diff --git a/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableList.java b/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableList.java
index 7cdc34a9231..4936563ae05 100644
--- a/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableList.java
+++ b/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableList.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public interface ImmutableList<T extends @Nullable Object>
     /// @param list the list to wrap
     /// @return an ImmutableList containing the elements of the input list
     static <T extends @Nullable Object> ImmutableList<T> fromList(List<T> list) {
-        return new ImmutableListList<>(list);
+        return new ImmutableListList<>(new ArrayList<>(list));
     }
 
     /// Creates an [ImmutableList] from an array.
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ public interface ImmutableList<T extends @Nullable Object>
     /// @param array the array to wrap
     /// @return an ImmutableList containing the elements of the input array
     static <T extends @Nullable Object> ImmutableList<T> fromArray(T[] array) {
+        return new ImmutableListArray<>(array.clone());
+    }
+
+    /// Creates an [ImmutableList] from an array.
+    ///
+    /// This method wraps the given array in an immutable wrapper.
+    ///
+    /// @param <T> the element type
+    /// @param array the array to wrap
+    /// @return an ImmutableList containing the elements of the input array
+    static <T extends @Nullable Object> ImmutableList<T> fromItems(T... array) {
+        // weigl: copy needed, array dynamical created and not leaked.
         return new ImmutableListArray<>(array);
     }
 
@@ -246,7 +258,8 @@ default ImmutableList<T> prependReverse(Iterable<T> collection) {
     /// @param array the array to prepend
     /// @return a new list with the array's elements at the beginning
     default ImmutableList<T> prepend(T... array) {
-        return new ImmutableListConcat<>(ImmutableList.fromArray(array), this);
+        // weigl: here we can use the leaky version
+        return new ImmutableListConcat<>(new ImmutableListArray<>(array), this);
     }
 
     /// Appends a single element to this list.
diff --git a/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArray.java b/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArray.java
index 5c6e224138d..0dd4f6c7116 100644
--- a/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArray.java
+++ b/key.util/src/main/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArray.java
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@
 final class ImmutableListArray<T extends @Nullable Object> implements ImmutableList<T> {
     private final T[] data;
 
-    public ImmutableListArray(T[] data) {
+    /**
+     * Caution: This constructor does *not* the argument array but refers to it directly.
+     * Do not call it but from contexts where you know that data remains unmodified.
+     *
+     * @see ImmutableList#fromArray(Object[])
+     * @param data the array data
+     */
+    ImmutableListArray(T[] data) {
         this.data = data;
     }
 
diff --git a/key.util/src/test/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArrayTest.java b/key.util/src/test/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArrayTest.java
index 15c6605efdd..dae423b10c5 100644
--- a/key.util/src/test/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArrayTest.java
+++ b/key.util/src/test/java/org/key_project/util/collection/ImmutableListArrayTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,41 @@ public static Integer[] create(int i) {
         return IntStream.range(1, i + 1).boxed().toArray(Integer[]::new);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void immutability1() {
+        Integer[] array = { 0, 1, 4 };
+        // constructor does not copy the array, so changes to the array are reflected in the list
+        // While this seems dangerous, the constructur is package-private and thus considered safe.
+        ImmutableListArray<Integer> list = new ImmutableListArray<>(array);
+        assertThat(list.get(2)).isEqualTo(4);
+        array[2] = 2;
+        assertThat(list.get(2)).isEqualTo(2);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void immutability2() {
+        Integer[] array = { 0, 1, 4 };
+        ImmutableList<Integer> list = ImmutableList.fromArray(array);
+        array[2] = 2;
+        assertThat(list.get(2)).isEqualTo(4);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void immutability3() {
+        Integer[] array = { 0, 1, 4 };
+        ImmutableList<Integer> list = ImmutableList.fromItems(array);
+        array[2] = 2;
+        assertThat(list.get(2)).isEqualTo(4);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void immutability4() {
+        Integer[] array = { 0, 1, 4 };
+        ImmutableList<Integer> list = ImmutableList.fromItems(-1).prepend(array);
+        assertThat(list.get(2)).isEqualTo(4);
+        array[2] = 2;
+        assertThat(list.get(2)).isEqualTo(4);
+    }
 
     @Test
     void size() {