diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
index 5c1f37973c..bf23ab91d9 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
@@ -129,7 +129,14 @@ object Futures {
     }
   }
 
+  import scala.collection.mutable.Builder
+  import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
 
+  def sequence[A, M[_] <: Traversable[_]](in: M[Future[A]], timeout: Long = Actor.TIMEOUT)(implicit cbf: CanBuildFrom[M[Future[A]], A, M[A]]): Future[M[A]] =
+    in.foldLeft(new DefaultCompletableFuture[Builder[A, M[A]]](timeout).completeWithResult(cbf(in)): Future[Builder[A, M[A]]])((fb, fa) => for (a <- fa.asInstanceOf[Future[A]]; b <- fb) yield (b += a)).map(_.result)
+
+  def traverse[A, B, M[_] <: Traversable[_]](in: M[A], timeout: Long = Actor.TIMEOUT)(fn: A => Future[B])(implicit cbf: CanBuildFrom[M[A], B, M[B]]): Future[M[B]] =
+    in.foldLeft(new DefaultCompletableFuture[Builder[B, M[B]]](timeout).completeWithResult(cbf(in)): Future[Builder[B, M[B]]])((fb, fa) => for (a <- fn(fa.asInstanceOf[A]); b <- fb) yield (b += a)).map(_.result)
 }
 
 sealed trait Future[T] {