]
+
+# Works fine:
+let x = s[s.high]
+s.add x
+
+# Causes the 0 to appear:
+s.add s[s.high]
+
+echo s # @[5, 5, 0]