diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Arrays.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Arrays.kt
index 3cd3de83239..f611a3055e4 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Arrays.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Arrays.kt
@@ -226,6 +226,32 @@ public inline fun <T, R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> Array<out T>.mapTo(result:
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> Array<out T>.max() : T? {
+    var max: T? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> Array<out T>.min() : T? {
+    var min: T? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ByteArrays.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ByteArrays.kt
index 3fd3ea83b1a..564baba18af 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ByteArrays.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ByteArrays.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,32 @@ public inline fun <R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> ByteArray.mapTo(result: C, tra
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun ByteArray.max() : Byte? {
+    var max: Byte? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun ByteArray.min() : Byte? {
+    var min: Byte? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_DoubleArrays.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_DoubleArrays.kt
index 763c5951a46..13cf48ac2b1 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_DoubleArrays.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_DoubleArrays.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,32 @@ public inline fun <R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> DoubleArray.mapTo(result: C, t
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun DoubleArray.max() : Double? {
+    var max: Double? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun DoubleArray.min() : Double? {
+    var min: Double? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_FloatArrays.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_FloatArrays.kt
index 7599332272f..b0070e7ba04 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_FloatArrays.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_FloatArrays.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,32 @@ public inline fun <R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> FloatArray.mapTo(result: C, tr
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun FloatArray.max() : Float? {
+    var max: Float? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun FloatArray.min() : Float? {
+    var min: Float? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_IntArrays.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_IntArrays.kt
index 905a729e37c..3c29aac0001 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_IntArrays.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_IntArrays.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,32 @@ public inline fun <R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> IntArray.mapTo(result: C, tran
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun IntArray.max() : Int? {
+    var max: Int? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun IntArray.min() : Int? {
+    var min: Int? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterables.kt
index f7eaad52822..afb3bdf5b65 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterables.kt
@@ -212,6 +212,32 @@ public inline fun <T, R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> Iterable<T>.mapTo(result: C
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> Iterable<T>.max() : T? {
+    var max: T? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> Iterable<T>.min() : T? {
+    var min: T? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterators.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterators.kt
index 1d7efb5ae79..2b1e518840c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterators.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Iterators.kt
@@ -212,6 +212,32 @@ public inline fun <T, R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> Iterator<T>.mapTo(result: C
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> Iterator<T>.max() : T? {
+    var max: T? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> Iterator<T>.min() : T? {
+    var min: T? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_LongArrays.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_LongArrays.kt
index fd15d7dfa8e..8632cf9c70b 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_LongArrays.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_LongArrays.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,32 @@ public inline fun <R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> LongArray.mapTo(result: C, tra
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun LongArray.max() : Long? {
+    var max: Long? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun LongArray.min() : Long? {
+    var min: Long? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ShortArrays.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ShortArrays.kt
index 3264f52d3fd..28ce9c80618 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ShortArrays.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_ShortArrays.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,32 @@ public inline fun <R, C: MutableCollection<in R>> ShortArray.mapTo(result: C, tr
     return result
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun ShortArray.max() : Short? {
+    var max: Short? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+           max = e
+        }
+    }
+    return max
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements
+ */
+public fun ShortArray.min() : Short? {
+    var min: Short? = null
+    for (e in this) {
+        if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+           min = e
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
 /**
  * Partitions this collection into a pair of collections
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysJVMTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysJVMTest.kt
index d18dd149d7f..ee17a4fad62 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysJVMTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysJVMTest.kt
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ class ArraysJVMTest {
         }
     }
 
+    test fun min() {
+        expect(null, { intArray().min() })
+        expect(1, { intArray(1).min() })
+        expect(2, { intArray(2, 3).min() })
+        expect(2000000000000, { longArray(3000000000000, 2000000000000).min() })
+        expect(1, { byteArray(1, 3, 2).min() })
+        expect(2, { shortArray(3, 2).min() })
+        expect(2.0, { floatArray(3.0, 2.0).min() })
+        expect(2.0, { doubleArray(2.0, 3.0).min() })
+    }
+
+    test fun max() {
+        expect(null, { intArray().max() })
+        expect(1, { intArray(1).max() })
+        expect(3, { intArray(2, 3).max() })
+        expect(3000000000000, { longArray(3000000000000, 2000000000000).max() })
+        expect(3, { byteArray(1, 3, 2).max() })
+        expect(3, { shortArray(3, 2).max() })
+        expect(3.0, { floatArray(3.0, 2.0).max() })
+        expect(3.0, { doubleArray(2.0, 3.0).max() })
+    }
+
     test fun sum() {
         expect(0) { intArray().sum() }
         expect(14) { intArray(2, 3, 9).sum() }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt
index 7e90d0a1adf..5f99cedb92b 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt
@@ -101,6 +101,24 @@ class ArraysTest {
         assertEquals(false, arr[1])
     }
 
