diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections.kt b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections.kt
index 0c0f0376485..19897f480a4 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ internal actual fun <T> copyToArrayImpl(collection: Collection<*>, array: Array<
     return array
 }
 
-
 /**
- * Returns an immutable list containing only the specified object [element].
+ * Returns a new read-only list containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Lists.singletonReadOnlyList
  */
-public fun <T> listOf(element: T): List<T> = arrayListOf(element)
+public actual fun <T> listOf(element: T): List<T> = arrayListOf(element)
 
 @PublishedApi
 @SinceKotlin("1.3")
@@ -81,11 +82,12 @@ internal actual inline fun <E> buildListInternal(capacity: Int, builderAction: M
     return ArrayList<E>(capacity).apply(builderAction).build()
 }
 
-
 /**
- * Returns an immutable set containing only the specified object [element].
+ * Returns a new read-only set containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Sets.singletonReadOnlySet
  */
-public fun <T> setOf(element: T): Set<T> = hashSetOf(element)
+public actual fun <T> setOf(element: T): Set<T> = hashSetOf(element)
 
 @PublishedApi
 @SinceKotlin("1.3")
@@ -101,13 +103,6 @@ internal actual inline fun <E> buildSetInternal(capacity: Int, builderAction: Mu
     return LinkedHashSet<E>(capacity).apply(builderAction).build()
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Returns an immutable map, mapping only the specified key to the
- * specified value.
- */
-public fun <K, V> mapOf(pair: Pair<K, V>): Map<K, V> = hashMapOf(pair)
-
 @PublishedApi
 @SinceKotlin("1.3")
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
@@ -260,3 +255,11 @@ internal actual fun mapCapacity(expectedSize: Int) = expectedSize
 internal fun checkBuilderCapacity(capacity: Int) {
     require(capacity >= 0) { "capacity must be non-negative." }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns a new read-only map, mapping only the specified key to the
+ * specified value.
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Maps.Instantiation.mapFromPairs
+ */
+public actual fun <K, V> mapOf(pair: Pair<K, V>): Map<K, V> = hashMapOf(pair)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/CollectionsJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/CollectionsJVM.kt
index 04fff9dc6b0..1276fdfb0d9 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/CollectionsJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/CollectionsJVM.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ import kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
 import kotlin.internal.apiVersionIsAtLeast
 
 /**
- * Returns an immutable list containing only the specified object [element].
+ * Returns a new read-only list containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
  * The returned list is serializable.
+ *
  * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Lists.singletonReadOnlyList
  */
-public fun <T> listOf(element: T): List<T> = java.util.Collections.singletonList(element)
+public actual fun <T> listOf(element: T): List<T> = java.util.Collections.singletonList(element)
 
 @PublishedApi
 @SinceKotlin("1.3")
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/MapsJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/MapsJVM.kt
index 0b914252295..c6f32006c69 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/MapsJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/MapsJVM.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ import java.util.TreeMap
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap
 import kotlin.collections.builders.MapBuilder
 
-
 /**
- * Returns an immutable map, mapping only the specified key to the
+ * Returns a new read-only map, mapping only the specified key to the
  * specified value.
  *
  * The returned map is serializable.
  *
  * @sample samples.collections.Maps.Instantiation.mapFromPairs
  */
-public fun <K, V> mapOf(pair: Pair<K, V>): Map<K, V> = java.util.Collections.singletonMap(pair.first, pair.second)
+public actual fun <K, V> mapOf(pair: Pair<K, V>): Map<K, V> = java.util.Collections.singletonMap(pair.first, pair.second)
 
 @PublishedApi
 @SinceKotlin("1.3")
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/SetsJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/SetsJVM.kt
index f233ad0aaaa..449831614dc 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/SetsJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/collections/SetsJVM.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ package kotlin.collections
 
 import kotlin.collections.builders.SetBuilder
 
-
 /**
- * Returns an immutable set containing only the specified object [element].
+ * Returns a new read-only set containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
  * The returned set is serializable.
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Sets.singletonReadOnlySet
  */
-public fun <T> setOf(element: T): Set<T> = java.util.Collections.singleton(element)
+public actual fun <T> setOf(element: T): Set<T> = java.util.Collections.singleton(element)
 
 @PublishedApi
 @SinceKotlin("1.3")
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/collections/CollectionJVMTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/collections/CollectionJVMTest.kt
index 965b5f5ba08..17729aaf5e4 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/collections/CollectionJVMTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/collections/CollectionJVMTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -184,10 +184,14 @@ class CollectionJVMTest {
 
     @Test fun emptyMapIsSerializable() = testSingletonSerialization(emptyMap<Any, Any>())
 
-    private fun testSingletonSerialization(value: Any) {
+    private fun checkSerializeAndDeserialize(value: Any): Any {
         val result = serializeAndDeserialize(value)
-
         assertEquals(value, result)
+        return result
+    }
+
+    private fun testSingletonSerialization(value: Any) {
+        val result = checkSerializeAndDeserialize(value)
         assertSame(value, result)
     }
 
