diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtils.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtils.java
index add7e6a703..d7549731aa 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtils.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtils.java
@@ -97,6 +97,24 @@ public final class RMCollectionUtils
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a Set containing all of the provided elements. Duplicate elements will be removed as per the
+     * {@code Set} contract.
+     *
+     * @param elements the elements to put in a Set.
+     * @param <T>      the element type.
+     * @return         a Set containing all the provided elements (without duplicates).
+     */
+    public static <T> HashSet<T> asSet(T... elements)
+    {
+        final HashSet<T> set = new HashSet<>(elements.length);
+        for (T element : elements)
+        {
+            set.add(element);
+        }
+        return set;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This enum represents a change in an entry between 2 collections.
      */
diff --git a/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtilsUnitTest.java b/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtilsUnitTest.java
index 4c8e9240db..4f02e3a24b 100644
--- a/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtilsUnitTest.java
+++ b/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/RMCollectionUtilsUnitTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util;
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util.ExceptionUtils.expectedException;
+import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.RMCollectionUtils.asSet;
 import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.RMCollectionUtils.diffKey;
 import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.RMCollectionUtils.head;
 import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.RMCollectionUtils.tail;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -94,4 +96,12 @@ public class RMCollectionUtilsUnitTest
         assertEquals("a", head(asList("a")));
         assertNull(head(emptyList()));
    }
+
+    @Test public void elementsAsSet()
+    {
+        assertEquals(new HashSet<String>() {{ this.add("hello"); this.add("world"); }},
+                     asSet("hello", "world"));
+        assertEquals(new HashSet<Integer>() {{ this.add(3); this.add(7); this.add(31); this.add(127); }},
+                     asSet(3, 7, 31, 127));
+    }
 }