diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7376c776..c95caafad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 
 * `@compat Base.IndexStyle(::Type{<:MyArray}) = IndexLinear()` and `@compat Base.IndexStyle(::Type{<:MyArray}) = IndexCartesian()` to define traits for abstract arrays, replacing the former `Base.linearindexing{T<:MyArray}(::Type{T}) = Base.LinearFast()` and `Base.linearindexing{T<:MyArray}(::Type{T}) = Base.LinearSlow()`, respectively.
 
+* `Compat.collect(A)` returns an Array even on 0.5, no matter what indices the array `A` has. [#21257]
+
 ## Module Aliases
 
 * In 0.6, some 0.5 iterator functions have been moved to the `Base.Iterators`
@@ -363,3 +365,4 @@ includes this fix. Find the minimum version from there.
 [#20500]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/20500
 [#18629]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/18629
 [#21346]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/21346
+[#21257]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/21257
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index d672e46fd..3bf039d49 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -1471,6 +1471,20 @@ else
     using Base: StringVector
 end
 
+# https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/21257
+if v"0.5.0" <= VERSION < v"0.6.0-pre.beta.28"
+    collect(A) = collect_indices(indices(A), A)
+    collect_indices(::Tuple{}, A) = copy!(Array{eltype(A)}(), A)
+    collect_indices(indsA::Tuple{Vararg{Base.OneTo}}, A) =
+        copy!(Array{eltype(A)}(map(length, indsA)), A)
+    function collect_indices(indsA, A)
+        B = Array{eltype(A)}(map(length, indsA))
+        copy!(B, CartesianRange(indices(B)), A, CartesianRange(indsA))
+    end
+else
+    const collect = Base.collect
+end
+
 include("to-be-deprecated.jl")
 
 end # module Compat
diff --git a/test/REQUIRE b/test/REQUIRE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbe36550b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/REQUIRE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OffsetArrays
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 8b815e570..11e7a1ba2 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1831,6 +1831,15 @@ let x = fill!(StringVector(5), 0x61)
     @test pointer(x) == pointer(Compat.UTF8String(x))
 end
 
+# collect
+if VERSION >= v"0.5.0"
+    using OffsetArrays
+    a = OffsetArray(1:3, -1:1)
+    b = Compat.collect(a)
+    @test indices(b) === (Base.OneTo(3),)
+    @test b == [1,2,3]
+end
+
 include("to-be-deprecated.jl")
 
 nothing