diff --git a/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.api b/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.api
index 09231a36..cfc60020 100644
--- a/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.api
+++ b/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.api
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 public final class kotlinx/collections/immutable/ExtensionsKt {
+	public static final fun buildPersistentHashMap (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentMap;
+	public static final fun buildPersistentHashSet (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentSet;
+	public static final fun buildPersistentList (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentList;
+	public static final fun buildPersistentMap (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentMap;
+	public static final fun buildPersistentSet (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentSet;
 	public static final fun immutableHashMapOf ([Lkotlin/Pair;)Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentMap;
 	public static final fun immutableHashSetOf ([Ljava/lang/Object;)Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentSet;
 	public static final fun immutableListOf ()Lkotlinx/collections/immutable/PersistentList;
diff --git a/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.klib.api b/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.klib.api
index 4bd7b493..23a58dc1 100644
--- a/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.klib.api
+++ b/core/api/kotlinx-collections-immutable.klib.api
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?, #B: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutab
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?, #B: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<out #A, #B>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus(kotlin.sequences/Sequence<kotlin/Pair<#A, #B>>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<#A, #B> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus|plus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentMap<out|0:0,0:1>(kotlin.sequences.Sequence<kotlin.Pair<0:0,0:1>>){0§<kotlin.Any?>;1§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?, #B: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<out #A, #B>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus(kotlin/Array<out kotlin/Pair<#A, #B>>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<#A, #B> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus|plus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentMap<out|0:0,0:1>(kotlin.Array<out|kotlin.Pair<0:0,0:1>>){0§<kotlin.Any?>;1§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?, #B: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<out #A, #B>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus(kotlin/Pair<#A, #B>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<#A, #B> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus|plus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentMap<out|0:0,0:1>(kotlin.Pair<0:0,0:1>){0§<kotlin.Any?>;1§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
+final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?, #B: kotlin/Any?> kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentHashMap(kotlin/Function1<kotlin.collections/MutableMap<#A, #B>, kotlin/Unit>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<#A, #B> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentHashMap|buildPersistentHashMap(kotlin.Function1<kotlin.collections.MutableMap<0:0,0:1>,kotlin.Unit>){0§<kotlin.Any?>;1§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
+final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?, #B: kotlin/Any?> kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentMap(kotlin/Function1<kotlin.collections/MutableMap<#A, #B>, kotlin/Unit>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentMap<#A, #B> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentMap|buildPersistentMap(kotlin.Function1<kotlin.collections.MutableMap<0:0,0:1>,kotlin.Unit>){0§<kotlin.Any?>;1§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentCollection<#A>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/minus(#A): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentCollection<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/minus|minus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentCollection<0:0>(0:0){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentCollection<#A>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus(#A): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentCollection<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus|plus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentCollection<0:0>(0:0){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentList<#A>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/minus(#A): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentList<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/minus|minus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentList<0:0>(0:0){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
@@ -250,3 +252,6 @@ final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentList
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/minus(#A): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/minus|minus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentSet<0:0>(0:0){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/mutate(kotlin/Function1<kotlin.collections/MutableSet<#A>, kotlin/Unit>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/mutate|mutate@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentSet<0:0>(kotlin.Function1<kotlin.collections.MutableSet<0:0>,kotlin.Unit>){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
 final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> (kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A>).kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus(#A): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/plus|plus@kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentSet<0:0>(0:0){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
+final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentHashSet(kotlin/Function1<kotlin.collections/MutableSet<#A>, kotlin/Unit>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentHashSet|buildPersistentHashSet(kotlin.Function1<kotlin.collections.MutableSet<0:0>,kotlin.Unit>){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
+final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentList(kotlin/Function1<kotlin.collections/MutableList<#A>, kotlin/Unit>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentList<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentList|buildPersistentList(kotlin.Function1<kotlin.collections.MutableList<0:0>,kotlin.Unit>){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
+final inline fun <#A: kotlin/Any?> kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentSet(kotlin/Function1<kotlin.collections/MutableSet<#A>, kotlin/Unit>): kotlinx.collections.immutable/PersistentSet<#A> // kotlinx.collections.immutable/buildPersistentSet|buildPersistentSet(kotlin.Function1<kotlin.collections.MutableSet<0:0>,kotlin.Unit>){0§<kotlin.Any?>}[0]
diff --git a/core/commonMain/src/extensions.kt b/core/commonMain/src/extensions.kt
index 57d289fa..e060714a 100644
--- a/core/commonMain/src/extensions.kt
+++ b/core/commonMain/src/extensions.kt
@@ -766,3 +766,66 @@ public fun <K, V> Map<K, V>.toPersistentHashMap(): PersistentMap<K, V>
         = this as? PersistentHashMap
         ?: (this as? PersistentHashMapBuilder<K, V>)?.build()
         ?: PersistentHashMap.emptyOf<K, V>().putAll(this)
+
+/**
+ * Builds a new [PersistentList] by populating a [MutableList] using the given [builderAction]
+ * and returning an immutable list with the same elements.
+ *
+ * The list passed as a receiver to the [builderAction] is valid only inside that function.
+ * Using it outside the function produces an unspecified behavior.
+ */
+public inline fun <T> buildPersistentList(builderAction: MutableList<T>.() -> Unit): PersistentList<T> {
+        return persistentListOf<T>().mutate(builderAction)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a new [PersistentSet] by populating a [MutableSet] using the given [builderAction]
+ * and returning an immutable set with the same elements.
+ *
+ * The set passed as a receiver to the [builderAction] is valid only inside that function.
+ * Using it outside the function produces an unspecified behavior.
+ *
+ * Elements of the set are iterated in the order they were added by the [builderAction].
+ */
+public inline fun <T> buildPersistentSet(builderAction: MutableSet<T>.() -> Unit): PersistentSet<T> {
+        return persistentSetOf<T>().mutate(builderAction)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a new [PersistentSet] by populating a [MutableSet] using the given [builderAction]
+ * and returning an immutable set with the same elements.
+ *
+ * The set passed as a receiver to the [builderAction] is valid only inside that function.
+ * Using it outside the function produces an unspecified behavior.
+ *
+ * Order of the elements in the returned set is unspecified.
+ */
+public inline fun <T> buildPersistentHashSet(builderAction: MutableSet<T>.() -> Unit): PersistentSet<T> {
+        return persistentHashSetOf<T>().mutate(builderAction)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a new [PersistentMap] by populating a [MutableMap] using the given [builderAction]
+ * and returning an immutable map with the same key-value pairs.
+ *
+ * The map passed as a receiver to the [builderAction] is valid only inside that function.
+ * Using it outside the function produces an unspecified behavior.
+ *
+ * Entries of the map are iterated in the order they were added by the [builderAction].
+ */
+public inline fun <K, V> buildPersistentMap(builderAction: MutableMap<K, V>.() -> Unit): PersistentMap<K, V> {
+        return persistentMapOf<K, V>().mutate(builderAction)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a new [PersistentMap] by populating a [MutableMap] using the given [builderAction]
+ * and returning an immutable map with the same key-value pairs.
+ *
+ * The map passed as a receiver to the [builderAction] is valid only inside that function.
+ * Using it outside the function produces an unspecified behavior.
+ *
+ * Order of the entries in the returned map is unspecified.
+ */
+public inline fun <K, V> buildPersistentHashMap(builderAction: MutableMap<K, V>.() -> Unit): PersistentMap<K, V> {
+        return persistentHashMapOf<K, V>().mutate(builderAction)
+}
diff --git a/core/commonTest/src/contract/list/ImmutableListTest.kt b/core/commonTest/src/contract/list/ImmutableListTest.kt
index 76883a04..859a8764 100644
--- a/core/commonTest/src/contract/list/ImmutableListTest.kt
+++ b/core/commonTest/src/contract/list/ImmutableListTest.kt
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ class ImmutableListTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test fun buildPersistentList() {
+        val expected = persistentListOf(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
+        val actual = buildPersistentList {
+            for (i in 1..6) {
+                add(i)
+            }
+        }
+        assertEquals(expected, actual)
+    }
+
     @Test fun subListOfBuilder() {
         val list = "abcxaxyz12".toImmutableList().toPersistentList()
         val builder = list.builder()
diff --git a/core/commonTest/src/contract/map/ImmutableMapTest.kt b/core/commonTest/src/contract/map/ImmutableMapTest.kt
index d204d443..0f7c6a7d 100644
--- a/core/commonTest/src/contract/map/ImmutableMapTest.kt
+++ b/core/commonTest/src/contract/map/ImmutableMapTest.kt
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ class ImmutableHashMapTest : ImmutableMapTest() {
         compareMaps(expected, builder1.build())
     }
 
