diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/ImmutableArrayList.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/ImmutableArrayList.kt
index 4cacab1b8f6..b7b9ca7c5b8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/ImmutableArrayList.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/ImmutableArrayList.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ private class ImmutableArrayList<T>(
         if (toIndex > length) {
             throw IndexOutOfBoundsException("fromIndex ($fromIndex) + toIndex ($toIndex) > length ($length)")
         }
+        if (fromIndex == 0 && toIndex == length) {
+            return this
+        }
         return ImmutableArrayList(array, offset + fromIndex, toIndex - fromIndex)
     }