diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
index 34273ed66ed..e01cfac4717 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ private fun mapCapacity(expectedSize: Int): Int {
     return Int.MAX_VALUE // any large value
 }
 
+/** Returns true if this map is not empty. */
+public fun <K, V> Map<K, V>.isNotEmpty(): Boolean = !isEmpty()
+
 /**
  * Returns the [Map] if its not null, or the empty [Map] otherwise.
  */