2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/library/scala/concurrent/Future.scala b/src/library/scala/concurrent/Future.scala
index ec6de84a9d..4e3f3c6c81 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/concurrent/Future.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/concurrent/Future.scala
@@ -473,6 +473,13 @@ object Future {
    */
   def successful[T](result: T): Future[T] = Promise.successful(result).future
 
+  /** Creates an already completed Future with the specified result or exception.
+   *
+   *  @tparam T       the type of the value in the promise
+   *  @return         the newly created `Future` object
+   */
+  def fromTry[T](result: Try[T]): Future[T] = Promise.fromTry(result).future
+
   /** Starts an asynchronous computation and returns a `Future` object with the result of that computation.
   *
   *  The result becomes available once the asynchronous computation is completed.
diff --git a/src/library/scala/concurrent/Promise.scala b/src/library/scala/concurrent/Promise.scala
index cfb1dda01f..eb8044ed3b 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/concurrent/Promise.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/concurrent/Promise.scala
@@ -128,12 +128,19 @@ object Promise {
    *  @tparam T       the type of the value in the promise
    *  @return         the newly created `Promise` object
    */
-  def failed[T](exception: Throwable): Promise[T] = new impl.Promise.KeptPromise[T](Failure(exception))
+  def failed[T](exception: Throwable): Promise[T] = fromTry(Failure(exception))
 
   /** Creates an already completed Promise with the specified result.
    *
    *  @tparam T       the type of the value in the promise
    *  @return         the newly created `Promise` object
    */
-  def successful[T](result: T): Promise[T] = new impl.Promise.KeptPromise[T](Success(result))
+  def successful[T](result: T): Promise[T] = fromTry(Success(result))
+
+  /** Creates an already completed Promise with the specified result or exception.
+   *
+   *  @tparam T       the type of the value in the promise
+   *  @return         the newly created `Promise` object
+   */
+  def fromTry[T](result: Try[T]): Promise[T] = new impl.Promise.KeptPromise[T](result)
 }