diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections/ref/System.Collections.cs b/src/libraries/System.Collections/ref/System.Collections.cs
index ea8553a974251..ceaadeb8ba669 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Collections/ref/System.Collections.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections/ref/System.Collections.cs
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ public void Clear() { }
         public void CopyTo(int index, T[] array, int arrayIndex, int count) { }
         public void CopyTo(T[] array) { }
         public void CopyTo(T[] array, int arrayIndex) { }
+        public int EnsureCapacity(int capacity) { throw null; }
         public bool Exists(System.Predicate<T> match) { throw null; }
         public T? Find(System.Predicate<T> match) { throw null; }
         public System.Collections.Generic.List<T> FindAll(System.Predicate<T> match) { throw null; }
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ void System.Collections.ICollection.CopyTo(System.Array array, int index) { }
         System.Collections.IEnumerator System.Collections.IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() { throw null; }
         public T[] ToArray() { throw null; }
         public void TrimExcess() { }
+        public int EnsureCapacity(int capacity) { throw null; }
         public bool TryDequeue([System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MaybeNullWhenAttribute(false)] out T result) { throw null; }
         public bool TryPeek([System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MaybeNullWhenAttribute(false)] out T result) { throw null; }
         public partial struct Enumerator : System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerator<T>, System.Collections.IEnumerator, System.IDisposable
@@ -699,6 +701,7 @@ public void Push(T item) { }
         System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerator<T> System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>.GetEnumerator() { throw null; }
         void System.Collections.ICollection.CopyTo(System.Array array, int arrayIndex) { }
         System.Collections.IEnumerator System.Collections.IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() { throw null; }
+        public int EnsureCapacity(int capacity) { throw null; }
         public T[] ToArray() { throw null; }
         public void TrimExcess() { }
         public bool TryPeek([System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MaybeNullWhenAttribute(false)] out T result) { throw null; }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Queue.cs b/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Queue.cs
index 1581a8713de4a..f4676282bf487 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Queue.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Queue.cs
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ public class Queue<T> : IEnumerable<T>,
         private int _size;       // Number of elements.
         private int _version;
 
-        private const int MinimumGrow = 4;
-        private const int GrowFactor = 200;  // double each time
-
         // Creates a queue with room for capacity objects. The default initial
         // capacity and grow factor are used.
         public Queue()
@@ -183,12 +180,7 @@ public void Enqueue(T item)
         {
             if (_size == _array.Length)
             {
-                int newcapacity = (int)(_array.Length * (long)GrowFactor / 100);
-                if (newcapacity < _array.Length + MinimumGrow)
-                {
-                    newcapacity = _array.Length + MinimumGrow;
-                }
-                SetCapacity(newcapacity);
+                EnsureCapacityCore(_size + 1);
             }
 
             _array[_tail] = item;
@@ -385,6 +377,53 @@ public void TrimExcess()
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures that the capacity of this Queue is at least the specified <paramref name="capacity"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="capacity">The minimum capacity to ensure.</param>
+        public int EnsureCapacity(int capacity)
+        {
+            if (capacity < 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(capacity), capacity, SR.ArgumentOutOfRange_NeedNonNegNum);
+            }
+
+            if (_array.Length < capacity)
+            {
+                EnsureCapacityCore(capacity);
+            }
+
+            return _array.Length;
+        }
+
+        private void EnsureCapacityCore(int capacity)
+        {
+            Debug.Assert(capacity >= 0);
+
+            if (_array.Length < capacity)
+            {
+                // Array.MaxArrayLength is internal to S.P.CoreLib, replicate here.
+                const int MaxArrayLength = 0X7FEFFFFF;
+                const int GrowFactor = 2;
+                const int MinimumGrow = 4;
+
+                int newcapacity = GrowFactor * _array.Length;
+
+                // Allow the list to grow to maximum possible capacity (~2G elements) before encountering overflow.
+                // Note that this check works even when _items.Length overflowed thanks to the (uint) cast
+                if ((uint)newcapacity > MaxArrayLength) newcapacity = MaxArrayLength;
+
+                // Ensure minimum growth is respected.
