diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/Builders.common.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/Builders.common.kt
index 737d0b2135..0280ec7fcc 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/Builders.common.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/Builders.common.kt
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ public suspend fun <T> withContext(
     coroutine.getResult()
 }
 
+/**
+ * Calls the specified suspending block with the given [CoroutineDispatcher], suspends until it
+ * completes, and returns the result.
+ *
+ * This inline function calls [withContext].
+ */
+@ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+public suspend inline operator fun <T> CoroutineDispatcher.invoke(
+    noinline block: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> T
+): T = withContext(this, block)
+
 // --------------- implementation ---------------
 
 private open class StandaloneCoroutine(
diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/CoroutineDispatcherOperatorFunInvokeTest.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/CoroutineDispatcherOperatorFunInvokeTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fdd3bbe8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/CoroutineDispatcherOperatorFunInvokeTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+ */
+
+package kotlinx.coroutines
+
+import kotlin.coroutines.ContinuationInterceptor
+import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+class CoroutineDispatcherOperatorFunInvokeTest : TestBase() {
+
+    /**
+     * Copy pasted from [WithContextTest.testThrowException],
+     * then edited to use operator.
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun testThrowException() = runTest {
+        expect(1)
+        try {
+            (wrappedCurrentDispatcher()) {
+                expect(2)
+                throw AssertionError()
+            }
+        } catch (e: AssertionError) {
+            expect(3)
+        }
+
+        yield()
+        finish(4)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copy pasted from [WithContextTest.testWithContextChildWaitSameContext],
+     * then edited to use operator fun invoke for [CoroutineDispatcher].
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun testWithContextChildWaitSameContext() = runTest {
+        expect(1)
+        (wrappedCurrentDispatcher()) {
+            expect(2)
+            launch {
+                // ^^^ schedules to main thread
+                expect(4) // waits before return
+            }
+            expect(3)
+            "OK".wrap()
+        }.unwrap()
+        finish(5)
+    }
+
+    private class Wrapper(val value: String) : Incomplete {
+        override val isActive: Boolean
+            get() = error("")
+        override val list: NodeList?
+            get() = error("")
+    }
+
+    private fun String.wrap() = Wrapper(this)
+    private fun Wrapper.unwrap() = value
+
+    private fun CoroutineScope.wrappedCurrentDispatcher() = object : CoroutineDispatcher() {
+        val dispatcher = coroutineContext[ContinuationInterceptor] as CoroutineDispatcher
+        override fun dispatch(context: CoroutineContext, block: Runnable) {
+            dispatcher.dispatch(context, block)
+        }
+
+        @ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+        override fun isDispatchNeeded(context: CoroutineContext): Boolean {
+            return dispatcher.isDispatchNeeded(context)
+        }
+
+        @InternalCoroutinesApi
+        override fun dispatchYield(context: CoroutineContext, block: Runnable) {
+            dispatcher.dispatchYield(context, block)
+        }
+    }
+}