diff --git a/rust/ruby-prism/src/lib.rs b/rust/ruby-prism/src/lib.rs
index af430e1495..3561761cc4 100644
--- a/rust/ruby-prism/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/ruby-prism/src/lib.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ pub struct NodeList<'pr> {
 }
 
 impl<'pr> NodeList<'pr> {
+    unsafe fn at(&self, index: usize) -> Node<'pr> {
+        let node: *mut pm_node_t = *(self.pointer.as_ref().nodes.add(index));
+        Node::new(self.parser, node)
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over the nodes.
     #[must_use]
     pub const fn iter(&self) -> NodeListIter<'pr> {
@@ -161,6 +166,26 @@ impl<'pr> NodeList<'pr> {
     pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.len() == 0
     }
+
+    /// Returns the first element of the list, or `None` if it is empty.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn first(&self) -> Option<Node<'pr>> {
+        if self.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(unsafe { self.at(0) })
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the last element of the list, or `None` if it is empty.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn last(&self) -> Option<Node<'pr>> {
+        if self.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(unsafe { self.at(self.len() - 1) })
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'pr> IntoIterator for &NodeList<'pr> {
@@ -245,6 +270,11 @@ pub struct ConstantList<'pr> {
 }
 
 impl<'pr> ConstantList<'pr> {
+    const unsafe fn at(&self, index: usize) -> ConstantId<'pr> {
+        let constant_id: pm_constant_id_t = *(self.pointer.as_ref().ids.add(index));
+        ConstantId::new(self.parser, constant_id)
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over the constants in the list.
     #[must_use]
     pub const fn iter(&self) -> ConstantListIter<'pr> {
@@ -267,6 +297,26 @@ impl<'pr> ConstantList<'pr> {
     pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.len() == 0
     }
+
+    /// Returns the first element of the list, or `None` if it is empty.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn first(&self) -> Option<ConstantId<'pr>> {
+        if self.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(unsafe { self.at(0) })
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the last element of the list, or `None` if it is empty.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn last(&self) -> Option<ConstantId<'pr>> {
+        if self.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(unsafe { self.at(self.len() - 1) })
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'pr> IntoIterator for &ConstantList<'pr> {
@@ -815,23 +865,20 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn constant_id_test() {
-        let source = "module Foo; x = 1; end";
+        let source = "module Foo; x = 1; y = 2; end";
         let result = parse(source.as_ref());
 
         let node = result.node();
         assert_eq!(node.as_program_node().unwrap().statements().body().len(), 1);
         assert!(!node.as_program_node().unwrap().statements().body().is_empty());
-        let module = node.as_program_node().unwrap().statements().body().iter().next().unwrap();
+        let module = node.as_program_node().and_then(|pn| pn.statements().body().first()).unwrap();
         let module = module.as_module_node().unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(module.locals().len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(module.locals().len(), 2);
         assert!(!module.locals().is_empty());
 
-        let locals = module.locals().iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-        assert_eq!(locals.len(), 1);
-
-        assert_eq!(locals[0].as_slice(), b"x");
+        assert_eq!(module.locals().first().unwrap().as_slice(), b"x");
+        assert_eq!(module.locals().last().unwrap().as_slice(), b"y");
 
         let source = "module Foo; end";
         let result = parse(source.as_ref());
@@ -839,7 +886,7 @@ mod tests {
         let node = result.node();
         assert_eq!(node.as_program_node().unwrap().statements().body().len(), 1);
         assert!(!node.as_program_node().unwrap().statements().body().is_empty());
-        let module = node.as_program_node().unwrap().statements().body().iter().next().unwrap();
+        let module = node.as_program_node().and_then(|pn| pn.statements().body().first()).unwrap();
         let module = module.as_module_node().unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(module.locals().len(), 0);