diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Array/Monadic.lean b/src/Init/Data/Array/Monadic.lean
index ed3e58e3b7..92a3504f79 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Array/Monadic.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Array/Monadic.lean
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ theorem forIn'_eq_foldlM [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
   rcases xs with ⟨xs⟩
   simp [List.foldlM_map]
 
-theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (xs : Array α) (f : (a : α) → a ∈ xs → β → β) (init : β) :
     forIn' xs init (fun a m b => pure (.yield (f a m b))) =
       pure (f := m) (xs.attach.foldl (fun b ⟨a, h⟩ => f a h b) init) := by
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ theorem forIn_eq_foldlM [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
   rcases xs with ⟨xs⟩
   simp [List.foldlM_map]
 
-theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (xs : Array α) (f : α → β → β) (init : β) :
     forIn xs init (fun a b => pure (.yield (f a b))) =
       pure (f := m) (xs.foldl (fun b a => f a b) init) := by
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/List/Monadic.lean b/src/Init/Data/List/Monadic.lean
index f4fe358c23..7528cebdbe 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/List/Monadic.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/List/Monadic.lean
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ theorem forIn'_eq_foldlM [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
   simp only [forIn'_eq_foldlM]
   induction l.attach generalizing init <;> simp_all
 
-theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (l : List α) (f : (a : α) → a ∈ l → β → β) (init : β) :
     forIn' l init (fun a m b => pure (.yield (f a m b))) =
       pure (f := m) (l.attach.foldl (fun b ⟨a, h⟩ => f a h b) init) := by
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ theorem forIn_eq_foldlM [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
   simp only [forIn_eq_foldlM]
   induction l generalizing init <;> simp_all
 
-theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (l : List α) (f : α → β → β) (init : β) :
     forIn l init (fun a b => pure (.yield (f a b))) =
       pure (f := m) (l.foldl (fun b a => f a b) init) := by
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Option/Monadic.lean b/src/Init/Data/Option/Monadic.lean
index 2d520c680a..89abb46d6b 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Option/Monadic.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Option/Monadic.lean
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ theorem forIn'_eq_pelim [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
       o.pelim (pure b) (fun a h => g a h b <$> f a h b) := by
   cases o <;> simp
 
-theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_pelim [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_pelim [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (o : Option α) (f : (a : α) → a ∈ o → β → β) (b : β) :
     forIn' o b (fun a m b => pure (.yield (f a m b))) =
       pure (f := m) (o.pelim b (fun a h => f a h b)) := by
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ theorem forIn_eq_elim [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
       o.elim (pure b) (fun a => g a b <$> f a b) := by
   cases o <;> simp
 
-theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_elim [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_elim [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (o : Option α) (f : (a : α) → β → β) (b : β) :
     forIn o b (fun a b => pure (.yield (f a b))) =
       pure (f := m) (o.elim b (fun a => f a b)) := by
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Vector/Monadic.lean b/src/Init/Data/Vector/Monadic.lean
index 18dfdc5b15..e4c8b104d3 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Vector/Monadic.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Vector/Monadic.lean
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ theorem forIn'_eq_foldlM [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
   rcases xs with ⟨xs, rfl⟩
   simp
 
-theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn'_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (xs : Vector α n) (f : (a : α) → a ∈ xs → β → β) (init : β) :
     forIn' xs init (fun a m b => pure (.yield (f a m b))) =
       pure (f := m) (xs.attach.foldl (fun b ⟨a, h⟩ => f a h b) init) := by
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ theorem forIn_eq_foldlM [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
   rcases xs with ⟨xs, rfl⟩
   simp
 
-theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
+@[simp] theorem forIn_pure_yield_eq_foldl [Monad m] [LawfulMonad m]
     (xs : Vector α n) (f : α → β → β) (init : β) :
     forIn xs init (fun a b => pure (.yield (f a b))) =
       pure (f := m) (xs.foldl (fun b a => f a b) init) := by
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/list_simp.lean b/tests/lean/run/list_simp.lean
index 3c71b3c471..4ecfaf657a 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/list_simp.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/list_simp.lean
@@ -492,6 +492,15 @@ variable (l : List α) (k m : Nat) in
       x := x + k
     pure x) ~> m + k * l.length
 
+-- as above, but for an arbitrary monad
+variable (l : List α) (k m : Nat) {M} [Monad M] [LawfulMonad M] in
+#check_simp
+  (show M _ from do
+    let mut x := m
+    for _ in l do
+      x := x + k
+    pure x) ~> pure (m + k * l.length)
+
 /-! ### mapM -/
 
 /-! ### forM -/