diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fa3dd17..8db0193 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ mod tests {
         const capacity: usize = 8;
         fn test_neg_index(mut b: impl RingBuffer<usize>) {
             for i in 0..capacity + 2 {
-                b.push(i);
+                let _ = b.push(i);
                 assert_eq!(b.get_signed(-1), Some(&i));
             }
         }
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn run_test_len() {
         fn test_len(mut b: impl RingBuffer<i32>) {
             assert_eq!(0, b.len());
-            b.push(1);
+            let _ = b.push(1);
             assert_eq!(1, b.len());
-            b.push(2);
+            let _ = b.push(2);
             assert_eq!(2, b.len())
         }
 
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ mod tests {
     fn run_test_len_wrap() {
         fn test_len_wrap(mut b: impl RingBuffer<i32>) {
             assert_eq!(0, b.len());
-            b.push(1);
+            let _ = b.push(1);
             assert_eq!(1, b.len());
-            b.push(2);
+            let _ = b.push(2);
             assert_eq!(2, b.len());
             // Now we are wrapping
-            b.push(3);
+            let _ = b.push(3);
             assert_eq!(2, b.len());
-            b.push(4);
+            let _ = b.push(4);
             assert_eq!(2, b.len());
         }
 
@@ -1033,15 +1033,15 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn run_test_enqueue_dequeue_push() {
         fn test_enqueue_dequeue_push(mut b: impl RingBuffer<i32>) {
-            b.enqueue(0);
-            b.enqueue(1);
+            b.push(0);
+            b.push(1);
 
             assert_eq!(b.dequeue(), Some(0));
             assert_eq!(b.dequeue(), Some(1));
             assert_eq!(b.dequeue(), None);
 
-            b.enqueue(0);
-            b.enqueue(1);
+            b.push(0);
+            b.push(1);
 
             assert_eq!(b.dequeue(), Some(0));
             assert_eq!(b.dequeue(), Some(1));
diff --git a/src/ringbuffer_trait.rs b/src/ringbuffer_trait.rs
index ae92f09..7d718c1 100644
--- a/src/ringbuffer_trait.rs
+++ b/src/ringbuffer_trait.rs
@@ -76,12 +76,18 @@ pub unsafe trait RingBuffer<T>:
     unsafe fn ptr_buffer_size(rb: *const Self) -> usize;
 
     /// Pushes a value onto the buffer. Cycles around if capacity is reached.
-    fn push(&mut self, value: T);
+    ///
+    /// Does not return the oldest item in the buffer if the buffer is full, to more closely match the api of `push` on `Vec` and `VecDeque`.
+    /// If that property is desired, use [`dequeue`](RingBuffer::dequeue)
+    #[inline]
+    fn push(&mut self, value: T) {
+        let _ = self.enqueue(value);
+    }
 
     /// alias for [`push`](RingBuffer::push), forming a more natural counterpart to [`dequeue`](RingBuffer::dequeue)
-    fn enqueue(&mut self, value: T) {
-        self.push(value);
-    }
+    ///
+    /// If the buffer is full, returns the oldest item in the buffer that was just removed to make room for the pushed value.
+    fn enqueue(&mut self, value: T) -> Option<T>;
 
     /// dequeues the top item off the ringbuffer, and moves this item out.
     fn dequeue(&mut self) -> Option<T>;
diff --git a/src/with_alloc/alloc_ringbuffer.rs b/src/with_alloc/alloc_ringbuffer.rs
index 730b67d..b01ddd6 100644
--- a/src/with_alloc/alloc_ringbuffer.rs
+++ b/src/with_alloc/alloc_ringbuffer.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> Clone for AllocRingBuffer<T> {
         debug_assert_ne!(self.capacity, 0);
 
         let mut new = Self::new(self.capacity);
-        self.iter().cloned().for_each(|i| new.push(i));
+        new.extend(self.iter().cloned());
         new
     }
 }
@@ -229,20 +229,15 @@ unsafe impl<T> RingBuffer<T> for AllocRingBuffer<T> {
     impl_ringbuffer!(readptr, writeptr);
 
     #[inline]
-    fn push(&mut self, value: T) {
+    fn enqueue(&mut self, value: T) -> Option<T> {
+        let mut ret = None;
+
         if self.is_full() {
             // mask with and is allowed here because size is always a power of two
             let previous_value =
                 unsafe { ptr::read(get_unchecked_mut(self, mask_and(self.size, self.readptr))) };
 
