diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs
index 722c9c888..0c2bc44dd 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs
@@ -43,22 +43,27 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 		{
 			ILInstruction inst = body.Instructions[pos];
 			// Match stloc(v, newobj)
-			if (inst.MatchStLoc(out var v, out var initInst)) {
+			if (inst.MatchStLoc(out var v, out var initInst) && (v.Kind == VariableKind.Local || v.Kind == VariableKind.StackSlot)) {
+				Block initializerBlock = null;
 				switch (initInst) {
 					case NewObj newObjInst:
 						if (DelegateConstruction.IsDelegateConstruction(newObjInst) || DelegateConstruction.IsPotentialClosure(context, newObjInst))
 							return false;
-						if (newObjInst.Method.DeclaringType.Kind != TypeKind.Struct && v.Kind != VariableKind.StackSlot)
-							return false;
 						break;
 					case DefaultValue defaultVal:
 						break;
+					case Block existingInitializer:
+						if (existingInitializer.Type == BlockType.CollectionInitializer || existingInitializer.Type == BlockType.ObjectInitializer) {
+							initializerBlock = existingInitializer;
+							break;
+						}
+						return false;
 					default:
 						return false;
 				}
 				context.Step("CollectionOrObjectInitializer", inst);
 				int initializerItemsCount = 0;
-				var blockType = BlockType.CollectionInitializer;
+				var blockType = initializerBlock?.Type ?? BlockType.CollectionInitializer;
 				// Detect initializer type by scanning the following statements
 				// each must be a callvirt with ldloc v as first argument
 				// if the method is a setter we're dealing with an object initializer
@@ -68,10 +73,15 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 					initializerItemsCount++;
 				if (initializerItemsCount == 0)
 					return false;
-				Block initBlock = new Block(blockType);
-				var finalSlot = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.StackSlot, v.Type);
-				initBlock.FinalInstruction = new LdLoc(finalSlot);
-				initBlock.Instructions.Add(new StLoc(finalSlot, initInst.Clone()));
+				ILVariable finalSlot;
+				if (initializerBlock == null) {
+					initializerBlock = new Block(blockType);
+					finalSlot = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.StackSlot, v.Type);
+					initializerBlock.FinalInstruction = new LdLoc(finalSlot);
+					initializerBlock.Instructions.Add(new StLoc(finalSlot, initInst.Clone()));
+				} else {
+					finalSlot = ((LdLoc)initializerBlock.FinalInstruction).Variable;
+				}
 				for (int i = 1; i <= initializerItemsCount; i++) {
 					switch (body.Instructions[i + pos]) {
 						case CallInstruction call:
@@ -81,19 +91,18 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 							foreach (var load in newTarget.Descendants.OfType<IInstructionWithVariableOperand>())
 								if (load is LdLoc || load is LdLoca)
 									load.Variable = finalSlot;
-							initBlock.Instructions.Add(newCall);
+							initializerBlock.Instructions.Add(newCall);
 							break;
 						case StObj stObj:
 							var newStObj = (StObj)stObj.Clone();
 							foreach (var load in newStObj.Target.Descendants.OfType<IInstructionWithVariableOperand>())
 								if (load is LdLoc || load is LdLoca)
 									load.Variable = finalSlot;
-							initBlock.Instructions.Add(newStObj);
+							initializerBlock.Instructions.Add(newStObj);
 							break;
 					}
-
 				}
-				initInst.ReplaceWith(initBlock);
+				initInst.ReplaceWith(initializerBlock);
 				for (int i = 0; i < initializerItemsCount; i++)
 					body.Instructions.RemoveAt(pos + 1);
 				ILInlining.InlineIfPossible(body, ref pos, context);
@@ -151,7 +160,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 					case CallInstruction call:
 						if (!(call is CallVirt || call is Call)) goto default;
 						method = call.Method;
-						if (!IsMethodApplicable(method)) goto default;
+						if (!IsMethodApplicable(method, call.Arguments)) goto default;
 						instruction = call.Arguments[0];
 						if (values == null) {
 							values = new List<ILInstruction>(call.Arguments.Skip(1));
@@ -206,13 +215,42 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			return (kind, path, values, target);
 		}
 
-		static bool IsMethodApplicable(IMethod method)
+		static bool IsMethodApplicable(IMethod method, IList<ILInstruction> arguments)
 		{
-			if (method.IsStatic)
+			if (!method.IsExtensionMethod && method.IsStatic)
 				return false;
 			if (method.IsAccessor)
 				return true;
-			return "Add".Equals(method.Name, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+			if (!"Add".Equals(method.Name, StringComparison.Ordinal) || arguments.Count == 0)
+				return false;
+			var targetType = GetReturnTypeFromInstruction(arguments[0]);
+			if (targetType == null)
+				return false;
+			return targetType.GetAllBaseTypes().Any(i => i.IsKnownType(KnownTypeCode.IEnumerable) || i.IsKnownType(KnownTypeCode.IEnumerableOfT));
+		}
+
+		static IType GetReturnTypeFromInstruction(ILInstruction instruction)
+		{
+			// this switch must match the one in GetAccessPath
+			switch (instruction) {
+				case CallInstruction call:
+					if (!(call is CallVirt || call is Call)) goto default;
+					return call.Method.ReturnType;
+				case LdObj ldobj:
+					if (ldobj.Target is LdFlda ldflda)
+						return ldflda.Field.ReturnType;
+					goto default;
+				case StObj stobj:
+					if (stobj.Target is LdFlda ldflda2)
+						return ldflda2.Field.ReturnType;
+					goto default;
+				case LdLoc ldloc:
+					return ldloc.Variable.Type;
+				case LdLoca ldloca:
+					return ldloca.Variable.Type;
+				default:
+					return null;
+			}
 		}
 
 		public override bool Equals(object obj)