+    @Test fun buildPersistentHashMap() {
+        val expected = mutableMapOf<String, Int>()
+        val actual = buildPersistentHashMap {
+            for (i in 300..400) {
+                put("$i", i)
+                expected["$i"] = i
+            }
+            for (i in 0..200) {
+                put("$i", i)
+                expected["$i"] = i
+            }
+        }
+        compareMapsUnordered(expected, actual)
+    }
+
     @Test fun regressionGithubIssue109() {
         // https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.collections.immutable/issues/109
         val map0 = immutableMapOf<Int, Int>().put(0, 0).put(1, 1).put(32, 32)
@@ -139,6 +154,21 @@ class ImmutableOrderedMapTest : ImmutableMapTest() {
         changing.add("break iteration")
         assertFailsWith<ConcurrentModificationException> { builder.filter { it.key === changing } }
     }
+
+    @Test fun buildPersistentMap() {
+        val expected = mutableMapOf<String, Int>()
+        val actual = buildPersistentMap {
+            for (i in 300..400) {
+                put("$i", i)
+                expected["$i"] = i
+            }
+            for (i in 0..200) {
+                put("$i", i)
+                expected["$i"] = i
+            }
+        }
+        compareMaps(expected, actual)
+    }
 }
 
 abstract class ImmutableMapTest {
diff --git a/core/commonTest/src/contract/set/ImmutableSetTest.kt b/core/commonTest/src/contract/set/ImmutableSetTest.kt
index 1339ebcf..e25d3540 100644
--- a/core/commonTest/src/contract/set/ImmutableSetTest.kt
+++ b/core/commonTest/src/contract/set/ImmutableSetTest.kt
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ class ImmutableHashSetTest : ImmutableSetTestBase() {
             compareSets(immutableSetOf<Int>(), left - right)
         }
     }
+
+    @Test fun buildPersistentHashSet() {
+        val expected = mutableSetOf<Int>()
+        val actual = buildPersistentHashSet {
+            for (i in 0..2000) {
+                add(i)
+                expected.add(i)
+            }
+        }
+        compareSetsUnordered(expected, actual)
+    }
 }
 
 class ImmutableOrderedSetTest : ImmutableSetTestBase() {
@@ -221,6 +232,17 @@ class ImmutableOrderedSetTest : ImmutableSetTestBase() {
         changing.add("break iteration")
         assertFailsWith<ConcurrentModificationException> { builder.filter { it === changing } }
     }
+
+    @Test fun buildPersistentSet() {
+        val expected = mutableSetOf<Int>()
+        val actual = buildPersistentSet {
+            for (i in 0..2000) {
+                add(i)
+                expected.add(i)
+            }
+        }
+        compareSets(expected, actual)
+    }
 }
 
 abstract class ImmutableSetTestBase {