diff --git a/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/CompatImpl.scala b/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/CompatImpl.scala
index f6f43961..569cda09 100644
--- a/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/CompatImpl.scala
+++ b/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/CompatImpl.scala
@@ -12,14 +12,58 @@
 
 package scala.collection.compat
 
+import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
-import scala.collection.mutable.Builder
 import scala.collection.{immutable => i, mutable => m}
 
+/* builder optimized for a single ++= call, which returns identity on result if possible
+ * and defers to the underlying builder if not.
+ */
+private final class IdentityPreservingBuilder[A, CC[X] <: TraversableOnce[X]](that: m.Builder[A, CC[A]])(implicit ct: ClassTag[CC[A]])
+    extends m.Builder[A, CC[A]] {
+
+  //invariant: ruined => (collection == null)
+  var collection: CC[A] = null.asInstanceOf[CC[A]]
+  var ruined = false
+
+  private[this] def ruin(): Unit = {
+    if(collection != null) that ++= collection
+    collection = null.asInstanceOf[CC[A]]
+    ruined = true
+  }
+
+  override def ++=(elems: TraversableOnce[A]): this.type =
+    elems match {
+      case ct(ca) if collection == null && !ruined => {
+        collection = ca
+        this
+      }
+      case _ => {
+        ruin()
+        that ++= elems
+        this
+      }
+    }
+
+  def +=(elem: A): this.type = {
+    ruin()
+    that += elem
+    this
+  }
+
+  def clear(): Unit = {
+    collection = null.asInstanceOf[CC[A]]
+    if (ruined) that.clear()
+    ruined = false
+  }
+
+  def result(): CC[A] = if(collection == null) that.result() else collection
+}
+
 private[compat] object CompatImpl {
-  def simpleCBF[A, C](f: => Builder[A, C]): CanBuildFrom[Any, A, C] = new CanBuildFrom[Any, A, C] {
-    def apply(from: Any): Builder[A, C] = apply()
-    def apply(): Builder[A, C]          = f
+  def simpleCBF[A, C](f: => m.Builder[A, C]): CanBuildFrom[Any, A, C] = new CanBuildFrom[Any, A, C] {
+    def apply(from: Any): m.Builder[A, C] = apply()
+    def apply(): m.Builder[A, C]          = f
   }
 
   type ImmutableBitSetCC[X] = ({ type L[_] = i.BitSet })#L[X]
diff --git a/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/PackageShared.scala b/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/PackageShared.scala
index 14af479d..0a8fbb0b 100644
--- a/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/PackageShared.scala
+++ b/compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/PackageShared.scala
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ private[compat] trait PackageShared {
   }
 
   implicit def genericCompanionToCBF[A, CC[X] <: GenTraversable[X]](
-      fact: GenericCompanion[CC]): CanBuildFrom[Any, A, CC[A]] =
-    simpleCBF(fact.newBuilder[A])
+      fact: GenericCompanion[CC]): CanBuildFrom[Any, A, CC[A]] = {
+    val builder: m.Builder[A, CC[A]] = fact match {
+      case c.Seq | i.Seq => new IdentityPreservingBuilder[A, i.Seq](i.Seq.newBuilder[A])
+      case c.LinearSeq | i.LinearSeq =>
+        new IdentityPreservingBuilder[A, i.LinearSeq](i.LinearSeq.newBuilder[A])
+      case _ => fact.newBuilder[A]
+    }
+    simpleCBF(builder)
+  }
 
   implicit def sortedSetCompanionToCBF[A: Ordering,
                                        CC[X] <: c.SortedSet[X] with c.SortedSetLike[X, CC[X]]](
diff --git a/compat/src/test/scala/test/scala/collection/CollectionTest.scala b/compat/src/test/scala/test/scala/collection/CollectionTest.scala
index f9b7ac89..3401d5ed 100644
--- a/compat/src/test/scala/test/scala/collection/CollectionTest.scala
+++ b/compat/src/test/scala/test/scala/collection/CollectionTest.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.junit.Test
 
 import scala.collection.compat._
 import scala.collection.immutable.BitSet
+import scala.collection.LinearSeq
 
 class CollectionTest {
   @Test
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ class CollectionTest {
     //val mT: Map[Int, String] = m
     assertEquals(Map(1 -> "a", 2 -> "b"), m)
     assertTrue(m.isInstanceOf[Map[_, _]])
+
+    // Stream.to(Seq) doesn't evaluate the stream
+    val strm = 1 #:: {throw new Exception("not lazy")} #:: Stream.empty[Int]
+    val strmsq: Seq[Int] = strm.to(Seq)
+    var strmln: LinearSeq[Int] = strm.to(LinearSeq)
   }
 
   @Test