+                newcapacity = Math.Max(newcapacity, _array.Length + MinimumGrow);
+
+                // If the computed capacity is still less than specified, set to the original argument.
+                // Capacities exceeding MaxArrayLength will be surfaced as OutOfMemoryException by Array.Resize.
+                if (newcapacity < capacity) newcapacity = capacity;
+
+                SetCapacity(newcapacity);
+            }
+        }
+
         // Implements an enumerator for a Queue.  The enumerator uses the
         // internal version number of the list to ensure that no modifications are
         // made to the list while an enumeration is in progress.
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Stack.cs b/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Stack.cs
index 03e4282546be8..8c7889c2a6b46 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Stack.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections/src/System/Collections/Generic/Stack.cs
@@ -282,12 +282,58 @@ public void Push(T item)
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
         private void PushWithResize(T item)
         {
-            Array.Resize(ref _array, (_array.Length == 0) ? DefaultCapacity : 2 * _array.Length);
+            Debug.Assert(_size == _array.Length);
+            EnsureCapacityCore(_size + 1);
             _array[_size] = item;
             _version++;
             _size++;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures that the capacity of this Stack is at least the specified <paramref name="capacity"/>.
+        /// If the current capacity of the Stack is less than specified <paramref name="capacity"/>,
+        /// the capacity is increased by continuously twice current capacity until it is at least the specified <paramref name="capacity"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="capacity">The minimum capacity to ensure.</param>
+        public int EnsureCapacity(int capacity)
+        {
+            if (capacity < 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(capacity), capacity, SR.ArgumentOutOfRange_NeedNonNegNum);
+            }
+
+            if (_array.Length < capacity)
+            {
+                EnsureCapacityCore(capacity);
+                _version++;
+            }
+
+            return _array.Length;
+        }
+
+        private void EnsureCapacityCore(int capacity)
+        {
+            Debug.Assert(capacity >= 0);
+
+            if (_array.Length < capacity)
+            {
+                // Array.MaxArrayLength is internal to S.P.CoreLib, replicate here.
+                const int MaxArrayLength = 0X7FEFFFFF;
+
+                int newcapacity = _array.Length == 0 ? DefaultCapacity : 2 * _array.Length;
+
+                // Allow the list to grow to maximum possible capacity (~2G elements) before encountering overflow.
+                // Note that this check works even when _items.Length overflowed thanks to the (uint) cast.
+                if ((uint)newcapacity > MaxArrayLength) newcapacity = MaxArrayLength;
+
+                // If computed capacity is still less than specified, set to the original argument.
+                // Capacities exceeding MaxArrayLength will be surfaced as OutOfMemoryException by Array.Resize.
+                if (newcapacity < capacity) newcapacity = capacity;
+
+                Array.Resize(ref _array, newcapacity);
+            }
+        }
+
         // Copies the Stack to an array, in the same order Pop would return the items.
