diff --git a/src/export/packer/packer.spec.ts b/src/export/packer/packer.spec.ts
index 944b5892e2..201f5eb38d 100644
--- a/src/export/packer/packer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/export/packer/packer.spec.ts
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ describe("Packer", () => {
             heading: HeadingLevel.HEADING_1,
         });
 
-        file.addParagraph(
+        file.add(
             new Paragraph({
                 text: "title",
                 heading: HeadingLevel.TITLE,
             }),
         );
-        file.addParagraph(heading);
-        file.addParagraph(
+        file.add(heading);
+        file.add(
             new Paragraph({
                 text: "heading 2",
                 heading: HeadingLevel.HEADING_2,
             }),
         );
-        file.addParagraph(paragraph);
+        file.add(paragraph);
 
         packer = new Packer();
     });
diff --git a/src/file/file.spec.ts b/src/file/file.spec.ts
index d406070443..6b0b7aa251 100644
--- a/src/file/file.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/file.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Formatter } from "export/formatter";
 import { File } from "./file";
 import { Paragraph } from "./paragraph";
 import { Table } from "./table";
+import { TableOfContents } from "./table-of-contents";
 
 describe("File", () => {
     describe("#constructor", () => {
@@ -83,17 +84,17 @@ describe("File", () => {
         it("should call the underlying document's addParagraph", () => {
             const file = new File();
             const spy = sinon.spy(file.Document, "addParagraph");
-            file.addParagraph(new Paragraph({}));
+            file.add(new Paragraph({}));
 
             expect(spy.called).to.equal(true);
         });
     });
 
-    describe("#addTable", () => {
+    describe("#add", () => {
         it("should call the underlying document's addTable", () => {
             const wrapper = new File();
             const spy = sinon.spy(wrapper.Document, "addTable");
-            wrapper.addTable(
+            wrapper.add(
                 new Table({
                     rows: 1,
                     columns: 1,
@@ -102,25 +103,20 @@ describe("File", () => {
 
             expect(spy.called).to.equal(true);
         });
-    });
 
-    describe("#addTableOfContents", () => {
         it("should call the underlying document's addTableOfContents", () => {
             const wrapper = new File();
             const spy = sinon.spy(wrapper.Document, "addTableOfContents");
-            // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
-            wrapper.addTableOfContents({} as any);
+            wrapper.add(new TableOfContents());
 
             expect(spy.called).to.equal(true);
         });
-    });
 
-    describe("#addImage", () => {
         it("should call the underlying document's addImage", () => {
             const wrapper = new File();
             const spy = sinon.spy(wrapper.Document, "addParagraph");
             // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
-            wrapper.addImage({} as any);
+            wrapper.add(new Paragraph(""));
 
             expect(spy.called).to.equal(true);
         });
diff --git a/src/file/file.ts b/src/file/file.ts
index 4b9fa58514..26848c8e5b 100644
--- a/src/file/file.ts
+++ b/src/file/file.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { IFileProperties } from "./file-properties";
 import { FooterWrapper, IDocumentFooter } from "./footer-wrapper";
 import { FootNotes } from "./footnotes";
 import { HeaderWrapper, IDocumentHeader } from "./header-wrapper";
-import { Image, Media } from "./media";
+import { Media } from "./media";
 import { Numbering } from "./numbering";
 import { Bookmark, Hyperlink, Paragraph } from "./paragraph";
 import { Relationships } from "./relationships";
@@ -112,23 +112,19 @@ export class File {
         this.settings = new Settings();
     }
 
-    public addTableOfContents(toc: TableOfContents): File {
-        this.document.addTableOfContents(toc);
-        return this;
-    }
+    public add(item: Paragraph | Table | TableOfContents): File {
+        if (item instanceof Paragraph) {
+            this.document.addParagraph(item);
+        }
 
-    public addParagraph(paragraph: Paragraph): File {
-        this.document.addParagraph(paragraph);
-        return this;
-    }
+        if (item instanceof Table) {
+            this.document.addTable(item);
+        }
 
-    public addTable(table: Table): File {
-        this.document.addTable(table);
-        return this;
-    }
+        if (item instanceof TableOfContents) {
+            this.document.addTableOfContents(item);
+        }
 
-    public addImage(image: Image): File {
-        this.document.addParagraph(image.Paragraph);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/file/header-wrapper.spec.ts b/src/file/header-wrapper.spec.ts
index 202f034f13..0640ca41f5 100644
--- a/src/file/header-wrapper.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/header-wrapper.spec.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,19 @@ import { Paragraph } from "./paragraph";
 import { Table } from "./table";
 
 describe("HeaderWrapper", () => {
-    describe("#addParagraph", () => {
-        it("should call the underlying header's addParagraph", () => {
+    describe("#add", () => {
+        it("should call the underlying header's addChildElement for Paragraph", () => {
             const wrapper = new HeaderWrapper(new Media(), 1);
-            const spy = sinon.spy(wrapper.Header, "addParagraph");
-            wrapper.addParagraph(new Paragraph({}));
+            const spy = sinon.spy(wrapper.Header, "addChildElement");
+            wrapper.add(new Paragraph({}));
 
             expect(spy.called).to.equal(true);
         });
-    });
 
-    describe("#addTable", () => {
-        it("should call the underlying header's addTable", () => {
+        it("should call the underlying header's addChildElement for Table", () => {
             const wrapper = new HeaderWrapper(new Media(), 1);
-            const spy = sinon.spy(wrapper.Header, "addTable");
-            wrapper.addTable(
+            const spy = sinon.spy(wrapper.Header, "addChildElement");
+            wrapper.add(
                 new Table({
                     rows: 1,
                     columns: 1,
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ describe("HeaderWrapper", () => {
     describe("#addImage", () => {
         it("should call the underlying header's addImage", () => {
             const file = new HeaderWrapper(new Media(), 1);
-            const spy = sinon.spy(file.Header, "addParagraph");
+            const spy = sinon.spy(file.Header, "add");
             // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
             file.addImage({} as any);
 
diff --git a/src/file/header-wrapper.ts b/src/file/header-wrapper.ts
index 4bc4134f08..bd445dbe9f 100644
--- a/src/file/header-wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/file/header-wrapper.ts
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ export class HeaderWrapper {
         this.relationships = new Relationships();
     }
 
-    public addParagraph(paragraph: Paragraph): void {
-        this.header.addParagraph(paragraph);
-    }
+    public add(item: Paragraph | Table): HeaderWrapper {
+        this.header.addChildElement(item);
 
-    public addTable(table: Table): void {
-        this.header.addTable(table);
+        return this;
     }
 
     public addImage(image: Image): HeaderWrapper {
-        this.header.addParagraph(image.Paragraph);
+        this.header.add(image.Paragraph);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ export class HeaderWrapper {
     ): Paragraph {
         const image = Media.addImage(this, buffer, width, height, drawingOptions);
         const paragraph = new Paragraph(image);
-        this.addParagraph(paragraph);
+        this.add(paragraph);
 
         return paragraph;
     }
diff --git a/src/file/header/header.ts b/src/file/header/header.ts
index 67c889446d..8c63a6723c 100644
--- a/src/file/header/header.ts
+++ b/src/file/header/header.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ export class Header extends InitializableXmlComponent {
         return this.refId;
     }
 
-    public addParagraph(paragraph: Paragraph): void {
-        this.root.push(paragraph);
-    }
-
-    public addTable(table: Table): void {
-        this.root.push(table);
+    public add(item: Paragraph | Table): void {
+        this.root.push(item);
     }
 }