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@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ New modules
   Algebra.Module.Construct.Idealization
   ```
   
+* Non-null lists, on the model of `Data.Nat.Base.NonZero` in:
+  ```agda
+  Data.List.Relation.Unary.NonNull
+  ```
+
 * `Function.Relation.Binary.Equality`
   ```agda
   setoid : Setoid a₁ a₂ → Setoid b₁ b₂ → Setoid _ _
diff --git a/src/Data/List/Relation/Unary/NonNull.agda b/src/Data/List/Relation/Unary/NonNull.agda
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@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- The Agda standard library
+--
+-- The `NonNull` predicate, on the model of `Data.Nat.Base.NonZero`
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{-# OPTIONS --cubical-compatible --safe #-}
+
+module Data.List.Relation.Unary.NonNull where
+
+open import Level using (Level)
+open import Data.Bool.Base using (not; T)
+open import Data.List.Base using (List; []; _∷_; null; length)
+open import Data.Nat.Base as ℕ using (ℕ; _>_)
+open import Relation.Binary.PropositionalEquality.Core
+  using (_≢_; refl)
+open import Relation.Nullary.Negation.Core using (contradiction)
+
+
+private
+  variable
+    a : Level
+    A : Set a
+    x  : A
+    xs : List A
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Definition
+
+record NonNull {A : Set a} (xs : List A) : Set a where
+  field
+    nonNull : T (not (null xs))
+
+-- Instances
+
+instance
+  nonNull : NonNull (x ∷ xs)
+  nonNull = _
+
+-- Constructors
+
+≢-nonNull : xs ≢ [] → NonNull xs
+≢-nonNull {xs = []}    []≢[] = contradiction refl []≢[]
+≢-nonNull {xs = _ ∷ _} xs≢[] = _
+
+>-nonNull : length xs > 0 → NonNull xs
+>-nonNull {xs = _ ∷ _} _ = _
+
+-- Destructors
+
+≢-nonNull⁻¹ : .{{NonNull xs}} → xs ≢ []
+≢-nonNull⁻¹ {xs = _ ∷ _} ()
+
+nonNull⇒nonZero : (xs : List A) → .{{NonNull xs}} → ℕ.NonZero (length xs)
+nonNull⇒nonZero xs@(_ ∷ _) = _
+
+>-nonNull⁻¹ : (xs : List A) → .{{NonNull xs}} → length xs > 0
+>-nonNull⁻¹ xs = ℕ.>-nonZero⁻¹ _ where instance _ = nonNull⇒nonZero xs
+
+-- Specimen uses
+
+nonNull-head : ∀ xs → .{{NonNull xs}} → A
+nonNull-head xs@(y ∷ _)  = y
+
+nonNull-tail : ∀ xs → .{{NonNull xs}} → List A
+nonNull-tail xs@(_ ∷ ys) = ys