         public T[] ToArray()
         {
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/List/List.Generic.Tests.EnsureCapacity.cs b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/List/List.Generic.Tests.EnsureCapacity.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7eebfe146d451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/List/List.Generic.Tests.EnsureCapacity.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace System.Collections.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains tests that ensure the correctness of the List class.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract partial class List_Generic_Tests<T> : IList_Generic_Tests<T>
+    {
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_RequestingLargerCapacity_DoesInvalidateEnumeration(int count)
+        {
+            List<T> list = GenericListFactory(count);
+            IEnumerator<T> copiedListEnumerator = new List<T>(list).GetEnumerator();
+            IEnumerator<T> enumerator = list.GetEnumerator();
+            var capacity = list.Capacity;
+
+            list.EnsureCapacity(capacity + 1);
+
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => enumerator.MoveNext());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_NotInitialized_RequestedZero_ReturnsZero()
+        {
+            var list = new List<T>();
+            Assert.Equal(0, list.EnsureCapacity(0));
+            Assert.Equal(0, list.Capacity);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_NegativeCapacityRequested_Throws()
+        {
+            var list = new List<T>();
+            AssertExtensions.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>("capacity", () => list.EnsureCapacity(-1));
+        }
+
+        const int MaxArraySize = 0X7FEFFFFF;
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(5, MaxArraySize + 1)]
+        [InlineData(1, int.MaxValue)]
+        [SkipOnMono("mono forces no restrictions on array size.")]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_LargeCapacity_Throws(int count, int requestCapacity)
+        {
+            List<T> list = GenericListFactory(count);
+            Assert.Throws<OutOfMemoryException>(() => list.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_RequestedCapacitySmallerThanOrEqualToCurrent_CapacityUnchanged(int currentCapacity)
+        {
+            var list = new List<T>(currentCapacity);
+
+            for (int requestCapacity = 0; requestCapacity <= currentCapacity; requestCapacity++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(currentCapacity, list.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity));
+                Assert.Equal(currentCapacity, list.Capacity);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_RequestedCapacitySmallerThanOrEqualToCount_CapacityUnchanged(int count)
+        {
+            List<T> list = GenericListFactory(count);
+            var currentCapacity = list.Capacity;
+
+            for (int requestCapacity = 0; requestCapacity <= count; requestCapacity++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(currentCapacity, list.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity));
+                Assert.Equal(currentCapacity, list.Capacity);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(0)]
+        [InlineData(1)]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_CapacityIsAtLeastTheRequested(int count)
+        {
+            List<T> list = GenericListFactory(count);
+
+            int currentCapacity = list.Capacity;
+            int requestCapacity = currentCapacity + 1;
+            int newCapacity = list.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity);
+            Assert.InRange(newCapacity, requestCapacity, int.MaxValue);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void EnsureCapacity_RequestingLargerCapacity_DoesNotImpactListContent(int count)
+        {
+            List<T> list = GenericListFactory(count);
+            var copiedList = new List<T>(list);
+
+            list.EnsureCapacity(list.Capacity + 1);
+            Assert.Equal(copiedList, list);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Queue/Queue.Generic.Tests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Queue/Queue.Generic.Tests.cs
index acdda99ea5896..a4b61f45be185 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Queue/Queue.Generic.Tests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Queue/Queue.Generic.Tests.cs
@@ -320,5 +320,97 @@ public void Queue_Generic_TryPeek_EmptyQueue_ReturnsFalse()
             Assert.False(new Queue<T>().TryPeek(out result));
             Assert.Equal(default(T), result);
         }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestingLargerCapacity_DoesInvalidateEnumeration(int count)
+        {
+            Queue<T> queue = GenericQueueFactory(count);
+            IEnumerator<T> copiedEnumerator = new List<T>(queue).GetEnumerator();
+            IEnumerator<T> enumerator = queue.GetEnumerator();
+
+            queue.EnsureCapacity(count + 1);
+
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => enumerator.MoveNext());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_NotInitialized_RequestedZero_ReturnsZero()
+        {
+            var queue = GenericQueueFactory();
+            Assert.Equal(0, queue.EnsureCapacity(0));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_NegativeCapacityRequested_Throws()
+        {
+            var queue = GenericQueueFactory();
+            AssertExtensions.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>("capacity", () => queue.EnsureCapacity(-1));
+        }
+
+        const int MaxArraySize = 0X7FEFFFFF;
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(MaxArraySize + 1)]
+        [InlineData(int.MaxValue)]
