diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b83d222..4e36687 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 /target/
+.settings/
+.idea/
diff --git a/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/BatchResults.java b/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/BatchResults.java
index e4fd171..d3210de 100644
--- a/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/BatchResults.java
+++ b/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/BatchResults.java
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ public void addResult(K key, Object value) {
         data.put(key, value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * <p>Add result sets in bulk</p>
+     * @param results Batch results
+     */
+    public void addBatchResults(BatchResults<K> results) {
+        this.data.putAll(results.data);
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>getValue.</p>
      *