diff --git a/src/rules.jl b/src/rules.jl
index ecc58609..1cda82d9 100644
--- a/src/rules.jl
+++ b/src/rules.jl
@@ -636,10 +636,12 @@ function _norm(dx::Broadcast.Broadcasted, p::Real)
 end
 
 """
-    OptimiserChain(opts...)
+    OptimiserChain(o1, o2, o34...)
+    o1 >> o2 >> o3
 
-Compose a sequence of optimisers so that each `opt` in `opts`
+Compose a sequence of optimisers so that each `opt` in `(o1, o2, o34...)`
 updates the gradient, in the order specified.
+May be entered using the `>>` operator with several `AbstractRule`s.
 
 With an empty sequence, `OptimiserChain()` is the identity,
 so `update!` will subtract the full gradient from the parameters.
@@ -648,12 +650,13 @@ This is equivalent to `Descent(1)`.
 # Example
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> o = OptimiserChain(ClipGrad(1.0), Descent(0.1));
+julia> o = ClipGrad(1.0) >> Descent(0.1)
+OptimiserChain(ClipGrad(1.0), Descent(0.1))
 
 julia> m = (zeros(3),);
 
 julia> s = Optimisers.setup(o, m)
-(Leaf(OptimiserChain(ClipGrad(1.0), Descent(0.1)), (nothing, nothing)),)
+(Leaf(ClipGrad(1.0) => Descent(0.1), (nothing, nothing)),)
 
 julia> Optimisers.update(s, m, ([0.3, 1, 7],))[2]  # clips before discounting
 ([-0.03, -0.1, -0.1],)
@@ -664,6 +667,11 @@ struct OptimiserChain{O<:Tuple} <: AbstractRule
 end
 OptimiserChain(opts...) = OptimiserChain(opts)
 
+@doc @doc(OptimiserChain)
+Base.:(>>)(a::AbstractRule, b::AbstractRule) = OptimiserChain(a, b)
+Base.:(>>)(a::AbstractRule, bc::OptimiserChain) = OptimiserChain(a, bc.opts...)
+Base.:(>>)(ab::OptimiserChain, c::AbstractRule) = OptimiserChain(ab.opts..., c)
+
 @functor OptimiserChain
 
 init(o::OptimiserChain, x::AbstractArray) = map(opt -> init(opt, x), o.opts)
@@ -679,7 +687,14 @@ function apply!(o::OptimiserChain, states, x, dx, dxs...)
   end
 end
 
-function Base.show(io::IO, c::OptimiserChain)
+function Base.show(io::IO, c::OptimiserChain)  # compact show
+  if length(c.opts) > 1
+    join(io, c.opts, " >> ")
+  else
+    show(io, MIME"text/plain"(), c)
+  end
+end
+function Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", c::OptimiserChain)
   print(io, "OptimiserChain(")
   join(io, c.opts, ", ")
   print(io, ")")