+        [SkipOnMono("mono forces no restrictions on array size.")]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_LargeCapacityRequested_Throws(int requestedCapacity)
+        {
+            var queue = GenericQueueFactory();
+            AssertExtensions.Throws<OutOfMemoryException>(() => queue.EnsureCapacity(requestedCapacity));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestedCapacitySmallerThanOrEqualToCurrent_CapacityUnchanged(int currentCapacity)
+        {
+            var queue = new Queue<T>(currentCapacity);
+
+            for (int requestCapacity = 0; requestCapacity <= currentCapacity; requestCapacity++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(currentCapacity, queue.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity));
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestedCapacitySmallerThanOrEqualToCount_CapacityUnchanged(int count)
+        {
+            Queue<T> queue = GenericQueueFactory(count);
+
+            for (int requestCapacity = 0; requestCapacity <= count; requestCapacity++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(count, queue.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity));
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(0)]
+        [InlineData(1)]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_CapacityIsAtLeastTheRequested(int count)
+        {
+            Queue<T> queue = GenericQueueFactory(count);
+
+            int requestCapacity = count + 1;
+            int newCapacity = queue.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity);
+            Assert.InRange(newCapacity, requestCapacity, int.MaxValue);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void Queue_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestingLargerCapacity_DoesNotImpactQueueContent(int count)
+        {
+            Queue<T> queue = GenericQueueFactory(count);
+            var copiedList = new List<T>(queue);
+
+            queue.EnsureCapacity(count + 1);
+            Assert.Equal(copiedList, queue);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(copiedList[i], queue.Dequeue());
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Stack/Stack.Generic.Tests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Stack/Stack.Generic.Tests.cs
index 21d4423b25c16..9f3f1f2dd2a7e 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Stack/Stack.Generic.Tests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/Generic/Stack/Stack.Generic.Tests.cs
@@ -286,5 +286,97 @@ public void Stack_Generic_TryPeek_EmptyStack_ReturnsFalse()
             Assert.False(new Stack<T>().TryPeek(out result));
             Assert.Equal(default(T), result);
         }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestingLargerCapacity_DoesInvalidateEnumeration(int count)
+        {
+            Stack<T> stack = GenericStackFactory(count);
+            IEnumerator<T> copiedEnumerator = new List<T>(stack).GetEnumerator();
+            IEnumerator<T> enumerator = stack.GetEnumerator();
+
+            stack.EnsureCapacity(count + 1);
+
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => enumerator.MoveNext());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_NotInitialized_RequestedZero_ReturnsZero()
+        {
+            var stack = GenericStackFactory();
+            Assert.Equal(0, stack.EnsureCapacity(0));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_NegativeCapacityRequested_Throws()
+        {
+            var stack = GenericStackFactory();
+            AssertExtensions.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>("capacity", () => stack.EnsureCapacity(-1));
+        }
+
+        const int MaxArraySize = 0X7FEFFFFF;
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(MaxArraySize + 1)]
+        [InlineData(int.MaxValue)]
+        [SkipOnMono("mono forces no restrictions on array size.")]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_LargeCapacityRequested_Throws(int requestedCapacity)
+        {
+            var stack = GenericStackFactory();
+            AssertExtensions.Throws<OutOfMemoryException>(() => stack.EnsureCapacity(requestedCapacity));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestedCapacitySmallerThanOrEqualToCurrent_CapacityUnchanged(int currentCapacity)
+        {
+            var stack = new Stack<T>(currentCapacity);
+
+            for (int requestCapacity = 0; requestCapacity <= currentCapacity; requestCapacity++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(currentCapacity, stack.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity));
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestedCapacitySmallerThanOrEqualToCount_CapacityUnchanged(int count)
+        {
+            Stack<T> stack = GenericStackFactory(count);
+
+            for (int requestCapacity = 0; requestCapacity <= count; requestCapacity++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(count, stack.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity));
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(0)]
+        [InlineData(1)]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_CapacityIsAtLeastTheRequested(int count)
+        {
+            Stack<T> stack = GenericStackFactory(count);
+
+            int requestCapacity = count + 1;
+            int newCapacity = stack.EnsureCapacity(requestCapacity);
+            Assert.InRange(newCapacity, requestCapacity, int.MaxValue);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(ValidCollectionSizes))]
+        public void Stack_Generic_EnsureCapacity_RequestingLargerCapacity_DoesNotImpactStackContent(int count)
+        {
+            Stack<T> stack = GenericStackFactory(count);
+            var copiedList = new List<T>(stack);
+
+            stack.EnsureCapacity(count + 1);