@@ -245,7 +249,6 @@ class CollectionJVMTest {
         testCollectionBuilderSerialization(source)
     }
 
-
     private fun testCollectionBuilderSerialization(value: Any) {
         val result = serializeAndDeserialize(value)
         assertEquals(value, result)
@@ -260,4 +263,14 @@ class CollectionJVMTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test fun singletonListIsSerializable() = testSingletonCollectionSerialization(listOf(42))
+
+    @Test fun singletonSetIsSerializable() = testSingletonCollectionSerialization(setOf(42))
+
+    @Test fun singletonMapIsSerializable() = testSingletonCollectionSerialization(mapOf("hello" to "world"))
+
+    private fun testSingletonCollectionSerialization(value: Any) {
+        val deserialized = checkSerializeAndDeserialize(value)
+        assertReadOnly(deserialized)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt b/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
index 3333aba2421..67f1540032d 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
@@ -122,3 +122,11 @@ internal actual inline fun checkCountOverflow(count: Int): Int {
     }
     return count
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns a new read-only list containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Lists.singletonReadOnlyList
+ */
+@SinceKotlin("1.9")
+public actual fun <T> listOf(element: T): List<T> = arrayListOf(element)
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt b/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
index f4ba76b9180..0b37b203b6c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
@@ -34,3 +34,12 @@ internal actual fun <K, V> Map<out K, V>.toSingletonMap(): Map<K, V>
  */
 @PublishedApi
 internal actual fun mapCapacity(expectedSize: Int) = expectedSize
+
+/**
+ * Returns a new read-only map, mapping only the specified key to the
+ * specified value.
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Maps.Instantiation.mapFromPairs
+ */
+@SinceKotlin("1.9")
+public actual fun <K, V> mapOf(pair: Pair<K, V>): Map<K, V> = hashMapOf(pair)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt b/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt
index 5c7179c0a52..eaa6c24f50c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/native-wasm/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
  * that can be found in the LICENSE file.
  */
 
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ package kotlin.collections
 
 // TODO: Add SingletonSet class
 /**
- * Returns an immutable set containing only the specified object [element].
+ * Returns a new read-only set containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Sets.singletonReadOnlySet
  */
-public fun <T> setOf(element: T): Set<T> = hashSetOf(element)
+public actual fun <T> setOf(element: T): Set<T> = hashSetOf(element)
 
 @PublishedApi
 @SinceKotlin("1.3")
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/collections/collections.kt b/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/collections/collections.kt
index c20a7671b95..c7c7848510d 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/collections/collections.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/collections/collections.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ class Collections {
             assertTrue(set1 == set2)
         }
 
+        @Sample
+        fun singletonReadOnlySet() {
+            val set = setOf('a')
+            assertPrints(set, "[a]")
+            assertPrints(set.size, "1")
+        }
+
         @Sample
         fun emptyMutableSet() {
             val set = mutableSetOf<Int>()
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
index 50f6ea79fec..f49586206b2 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ public fun <T> emptyList(): List<T> = EmptyList
  */
 public fun <T> listOf(vararg elements: T): List<T> = if (elements.size > 0) elements.asList() else emptyList()
 
+/**
+ * Returns a new read-only list containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
+ * The returned list is serializable (JVM).
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Lists.singletonReadOnlyList
+ */
+@SinceKotlin("1.9")
+public expect fun <T> listOf(element: T): List<T>
+
 /**
  * Returns an empty read-only list.  The returned list is serializable (JVM).
  * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Lists.emptyReadOnlyList
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
index 483060040c6..721b4045dbf 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ public fun <K, V> emptyMap(): Map<K, V> = @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") (EmptyMap
 public fun <K, V> mapOf(vararg pairs: Pair<K, V>): Map<K, V> =
     if (pairs.size > 0) pairs.toMap(LinkedHashMap(mapCapacity(pairs.size))) else emptyMap()
 
+/**
+ * Returns a new read-only map, mapping only the specified key to the
+ * specified value.
+ *
+ * The returned map is serializable (JVM).
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Maps.Instantiation.mapFromPairs
+ */
+@SinceKotlin("1.9")
+public expect fun <K, V> mapOf(pair: Pair<K, V>): Map<K, V>
+
 /**
  * Returns an empty read-only map.
  *
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt
index 4b65ddb9f91..342e2a60a0f 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Sets.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ public fun <T> emptySet(): Set<T> = EmptySet
  */
 public fun <T> setOf(vararg elements: T): Set<T> = if (elements.size > 0) elements.toSet() else emptySet()
 
+/**
+ * Returns a new read-only set containing only the specified object [element].
+ *
+ * The returned set is serializable (JVM).
+ *
+ * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Sets.singletonReadOnlySet
+ */
+@SinceKotlin("1.9")
+public expect fun <T> setOf(element: T): Set<T>
+
 /**
  * Returns an empty read-only set.  The returned set is serializable (JVM).
  * @sample samples.collections.Collections.Sets.emptyReadOnlySet