diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala
index 54120d43fe..6cac188086 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/EitherT.scala
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ final case class EitherT[F[_], A, B](value: F[Either[A, B]]) {
 
   def leftMap[C](f: A => C)(implicit F: Functor[F]): EitherT[F, C, B] = bimap(f, identity)
 
+  def leftFlatMap[BB >: B, D](f: A => EitherT[F, D, BB])(implicit F: Monad[F]): EitherT[F, D, BB] =
+    EitherT(F.flatMap(value) {
+      case Left(a) => f(a).value
+      case r@Right(_) => F.pure(r.leftCast)
+    })
+
+  def leftSemiflatMap[D](f: A => F[D])(implicit F: Monad[F]): EitherT[F, D, B] =
+    EitherT(F.flatMap(value) {
+      case Left(a) => F.map(f(a)) { d => Left(d) }
+      case r@Right(_) => F.pure(r.leftCast)
+    })
+
   def compare(that: EitherT[F, A, B])(implicit o: Order[F[Either[A, B]]]): Int =
     o.compare(value, that.value)
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTTests.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTTests.scala
index 01663ee5ac..692e9d7411 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTTests.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTTests.scala
@@ -434,4 +434,16 @@ class EitherTTests extends CatsSuite {
     } yield s1 ++ s2
   }
 
+  test("leftFlatMap") {
+    forAll { (eithert: EitherT[List, String, Int], f: String => String) =>
+      eithert.leftFlatMap(v => EitherT.left[Int](List(f(v)))) should ===(eithert.leftMap(f))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("leftSemiflatMap") {
+    forAll { (eithert: EitherT[List, String, Int], f: String => String) =>
+      eithert.leftSemiflatMap(v => List(f(v))) should ===(eithert.leftMap(f))
+    }
+  }
+
 }