diff --git a/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/HttpsContext.java b/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/HttpsContext.java
index 28c429d712..e0dfad72a5 100644
--- a/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/HttpsContext.java
+++ b/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/HttpsContext.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLParameters;
 
 import akka.japi.Option;
+import akka.japi.Util;
 import akka.stream.io.ClientAuth;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -32,7 +33,16 @@ public abstract class HttpsContext {
                                       Option<SSLParameters> sslParameters)
     //#http-context-creation
     {
-        return akka.http.scaladsl.HttpsContext.create(sslContext, enabledCipherSuites, enabledProtocols,
-                clientAuth, sslParameters);
+      final scala.Option<scala.collection.immutable.Seq<String>> ecs;
+        if (enabledCipherSuites.isDefined()) ecs = scala.Option.apply(Util.immutableSeq(enabledCipherSuites.get()));
+        else ecs = scala.Option.empty();
+      final scala.Option<scala.collection.immutable.Seq<String>> ep;
+        if(enabledProtocols.isDefined()) ep = scala.Option.apply(Util.immutableSeq(enabledProtocols.get()));
+        else ep = scala.Option.empty();
+      return new akka.http.scaladsl.HttpsContext(sslContext,
+        ecs,
+        ep,
+        clientAuth.asScala(),
+        sslParameters.asScala());
     }
 }
diff --git a/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/Http.scala b/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/Http.scala
index c284afb2a5..5b86ee57da 100644
--- a/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/Http.scala
+++ b/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/Http.scala
@@ -739,15 +739,4 @@ final case class HttpsContext(sslContext: SSLContext,
 
   /** Java API */
   def getSslParameters: japi.Option[SSLParameters] = sslParameters
-}
-
-object HttpsContext {
-  /** INTERNAL API **/
-  private[http] def create(sslContext: SSLContext,
-                           enabledCipherSuites: japi.Option[JCollection[String]],
-                           enabledProtocols: japi.Option[JCollection[String]],
-                           clientAuth: japi.Option[ClientAuth],
-                           sslParameters: japi.Option[SSLParameters]) =
-    HttpsContext(sslContext, enabledCipherSuites.map(_.asScala.toList), enabledProtocols.map(_.asScala.toList),
-      clientAuth, sslParameters)
 }
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diff --git a/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/javadsl/model/JavaApiTestCaseSpecs.scala b/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/javadsl/model/JavaApiTestCaseSpecs.scala
index 95463d17e8..621de1a806 100644
--- a/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/javadsl/model/JavaApiTestCaseSpecs.scala
+++ b/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/javadsl/model/JavaApiTestCaseSpecs.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 package akka.http.javadsl.model
 
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext
+
 import akka.http.javadsl.model.headers.Cookie
 import akka.http.scaladsl.model
 import akka.http.scaladsl.model.headers.BasicHttpCredentials
@@ -56,5 +58,13 @@ class JavaApiTestCaseSpecs extends FreeSpec with MustMatchers {
       val origin = Uri.create("/order?orderId=123")
       JavaApiTestCases.addSessionId(origin) must be(Uri.create("/order?orderId=123&session=abcdefghijkl"))
     }
+    "create HttpsContext" in {
+      import akka.japi.{ Option ⇒ JOption }
+      akka.http.javadsl.HttpsContext.create(SSLContext.getDefault,
+        JOption.none,
+        JOption.none,
+        JOption.none,
+        JOption.none) mustNot be(null)
+    }
   }
 }
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