-            // make sure we drop whatever is being overwritten
-            // SAFETY: the buffer is full, so this must be initialized
-            //       : also, index has been masked
-            // make sure we drop because it won't happen automatically
-            unsafe {
-                drop(previous_value);
-            }
-
+            ret = Some(previous_value);
             self.readptr += 1;
         }
 
@@ -254,6 +249,8 @@ unsafe impl<T> RingBuffer<T> for AllocRingBuffer<T> {
         }
 
         self.writeptr += 1;
+
+        ret
     }
 
     fn dequeue(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
@@ -392,7 +389,7 @@ mod tests {
         // messes up
         for _ in 0..100 {
             for i in 0..NUM_VALS {
-                rb.enqueue(i);
+                let _ = rb.enqueue(i);
             }
             assert!(rb.is_full());
 
@@ -420,7 +417,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_extend() {
         let mut buf = AllocRingBuffer::<u8>::new(4);
-        (0..4).for_each(|_| buf.push(0));
+        (0..4).for_each(|_| {
+            let _ = buf.push(0);
+        });
 
         let new_data = [0, 1, 2];
         buf.extend(new_data);
@@ -437,7 +436,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_extend_with_overflow() {
         let mut buf = AllocRingBuffer::<u8>::new(8);
-        (0..8).for_each(|_| buf.push(0));
+        (0..8).for_each(|_| {
+            let _ = buf.push(0);
+        });
 
         let new_data = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];
         buf.extend(new_data);
diff --git a/src/with_alloc/vecdeque.rs b/src/with_alloc/vecdeque.rs
index 23adeb1..df46a76 100644
--- a/src/with_alloc/vecdeque.rs
+++ b/src/with_alloc/vecdeque.rs
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ unsafe impl<T> RingBuffer<T> for GrowableAllocRingBuffer<T> {
         self.pop_front()
     }
 
-    fn push(&mut self, value: T) {
+    fn enqueue(&mut self, value: T) -> Option<T> {
         self.push_back(value);
+        None
     }
 
     fn fill_with<F: FnMut() -> T>(&mut self, mut f: F) {
diff --git a/src/with_const_generics.rs b/src/with_const_generics.rs
index e4b6570..026c656 100644
--- a/src/with_const_generics.rs
+++ b/src/with_const_generics.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl<T, const CAP: usize> Drop for ConstGenericRingBuffer<T, CAP> {
 impl<T: Clone, const CAP: usize> Clone for ConstGenericRingBuffer<T, CAP> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         let mut new = ConstGenericRingBuffer::<T, CAP>::new();
-        self.iter().cloned().for_each(|i| new.push(i));
+        new.extend(self.iter().cloned());
         new
     }
 }
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@ unsafe impl<T, const CAP: usize> RingBuffer<T> for ConstGenericRingBuffer<T, CAP
     impl_ringbuffer!(readptr, writeptr);
 
     #[inline]
-    fn push(&mut self, value: T) {
+    fn enqueue(&mut self, value: T) -> Option<T> {
+        let mut ret = None;
+
         if self.is_full() {
             let previous_value = mem::replace(
                 &mut self.buf[crate::mask_modulo(CAP, self.readptr)],
@@ -275,14 +277,14 @@ unsafe impl<T, const CAP: usize> RingBuffer<T> for ConstGenericRingBuffer<T, CAP
             // SAFETY: the buffer is full, so this must be initialized
             //       : also, index has been masked
             // make sure we drop because it won't happen automatically
-            unsafe {
-                drop(previous_value.assume_init());
-            }
+            ret = Some(unsafe { previous_value.assume_init() });
             self.readptr += 1;
         }
         let index = crate::mask_modulo(CAP, self.writeptr);
         self.buf[index] = MaybeUninit::new(value);
         self.writeptr += 1;
+
+        ret
     }
 
     fn dequeue(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ mod tests {
         // messes up
         for _ in 0..100 {
             for i in 0..NUM_VALS {
-                rb.enqueue(i);
+                let _ = rb.enqueue(i);
             }
             assert!(rb.is_full());
 
@@ -387,7 +389,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_extend() {
         let mut buf = ConstGenericRingBuffer::<u8, 4>::new();
-        (0..4).for_each(|_| buf.push(0));
+        (0..4).for_each(|_| {
+            let _ = buf.push(0);
+        });
 
         let new_data = [0, 1, 2];
         buf.extend(new_data);
@@ -404,7 +408,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_extend_with_overflow() {
         let mut buf = ConstGenericRingBuffer::<u8, 8>::new();
-        (0..8).for_each(|_| buf.push(0));
+        (0..8).for_each(|_| {
+            let _ = buf.push(0);
+        });
 
         let new_data = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];
         buf.extend(new_data);