diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt
index d099cfbbd9b..f0d6e8ce956 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt
@@ -50,3 +50,11 @@ public inline fun Executor.execute(action: ()->Unit) {
     execute(runnable(action))
 }
 
+/**
+ * Allows you to use the executor as a function to
+ * execute the given block on the [[Executor]].
+ */
+public inline fun Executor.invoke(action: ()->Unit) {
+    execute(runnable(action))
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/concurrent/ThreadTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/concurrent/ThreadTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af40e7f7200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/concurrent/ThreadTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package concurrent
+
+import kotlin.concurrent.*
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+import org.junit.Test as test
+
+import java.util.concurrent.*
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.*
+
+class ThreadTest {
+    test fun scheduledTask() {
+
+        val pool = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1).sure()
+        val countDown = CountDownLatch(1)
+        pool {
+            countDown.countDown()
+        }
+        assertTrue(countDown.await(2, SECONDS), "Count down is executed")
+    }
+}
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