diff --git a/src/nimdeque.nim b/src/nimdeque.nim
index e364e29..9822a82 100644
--- a/src/nimdeque.nim
+++ b/src/nimdeque.nim
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ export reversedPairs
 export clear
 export clearPop
 export extendLeft
-export maxSize
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+export maxSize
+export find
diff --git a/src/private/queues/linked.nim b/src/private/queues/linked.nim
index 0e1bf74..42ab839 100644
--- a/src/private/queues/linked.nim
+++ b/src/private/queues/linked.nim
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ proc maxSize*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T]): int =
     result = self.maxSize    
 
 
-proc getNode[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int): DequeNode[T] =
+proc getNode[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int): DequeNode[T] {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Low level method for indexing and getting
     ## a node object back
     if self.high() == -1:
@@ -108,30 +108,30 @@ proc getNode[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int): DequeNode[T] =
             dec(pos)
 
 
-proc `[]`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int): T =
+proc `[]`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int): T {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Implements indexing into the queue
     result = self.getNode(i).val
 
 
-proc `[]=`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int, val: T) =
+proc `[]=`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int, val: T) {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Sets element at position i
     ## to the given value
     self[i].val = val
 
 
-proc `[]`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: BackwardsIndex): T =
+proc `[]`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: BackwardsIndex): T {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Implements indexing into the queue
     ## with backwards indeces
     result = self[self.size - int(i)]
 
 
-proc `[]=`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: BackwardsIndex, val: T) =
+proc `[]=`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: BackwardsIndex, val: T) {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Sets element at backwards 
     ## position i to the given value 
     self[self.size - int(i)] = val
 
 
-proc pop*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: int = 0): T =
+proc pop*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: int = 0): T {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Pops an element off the deque
     ## at the given index (default 0).
     ## The queue is optimized for popping
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ proc pop*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: int = 0): T =
     dec(self.size)
 
 
-proc pop*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: BackwardsIndex): T =
+proc pop*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: BackwardsIndex): T {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Same as self.pop but for backwards indeces
     result = self.pop(self.size - int(pos))
 
@@ -207,17 +207,16 @@ proc addLeft*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], val: T) =
     inc(self.size)
 
 
-proc insert*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: int, val: T) =
+proc insert*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: int, val: T) {.raises: IndexDefect.} =
     ## Inserts the given value at the given
     ## position. When pos equals 0, this proc is equivalent 
     ## to addLeft. In all other cases, all items are
-    ## "shifted" by 1 (shifted is in quotes because
-    ## no shifting actually occurs, but the result is
-    ## the same). The operation takes constant time at
-    ## the ends, but the complexity grows to O(n) the closer
-    ## the index gets to the middle of the deque. This
-    ## proc raises an IndexDefect if the queue's max
-    ## size is reached
+    ## "shifted" by 1 (this is not actually what happens,
+    ## but the result is analogous). The operation takes 
+    ## constant time at the ends, but the complexity grows 
+    ## to O(n) the closer the index gets to the middle of 
+    ## the deque. This proc raises an IndexDefect if the 
+    ## queue's max size is reached
     if self.maxSize > 0 and self.size == self.maxSize:
         raise newException(IndexDefect, &"LinkedDeque has reached its maximum size ({self.maxSize})")
     if pos == 0:
@@ -315,6 +314,16 @@ proc extendLeft*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], other: seq[T]) =
         self.addLeft(item)
 
 
+proc find*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], val: T): int =
+    ## Returns the first occurrence
+    ## of val in the queue. Returns -1
+    ## if the item isn't found
+    for i, item in self:
+        if item == val:
+            return i
+    return -1
+
+
 proc `$`*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T]): string =
     ## Returns a string representation
     ## of the deque