+            Assert.Equal(copiedList, stack);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(copiedList[i], stack.Pop());
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/System.Collections.Tests.csproj b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/System.Collections.Tests.csproj
index 344f354855981..a9aba5d5add00 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/System.Collections.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections/tests/System.Collections.Tests.csproj
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Generic\List\List.Generic.Tests.Constructor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Generic\List\List.Generic.Tests.ConvertAll.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Generic\List\List.Generic.Tests.Find.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Generic\List\List.Generic.Tests.EnsureCapacity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Generic\List\List.Generic.Tests.Remove.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Generic\List\List.Generic.Tests.Sort.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Generic\PriorityQueue\PriorityQueue.Generic.cs" />
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Collections/Generic/List.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Collections/Generic/List.cs
index 6da36e0f57bf4..dba078158c66c 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Collections/Generic/List.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Collections/Generic/List.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public void Add(T item)
         private void AddWithResize(T item)
         {
             int size = _size;
-            EnsureCapacity(size + 1);
+            EnsureCapacityCore(size + 1);
             _size = size + 1;
             _items[size] = item;
         }
@@ -391,21 +391,48 @@ public void CopyTo(T[] array, int arrayIndex)
             Array.Copy(_items, 0, array, arrayIndex, _size);
         }
 
-        // Ensures that the capacity of this list is at least the given minimum
-        // value. If the current capacity of the list is less than min, the
-        // capacity is increased to twice the current capacity or to min,
-        // whichever is larger.
-        //
-        private void EnsureCapacity(int min)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures that the capacity of this list is at least the specified <paramref name="capacity"/>.
+        /// If the current capacity of the list is less than specified <paramref name="capacity"/>,
+        /// the capacity is increased by continuously twice current capacity until it is at least the specified <paramref name="capacity"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="capacity">The minimum capacity to ensure.</param>
+        public int EnsureCapacity(int capacity)
+        {
+            if (capacity < 0)
+            {
+                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument.capacity, ExceptionResource.ArgumentOutOfRange_NeedNonNegNum);
+            }
+            if (_items.Length < capacity)
+            {
+                EnsureCapacityCore(capacity);
+                _version++;
+            }
+
+            return _items.Length;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Increase the capacity of this list to at least the specified <paramref name="capacity"/> by continuously twice current capacity.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="capacity">The minimum capacity to ensure.</param>
+        private void EnsureCapacityCore(int capacity)
         {
-            if (_items.Length < min)
+            Debug.Assert(capacity >= 0);
+
+            if (_items.Length < capacity)
             {
-                int newCapacity = _items.Length == 0 ? DefaultCapacity : _items.Length * 2;
+                int newcapacity = _items.Length == 0 ? DefaultCapacity : 2 * _items.Length;
+
                 // Allow the list to grow to maximum possible capacity (~2G elements) before encountering overflow.
                 // Note that this check works even when _items.Length overflowed thanks to the (uint) cast
-                if ((uint)newCapacity > Array.MaxArrayLength) newCapacity = Array.MaxArrayLength;
-                if (newCapacity < min) newCapacity = min;
-                Capacity = newCapacity;
+                if ((uint)newcapacity > Array.MaxArrayLength) newcapacity = Array.MaxArrayLength;
+
+                // If the computed capacity is still less than specified, set to the original argument.
+                // Capacities exceeding MaxArrayLength will be surfaced as OutOfMemoryException by Array.Resize.
+                if (newcapacity < capacity) newcapacity = capacity;
+
+                Capacity = newcapacity;
             }
         }
 
@@ -668,7 +695,7 @@ public void Insert(int index, T item)
             {
                 ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument.index, ExceptionResource.ArgumentOutOfRange_ListInsert);
             }
-            if (_size == _items.Length) EnsureCapacity(_size + 1);
+            if (_size == _items.Length) EnsureCapacityCore(_size + 1);
             if (index < _size)
             {
                 Array.Copy(_items, index, _items, index + 1, _size - index);
@@ -714,7 +741,7 @@ public void InsertRange(int index, IEnumerable<T> collection)
                 int count = c.Count;
                 if (count > 0)
                 {
-                    EnsureCapacity(_size + count);
+                    EnsureCapacityCore(_size + count);
                     if (index < _size)
                     {
                         Array.Copy(_items, index, _items, index + count, _size - index);