diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/Attribute.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/Attribute.php
index 48e2fa1..ffef99a 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/Attribute.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/Attribute.php
@@ -80,8 +80,18 @@ public function offsetSet($name, $value) {
    *   An AttributeValueBase representation of the attribute's value.
    */
   protected function createAttributeValue($name, $value) {
-    if (is_array($value)) {
-      $value = new AttributeArray($name, $value);
+    // If the value is already an AttributeValueBase object, return it
+    // straight away.
+    if ($value instanceOf AttributeValueBase) {
+      return $value;
+    }
+    // An array value or 'class' attribute name are forced to always be an
+    // AttributeArray value for consistency.
+    if (is_array($value) || $name == 'class') {
+      // Cast the value to an array if the value was passed in as a string.
+      // @todo Decide to fix all the broken instances of class as a string
+      // in core or cast them.
+      $value = new AttributeArray($name, (array) $value);
     }
     elseif (is_bool($value)) {
       $value = new AttributeBoolean($name, $value);
@@ -107,6 +117,26 @@ public function offsetExists($name) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Adds the argument values to the class element.
+   */
+  public function addClass() {
+    $args = func_get_args();
+    foreach ($args as $arg) {
+      $this->storage['class']->add($arg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes the argument values from the class element.
+   */
+  public function removeClass() {
+    $args = func_get_args();
+    foreach ($args as $arg) {
+      $this->storage['class']->remove($arg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Implements the magic __toString() method.
    */
   public function __toString() {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/AttributeArray.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/AttributeArray.php
index 95e0ef3..277a9bb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/AttributeArray.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/AttributeArray.php
@@ -70,6 +70,44 @@ public function __toString() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Adds the argument values by merging them on to the value array.
+   *
+   * @param mixed $value
+   *   A value, or array of values, to add to the array.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Template\AttributeArray
+   *   The attribute array with the arguments added.
+   */
+  public function add($value) {
+    // Merge the values passed in from the value array.
+    // The argument is cast to an array to support comma separated single
+    // values or one or more array arguments.
+    $this->value = array_merge($this->value, (array) $value);
+    // Filter out any empty values.
+    $this->value = array_filter($this->value);
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes the argument values from the value array.
+   *
+   * @param mixed $value
+   *   A value, or array of values, to remove from the array.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Template\AttributeArray
+   *   The attribute array with the arguments removed.
+   */
+  public function remove($value) {
+    // Remove the values passed in from the value array.
+    // The argument is cast to an array to support comma separated single
+    // values or one or more array arguments.
+    $this->value = array_diff($this->value, (array) $value);
+    // Filter out any empty values.
+    $this->value = array_filter($this->value);
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Implements IteratorAggregate::getIterator().
    */
   public function getIterator() {
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Template/AttributeTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Template/AttributeTest.php
index aee1dd7..b8fc41d 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Template/AttributeTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Template/AttributeTest.php
@@ -57,6 +57,72 @@ public function testRemove() {
     $this->assertFalse(isset($attribute['class']));
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Tests adding class attributes with the AttributeArray helper method.
+   */
+  public function testAddClasses() {
+    $attribute = new Attribute(array('class' => array('example-class')));
+
+    // Add one class.
+    $attribute->addClass('aa');
+    $this->assertEquals(new AttributeArray('class', array('example-class', 'aa')), $attribute['class']);
+
+    // Add multiple classes.
+    $attribute->addClass('xx', 'yy');
+    $this->assertEquals(
+      new AttributeArray(
+        'class',
+        array('example-class', 'aa', 'xx', 'yy')),
+      $attribute['class']
+    );
+
+    // Add an array of classes.
+    $attribute->addClass(array('red', 'green', 'blue'));
+    $this->assertEquals(
+      new AttributeArray(
+        'class',
+        array('example-class', 'aa', 'xx', 'yy', 'red', 'green', 'blue')
+      ),
+      $attribute['class']
+    );
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests removing class attributes with the AttributeArray helper method.
+   */
+  public function testRemoveClasses() {
+    $attribute = new Attribute(
+      array(
+        'class' => array('example-class', 'aa', 'xx', 'yy', 'red', 'green', 'blue'),
+      )
+    );
+
+    // Remove one class.
+    $attribute->removeClass('example-class');
+    $this->assertFalse(in_array('example-class', $attribute['class']->value()));
+
+    // Remove multiple classes.
+    $attribute->removeClass('xx', 'yy');
+    $this->assertFalse(in_array(array('xx', 'yy'), $attribute['class']->value()));
+
+    // Remove an array of classes.
+    $attribute->removeClass(array('red', 'green', 'blue'));
+    $this->assertFalse(in_array(array('red', 'green', 'blue'), $attribute['class']->value()));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests removing class attributes with the AttributeArray helper method.
+   */
+  public function testChainAddRemoveClasses() {
+    $attribute = new Attribute(
+      array('class' => array('example-class', 'red', 'green', 'blue'))
+    );
+    unset($attribute['class']);
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($attribute['class']));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests iterating on the values of the attribute.
    */