diff --git a/stdlib/public/core/CMakeLists.txt b/stdlib/public/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e181ab60d403..42c41dcc156ec 100644
--- a/stdlib/public/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/stdlib/public/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ set(SWIFTLIB_ESSENTIAL
   Comparable.swift
   CompilerProtocols.swift
   ContiguousArray.swift
+  ContiguousCollection.swift
   ContiguouslyStored.swift
   ClosedRange.swift
   ContiguousArrayBuffer.swift
diff --git a/stdlib/public/core/ContiguousCollection.swift b/stdlib/public/core/ContiguousCollection.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5acbaad46c65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/public/core/ContiguousCollection.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This source file is part of the Swift.org open source project
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2014 - 2018 Apple Inc. and the Swift project authors
+// Licensed under Apache License v2.0 with Runtime Library Exception
+//
+// See https://swift.org/LICENSE.txt for license information
+// See https://swift.org/CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift project authors
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+/// A collection that supports access to its underlying contiguous storage.
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+public protocol ContiguousCollection: Collection
+where SubSequence: ContiguousCollection {
+  /// Calls a closure with a pointer to the array's contiguous storage.
+  func withUnsafeBufferPointer<R>(
+    _ body: (UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>) throws -> R
+  ) rethrows -> R
+}
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+public extension ContiguousCollection {
+  @inlinable
+  func withUnsafeBufferPointer<R>(
+    _ body: (UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>) throws -> R
+  ) rethrows -> R {
+    return try withContiguousStorageIfAvailable(body)!
+  }
+}
+
+/// A collection that supports mutable access to its underlying contiguous
+/// storage.
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+public protocol MutableContiguousCollection: ContiguousCollection, MutableCollection
+where SubSequence: MutableContiguousCollection {
+  /// Calls the given closure with a pointer to the array's mutable contiguous
+  /// storage.
+  mutating func withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer<R>(
+    _ body: (inout UnsafeMutableBufferPointer<Element>) throws -> R
+  ) rethrows -> R
+}
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension MutableContiguousCollection {
+  @inlinable
+  public mutating func withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer<R>(
+    _ body: (inout UnsafeMutableBufferPointer<Element>) throws -> R
+  ) rethrows -> R {
+    return try withContiguousMutableStorageIfAvailable(body)!
+  }
+}
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension Array: MutableContiguousCollection { }
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension ContiguousArray: MutableContiguousCollection { }
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension ArraySlice: MutableContiguousCollection { }
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension UnsafeBufferPointer: ContiguousCollection { }
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension UnsafeMutableBufferPointer: MutableContiguousCollection { }
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension Slice: ContiguousCollection where Base: ContiguousCollection { }
+
+@available(iOS 9999, OSX 9999, tvOS 9999, watchOS 9999, *)
+extension Slice: MutableContiguousCollection where Base: MutableContiguousCollection { }
diff --git a/stdlib/public/core/GroupInfo.json b/stdlib/public/core/GroupInfo.json
index ca2c2ab879526..804ebf2e20b75 100644
--- a/stdlib/public/core/GroupInfo.json
+++ b/stdlib/public/core/GroupInfo.json
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
         "CocoaArray.swift",
         "ContiguousArray.swift",
         "ContiguousArrayBuffer.swift",
+        "ContiguousCollection.swift",
         "ContiguouslyStored.swift",
         "FixedArray.swift",
         "SliceBuffer.swift",