diff --git a/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtilRt.java b/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtilRt.java
index 453b3bda47e1..23d5161ebabc 100644
--- a/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtilRt.java
+++ b/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtilRt.java
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public class ContainerUtilRt {
     return map;
   }
 
-  public static <K, V> Map<K,V> newHashMap(Pair<K, V> first, Pair<K, V>[] entries) {
+  @NotNull
+  public static <K, V> Map<K,V> newHashMap(@NotNull Pair<K, V> first, Pair<K, V>[] entries) {
     Map<K, V> map = newHashMap();
     map.put(first.getFirst(), first.getSecond());
     for (Pair<K, V> entry : entries) {
@@ -90,6 +91,16 @@ public class ContainerUtilRt {
     return new com.intellij.util.containers.LinkedHashMap<K, V>(map);
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K,V> newLinkedHashMap(@NotNull Pair<K, V> first, Pair<K, V>[] entries) {
+    LinkedHashMap<K, V> map = newLinkedHashMap();
+    map.put(first.getFirst(), first.getSecond());
+    for (Pair<K, V> entry : entries) {
+      map.put(entry.getFirst(), entry.getSecond());
+    }
+    return map;
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public static <T> LinkedList<T> newLinkedList() {
     return new LinkedList<T>();
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java
index 132e384ecf07..fc6c29e3f93d 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class ContainerUtil extends ContainerUtilRt {
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  public static <K, V> Map<K, V> newHashMap(Pair<K, V> first, Pair<K, V>... entries) {
+  public static <K, V> Map<K, V> newHashMap(@NotNull Pair<K, V> first, Pair<K, V>... entries) {
     return ContainerUtilRt.newHashMap(first, entries);
   }
 
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public class ContainerUtil extends ContainerUtilRt {
     return ContainerUtilRt.newLinkedHashMap(map);
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> newLinkedHashMap(@NotNull Pair<K, V> first, Pair<K, V>... entries) {
+    return ContainerUtilRt.newLinkedHashMap(first, entries);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public static <K, V> THashMap<K, V> newTroveMap() {
     return new THashMap<K, V>();