diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublic.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublic.kt
index 3e0d76bede1..78f1b92f895 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublic.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublic.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ open class SingletonCollection<T>(val value: T) : AbstractCollection<T>() {
     override val size = 1
     override fun iterator(): Iterator<T> = listOf(value).iterator()
 
-    protected fun toArray(): Array<Any?> =
+    protected override final fun toArray(): Array<Any?> =
             arrayOf<Any?>(value)
 
-    protected fun <E> toArray(a: Array<E>): Array<E> {
+    protected override final fun <E> toArray(a: Array<E>): Array<E> {
         a[0] = value as E
         return a
     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublicWithJava.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublicWithJava.kt
index ff00b887294..097d62f3907 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublicWithJava.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/toArray/toArrayShouldBePublicWithJava.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ open class SingletonCollection<T>(val value: T) : AbstractCollection<T>() {
     override val size = 1
     override fun iterator(): Iterator<T> = listOf(value).iterator()
 
-    protected open fun toArray(): Array<Any?> =
+    protected override fun toArray(): Array<Any?> =
             arrayOf<Any?>(value)
 
-    protected open fun <E> toArray(a: Array<E>): Array<E> {
+    protected override fun <E> toArray(a: Array<E>): Array<E> {
         a[0] = value as E
         return a
     }
diff --git a/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt b/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt
index 5fbb4db08b1..2b904daf902 100644
--- a/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt
+++ b/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public inline fun <T> Collection<T>.toTypedArray(): Array<T> = copyToArray(this)
 @JsName("copyToArray")
 internal fun <T> copyToArray(collection: Collection<T>): Array<T> {
     return if (collection.asDynamic().toArray !== undefined)
-        collection.asDynamic().toArray()
+        collection.asDynamic().toArray().unsafeCast<Array<T>>()
     else
         copyToArrayImpl(collection).unsafeCast<Array<T>>()
 }
@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ internal fun copyToArrayImpl(collection: Collection<*>): Array<Any?> {
     return array
 }
 
+@JsName("copyToExistingArrayImpl")
+internal fun <T> copyToArrayImpl(collection: Collection<*>, array: Array<T>): Array<T> {
+    if (array.size < collection.size)
+        return copyToArrayImpl(collection).unsafeCast<Array<T>>()
+
+    val iterator = collection.iterator()
+    var index = 0
+    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+        array[index++] = iterator.next().unsafeCast<T>()
+    }
+    if (index < array.size) {
+        array[index] = null.unsafeCast<T>()
+    }
+    return array
+}
+
 @library("arrayToString")
 internal fun arrayToString(array: Array<*>): String = noImpl
 
diff --git a/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt b/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt
index 1ec443bcc37..51a4ea583c1 100644
--- a/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt
+++ b/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMutableCollection<E> protected constructor() : Abs
         }
     }
 
-    // TODO: move somehow to AbstractCollection: can't move now, because it cannot be protected on JVM, just public
-    protected open fun toArray(): Array<Any?> = copyToArrayImpl(this)
-
     open fun toJSON(): Any = this.toArray()
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/CollectionsH.kt b/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/CollectionsH.kt
index 66bc88c0659..513b122a008 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/CollectionsH.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/CollectionsH.kt
@@ -158,4 +158,8 @@ header operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.set(key: K, value: V): Unit
 
 // from Grouping.kt
 public header fun <T, K> Grouping<T, K>.eachCount(): Map<K, Int>
-// public header inline fun <T, K> Grouping<T, K>.eachSumOf(valueSelector: (T) -> Int): Map<K, Int>
\ No newline at end of file
+// public header inline fun <T, K> Grouping<T, K>.eachSumOf(valueSelector: (T) -> Int): Map<K, Int>
+
+internal header fun copyToArrayImpl(collection: Collection<*>): Array<Any?>
+
+internal header fun <T> copyToArrayImpl(collection: Collection<*>, array: Array<T>): Array<T>
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractCollection.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractCollection.kt
index 3036c71763b..4ffb177adb0 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractCollection.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractCollection.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractCollection<out E> protected constructor() : Collec
         if (it === this) "(this Collection)" else it.toString()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns new array of type `Array<Any?>` with the elements of this collection.
+     */
+    protected open fun toArray(): Array<Any?> = copyToArrayImpl(this)
 
+    /**
+     * Fills the provided [array] or creates new array of the same type
+     * and fills it with the elements of this collection.
+     */
+    protected open fun <T> toArray(array: Array<T>): Array<T> = copyToArrayImpl(this, array)
 }
-
-
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
index 1fd4b18facd..77ba31809d1 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ internal fun <T> List<T>.optimizeReadOnlyList() = when (size) {
     else -> this
 }
 
+@JvmVersion
+@kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
+internal inline fun copyToArrayImpl(collection: Collection<*>): Array<Any?> =
+        kotlin.jvm.internal.CollectionToArray.toArray(collection)
+
+@JvmVersion
+@kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
+internal inline fun <T> copyToArrayImpl(collection: Collection<*>, array: Array<T>): Array<T> =
+        kotlin.jvm.internal.CollectionToArray.toArray(collection, array)
+
 // copies typed varargs array to array of objects
 @JvmVersion
 private fun <T> Array<out T>.copyToArrayOfAny(isVarargs: Boolean): Array<Any?> =
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/CollectionTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/CollectionTest.kt
index 8bce7f3ed5b..0b61a9a83c5 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/CollectionTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/CollectionTest.kt
@@ -905,4 +905,30 @@ class CollectionTest {
         assertTrue(listOf(1) is RandomAccess, "Default singleton list is RandomAccess")
         assertTrue(emptyList<Int>() is RandomAccess, "Empty list is RandomAccess")
     }
+
+    @Test fun abstractCollectionToArray() {
+        class TestCollection<out E>(val data: Collection<E>) : AbstractCollection<E>() {
+            val invocations = mutableListOf<String>()
+            override val size get() = data.size
+            override fun iterator() = data.iterator()
+
+            override fun toArray(): Array<Any?> {
+                invocations += "toArray1"
+                return data.toTypedArray()
+            }
+            public override fun <T> toArray(array: Array<T>): Array<T> {
+                invocations += "toArray2"
+                return super.toArray(array)
+            }
+        }
+        val data = listOf("abc", "def")
+        val coll = TestCollection(data)
+
+        val arr1 = coll.toTypedArray()
+        assertEquals(data, arr1.asList())
+        assertTrue("toArray1" in coll.invocations || "toArray2" in coll.invocations)
+
+        val arr2: Array<String> = coll.toArray(Array(coll.size + 1) { "" })
+        assertEquals(data + listOf(null), arr2.asList())
+    }
 }