diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/ImmutableArrayList.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/ImmutableArrayList.kt
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+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/ImmutableArrayList.kt
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+package kotlin
+
+import java.util.List
+import java.util.AbstractList
+
+private class ImmutableArrayList<T>(
+        private val array: Array<T>,
+        private val offset: Int,
+        private val length: Int
+) : AbstractList<T>() {
+    {
+        // impossible
+        if (offset < 0) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("negative offset")
+        }
+        // impossible
+        if (length < 0) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("negative length")
+        }
+        // possible when builder is used from different threads
+        if (offset + length > array.size) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("offset + length > array.length")
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected fun indexInArray(index: Int): Int {
+        if (index < 0) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("negative index")
+        }
+        if (index >= length) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("index > length")
+        }
+        return index + offset
+    }
+
+    public override fun get(index: Int): T = array[indexInArray(index)] as T
+
+    public override fun size() : Int = length
+
+    public override fun subList(fromIndex: Int, toIndex: Int) : List<T> {
+        if (fromIndex < 0) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("negative from index")
+        }
+        if (toIndex < fromIndex) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("toIndex < fromIndex")
+        }
+        if (toIndex > length) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("fromIndex + toIndex > length")
+        }
+        return ImmutableArrayList(array, offset + fromIndex, toIndex - fromIndex)
+    }
+
+    // TODO: efficiently implement iterator and other stuff
+}
+
+// TODO: make val, see http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-2028
+private fun emptyArray(): Array<Any?> = arrayOfNulls(0)
+
+public class ImmutableArrayListBuilder<T>() {
+
+    private var array = emptyArray()
+    private var length = 0
+
+    public fun build(): List<T> {
+        val r = ImmutableArrayList<T>(array as Array<T>, 0, length)
+        array = emptyArray()
+        length = 0
+        return r
+    }
+
+    public fun ensureCapacity(capacity: Int) {
+        if (array.size < capacity) {
+            val newSize = Math.max(capacity, Math.max(array.size * 2, 11))
+            array = array.copyOf(newSize)
+        }
+    }
+
+    public fun add(item: T) {
+        ensureCapacity(length + 1)
+        array[length] = item
+        ++length
+    }
+
+}
+
+// default list builder
+fun <T> listBuilder() = ImmutableArrayListBuilder<T>()
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/ImmutableArrayListTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/ImmutableArrayListTest.kt
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+package test.collection
+
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase
+import java.util.List
+import java.util.Random
+
+class ImmutableArrayListTest() : TestCase() {
+
+    fun testSimple() {
+        val builder = ImmutableArrayListBuilder<Int>()
+        builder.add(17)
+        val list = builder.build()
+        assertEquals(1, list.size())
+        assertEquals(17, list[0])
+    }
+
+
+    fun testGet() {
+        for (length in 0 .. 55) {
+            val list = buildIntArray(length, 19)
+            assertEquals(length, list.size)
+            checkList(list, length, 19)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun buildIntArray(length: Int, firstValue: Int): List<Int> {
+        val builder = ImmutableArrayListBuilder<Int>()
+        for (j in 0 .. length - 1) {
+            builder.add(firstValue + j)
+        }
+        return builder.build()
+    }
+
+
+    private fun checkList(list: List<Int>, expectedLength: Int, expectedFirstValue: Int) {
+        assertEquals(expectedLength, list.size)
+        for (i in 0 .. expectedLength - 1) {
+            assertEquals(expectedFirstValue + i, list[i])
+        }
+        try {
+            list[expectedLength]
+            fail()
+        } catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
+            // expected
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    fun testSublist() {
+        val r = Random(1)
+        for (i in 0 .. 200) {
+            val length = r.nextInt(55)
+            val list = buildIntArray(length, 23)
+            val fromIndex = r.nextInt(length + 1)
+            val toIndex = fromIndex + r.nextInt(length - fromIndex + 1)
+            val sublist = list.subList(fromIndex, toIndex)
+            checkList(sublist, toIndex - fromIndex, 23 + fromIndex)
+        }
+    }
+
+}