+    test fun min() {
+        expect(null, { array<Int>().min() })
+        expect(1, { array(1).min() })
+        expect(2, { array(2, 3).min() })
+        expect(2000000000000, { array(3000000000000, 2000000000000).min() })
+        expect('a', { array('a', 'b').min() })
+        expect("a", { array("a", "b").min() })
+    }
+
+    test fun max() {
+        expect(null, { array<Int>().max() })
+        expect(1, { array(1).max() })
+        expect(3, { array(2, 3).max() })
+        expect(3000000000000, { array(3000000000000, 2000000000000).max() })
+        expect('b', { array('a', 'b').max() })
+        expect("b", { array("a", "b").max() })
+    }
+
     test fun sum() {
         expect(0) { array<Int>().sum() }
         expect(14) { array(2, 3, 9).sum() }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt
index 0d37ba4c0eb..69f41c5f2f6 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt
@@ -414,6 +414,28 @@ class CollectionTest {
         expect(arrayList(2, 3, 1)) { list }
     }
 
+    test fun min() {
+        expect(null, { listOf<Int>().min() })
+        expect(1, { listOf(1).min() })
+        expect(2, { listOf(2, 3).min() })
+        expect(2000000000000, { listOf(3000000000000, 2000000000000).min() })
+        expect('a', { listOf('a', 'b').min() })
+        expect("a", { listOf("a", "b").min() })
+        expect(null, { listOf<Int>().iterator().min() })
+        expect(2, { listOf(2, 3).iterator().min() })
+    }
+
+    test fun max() {
+        expect(null, { listOf<Int>().max() })
+        expect(1, { listOf(1).max() })
+        expect(3, { listOf(2, 3).max() })
+        expect(3000000000000, { listOf(3000000000000, 2000000000000).max() })
+        expect('b', { listOf('a', 'b').max() })
+        expect("b", { listOf("a", "b").max() })
+        expect(null, { listOf<Int>().iterator().max() })
+        expect(3, { listOf(2, 3).iterator().max() })
+    }
+
     test fun sum() {
         expect(0) { ArrayList<Int>().sum() }
         expect(14) { arrayListOf(2, 3, 9).sum() }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Commons.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Commons.kt
index 0eb638160d3..1c1f7dbbc17 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Commons.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Commons.kt
@@ -407,6 +407,44 @@ fun commons(): ArrayList<GenericFunction> {
         }
     }
 
+    templates add f("min()") {
+        doc = "Returns the smallest element or null if there are no elements"
+        returns("T?")
+        absentFor(PrimitiveType.Boolean, PrimitiveType.Char)//currently there are no sane way to compare Char? with something (KT-4251)
+        typeParam("T: Comparable<T>")
+        isInline = false
+        body {
+            """
+                var min: T? = null
+                for (e in this) {
+                    if (min == null || min!! > e) {
+                       min = e
+                    }
+                }
+                return min
+            """
+        }
+    }
+
+    templates add f("max()") {
+        doc = "Returns the largest element or null if there are no elements"
+        returns("T?")
+        absentFor(PrimitiveType.Boolean, PrimitiveType.Char)//currently there are no sane way to compare Char? with something (KT-4251)
+        typeParam("T: Comparable<T>")
+        isInline = false
+        body {
+            """
+                var max: T? = null
+                for (e in this) {
+                    if (max == null || max!! < e) {
+                       max = e
+                    }
+                }
+                return max
+            """
+        }
+    }
+
     templates add f("appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = \", \", prefix: String =\"\", postfix: String = \"\", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = \"...\")") {
         doc =
         """
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt
index 23c388ead4b..88be3c3f0ea 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class GenericFunction(val signature : String): Comparable<GenericFunction> {
     var isInline : Boolean = true;
     private val customReceivers = HashMap<Family, String>()
     val blockedFor = HashSet<Family>()
+    private val blockedForPrimitive = HashSet<PrimitiveType>()
     val bodies = HashMap<Family, String>()
     val returnTypes = HashMap<Family, String>()
     val typeParams = ArrayList<String>()
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ class GenericFunction(val signature : String): Comparable<GenericFunction> {
         blockedFor.addAll(f.toList())
     }
 
+    fun absentFor(vararg p: PrimitiveType) {
+        blockedForPrimitive.addAll(p.toList())
+    }
+
     private fun effectiveTypeParams(f : Family) : List<String> {
         val types = ArrayList(typeParams)
         if (typeParams.find { it.startsWith("T") } == null && !customReceivers.containsKey(f)) {
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ class GenericFunction(val signature : String): Comparable<GenericFunction> {
 
     fun buildFor(f: Family, primitiveType: PrimitiveType?) : String {
         if (blockedFor.contains(f)) return ""
+        if (primitiveType != null && blockedForPrimitive.contains(primitiveType)) return ""
 
         if (returnTypes[f] == null) throw RuntimeException("No return type specified for $signature")
         val retType = returnTypes[f]!!